United States · Bill · S
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.
Introduced
13 June 1985
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Committee on Judiciary requested executive comment from Justice Department, State Department.
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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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Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 13 June 1985
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/99th-congress/senate-bill/1296
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/99/s/1296