Fight for the American Dream Act

Summary

Allows people who hold an employment authorization document issued under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) policy to enlist in the U.S. armed forces and updates U.S. immigration laws that govern military naturalization. The bill also removes an older statutory military-naturalization provision and modernizes language (including gender-neutral terms) and related table-of-contents entries to reflect the changes. These changes primarily affect DACA recipients seeking military service, the Department of Defense and USCIS for enlistment and naturalization processing, and the legal rules that determine how military service can lead to U.S. citizenship.

• Permits individuals holding DACA-issued employment authorization documents to enlist in U.S. armed forces.
• Edits the federal enlistment statute to add a new qualifying category for enlistment.
• Removes an older military-naturalization statute and revises neighboring naturalization provisions to modernize language and criteria.
• Replaces gendered pronouns with gender-neutral language throughout the revised naturalization text.
• Updates the Immigration and Nationality Act table of contents and other clerical statutory listings to reflect deletions and revisions.
• Requires administrative coordination between DoD and USCIS for enlistment and naturalization processing of affected individuals.
• Does not include appropriations, tax changes, or explicit mandates on state or local governments.
• May change how certain service statuses or separations are described in naturalization eligibility rules, potentially affecting qualifying pathways to citizenship.