S. 3142

119 S3142 IS: Immigrant Veterans Eligibility Tracking System Act
 U.S. Senate
 2025-11-06
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  II
  119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
  S. 3142
  IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
  November 6, 2025
  Ms. Duckworth  (for herself,  Mr. Gallego ,  Mr.
  Blumenthal ,  Mr. Wyden ,
  Ms. Cortez Masto ,  Ms. Rosen ,  Ms.
  Hirono , and  Mr. Kim )
  introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the
  Committee on the
  Judiciary
  A BILL
To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to identify each alien who is
  serving, or has served, in the Armed Forces of the United States on the application of
  any such alien for an immigration benefit or the placement of any such alien in an
  immigration enforcement proceeding, and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Immigrant Veterans Eligibility Tracking System Act   or the   I–VETS Act  .
2.
Identifying aliens connected to the Armed Forces
(a)
In general
Upon the application by an alien for an immigration benefit or the placement of an alien in an immigration enforcement proceeding, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall—
(1)
determine whether the alien is serving, or has served, as a member of—
(A)
a regular or reserve component of the Armed Forces of the United States on active duty; or
(B)
a reserve component of the Armed Forces in an active status; and
(2)
with respect to the immigration and naturalization records of the Department of Homeland Security relating to an alien who is serving, or has served, as a member of the Armed Forces described in paragraph (1), annotate such records—
(A)
to reflect that membership; and
(B)
to afford an opportunity to track the outcomes for each such alien.
(b)
Prohibition on use of information for removal
Information gathered under subsection (a) may not be used for the purpose of removing an alien from the United States.