H.R. 1989: ENLIST Act
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H.R. 1989: ENLIST Act
114th Congress · introduced 2015-04-23 · Armed Forces and National Security · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2015-04-23 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Denham, Jeff [R-CA-10] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
ENLIST Act
Plain summary
Encourage New Legalized Immigrants to Start Training Act or the ENLIST Act Authorizes the enlistment in the Armed Forces of aliens unlawfully present in the United States on December 31, 2011, who: (1) have been continuously present in the United States since such date; (2) were younger than 15 years of age when they initially entered the United States; and (3) are otherwise eligible for original enlistment in a regular component of the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, or Coast Guard. Requires the Secretary of Homeland Security to adjust the status of an alien enlisted under such authority to the status of an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence under provisions of the Immigration and Nationality Act applicable to aliens who entered the United States prior to January 1, 1972. Rescinds such lawful permanent resident status if the alien is separated from the Armed Forces under other than honorable conditions before serving the term of enlistment.
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Officials and money
Sponsor: Rep. Denham, Jeff [R-CA-10] · 27 cosponsors
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Cosponsors on this site
David G. Valadao (R-CA), Mark E. Amodei (R-NV), Mario Diaz-Balart (R-FL), Dan Newhouse (R-WA), Adam Smith (D-WA), Henry Cuellar (D-TX), Darrell Issa (R-CA), Ryan K. Zinke (R-MT)
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Words on this page, explained (1)
- Securities
- Financial investments that can be bought and sold, such as stocks and bonds.
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-114hr1989.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/114/hr>
Record fed-us-cong114-hr1989 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong114 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong114