H.R. 3687 · 110th Congress
Safeguarding Families of Soldiers Act
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Jan Schakowsky
- Introduced
- 2007-09-27
- Latest action
- 2007-10-12 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law.
Summary
Safeguarding Families of Soldiers Act - Provides for the permanent resident status adjustment of: (1) a parent or spouse of an Armed Forces member deployed in Iraq in connection with Operation Freedom or in Afghanistan in connection with Operation Enduring Freedom; or (2) a son or daughter under the age of 21 years old of such Armed Forces member.
Authorizes waiver of specified grounds of inadmissibility for humanitarian purposes, to assure family unity, or when otherwise in the public interest.