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Central American Security Act

Introduced: March 17, 2003 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 5, 2003
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security, and Claims.
Mar 17, 2003
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Mar 17, 2003
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Central American Security Act - Amends the Nicaraguan Adjustment and Central American Relief Act to: (1) extend permanent resident status adjustment provisions to qualifying Salvadoran, Guatemalan, and Honduran nationals; and (2) revise the application filing deadline.

Permits certain pending applications filed by Salvadoran or Guatemalan nationals to be converted to an application for status adjustment under the Act.

Amends the Act to: (1) authorize the Attorney General to waive certain grounds of inadmissibility; and (2) provide for issuance of immigrant visas to certain spouses and children.

States that applicants for relief: (1) shall not be granted a waiver from any security or criminal background investigation required by the Act; and (2) shall submit fingerprints to the appropriate Federal agencies.

Provides for the limited reopening of certain orders of deportation, exclusion, or removal by certain Cuban, or Nicaraguan nationals.

What's happening now May 5, 2003

Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security, and Claims.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1 Republican 1