Proud to Be an American Citizen Act

Bill: 109-hr-5323
Sponsor: Rep. Farr, Sam [D-CA-17]
Introduced: 2006-05-09 in the House
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Citizenship
Commemorations
Economics and Public Finance
Fourth of July
Government Operations and Politics
Grants-in-aid
Naturalization
Nonprofit organizations
Oaths

Summary:
action_date: 2006-05-09
text: 
Proud to Be an American Citizen Act - Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security to make funds available to the Director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services or to approved public or private nonprofit entities to support public ceremonies for administering oaths of allegiance to naturalizing legal immigrants. 
 
States that such ceremonies shall: (1) be held on a date that is on or near Independence Day; and (2) include appropriate outreach, ceremonial, and celebratory activities. 
 
Specifies: (1) ceremony fund limits; and (2) permitted fund uses.

action_date: 2006-07-17
text: 

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

 
Proud to Be an American Citizen Act - Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security to make funds available to the Director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services or to approved public or private nonprofit entities to support public ceremonies for administering oaths of allegiance to naturalizing legal immigrants. 
 
States that such ceremonies shall: (1) be held on a date that is on or near Independence Day; and (2) include appropriate outreach, ceremonial, and celebratory activities. 
 
Specifies: (1) ceremony fund limits; and (2) permitted fund uses.

action_date: 2006-09-25
text: 
Proud to Be an American Citizen Act - Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security to make funds available annually to the Director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services or to approved public or private nonprofit entities to support public ceremonies for administering oaths of allegiance to naturalizing legal immigrants. 
 
States that such ceremonies shall: (1) be held on a date that is on or near Independence Day; and (2) include appropriate outreach, ceremonial, and celebratory activities. 
 
Specifies: (1) ceremony fund limits ($5,000); and (2) permitted fund uses.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2006-11-13
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2006-09-26
text: Received in the Senate.
action_date: 2006-09-25
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2006-09-25
text: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H6971)
action_date: 2006-09-25
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H6971)
action_date: 2006-09-25
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5323.
action_date: 2006-09-25
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H6971-6972)
action_date: 2006-09-25
text: Mr. Sensenbrenner moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
action_date: 2006-07-17
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 331.
action_date: 2006-07-17
text: Reported by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 109-576.
action_date: 2006-07-17
text: Reported by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 109-576.
action_date: 2006-06-29
text: Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
action_date: 2006-06-29
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2006-06-28
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2006-06-27
text: Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security, and Claims Discharged.
action_date: 2006-06-05
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security, and Claims.
action_date: 2006-05-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2006-05-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2006-05-09
text: Introduced in House