Defend New Americans Act

Bill: 116-hr-7670
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Carbajal, Salud O. [D-CA-24]
Introduced: 2020-07-20
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Citizenship and naturalization

Congressional oversight

Department of Justice

Executive agency funding and structure

Immigration status and procedures
Latest action: action_date: 2020-07-20
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Summaries:
action_date: 2020-07-20
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Defend New Americans Act</b></p> <p>This bill prohibits the use of federal funds to establish a section within the Department of Justice to investigate and litigate cases to revoke the citizenship of naturalized U.S. citizens. </p>

tv_txt: I 116th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7670 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 20, 2020 Mr. Carbajal (for himself, Mr. Espaillat , and Mrs. Torres of California ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To prevent the establishment of a denaturalization section in the Department of Justice, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Defend New Americans Act . 2. Prohibition No Federal funds may be used to implement, administer, or enforce the policy of the Department of Justice, issued February 26, 2020, to establish a denaturalization section in the Office of Immigration Litigation of the Civil Division of the Department of Justice or any successor policy.