Citizenship for Children of Military Members and Civil Servants Act

Bill: 116-s-2679
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL]
Introduced: 2019-10-23
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Citizenship and naturalization

Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad

Family relationships

Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management

Immigration status and procedures

Military personnel and dependents
Latest action: action_date: 2019-10-23
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Summaries:
action_date: 2019-10-23
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><b>Citizenship for Children of Military Members and Civil Servants Act</b></p> <p>This bill establishes that a foreign-born child of a U.S. citizen member of the Armed Forces or government employee may automatically acquire U.S. citizenship even if the child is not residing in the United States. </p> <p>Currently, a foreign-born child automatically acquires U.S. citizenship if the child (1) has at least one parent who is a citizen, (2) is less than 18 years old, and (3) is residing in the United States in the citizen parent's legal and physical custody pursuant to a lawful admission for permanent residence. Under this bill, the third requirement is fulfilled if a foreign-born child is (1) living in the legal and physical custody of the citizen Armed Services member or government employee who has been stationed abroad (or the accompanying spouse of such a citizen), and (2) lawfully admitted for permanent residence in the United States.</p>

tv_txt: II 116th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 2679 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES October 23, 2019 Ms. Duckworth (for herself and Mr. Isakson ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To facilitate the automatic acquisition of citizenship for lawful permanent resident children of military and Federal Government personnel residing abroad, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Citizenship for Children of Military Members and Civil Servants Act . 2. Facilitating the automatic acquisition of citizenship for lawful permanent resident children of military and Federal Government personnel residing abroad (a) In general Section 320 of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1431 ) is amended— (1) by amending the section header to read as follows: Children born outside the United States and lawfully admitted for permanent residence; conditions under which citizenship automatically acquired ; (2) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (d); and (3) by inserting after subsection (b) the following: (c) Subsection (a)(3) shall be deemed to be satisfied with respect to a child who is lawfully admitted for permanent residence in the United States if the child— (1) is residing in the legal and physical custody of a citizen parent who is stationed and residing abroad— (A) as an employee of the Government of the United States; or (B) in marital union with an employee of the Government of the United States; or (2) (A) is residing in the legal and physical custody of a citizen parent who— (i) is stationed and residing abroad as a member of the Armed Forces of the United States; or (ii) is authorized to accompany and reside abroad with a member of the Armed Forces of the United States pursuant to the member’s official orders, and is so accompanying and residing abroad with the member in marital union; and (B) is authorized to accompany such member and reside abroad with the member pursuant to the member’s official orders, and is so accompanying and residing abroad with the member in the legal and physical custody of the member. . (b) Conforming amendment The table of contents for the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1101 note) is amended by striking the item relating to section 320 and inserting the following: Sec. 320. Children born outside the United States and lawfully admitted for permanent residence; conditions under which citizenship automatically acquired. .