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HRIFA Improvement Act of 2005

Introduced: April 20, 2005 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Became law
May 10, 2005
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security, and Claims.
Apr 20, 2005
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Apr 20, 2005
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

HRIFA Improvement Act of 2005 - Amends the Haitian Refugee Immigration Fairness Act of 1998 to: (1) include document fraud among the grounds of inadmissibility which shall not preclude an otherwise qualifying Haitian alien from permanent resident status adjustment; and (2) provide that determinations with respect to children shall be made using the age of an individual as of the date of enactment of this Act.

Permits new status adjustment applications to be filed for a limited time period. Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish procedures for reopening status adjustment applications based upon the amendments made by this Act.

What's happening now May 10, 2005

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

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 3658 Related bill HRIFA Improvement Act of 2005
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 5
D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · May 11, 2005
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Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Apr 20, 2005
 D
Lynch, Stephen F.
Massachusetts · Apr 20, 2005
 D
Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Apr 20, 2005
 D
Wasserman Schultz, Debbie
Florida · Apr 20, 2005
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1737: HRIFA Improvement Act of 2005. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-1737/
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"H.R. 1737: HRIFA Improvement Act of 2005." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-1737/.
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H.R. 1737, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-1737/.
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