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Basic Pilot Program Extension and Expansion Act of 2003

Introduced: September 30, 2003 Introduced by: Grassley, Chuck Republican · Iowa See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 21 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 3, 2003
Became Public Law No: 108-156.
Dec 3, 2003
Signed by President.
Nov 21, 2003
Presented to President.
Nov 19, 2003
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Nov 19, 2003
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H11582-11583)
Nov 19, 2003
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H11582-11583)
Nov 19, 2003
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 1685.
Nov 19, 2003
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H11582-11586)
Nov 19, 2003
Mr. Sensenbrenner moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
Nov 14, 2003
Held at the desk.
Nov 14, 2003
Received in the House.
Nov 14, 2003
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Nov 12, 2003
Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S14505-14506)
Nov 12, 2003
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.(text: CR S14505-14506)
Nov 12, 2003
The committee substitute as amended agreed to by Unanimous Consent.
Nov 12, 2003
Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S14504-14506; text of measure as reported in Senate: CR S14505)
Nov 6, 2003
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 374.
Nov 6, 2003
Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Hatch with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
Nov 6, 2003
Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Sep 30, 2003
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Sep 30, 2003
Introduced in Senate
 Amendments to this bill 1

Amendments propose changes to this bill. Members vote on amendments separately before the final bill vote. An agreed amendment becomes part of the bill; a failed amendment does not.

1 agreed to

AmendmentSponsorPurposeStatusLatest action
SAMDT 2,170 — To extend the duration of the immigrant investor regional center pilot program for 5 additional years, and fo… Agreed to Nov 12, 2003
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Basic Pilot Program Extension and Expansion Act of 2003 - (Sec. 2) Amends the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 to extend for five additional years: (1) the "basic" employment verification system pilot program; (2) the citizen attestation pilot program; and (3) the machine-readable-document pilot program.

(Sec. 3) Extends the scope of the "basic" pilot program to all States by December 1, 2004 (currently five to seven States). Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security to report on such program extension by June 1, 2004.

(Sec. 4) Amends the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1993 to authorize the Secretary of Homeland Security to give immigration priority to petitions filed under the pilot immigration for regional centers to promote economic growth. Extends such program for an additional five years.

(Sec. 5) Directs the General Accounting Office (GAO) to conduct a study of the immigrant investor program, including information on the number of such immigrants and their country of origin, settlement locality, and employment created by them.

What's happening now December 3, 2003

Became Public Law No: 108-156.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 2359 Related bill Basic Pilot Extension Act of 2003
  • S 1642 Related bill A bill to extend the duration of the immigrant investor regional center pilot program for 5 additional years, and for o…
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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1
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Cornyn, John
Texas · Nov 10, 2003
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