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S. 783 · 108th Congress

A bill to expedite the granting of posthumous citizenship to members of the United States Armed Forces.

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Passed the Senate without a recorded vote, then expired. It passed by voice vote or unanimous consent, which don't record how each member voted, but didn't become law before the 108th Congress ended.

ZMD MillerSponsor
2 cosponsors · 2 R
SCR Chambliss LGR Graham

1 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.

  1. Senate Introduced Apr 3, 2003
  2. Senate Passed Apr 10, 2003

Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide that a request for the granting of posthumous citizenship to a member of the armed forces who died from an active service-related injury or disease incurred during a period of military hostilities may be filed: (1) upon locating the next-of-kin, and if so requested by the next-of-kin, by the Secretary of…

What it does: CRS summary · Passed Senate amended · Apr 10, 2003
Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide that a request for the granting of posthumous citizenship to a member of the armed forces who died from an active service-related injury or disease incurred during a period of military hostilities may be filed: (1) upon locating the next-of-kin, and if so requested by the next-of-kin, by the Secretary of Defense (or designee) with the Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services in the Department of Homeland Security immediately upon the death of that person; or (2) by the next-of-kin. (Current law provides for such filing only by the next-of-kin or other representative.)

States that Director of the Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services shall approve a request for posthumous citizenship filed by the next-of-kin if: (1) the request is filed within two years after the later of enactment of this section or the date of the person's death; (2) the request is accompanied by a duly authenticated certificate from the executive department under which the person served attesting to the person's honorable service and service-related death; and (3) the Director finds that the person satisfied certain enlistment location or post-enlistment status requirements. (Current law provides for approval by the Attorney General within two years after the later of March 6, 1990, or the person's death.)

States that the Director (currently the Attorney General) shall send the documentation of posthumous citizenship to the next-of-kin.

States that this Act shall take effect as if enacted on September 11, 2001.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov

About this bill and sources

Official title: A bill to expedite the granting of posthumous citizenship to members of the United States Armed Forces.

Latest action (Apr 28, 2003): Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security, and Claims.

Policy area: Immigration · Origin: Senate · Introduced: Apr 3, 2003

Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)

  1. Senate Introduced Apr 3, 2003
  2. Senate Passed Apr 10, 2003

No recorded floor vote found.