Immigrant Veterans Eligibility Tracking System (I–VETS) Act

I 116TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. R. 928 To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to identify aliens who have served, or are serving, in the Armed Forces of the United States when those aliens apply for an immigration benefit or are placed in an immi- gration enforcement proceeding, and for other purposes. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES JANUARY 30, 2019 Mr. VARGAS (for himself, Mr. TAKANO, Mr. VELA, and Ms. GABBARD) intro- duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Ju- diciary A BILL To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to identify aliens who have served, or are serving, in the Armed Forces of the United States when those aliens apply for an immigration benefit or are placed in an immigra- tion enforcement proceeding, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Immigrant Veterans 4 Eligibility Tracking System (I–VETS) Act’’. 5 VerDate Sep 11 2014 03:34 Feb 12, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H928.IH H928 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS 2 •HR 928 IH SEC. 2. IDENTIFYING ALIENS CONNECTED TO THE ARMED 1 FORCES. 2 The Secretary of Homeland Security shall— 3 (1) identify aliens, when those aliens apply for 4 an immigration benefit or are placed in an immigra- 5 tion enforcement proceeding, who are serving, or 6 have served, as a member of a regular or reserve 7 component of the Armed Forces of the United 8 States on active duty or as a member of a reserve 9 component of the Armed Forces in an active status; 10 and 11 (2) annotate all immigration and naturalization 12 records of the Department of Homeland Security re- 13 lating to an alien identified pursuant to paragraph 14 (1) so as to reflect that identification and afford an 15 opportunity to track the outcomes for such aliens. 16 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 03:34 Feb 12, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\H928.IH H928 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS