HR 1340
111th Congress
House
Immigration
Asia
Family relationships
Immigration status and procedures
India
Nepal
Refugees, asylum, displaced persons
Tibet
Visas and passports
Tibetan Refugee Assistance Act of 2009
Introduced: March 5, 2009
See on congress.gov
Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 27, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law.
Mar 5, 2009
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Mar 5, 2009
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Tibetan Refugee Assistance Act of 2009 - Makes 3,000 immigrant visas in FY2010-FY2012 available to individuals who: (1) were born in Tibet; and (2) have been continuously residing in India or Nepal prior to the date of the enactment of this Act.
Makes such visas available to the sons, daughters, grandsons, or granddaughters of such individuals.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law.
Committees of jurisdiction
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