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S 2742 107th Congress Senate Immigration Admission of nonimmigrants Canada Canadians College students Commuters Data banks Education Elementary and secondary education Foreign students Higher education Identification devices Labor and Employment Latin America Mexicans Mexico Science, Technology, Communications Transportation and Public Works Visas Vocational and technical education

Border Commuter Student Act of 2002

Introduced: July 17, 2002 See on congress.gov
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Jul 17, 2002
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Jul 17, 2002
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Border Commuter Student Act of 2002 - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to establish as a category of nonimmigrant alien student a national of Canada or Mexico who commutes to study (including vocational or nonacademic studies) in the United States.
What's happening now July 17, 2002

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 4967 Identical bill Border Commuter Student Act of 2002
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 3 Republican 1
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Murray, Patty
Washington · Sep 12, 2002
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Collins, Susan M.
Maine · Sep 5, 2002
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Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Jul 22, 2002
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Cantwell, Maria
Washington · Jul 17, 2002
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2742: Border Commuter Student Act of 2002. 107th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/107-S-2742/
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"S. 2742: Border Commuter Student Act of 2002." 107th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/107-S-2742/.
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S. 2742, 107th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/107-S-2742/.
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