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HR 4226 116th Congress House

Protecting Children of Public Servants and Service Members Abroad Act of 2019

Official title: To provide that certain guidance related to the citizenship of children of Federal employees and members of the Armed Forces shall have no force or effect, and for other purposes.

Introduced: September 3, 2019 Introduced by: Gallego, Ruben Democratic · Arizona See on congress.gov
Immigration Administrative law and regulatory proceduresCitizenship and naturalizationCongressional oversightDepartment of Homeland Security
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Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Protecting Children of Public Servants and Service Members Abroad Act of 2019

This bill nullifies certain U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) guidance issued on August 28, 2019, as to what constitutes residence in the United States for the purposes of acquiring citizenship. (Residence in the United States is a requirement for acquiring citizenship in certain contexts. The guidance states, among other things, that [1] temporary visits to the United States do not establish U.S. residence, and [2] USCIS no longer considers a child living abroad with a parent who is a U.S. government employee or Armed Forces member as residing in the United States when determining whether that child automatically acquires U.S. citizenship.)

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 16
All 16 Democratic 12
Heck, Denny
· Sep 12, 2019
Brown, Anthony
· Sep 6, 2019
 D
Cisneros, Gilbert Ray
California · Sep 6, 2019
 D
Evans, Dwight
Pennsylvania · Sep 6, 2019
Gabbard, Tulsi
· Sep 6, 2019
Speier, Jackie
· Sep 6, 2019
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Sep 3, 2019
 D
Correa, J. Luis
California · Sep 3, 2019
 D
Crow, Jason
Colorado · Sep 3, 2019
 D
Espaillat, Adriano
New York · Sep 3, 2019
 D
Huffman, Jared
California · Sep 3, 2019
 D
Lieu, Ted
California · Sep 3, 2019
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Sep 3, 2019
 D
Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Sep 3, 2019
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Sep 3, 2019
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Sep 3, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4226: Protecting Children of Public Servants and Service Members Abroad Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4226/
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"H.R. 4226: Protecting Children of Public Servants and Service Members Abroad Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4226/.
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H.R. 4226, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4226/.
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