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Bills/119th Congress · House

H.R. 3371

Introduced

Ensuring Security for Military Spouses Act

Sponsor
DMarilyn Strickland· Washington
Introduced
May 13, 2025
Policy area
Immigration
Latest action
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.May 13, 2025
[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3371 Introduced in House (IH)]

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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.

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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

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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.''.
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