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Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act of 2007

Official title: A bill to recognize the heritage of the United States as a nation of immigrants and to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for more effective … Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to recognize the heritage of the United States as a nation of immigrants and to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for more effective border and employment enforcement, to prevent illegal immigration, and to reform and rationalize avenues for legal immigration, and for other purposes.

Introduced: January 4, 2007 See on congress.gov
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This bill died when the 110th Congress ended
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.
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Jan 4, 2007
Introduced in Senate
Jan 4, 2007
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S49)
Jan 4, 2007
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S9-11)
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 Latest action January 4, 2007

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S49)

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act of 2007 - Expresses the sense of Congress that the Senate and the House of Representatives should pass, and the President should sign, legislation to recognize the heritage of the United States as a nation of immigrants and to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for more effective border and employment enforcement, to prevent illegal immigration, and to reform and rationalize avenues for legal immigration.

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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2
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Cantwell, Maria
Washington · Jan 4, 2007
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Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Jan 4, 2007
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 9: Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act of 2007. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-S-9/
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"S. 9: Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act of 2007." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-S-9/.
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S. 9, 110th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/110-S-9/.
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