Enemy Expatriation Act

Bill: 114-hr-4186
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Dent, Charles W. [R-PA-15]
Introduced: 2015-12-08
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Citizenship and naturalization

Terrorism
Latest action: action_date: 2016-01-15
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.

Summaries:
action_date: 2015-12-08
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Enemy Expatriation Act</strong></p> <p> This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to include traveling abroad to join, participate in, train with, fight for, conspire with, or otherwise support a foreign terrorist organization to the list of acts for which U.S. nationals shall lose their nationality.</p>

tv_txt: I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4186 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 8, 2015 Mr. Dent (for himself and Mr. Ashford ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To add support of a foreign terrorist organization to the list of acts for which United States nationals would lose their nationality, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Enemy Expatriation Act . 2. Loss of nationality (a) In general Section 349(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1481(a) ) is amended— (1) in each of paragraphs (1) through (6), by striking or at the end; (2) in paragraph (7), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; or ; and (3) by adding at the end the following: (8) traveling abroad to join, participate in, train with, fight for, conspire with, or otherwise support a foreign terrorist organization designated by the Secretary of State under section 219. . (b) Technical amendment Section 351(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1483(a) ) is amended by striking (6) and (7) and inserting (6), (7), and (8) .