Protecting Children of Public Servants and Service Members Abroad Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-4226
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Gallego, Ruben [D-AZ-7]
Introduced: 2019-09-03
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures

Citizenship and naturalization

Congressional oversight

Department of Homeland Security

Family relationships

Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management

Immigration status and procedures
Latest action: action_date: 2019-09-03
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Summaries:
action_date: 2019-09-03
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Protecting Children of Public Servants and Service Members Abroad Act of 2019</strong></p> <p>This bill nullifies certain U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) guidance issued on August 28, 2019, as to what constitutes residence in the United States for the purposes of acquiring citizenship. (Residence in the United States is a requirement for acquiring citizenship in certain contexts. The guidance states, among other things, that [1] temporary visits to the United States do not establish U.S. residence, and [2] USCIS no longer considers a child living abroad with a parent who is a U.S. government employee or Armed Forces member as <i>residing in the United States</i> when determining whether that child automatically acquires U.S. citizenship.) </p>

tv_txt: I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4226 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 3, 2019 Mr. Gallego (for himself, Mr. Espaillat , Mr. McGovern , Ms. Norton , Mr. Huffman , Ms. Moore , Mr. Crow , Mr. Cohen , Ms. Schakowsky , Mr. Correa , and Mr. Ted Lieu of California ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To provide that certain guidance related to the citizenship of children of Federal employees and members of the Armed Forces shall have no force or effect, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Protecting Children of Public Servants and Service Members Abroad Act of 2019 . 2. Nullifying guidance The policy guidance entitled Defining Residence in Statutory Provisions Related to Citizenship issued by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services on August 28, 2019, or any other substantially similar policy guidance, memorandum, or action by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services shall have no force or effect.