Bill114th CongressFiled Sep 21, 2016Immigration
H.R. 6091
Immigrant Veterans Eligibility Tracking System (I-VETS) Act
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What it doesSummary introduced in house (Sep 21, 2016)
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.
What just happenedSep 30, 2016
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
Who’s behind it
Rep. Vargas, Juan [D-CA-51](D-CA)Sponsor
7 cosponsors7 D
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- Introduced in HouseSep 21, 2016
- Sep 30, 2016Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee - Sep 21, 2016IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Judiciary Committee - Sep 21, 2016IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- Sep 21, 2016IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House