S4377-118

Introduced

To require U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services to facilitate naturalization services for noncitizen veterans who have been removed from the United States or are inadmissible.

118th Congress Introduced May 21, 2024

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Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill, To require U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services to facilitate naturalization services for noncitizen veterans who have been removed from the United States or are inadmissible., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting immigrants, border agencies, and immigration-service providers. The main policy domain is Immigration, Government Operations, Defense.

Who Benefits and How

immigrants, border agencies, and immigration-service providers may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.

Who Bears the Burden and How

federal implementing agencies, immigrants, border agencies, and immigration-service providers may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.

Key Provisions

  • Section idDA56947AD67E45C197B50DCB50036925: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Strengthening Citizenship Services for Veterans Act.
  • Section idA58EF36A688E429C8DC77A346E5E96DA: 2. Definitions In this Act: The term biometric collection means the biometric collection described in section 103.2(b)(9) of title 8, Code of Federal...
  • Section idfbe02adde29841eebe4b858eb18e6c39: 3. Naturalization examinations and biometric collection for eligible veterans The Director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services shall ensure that the...
  • Section id286FADFDE6D04BB4B708B2916E854F32: 4. Joint guidance from the Secretary of Homeland Security and the Secretary of State The Secretary of Homeland Security and the Secretary of State shall...
  • Section idE8F0E44EE1C44460BCF29F79A22C753A: 5. Report Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security and the Secretary of State shall jointly...

Evidence Chain:

This summary is generated from the full bill text using AI analysis. Expand "Detailed Analysis" below for identified beneficiaries/burden bearers with clause-level evidence links.

At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This bill, To require U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services to facilitate naturalization services for noncitizen veterans who have been removed from the United States or are inadmissible., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting immigrants, border agencies, and immigration-service providers.

Key Policy Areas

Immigration, Government Operations, Defense

Primary Purpose

This bill, To require U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services to facilitate naturalization services for noncitizen veterans who have been removed from the United States or are inadmissible., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting immigrants, border agencies, and immigration-service providers.

Policy Domains

Immigration Government Operations Defense

Whole bill

Identified Gains
  • immigrants, border agencies, and immigration-service providers
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immigrants, border agencies, and immigration-service providers:
Identified Costs
  • federal implementing agencies
  • immigrants, border agencies, and immigration-service providers
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federal implementing agencies:
immigrants, border agencies, and immigration-service providers:

Legislative Progress

Introduced
Introduced Committee Passed
May 21, 2024

Ms. Duckworth (for herself and Mr. Blumenthal) introduced the following …

Impact analysis is available but no clear stakeholder effects identified. View clause-level analysis →

Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Immigration Government Operations Defense
Actor Mappings
"secretary_of_homeland_security"
→ Secretary of Homeland Security

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