HR 2165 · 93th Congress · Immigration
A bill to change a requirement for naturalization as a U.S. citizen from being an ability to read, write, and speak English to an ability to read, write, and speak any language.
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Senate5
EnactedLatest: Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary.(1973-01-15)
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Provides, under the Immigration and Nationality Act, that an ability to read, write, and speak words in ordinary usage in any language shall be required before a person shall be naturalized as a citizen. Eliminates the English-language literacy requirement. (Amends 8 U.S.C. 1423(1))…
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