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S. 1296 (99th)

A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to modify the requirement for naturalization of an understanding of the English language.

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Introduced

13 June 1985

Last action

21 June 1985 · Committee

Status

Committee on Judiciary requested executive comment from Justice Department, State Department.

Sponsors

Sen. Mathias, Charles McC., Jr. [R-MD], Sen. Heinz, John [R-PA], Sen. Kassebaum, Nancy Landon [R-KS], Sen. Warner, John [R-VA], Sen. Sarbanes, Paul S. [D-MD], Sen. Domenici, Pete V. [R-NM], Sen. Dole, Robert J. [R-KS], Sen. Kennedy, Edward M. [D-MA], Sen. Specter, Arlen [R-PA], Sen. D'Amato, Alfonse [R-NY], Sen. Cranston, Alan [D-CA], Sen. Cochran, Thad [R-MS], Sen. Chafee, John H. [R-RI], Sen. Inouye, Daniel K. [D-HI], Sen. Simon, Paul [D-IL], Sen. Levin, Carl [D-MI], Sen. Kerry, John F. [D-MA], Sen. Moynihan, Daniel Patrick [D-NY], Sen. DeConcini, Dennis [D-AZ], Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT]

Subjects

Immigration

Source updated

10 August 2026

Immigration

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Summary

Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to exempt from the naturalization English language requirement any person who: (1) is at least 65 years old; (2) has lived in the United States for at least five years; and (3) has made diligent efforts to learn English.

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Timeline

  1. 13 June 1985

    Introduced

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 13 June 1985

    Introduced

    Introduced in Senate

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 20 June 1985

    Referred

    Referred to Subcommittee on Immigration and Refugee Policy.

    Source: Committee

  4. 21 June 1985

    Committee

    Committee on Judiciary requested executive comment from Justice Department, State Department.

    Source: Committee

Votes

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Documents

1 official file

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