Senate Bill 1862
116th Congress(2019-2020)
Citizenship Affordability Act
Introduced
Introduced in Senate on Jun 13, 2019
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill
The primary form of legislative measure used to propose law. Depending on the chamber of origin, bills begin with a designation of either H.R. or S. Joint resolution is another form of legislative measure used to propose law.
Bill Number
1862
Congress
116
Policy Area
Immigration
Immigration
Primary focus of measure is administration of immigration and naturalization matters; immigration enforcement procedures; refugees and asylum policies; travel and residence documentation; foreign labor; benefits for immigrants. Measures concerning smuggling and trafficking of persons may fall under Crime and Law Enforcement policy area. Measures concerning refugees may fall under International Affairs policy area.
Bob Menendez
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New Jersey
California
Connecticut
Hawaii
Massachusetts
Nevada
Nevada
New Jersey
Oregon
Washington
Washington
No Senate votes have been held for this bill.
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.
June 13, 2019
06/13/2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
06/13/2019
Introduced in Senate
Public Record
Record Updated
Nov 1, 2022 1:51:07 PM