S 1339
107th Congress
Senate
Immigration
Americans employed in foreign countries
Arab refugees
Armed Forces and National Security
Crime and Law Enforcement
Criminal aliens
Families
Federal employees
Government Operations and Politics
History
International Affairs
International broadcasting
Iraq
Kuwait
Married people
Middle East and North Africa
Missing in action
Parents
Persian Gulf War
Prisoners of war
Persian Gulf War POW/MIA Accountability Act of 2002
Introduced: August 2, 2001
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Everywhere this bill has been
25 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 29, 2002
Signed by President.
Oct 29, 2002
Became Public Law No: 107-258.
Oct 17, 2002
Presented to President.
Oct 15, 2002
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H7901)
Oct 15, 2002
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H7901-7902)
Oct 15, 2002
Mr. Sensenbrenner moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
Oct 15, 2002
Reported by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 107-749, Part I.
Oct 15, 2002
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H7901)
Oct 15, 2002
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 1339.
Oct 15, 2002
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Oct 9, 2002
Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
Oct 9, 2002
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Oct 7, 2002
Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security, and Claims Discharged.
Sep 20, 2002
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security, and Claims.
Sep 4, 2002
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on International Relations, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Sep 4, 2002
Received in the House.
Sep 4, 2002
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Jul 29, 2002
Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S7502-7503; text as passed Senate: CR S7503)
Jul 29, 2002
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S7502-7503; text as passed Senate: CR S7503)
Jun 27, 2002
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 452.
Jun 27, 2002
Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Leahy with an amendment. Without written report.
Jun 27, 2002
Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported with an amendment favorably.
Aug 2, 2001
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S8760)
Aug 2, 2001
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR 8/3/2001 S8759-8760)
Aug 2, 2001
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Persian Gulf War POW/MIA Accountability Act of 2001 - Amends the Bring Them Home Alive Act of 2000 to direct the Attorney General to grant refugee status in the United States to any alien (and parent, spouse, or child thereof) who: (1) is a national of Iraq or a nation of the Greater Middle East Region; and (2) personally delivers into the custody of the United States Government a living American Persian Gulf War POW/MIA. Provides exceptions with respect to an alien terrorist, persecutor, person who has been convicted of a serious criminal offense, or person who presents a danger to the security of the United States, as set forth under the Immigration and Nationality Act.
Includes Iraq, Kuwait, and any other country of the Greater Middle East Region among the countries to which the International Broadcasting Bureau is required to broadcast information that promotes such refugee program.
What's happening now
Became Public Law No: 107-258.
Committees of jurisdiction
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