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HR 2277 107th Congress House Immigration Admission of nonimmigrants Alien labor Families Finance and Financial Sector Foreign Trade and International Finance Foreign investments International Affairs Investors Labor and Employment Married people Trade agreements Visas

To provide for work authorization for nonimmigrant spouses of treaty traders and treaty investors.

Introduced: June 21, 2001 See on congress.gov
 Everywhere this bill has been 26 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jan 16, 2002
Became Public Law No: 107-124.
Jan 16, 2002
Signed by President.
Jan 4, 2002
Presented to President.
Dec 21, 2001
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Dec 20, 2001
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S14063)
Dec 20, 2001
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S14063)
Dec 13, 2001
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 291.
Dec 13, 2001
Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Leahy without amendment. Without written report.
Dec 13, 2001
Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Oct 16, 2001
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Sep 6, 2001
Received in the Senate.
Sep 5, 2001
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Sep 5, 2001
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5357)
Sep 5, 2001
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H5357)
Sep 5, 2001
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2277.
Sep 5, 2001
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5357)
Sep 5, 2001
Mr. Sensenbrenner moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
Aug 2, 2001
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 109.
Aug 2, 2001
Reported by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 107-187.
Jul 24, 2001
Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
Jul 24, 2001
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Jun 27, 2001
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote.
Jun 27, 2001
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Jun 25, 2001
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims.
Jun 21, 2001
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jun 21, 2001
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to authorize the nonimmigrant spouses of treaty trader or treaty investor aliens to work in the United States.
What's happening now January 16, 2002

Became Public Law No: 107-124.

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