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HR 3701 108th Congress House Immigration Admission of nonimmigrants Aliens Families Immigrants Married people Visas

To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to extend the provisions governing nonimmigrant status for spouses and children of permanent resident aliens awaiting the availability of an immigrant…

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To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to extend the provisions governing nonimmigrant status for spouses and children of permanent resident aliens awaiting the availability of an immigrant visa, and for other purposes.

Introduced: January 20, 2004 See on congress.gov
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Passed Senate
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Mar 1, 2004
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security, and Claims.
Jan 20, 2004
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jan 20, 2004
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act with respect to a "V" visa nonimmigrant spouse and minor child of a lawful permanent resident alien whose petition for immigrant status is pending or approved but still pending, to: (1) extend such petition's filing deadline from December 21, 2000 (enactment date of the Legal Immigration Family Equity Act) to January 1, 2011; and (2) reduce such petition's required pending period from three years to six months.

What's happening now March 1, 2004

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

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Lofgren, Zoe
California · Feb 10, 2004
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3701: To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to extend the provisions governing nonimmigrant status for spouses and children of permanent resident aliens awaiting the availability of an immigrant visa, and for other purposes.. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-3701/
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"H.R. 3701: To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to extend the provisions governing nonimmigrant status for spouses and children of permanent resident aliens awaiting the availability of an immigrant visa, and for other purposes.." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-3701/.
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H.R. 3701, 108th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-3701/.
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[H.R. 3701: To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to extend the provisions governing nonimmigrant status for spouses and children of permanent resident aliens awaiting the availability of an immigrant visa, and for other purposes.](https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-3701/)
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