HR 3658
109th Congress
House
Immigration
Administrative remedies
Aliens
Caribbean area
Department of Homeland Security
Deportation
Families
Fraud
Government Operations and Politics
Guardian and ward
Haiti
Haitians
Immigrants
Latin America
Law
Parents
Residence requirements
Visas
HRIFA Improvement Act of 2005
Introduced: September 6, 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
Sep 19, 2005
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security, and Claims.
Sep 6, 2005
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Sep 6, 2005
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
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
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security, and Claims.
Committees of jurisdiction
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