House bill · 118th Congress · Did not become law

Veteran Service Recognition Act of 2023

H.R. 4569Introduced Jul 12, 2023Policy area: Immigration

Where it went

IntroducedJul 12, 2023
Committee action—
Passed House—
Passed Senate—
To the President—
Became law—

Latest action: Jul 12, 2023 — Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Veterans' Affairs, and Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 4569.

Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. TAKANO, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 169, No. 119, July 12, 2023, Page H3477):
Article 1 Section 8 The single subject of this legislation is: Make naturalization eligible for noncitizen servicemembers and to establish a review process for noncitizen veterans, active servicemembers and their families who are in removal proceedings.
Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record July 12, 2023 ↗
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Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

53 cosponsors — 2 Republicans, 51 Democrats

2 of 53 cosponsors (4%) are from the other party.

Colin Allred (D-TX), Nanette Barragán (D-CA), Salud Carbajal (D-CA), André Carson (D-IN), Greg Casar (D-TX), Joaquin Castro (D-TX), Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D-FL), Judy Chu (D-CA), Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO), Steve Cohen (D-TN), J. Correa (D-CA), Henry Cuellar (D-TX), Madeleine Dean (D-PA), Christopher Deluzio (D-PA), Veronica Escobar (D-TX), Adriano Espaillat (D-NY), Dwight Evans (D-PA), Lizzie Fletcher (D-TX), Maxwell Frost (D-FL), Sylvia Garcia (D-TX), Jesús García (D-IL), Daniel Goldman (D-NY), Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ), Josh Harder (D-CA), Jahana Hayes (D-CT), Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA), Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), Teresa Leger Fernandez (D-NM), Mike Levin (D-CA), Ted Lieu (D-CA) and 23 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 118th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Mark Takano.

Sponsor’s state and district

California in Congress · CA-39 district

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