United States · Resolution · HRES
H.Res. 179 (114th)
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Secretary of Defense should review section 504 of title 10, United States Code, for purposes related to enlisting certain aliens in the Armed Forces.
Introduced
26 March 2015
Last action
5 June 2015 · Referred
Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Sponsors
Rep. Foster, Bill [D-IL-11], Jared Polis, Juan Vargas, Tony Cárdenas, Rep. Rangel, Charles B. [D-NY-19], Julia Brownley, Rep. Edwards, Donna F. [D-MD-4], Alan Lowenthal, Rep. Veasey, Marc A. [D-TX-33], Mark Takano, James McGovern, Rep. Frankel, Lois [D-FL-22]
Subjects
Defence
Source updated
6 June 2025
Summary
Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the Department of Defense should review exceptions to citizenship, residency, and disqualification standards for enlistment in the Armed Forces to make a determination regarding the enlistment of aliens who possess an employment authorization document issued under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program established by the Department of Homeland Security on June 15, 2012.
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Timeline
26 March 2015
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Source: IntroReferral
26 March 2015
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
26 March 2015
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
5 June 2015
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Source: Committee
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Introduced in House · 26 March 2015 · Official file
Documents
3 official files
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 26 March 2015
Introduced in House (PDF)
Introduced in House · EN · 26 March 2015
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 26 March 2015
Sponsors
- Rep. Foster, Bill [D-IL-11] · D · Sponsor
- Jared Polis · D · Sponsor
- Juan Vargas · D · Sponsor
- Tony Cárdenas · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Rangel, Charles B. [D-NY-19] · D · Sponsor
- Julia Brownley · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Edwards, Donna F. [D-MD-4] · D · Sponsor
- Alan Lowenthal · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Veasey, Marc A. [D-TX-33] · D · Sponsor
- Mark Takano · D · Sponsor
- James McGovern · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Frankel, Lois [D-FL-22] · D · Cosponsor
- · hsas00 · Standing
Related records
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-resolution/179
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hres/179
- us · 114-hres-179 · source updated 6 June 2025