Ensuring Security for Military Spouses Act

119 HR 3371 IH: Ensuring Security for Military Spouses Act U.S. House of Representatives 2025-05-13 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. I 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3371 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. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Ensuring Security for Military Spouses Act . 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. .