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HR 4910 110th Congress House Immigration Citizenship Civil service retirement Department of Homeland Security Federal employees Government Operations and Politics Labor and Employment Naturalization Temporary employment

Citizenship Processing Backlog Reduction Act of 2007

Introduced: December 19, 2007 Introduced by: Lofgren, Zoe Democratic · California See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Became law
Jan 31, 2008
Referred to the Subcommittee on Management, Investigations, and Oversight.
Dec 19, 2007
Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Dec 19, 2007
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Citizenship Processing Backlog Reduction Act of 2007 - Authorizes the Secretary of Homeland Security to waive the application of provisions relating to annuities and pay on reemployment or any similar legal provision under a government retirement system on a case-by-case basis with respect to any annuitant who is reemployed on a temporary basis to: (1) process applications for naturalization filed from January 31-September 30, 2007; or (2) otherwise help the Secretary to reduce or eliminate the existing backlog of applications for naturalization.

Provides that: (1) an annuitant as to whom such a waiver is in effect shall not be considered an employee for purposes of any government retirement system; and (2) no waiver under this Act may be granted after December 31, 2008, or remain in effect after December 31, 2009.

What's happening now January 31, 2008

Referred to the Subcommittee on Management, Investigations, and Oversight.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1