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HR 134 110th Congress House Immigration Admission of nonimmigrants Aliens Illegal aliens Visas

To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to deny visas and admission to aliens who have been unlawfully present in the United States for more than 6 months.

Introduced: January 4, 2007 See on congress.gov
This bill died when the 110th Congress ended
It never became law before the 110th Congress (2007–2008) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 2, 2007
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law.
Jan 5, 2007
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E3-4)
Jan 4, 2007
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jan 4, 2007
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to revise the description of inadmissibility based upon six-month or one-year unlawful U.S. presence to provide that an alien shall be inadmissible who has been unlawfully present in the United States for: (1) a period of more than 180 days but less than one year unless the alien has remained outside of the United States for a period totaling at least three years; or (2) one year or more unless the alien has remained outside of the United States for a period totaling at least 10 years.

What's happening now February 2, 2007

Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law.

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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 134: To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to deny visas and admission to aliens who have been unlawfully present in the United States for more than 6 months.. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-134/
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"H.R. 134: To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to deny visas and admission to aliens who have been unlawfully present in the United States for more than 6 months.." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-134/.
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H.R. 134, 110th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-134/.
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[H.R. 134: To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to deny visas and admission to aliens who have been unlawfully present in the United States for more than 6 months.](https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-134/)
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