Support and Defend Our Military Personnel and Their Families Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 6118 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 6118 To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to protect the well-being of soldiers and their families, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES November 18, 2025 Mr. Thompson of California introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to protect the well-being of soldiers and their families, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Support and Defend Our Military Personnel and Their Families Act''. SEC. 2. FACILITATING NATURALIZATION FOR MILITARY PERSONNEL. (a) In General.--Any person who has served honorably as a member of the Armed Forces of the United States in support of a contingency operation (as defined in section 101(a)(13) of title 10, United States Code), and who, if separated from the Armed Forces, was separated under honorable conditions, may be naturalized as provided in section 329 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1440) as though the person had served during a period designated by the President under such section. (b) Naturalization Through Service in the Armed Forces of the United States.--Section 328 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1439) is amended-- (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``six months'' and inserting ``one year''; and (2) in subsection (d), by striking ``six months'' and inserting ``one year''. SEC. 3. TIMELY REUNIFICATION OF MILITARY PERSONNEL AND THEIR NUCLEAR FAMILIES. Section 201(b)(1) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1151(b)(1)) is a