Restore the Oath of Allegiance Act

Bill: 114-hr-3296
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Black, Diane [R-TN-6]
Introduced: 2015-07-29
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Citizenship and naturalization

Immigration status and procedures
Latest action: action_date: 2015-09-08
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.

Summaries:
action_date: 2015-07-29
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Restore the Oath of Allegiance Act</strong></p> <p>This bill requires that the naturalization oath of allegiance be the same formulation, subject to the same potential omissions or alterations, as the formulation of the oath administered on July 20, 2015.</p>

tv_txt: I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3296 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 29, 2015 Mrs. Black (for herself, Mr. Miller of Florida , Mr. Barletta , Mr. Duncan of Tennessee , Mr. Chabot , Mr. Fincher , Mr. Fleischmann , Mr. Donovan , Mrs. Blackburn , Mr. Olson , Mr. Westmoreland , Mr. Babin , Mr. Pearce , Mr. McClintock , Ms. Jenkins of Kansas , Mr. Salmon , Mr. Conaway , Mr. Harper , Mr. LaMalfa , Mr. Young of Alaska , Mr. Gohmert , Mr. Curbelo of Florida , Mr. Rouzer , Mr. Collins of Georgia , Mr. Poe of Texas , and Mr. Nugent ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To clarify that the oath of allegiance to the United States administered in the naturalization process may not be altered.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Restore the Oath of Allegiance Act . 2. Oath of allegiance Beginning on the date of enactment of this Act, the oath taken under section 337 of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1448 ) shall be the same formulation and shall be subject to the same potential omissions or alterations from such formulation, as the formulation of such oath administered on July 20, 2015.