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HR 3274 118th Congress House Immigration

Ensuring Security for Military Spouses Act

Introduced: May 11, 2023 Introduced by: Strickland, Marilyn Democratic · Washington See on congress.gov
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Ensuring Security for Military Spouses Act

This bill waives for certain military spouses a residency requirement pertaining to naturalization, specifically the requirement that the applicant must have resided for at least three months in the state or service district where the naturalization application is filed.

Under the bill, this residency requirement shall not apply to an applicant who is (1) a lawful permanent resident, and (2) the spouse of a member of the Armed Forces serving on active duty in the United States.

What's happening now May 11, 2023

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

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Salazar, Maria Elvira
Florida · May 11, 2023
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3274: Ensuring Security for Military Spouses Act. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-3274/
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"H.R. 3274: Ensuring Security for Military Spouses Act." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-3274/.
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H.R. 3274, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-3274/.
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