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S 3166 110th Congress Senate

A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to impose criminal penalties on individuals who assist aliens who have engaged in genocide, torture, or extrajudicial killings to enter the United…

Official title: A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to impose criminal penalties on individuals who assist aliens who have engaged in genocide, torture, or ext… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to impose criminal penalties on individuals who assist aliens who have engaged in genocide, torture, or extrajudicial killings to enter the United States.

Introduced: June 19, 2008 See on congress.gov
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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 10 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 26, 2008
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Sep 26, 2008
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Sep 26, 2008
Received in the House.
Sep 26, 2008
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S9606; text as passed Senate: CR S9606)
Sep 26, 2008
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S9606; text as passed Senate: CR S9606)
Sep 12, 2008
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 960.
Sep 12, 2008
Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Leahy without amendment. Without written report.
Sep 11, 2008
Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Jun 19, 2008
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Jun 19, 2008
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action September 26, 2008

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to impose criminal penalties on an individual who assists an alien to enter the United States who has engaged in Nazi persecution, genocide, torture, or extrajudicial killings.

 Bill text 4 versions

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1 Republican 1
R
Cornyn, John
Texas · Jun 19, 2008
 D
Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Jun 19, 2008
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 3166: A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to impose criminal penalties on individuals who assist aliens who have engaged in genocide, torture, or extrajudicial killings to enter the United States.. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-S-3166/
MLA
"S. 3166: A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to impose criminal penalties on individuals who assist aliens who have engaged in genocide, torture, or extrajudicial killings to enter the United States.." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-S-3166/.
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S. 3166, 110th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/110-S-3166/.
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