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Capitol Hill: Congress streamlines citizenship fingerprint process
The House passed a bill (H.R. 2884) earlier this month that would direct DHS to use fingerprints provided by non-citizens in the U.S. armed forces at the time of their enlistment to satisfy any
requirements for fingerprints as part of a U.S. naturalization process. The legislation was named after Kendell Frederick, a 21-year-old soldier who was killed by a roadside bomb, while his citizenship application had been held up for lack of fingerprints. "Tragically the very reason that he was in that convoy that day was to get fingerprinted in order to achieve his dream of citizenship," said Rep. Steve King (R-IA), on the House floor.
After receiving a Government Accountability Office report on U.S. preparations for an
influenza pandemic, Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-MS), chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, said DHS must make better use of tools it already has at its disposal to prepare for such a pandemic. He specifically pointed to the Critical Infrastructure Sector Coordinating Councils as resources that should be better used by federal officials.
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