H.R. 3449 · 114th Congress
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to extend honorary citizenship to otherwise qualified noncitizens who enlisted in the Philippines and died while serving on active duty with the United States Armed Forces during certain periods of hostilities, and for other purposes.
- Stage
- Reported from committee
- Sponsor
- Walter Jones
- Introduced
- 2015-09-08
- Latest action
- 2015-09-17 · Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Summary
This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to extend posthumous citizenship to an otherwise qualified noncitizen who enlisted, reenlisted, extended enlistment, or was inducted into the U.S. Armed Forces in the Philippines and died as a result of such active duty service during the period September 1, 1939-December 31, 1946.
The executive department under which a person served shall determine whether the person satisfied the requirements for posthumous citizenship.
Specified naturalization and other posthumous benefit provisions shall not apply to the surviving spouse, child, or parent of such a person.