Complications resulted which caused so much delay that consideration of the legislation in the other body was not taken before adjournment of the last Congress. In this Congress I introduced H. R. 1735 to accomplish the same objective and was informed by the chairman of the Subcommittee on Immigration and Naturalization of the House Judiciary Committee that in the omnibus immigration bill that he had introduced provision was made that persons who became citizens of Hawaii by collective naturalization would not be subject to loss of nationality through prolonged residence abroad. I understand. however. that unless the amendment I have proposed is adopted this provision will not be retroactive and will not cover the cases of the individuals whose problems I aim to correct. I. therefore. offer this amendment in the hope that this will provide a means for solving this problem.
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