H.R. 3776 · 116th Congress
Correcting Hurtful and Alienating Names in Government Expression (CHANGE) Act
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Sánchez16 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.
Correcting Hurtful and Alienating Names in Government Expression (CHANGE) Act
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Jul 16, 2019
Correcting Hurtful and Alienating Names in Government Expression (CHANGE) Act
This bill prohibits any executive agency from using the term alien to refer to an individual who is not a U.S. citizen or national, or illegal alien to refer to such an individual who is unlawfully present in the United States or lacks lawful immigration status. This prohibition does not apply when quoting certain texts.
The bill (1) establishes a uniform definition for the term foreign national when used in acts of Congress and agencies; (2) replaces alien with foreign national in federal government documents, including statutes and regulations; and (3) replaces illegal alien with undocumented foreign national in such documents.
Under the bill, a foreign national is any individual other than an individual (1) who is a citizen of the United States; or (2) though not a citizen of the United States, who owes permanent allegiance to the United States.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Correcting Hurtful and Alienating Names in Government Expression (CHANGE) Act
Latest action (Aug 6, 2019): Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
Policy area: Immigration · Origin: House · Introduced: Jul 16, 2019
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.