HR 2853
108th Congress
House
Immigration
Admission of nonimmigrants
Aliens
Armed Forces and National Security
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Civil War
Colombia
Government Operations and Politics
Government paperwork
Latin America
Refugees
Residence requirements
Right to travel
Colombian Temporary Protected Status Act of 2003
Introduced: July 24, 2003
Introduced by:
McGovern, James P.
Democratic
· Massachusetts
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 4, 2003
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security, and Claims.
Jul 24, 2003
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jul 24, 2003
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Columbian Temporary Protected Status Act of 2003 - Expresses the sense of Congress in favor of extending temporary protected status to Columbian nationals in the United States.
Designates Columbia under the Immigration and Nationality Act as a country undergoing an ongoing armed conflict in order to make qualifying Columbians living in the United States eligible aliens for temporary protected status. States that such initial designation shall be for a two-year period.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security, and Claims.
Committees of jurisdiction
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