America First Citizenship and Allegiance Act
Sen. Schmitt Introduces Bill to Raise Passing Scores and Penalties for U.S. Citizenship Applicants
This bill is currently in the early stages of the legislative process after being sent to the Senate Judiciary Committee for review. It is considered active, but no further meetings or votes have been scheduled at this time. There is no companion bill currently associated with this legislation.
Legislative Progress
This bill is sponsored by a single member and deals with highly sensitive immigration issues that usually face strong opposition in a divided Congress.
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Impact Analysis
Personal Impact
Lawful permanent residents seeking to naturalize would face significantly tougher requirements, including a harder civics exam with an 80% passing threshold, mandatory oath instruction, and expanded grounds for denial. The bill applies to all pending and future applications, meaning even people already in the process could face new hurdles. Those who make any mistakes or omissions on their applications risk being permanently barred from citizenship or banned for 10 years.
“the Secretary shall ensure that an applicant may not satisfy the requirement under paragraph (2) unless the applicant correctly answers not less than 80 percent of the questions asked during the examination”
Milestones
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
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Introduced in Senate
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Document Type
Congressional Bill
Official Title
America First Citizenship and Allegiance Act
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