Immigrant Veterans Eligibility Tracking System (I–VETS) Act

Bill: 116-hr-928
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Vargas, Juan [D-CA-51]
Introduced: 2019-01-30
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Citizenship and naturalization

Government information and archives

Immigration status and procedures

Military personnel and dependents

National Guard and reserves
Latest action: action_date: 2019-03-22
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

Summaries:
action_date: 2019-01-30
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Immigrant Veterans Eligibility Tracking System (I-VETS) Act</strong> </p> <p>This bill directs the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to identify aliens serving or have served in the U.S. Armed Forces on active duty or reserve components, when such an alien is applying for an immigration benefit or is placed in an immigration enforcement proceeding. DHS shall annotate its records to reflect this service and to allow tracking of the immigration outcomes of such aliens. </p> </p>

tv_txt: I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 928 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 30, 2019 Mr. Vargas (for himself, Mr. Takano , Mr. Vela , and Ms. Gabbard ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to identify aliens who have served, or are serving, in the Armed Forces of the United States when those aliens apply for an immigration benefit or are 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 (I–VETS) Act . 2. Identifying aliens connected to the Armed Forces The Secretary of Homeland Security shall— (1) identify aliens, when those aliens apply for an immigration benefit or are placed in an immigration enforcement proceeding, who are serving, or have served, as a member of a regular or reserve component of the Armed Forces of the United States on active duty or as a member of a reserve component of the Armed Forces in an active status; and (2) annotate all immigration and naturalization records of the Department of Homeland Security relating to an alien identified pursuant to paragraph (1) so as to reflect that identification and afford an opportunity to track the outcomes for such aliens.