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HR 928 116th Congress House

Immigrant Veterans Eligibility Tracking System (I–VETS) Act

Official title: To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to identify aliens who have served, or are serving, in the Armed Forces of the United States when those aliens ap… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to identify aliens who have served, or are serving, in the Armed Forces of the United States when those aliens apply for an immigration benefit or are placed in an immigration enforcement proceeding, and for other purposes.

Introduced: February 11, 2019 Introduced by: Vargas, Juan Democratic · California See on congress.gov
Immigration Citizenship and naturalizationGovernment information and archivesImmigration status and proceduresMilitary personnel and dependentsNational Guard and reserves
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 22, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Jan 30, 2019
Introduced in House
Jan 30, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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 Latest action March 22, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Immigrant Veterans Eligibility Tracking System (I-VETS) Act

This bill directs the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to identify aliens serving or have served in the U.S. Armed Forces on active duty or reserve components, when such an alien is applying for an immigration benefit or is placed in an immigration enforcement proceeding. DHS shall annotate its records to reflect this service and to allow tracking of the immigration outcomes of such aliens.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 2
D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Feb 11, 2019
Gabbard, Tulsi
· Jan 30, 2019
 D
Takano, Mark
California · Jan 30, 2019
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 928: Immigrant Veterans Eligibility Tracking System (I–VETS) Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-928/
MLA
"H.R. 928: Immigrant Veterans Eligibility Tracking System (I–VETS) Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-928/.
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H.R. 928, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-928/.
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[H.R. 928: Immigrant Veterans Eligibility Tracking System (I–VETS) Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-928/)
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