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HR 2168 98th Congress House Immigration Citizenship Naturalization Social Welfare

A bill to amend section 312 of the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for the exemption of the government knowledge requirement for naturalization of persons over 50 years of age who have…

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A bill to amend section 312 of the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for the exemption of the government knowledge requirement for naturalization of persons over 50 years of age who have been lawful permanent residents in the United States for at least 20 years.

Introduced: March 17, 1983 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 23, 1983
Referred to Subcommittee on Immigration, Refugees, and International Law.
Mar 17, 1983
Referred to House Committee on The Judiciary.
Mar 17, 1983
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to exempt persons over 50 years old who have been U.S. permanent residents for at least 20 years from the "Government knowledge" naturalization requirement.

What's happening now March 23, 1983

Referred to Subcommittee on Immigration, Refugees, and International Law.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1 Republican 1
R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Jun 16, 1983
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · May 24, 1983
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2168: A bill to amend section 312 of the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for the exemption of the government knowledge requirement for naturalization of persons over 50 years of age who have been lawful permanent residents in the United States for at least 20 years.. 98th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/98-HR-2168/
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"H.R. 2168: A bill to amend section 312 of the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for the exemption of the government knowledge requirement for naturalization of persons over 50 years of age who have been lawful permanent residents in the United States for at least 20 years.." 98th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/98-HR-2168/.
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H.R. 2168, 98th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/98-HR-2168/.
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[H.R. 2168: A bill to amend section 312 of the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for the exemption of the government knowledge requirement for naturalization of persons over 50 years of age who have been lawful permanent residents in the United States for at least 20 years.](https://openamerica.io/bill/98-HR-2168/)
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