HRES994Referred to Committee

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Secretary of Defense should review section 504 of title 10, United States Code, for purposes related to enlisting certain aliens in the Armed Forces.

Introduced

In Committee

Passed One Chamber

Passed Both

Signed into Law

119th

Congress

2026-01-13

Introduced

Cosponsors

HRES

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Type

Sponsor

Bill Foster

Democrat · IL · Representative

Votes with party: 97.6% (550 recorded votes)

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Cosponsors (5)

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Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

2026-01-13

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Plain-English Summary

The House is calling on the Defense Secretary to examine current military enlistment rules for non-citizens to determine if changes should be made to allow certain foreign nationals to join the Armed Forces. This is a non-binding expression of opinion rather than a law, and it asks the Pentagon to study whether relaxing restrictions on alien enlistment would be beneficial for military recruitment and national security. The proposal has been sent to the House Armed Services Committee for consideration.

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Armed Forces and National Security

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