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HR 6034 110th Congress House Immigration Administrative remedies Families Immigrants Law Marriage Visas Widowers Widows Women

To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for relief to surviving spouses and children.

Introduced: May 13, 2008 Introduced by: McGovern, James P. Democratic · Massachusetts See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 9 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 3, 2008
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 586.
Oct 3, 2008
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 110-911.
Jul 16, 2008
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Jul 16, 2008
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Jul 10, 2008
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote .
Jul 10, 2008
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Jun 3, 2008
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law.
May 13, 2008
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
May 13, 2008
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to allow an alien widow of a U.S. citizen who was married for less than two years at the time of the citizen spouse's death who proves by a preponderance of the evidence that the marriage was entered into in good faith and not for the purpose of obtaining an immigration benefit to self-petition (within the required two years) for continued immediate relative status. Applies such provision to all applications and petitions pending on or after the date of enactment of this Act.

Extends the petition filing deadline for two years after the date of enactment of this Act for an alien spouse if: (1) the U.S. citizen spouse died before the date of enactment of this Act; (2) the alien and the citizen spouse were married for less than two years at the time of the citizen spouse's death; and (3) the alien has not remarried.

What's happening now October 3, 2008

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 586.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 5
D
Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Jun 12, 2008
 D
Carson, André
Indiana · May 20, 2008
 D
Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · May 13, 2008
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · May 13, 2008
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · May 13, 2008
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