A bill to amend section 312 of the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for the exemption of the Government knowledge requirement for naturalization of persons over fifty years of age who have been lawful permanent residents in the United States for at least twenty years.

Summary

Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to exempt persons over 50 years old who have been U.S. permanent residents for at least 20 years from the "Government knowledge" naturalization requirement.

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Timeline

1. 3 January 1985

   Introduced

   Referred to House Committee on The Judiciary.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 3 January 1985

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 3 January 1985

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 6 March 1985

   Referred

   Referred to Subcommittee on Immigration, Refugees, and International Law.

   Source: Committee

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Documents

1 official file

• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 3 January 1985

  Open at official source

Sponsors

• Rep. Bilirakis, Michael [R-FL-9] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Stokes, Louis [D-OH-11] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Bentley, Helen Delich [R-MD-2] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Frank, Barney [D-MA-4] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Ackerman, Gary L. [D-NY-5] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Gibbons, Sam [D-FL-11] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Martinez, Matthew G. [D-CA-31] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Florio, James J. [D-NJ-1] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. McCollum, Bill [R-FL-8] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Towns, Edolphus [D-NY-10] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Bustamante, Albert G. [D-TX-23] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Borski, Robert A. [D-PA-3] · D · Cosponsor
• · hsju00 · Standing

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