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HR 2305 111th Congress House

SAFE for America Act

Official title: To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to eliminate the diversity immigrant program.

Introduced: May 21, 2009 See on congress.gov
Immigration Administrative remediesDepartment of StateImmigration status and proceduresVisas and passports
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 12, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law.
May 7, 2009
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
May 7, 2009
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1099-1100)
May 7, 2009
Introduced in House
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 Latest action June 12, 2009

Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Security and Fairness Enhancement for America Act of 2009 or SAFE for America Act - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to eliminate the diversity immigrant program.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 9
All 9 Democratic 1 Republican 7
R
Moran, Jerry
Kansas · May 6, 2010
 R
Foxx, Virginia
North Carolina · Feb 3, 2010
Griffith, Parker
· Feb 3, 2010
 R
Issa, Darrell
California · Oct 14, 2009
 R
Smith, Adrian
Nebraska · May 21, 2009
 R
Wittman, Robert J.
Virginia · May 21, 2009
 R
Blackburn, Marsha
Tennessee · May 7, 2009
 R
Boozman, John
Arkansas · May 7, 2009
 D
Sherman, Brad
California · May 7, 2009
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2305: SAFE for America Act. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-2305/
MLA
"H.R. 2305: SAFE for America Act." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-2305/.
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H.R. 2305, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-2305/.
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