I-VETS Act

Bill: 115-s-1725
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL]
Introduced: 2017-08-02
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Citizenship and naturalization

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Immigration status and procedures

Military personnel and dependents

National Guard and reserves
Latest action: action_date: 2017-08-02
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Summaries:
action_date: 2017-08-02
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><strong>Immigrant Veterans Eligibility Tracking System Act or the I-VETS Act</strong></p> <p> This bill directs the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), upon an alien's application for an immigration benefit or the placement of such alien in an immigration enforcement proceeding, to: </p> <ul> <li>determine if the alien is serving, or has served, as a member of a regular or reserve component of the Armed Forces on active duty or as a member of a reserve component in an active status; and </li> <li> annotate every DHS immigration and naturalization record relating to such an alien to reflect such membership and to afford an opportunity to track the outcomes for each alien.</li></ul>

tv_txt: II 115th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1725 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES August 2, 2017 Ms. Duckworth (for herself and Ms. Cortez Masto ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to identify each alien who has served, or is serving, in the Armed Forces of the United States when any alien applies for an immigration benefit or is placed in an immigration enforcement proceeding, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Immigrant Veterans Eligibility Tracking System Act or the I–VETS Act . 2. Identifying aliens connected to the Armed Forces Upon an alien’s application for an immigration benefit or the placement of such alien in an immigration enforcement proceeding, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall— (1) determine if the alien is serving, or has served, as a member of— (A) a regular or reserve component of the Armed Forces of the United States on active duty; or (B) a reserve component of the Armed Forces in an active status; and (2) annotate every immigration and naturalization record of the Department of Homeland Security relating to an alien described in paragraph (1) to— (A) reflect that membership; and (B) afford an opportunity to track the outcomes for each alien.