Kendell Frederick Citizenship Assistance Act

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Introduced

14 December 2005

Last action

16 February 2006 · Referred

Status

Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security, and Claims.

Summary

Kendell Frederick Citizenship Assistance Act - Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security to use the fingerprints provided by an individual at the time of military enlistment to satisfy any fingerprint requirements as part of an application for naturalization if the individual: (1) may be naturalized under provisions of the Immigration and Nationality Act; (2) was fingerprinted in accordance with requirements of the Department of Defense (DOD) at the time of enlistment; and (3) submits an application for naturalization within 12 months after the date of enlistment. Requires the Secretary of Defense to establish the position of Citizenship Advocate at each military entry processing station to provide information to members of the Armed Forces on the naturalization process.

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Timeline

14 December 2005
Introduced
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Source: IntroReferral
14 December 2005
Introduced
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Source: IntroReferral
14 December 2005
Introduced
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E2537-2538)
Source: IntroReferral
14 December 2005
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
14 December 2005
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
19 January 2006
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Source: Committee
16 February 2006
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security, and Claims.
Source: Committee

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Sources

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Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/109th-congress/house-bill/4533
Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/109/hr/4533
us · 109-hr-4533 · source updated 5 December 2025