Support and Defend Our Military Personnel and Their Families Act
In committee: it can still change before the session ends.
- Stage
- In committee
- Started in
- House
- Sponsor
- 1
- Latest action
- Nov 18, 2025
What it does
The Support and Defend Our Military Personnel and Their Families Act would amend immigration law to facilitate naturalization for honorably discharged military personnel who served in contingency operations by treating their service as if it occurred during a presidentially designated period, and extend similar benefits by increasing the required service period for naturalization through military service from six months to one year under sections 328 and 329 of the Immigration and Nationality Act. It would also prioritize family reunification by granting immigrant visa eligibility to spouses and children of service members, allow certain immediate family members of active-duty personnel to…
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Where it stands
Introduced (Done)
Committee (Current step)
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What moved
Who is involved
Sponsors
The lawmakers who put their names on it, lead sponsors first.
Where it goes next
While a bill can still move, the questions are about people and money.