Citizenship Affordability Act

Summary

Citizenship Affordability Act This bill provides for waivers and reductions for various naturalization-related fees for individuals below certain income levels. For an individual whose income is less than 150% of the federal poverty line, no fees shall be charged for various applications, such as applications for naturalization or for a replacement citizenship document. For individuals whose income is less than 250% of the federal poverty line, not more than 50% of a naturalization-related fee shall be charged or collected.

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Timeline

1. 13 June 2019

   Introduced

   Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 13 June 2019

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

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Versions

• Introduced in Senate · 13 June 2019 · Official file

Documents

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• Introduced in Senate (text)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 13 June 2019

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• Introduced in Senate (PDF)

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• Introduced in Senate

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Sponsors

• Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ] · D · Sponsor
• Catherine Cortez Masto · D · Sponsor
• Richard Blumenthal · D · Sponsor
• Patty Murray · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Harris, Kamala D. [D-CA] · D · Sponsor
• Maria Cantwell · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI] · D · Sponsor
• Jacky Rosen · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] · D · Cosponsor
• Ron Wyden · D · Cosponsor
• Edward Markey · D · Cosponsor
• · ssju00 · Standing

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