A bill to establish a liaison with the Federal Bureau of Investigation in United States Citizenship and Immigration Services to expedite naturalization applications filed by members of the Armed Forces and to establish a deadline for processing such applications.
(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the Senate on August 1, 2008. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
Military Personnel Citizenship Processing Act - Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to establish an Office of the FBI Liaison in the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) which shall monitor and assist with Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) functions related to expeditiously processing naturalization applications filed by or on behalf of: (1) members and former members of the Armed Forces; (2) current spouses of active Armed Forces members and surviving spouses and children of U.S. citizens who died while on active duty; or (3) deceased individuals eligible for posthumous citizenship.
Authorizes appropriations.
Amends the the Immigration and Nationality Act to require that United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) within six months of receipt of a naturalization application filed by a member of the Armed Forces, or the spouse, surviving spouse, or child of such member: (1) process and adjudicate the application, including background checks; or (2) provide the applicant with an explanation for the inability to meet such deadline and an estimate of the adjudication date.
Requires that: (1) the Director of USCIS report annually to the appropriate congressional subcommittees identifying all such naturalization applications that have not been processed and adjudicated within one year because of background check delays; and (2) the Comptroller General report to Congress regarding the average length of time taken by USCIS to process and adjudicate naturalization applications filed by members of the Armed Forces, deceased members of the Armed Forces, and their spouses and children.
Repeals the provisions of this Act five years after the date of enactment of this Act.
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S9433-9434; text as passed Senate: CR S9433-9434)
Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S9433-9434; text as passed Senate: CR S9433-9434)
Received in the House.
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Mr. Conyers moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H10257-10258)
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 2840.
At the conclusion of debate, the chair put the question on the motion to suspend the rules. Mr. Smith (TX) objected to the vote on the grounds that a quorum was not present. Further proceedings on the motion were postponed. The point of no quorum was withdrawn.
Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H10309)
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by recorded vote (2/3 required): 416 - 0 (Roll no. 668).(text: CR 9/27/2008 H10257)
Enacted as Public Law 110-382
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Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by recorded vote (2/3 required): 416 - 0 (Roll no. 668). (text: CR 9/27/2008 H10257)
Roll Call #668 (House)Cleared for White House.
Presented to President.
Presented to President.
Signed by President.
Signed by President.
Became Public Law No: 110-382.
Became Public Law No: 110-382.