HR 1713
107th Congress
House
Immigration
Alien labor
Aliens
Illegal aliens
Immigrants
Labor and Employment
Visas
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to restore the scope of eligibility for adjustment of status under section 245(i) of that Act to that in effect before November 1997.
Introduced: May 3, 2001
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Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 30, 2001
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims.
May 3, 2001
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
May 3, 2001
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to repeal provisions added by the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1998 requiring that an alien physically present in the United States who entered the United States without inspection or who is within one of specified classes (including alien crewmen, aliens continuing or accepting unauthorized employment, and aliens admitted in transit without a visa) be the beneficiary of a petition for immigrant status or an application for a labor certification filed on or before January 14, 1998, in order to apply for permanent resident status.
Provides for certain departed aliens to apply or reapply for such status adjustment as a result of the amendment made by this Act.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims.
Committees of jurisdiction
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