Kendell Frederick Citizenship Assistance Act
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Under committee review
What it doesSummary introduced in senate (Dec 14, 2005)
Kendell Frederick Citizenship Assistance Act - Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security to use the fingerprints provided by an individual at the time of military enlistment to satisfy any fingerprint requirements as part of an application for naturalization if the individual: (1) may be naturalized under provisions of the Immigration and Nationality Act; (2) was fingerprinted in accordance with requirements of the Department of Defense (DOD) at the time of enlistment; and (3) submits an application for naturalization within 12 months after the date of enlistment.
Requires the Secretary of Defense to establish the position of Citizenship Advocate at each military entry processing station to provide information to members of the Armed Forces on the naturalization process.
What just happenedDec 14, 2005
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in SenateDec 14, 2005
- Dec 14, 2005IntroReferral
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Judiciary Committee - Dec 14, 2005IntroReferralB00100
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S13572-13573)
- Dec 14, 2005IntroReferral10000
Introduced in Senate