H.R. 3371

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 3371 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3371 To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide that the 3- month State residency requirement for applicants for naturalized citizenship do not apply with respect to spouses of members of the Armed Forces serving on active duty at a location in the United States, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 13, 2025 Ms. Strickland (for herself and Ms. Salazar) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide that the 3- month State residency requirement for applicants for naturalized citizenship do not apply with respect to spouses of members of the Armed Forces serving on active duty at a location in the United States, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Ensuring Security for Military Spouses Act''. SEC. 2. NO STATE RESIDENCY REQUIREMENT FOR SPOUSES OF MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES SERVING ON ACTIVE DUTY AT A LOCATION IN THE UNITED STATES. Section 319 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1430) is amended by adding at the end the following: ``(f) In the case of a person lawfully admitted for permanent residence in the United States who is the spouse of a member of the Armed Forces serving on active duty at a location in the United States, the requirement under subsection (a) of this section and under section 316(a) that a person have resided within the State or the Service district in the United States in which the applicant filed his application for at least three months shall not apply.''. <all>