HR 6118 United States House · 119th Congress

Support and Defend Our Military Personnel and Their Families Act

This bill streamlines immigration benefits for military personnel and their families. It reduces the residency requirement for naturalization from six months to one year for those serving honorably in contingency operations, and adds spouses, children, and parents of active-duty service members to priority visa categories. It also creates a new pathway for immediate family members to adjust to permanent residency if they're physically present in the U.S., meet admissibility standards, and pay a fee. Additionally, the bill prohibits deportation proceedings against honorably discharged military members or veterans without prior approval from the Secretary of Homeland Security, with a two-year posthumous eligibility period for families if a service member dies from service-related injuries.
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Introduced Nov 18, 2025 Last action Nov 18, 2025
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