S 2829
110th Congress
Senate
Immigration
Administrative remedies
Aliens
Immigrants
Iraq
Iraq compilation
Law
Middle East and North Africa
Visas
A bill to make technical corrections to section 1244 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008, which provides special immigrant status for certain Iraqis, and for other purposes.
Everywhere this bill has been
21 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 3, 2008
Became Public Law No: 110-242.
Jun 3, 2008
Signed by President.
May 23, 2008
Presented to President.
May 21, 2008
Cleared for White House.
May 21, 2008
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
May 21, 2008
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR 5/19/2008 H4111)
May 21, 2008
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR 5/19/2008 H4111)
May 21, 2008
Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H4433)
May 19, 2008
At the conclusion of debate, the chair put the question on the motion to suspend the rules. Mr. King (IA) 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 The point of no quorum was withdrawn.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 19, 2008
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 2829.
May 19, 2008
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4111-4113)
May 19, 2008
Mr. Scott (VA) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
Apr 29, 2008
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Apr 29, 2008
Received in the House.
Apr 29, 2008
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Apr 28, 2008
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S3450)
Apr 28, 2008
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(text: CR S3450)
Apr 28, 2008
Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S3449-3450)
Apr 28, 2008
Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S3449-3450)
Apr 8, 2008
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Apr 8, 2008
Introduced in Senate
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Plain-English summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
Makes technical corrections to provisions of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 which provide special immigrant status for certain Iraqis employed by or on behalf of the U.S. government.
Authorizes the Secretary of Homeland Security or State to convert approved petitions for such status with respect to which visas are not immediately available to approved petitions for petitions filed before October 1, 2008.
What's happening now
Became Public Law No: 110-242.
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Bill text
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- Referred in House Formatted Text PDF Formatted XML
Committees of jurisdiction
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Cosponsors
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2829: A bill to make technical corrections to section 1244 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008, which provides special immigrant status for certain Iraqis, and for other purposes.. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-S-2829/
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