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HR 5690 110th Congress House Immigration Admission of nonimmigrants Africa (Sub-Saharan) Aliens Crime and Law Enforcement Criminal justice information Data banks Foreign leaders Government Operations and Politics Identification of criminals International Affairs Political parties Science, Technology, Communications South Africa Terrorism Visas

To remove the African National Congress from treatment as a terrorist organization for certain acts or events, provide relief for certain members of the African National Congress regarding admissibility, and for other purposes.

Introduced: April 3, 2008 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 33 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 1, 2008
Became Public Law No: 110-257.
Jul 1, 2008
Signed by President.
Jun 27, 2008
Presented to President.
Jun 26, 2008
Cleared for White House.
Jun 26, 2008
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Jun 26, 2008
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Jun 26, 2008
On motion that the House agree to the Senate amendment Agreed to without objection. (text as House agreed to Senate amendment: CR H6171)
Jun 26, 2008
Resolving differences -- House actions: On motion that the House agree to the Senate amendment Agreed to without objection.(text as House agreed to Senate amendment: CR H6171)
Jun 26, 2008
Ms. Lee asked unanimous consent that the House agree to the Senate amendment. (consideration: CR H6171-6172)
Jun 26, 2008
Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: S6231-6232)
Jun 26, 2008
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: S6231-6232)
Jun 26, 2008
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 852.
Jun 26, 2008
Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Leahy with an amendment. Without written report.
Jun 26, 2008
Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported with an amendment favorably.
May 12, 2008
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
May 8, 2008
The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
May 8, 2008
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
May 8, 2008
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR 5/6/2008 H3078-3079)
May 8, 2008
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR 5/6/2008 H3078-3079)
May 8, 2008
Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H3203)
May 6, 2008
At the conclusion of debate, the chair put the question on the motion to suspend the rules. Mr. Frelinghuysen objected to the vote on the grounds that a quorum was not present. Further proceedings on the motion were postponed. The point of no quorum was withdrawn.
May 6, 2008
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5690.
May 6, 2008
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3078-3083)
May 6, 2008
Mr. Conyers moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
May 5, 2008
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 387.
May 5, 2008
Committee on Foreign Affairs discharged.
May 5, 2008
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 110-620, Part I.
Apr 30, 2008
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Apr 30, 2008
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Apr 29, 2008
Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law Discharged.
Apr 14, 2008
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law.
Apr 3, 2008
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 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.
Apr 3, 2008
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

(This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the Senate on June 26, 2008. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Amends the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2008 to state that for purposes of alien inadmissibility based upon terrorist-related grounds the African National Congress (ANC) shall not be considered to be a terrorist organization on the basis of any act or event that occurred before the date of enactment of such Act.

Authorizes the Secretary of State (after consultation with the Attorney General and the Secretary of Homeland Security) or the Secretary of Homeland Security (after consultation with the Secretary of State and the Attorney General) to determine, in such Secretary's sole and unreviewable discretion, that inadmissibility based upon specified criminal convictions or terrorist activities shall not apply to an alien with respect to activities undertaken in opposition to apartheid rule in South Africa.

Expresses the sense of Congress that the Secretary of State and the Secretary of Homeland Security should exercise such authority in appropriate instances to exempt the anti-apartheid activities of aliens who are current or former officials of the government of the Republic of South Africa.

Directs the Secretary of State, in coordination with the Attorney General, the Secretary of Homeland Security, the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and the Director of National Intelligence, to ensure that databases used to determine U.S. admissibility are appropriately updated.

What's happening now July 1, 2008

Became Public Law No: 110-257.

 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 2
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