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A bill to extend the date by which an automated entry-exit control system must be developed.

Introduced: October 1, 1998 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 8 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 21, 1998
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Oct 21, 1998
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims.
Oct 2, 1998
Held at the desk.
Oct 2, 1998
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Oct 2, 1998
Received in the House.
Oct 1, 1998
Introduced in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S11297)
Oct 1, 1998
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Introduced in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S11297)
Oct 1, 1998
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Omnibus Appropriations Act, 1997 to extend until October 15, 1998, the deadline for the Attorney General to develop an automated entry and exit control system (that will collect a record of departure for every alien departing the United States and match the records of departure with the record of the alien's arrival in the United States and enable the Attorney General to identify lawfully admitted nonimmigrants who remain in the United States beyond the period authorized by the Attorney General).

What's happening now October 21, 1998

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 4658 Identical bill To extend the date by which an automated entry-exit control system must be developed.
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 Cosponsors 1
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Collins, Susan M.
Maine · Oct 1, 1998
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2540: A bill to extend the date by which an automated entry-exit control system must be developed.. 105th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/105-S-2540/
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