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Support and Defend Our Military Personnel and Their Families Act
12/30/2022, 5:47 PM
Summary of Bill HR 3881
The bill includes provisions to increase funding for military housing, healthcare, and education benefits for service members and their families. It also aims to improve mental health services for veterans and active duty personnel, as well as expand access to childcare and other support services for military families.
Additionally, the bill includes measures to address issues such as military sexual assault and harassment, by implementing new training programs and support services for victims. It also seeks to improve the transition process for service members returning to civilian life, by providing additional resources and support for job training and placement. Overall, the Support and Defend Our Military Personnel and Their Families Act is focused on improving the well-being and support systems for military personnel and their families, in recognition of the sacrifices they make in service to their country.
Congressional Summary of HR 3881
Support and Defend Our Military Personnel and Their Families Act
This bill provides immigration-related benefits and protections for certain Armed Forces veterans.
Any person who has served under honorable conditions as a member of the Armed Forces in support of contingency operations shall be eligible for naturalization as if the person had served during a period of presidentially designated military hostilities. (Contingency operations are operations where Armed Forces members are or may become involved in military actions, operations, or hostilities, or that result in the call to active duty.)
The bill also extends the period for filing a naturalization application from six months to one year after completing eligible military service.
An alien eligible for a family-sponsored visa and is either the spouse or child of a permanent resident alien serving in the Armed Forces shall be exempt from worldwide visa numerical limitations.
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) may adjust to permanent resident status an alien who is a parent, spouse, adult or minor child, or minor sibling of a person who has served in the Armed Forces under honorable conditions.
DHS must give prior approval before a notice to appear in a removal proceeding may be issued against an alien veteran who has served honorably. Before giving such approval, DHS shall consider factors such as the alien's record of service and any hardship to the Armed Forces or the alien or family members if placed in removal proceedings. Such an alien may not be removed based on certain grounds of inadmissibility or a prior order of removal.
