Bruce Vento Hmong Veterans' Naturalization Act of 2005

H.R. 3018, the Bruce Vento Hmong Veterans' Naturalization Act of 2005, would remove the application deadline for Hmong veterans seeking U.S. citizenship under a special naturalization program. This program was originally established to assist Hmong and Lao individuals who served alongside the U.S. military during the Vietnam War by easing certain English language and civics requirements for citizenship. By eliminating the filing deadline and associated fee timelines, the bill would allow eligible veterans and their spouses to apply for naturalization regardless of how much time has passed since the program was first created.