H.R. 6091 · 114th Congress
Immigrant Veterans Eligibility Tracking System (I-VETS) Act
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Juan Vargas
- Introduced
- 2016-09-21
- Latest action
- 2016-09-30 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
Summary
Immigrant Veterans Eligibility Tracking System (I-VETS) Act
This bill directs the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to:
identify aliens, when they apply for an immigration benefit or are placed in an immigration enforcement proceeding, who are serving, or have served, as a member of a regular or reserve component of the Armed Forces on active duty or as a member of a reserve component in an active status; and annotate all DHS immigration and naturalization records relating to an identified alien to reflect such identification and afford an opportunity to track the outcomes for such aliens.