Corporal Fernando Ruiz Baltazar Posthumous Citizenship Act of 2025

This bill changes federal immigration law so that certain noncitizens who enlisted or were inducted in the Philippines and died while serving on active duty in the U.S. armed forces between September 1, 1939, and December 31, 1946, can be granted posthumous U.S. citizenship. The military department the person served under would decide whether the person met the service, death, and enlistment requirements. Requests for posthumous citizenship for these individuals would need a certificate from that department. Certain benefits tied to posthumous citizenship, including a naturalization provision for surviving spouses and immigration benefits for surviving family members, would not apply to these cases.

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Sponsors

• Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr. Democrat sponsor
• 4 cosponsors