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HR 4823 108th Congress House Immigration Admission of nonimmigrants Alien labor Aliens Government Operations and Politics Labor and Employment Mass media Press Reporters and reporting Science, Technology, Communications Visas

To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to permit foreign media representatives to gain admission as visitors coming temporarily to the United States for business.

Introduced: July 13, 2004 Introduced by: Lofgren, Zoe Democratic · California See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
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Became law
Aug 4, 2004
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security, and Claims.
Jul 13, 2004
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jul 13, 2004
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to authorize the admission of aliens who are foreign media representatives under the B (temporary visitor for business) nonimmigrant visa classification.

What's happening now August 4, 2004

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

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Doggett, Lloyd
Texas · Jul 20, 2004
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4823: To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to permit foreign media representatives to gain admission as visitors coming temporarily to the United States for business.. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-4823/
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"H.R. 4823: To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to permit foreign media representatives to gain admission as visitors coming temporarily to the United States for business.." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-4823/.
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H.R. 4823, 108th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-4823/.
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[H.R. 4823: To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to permit foreign media representatives to gain admission as visitors coming temporarily to the United States for business.](https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-4823/)
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