HR 1823
109th 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 visa, and for other purposes.
Introduced: April 26, 2005
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 10, 2005
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security, and Claims.
Apr 26, 2005
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Apr 26, 2005
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act with respect to V nonimmigrants (spouses or minor children of lawful permanent residents who are awaiting family-based immigrant visas) to: (1) extend the required filing deadline for family-based petitions from the date of enactment of the Legal Immigration Family Equity Act to January 1, 2011; and (2) reduce the required waiting period for family-based immigrant visas from three years to six months.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security, and Claims.
Committees of jurisdiction
2
Cosponsors
1