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Immigration Backlog Reduction Act of 2011

Introduced: September 15, 2011 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed Senate
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Became law
Sep 23, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration Policy and Enforcement.
Sep 15, 2011
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Sep 15, 2011
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Immigration Backlog Reduction Act of 2011 - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to set forth provisions regarding the expedited removal of: (1) inadmissible arriving aliens, and (2) criminal aliens.

What's happening now September 23, 2011

Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration Policy and Enforcement.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 14
All 14 Republican 4
R
Guthrie, Brett
Kentucky · Mar 5, 2012
Coffman, Mike
· Oct 7, 2011
MYRICK, SUE
· Sep 23, 2011
Brooks, Mo
· Sep 15, 2011
BURTON, DAN
· Sep 15, 2011
DUNCAN, JOHN
· Sep 15, 2011
Fleming, John
· Sep 15, 2011
Flores, Bill
· Sep 15, 2011
Gingrey, Phil
· Sep 15, 2011
 R
Latta, Robert E.
Ohio · Sep 15, 2011
 R
Lummis, Cynthia M.
Wyoming · Sep 15, 2011
Ross, Dennis
· Sep 15, 2011
ROYCE, ED
· Sep 15, 2011
 R
Scalise, Steve
Louisiana · Sep 15, 2011
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2952: Immigration Backlog Reduction Act of 2011. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-2952/
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"H.R. 2952: Immigration Backlog Reduction Act of 2011." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-2952/.
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H.R. 2952, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-2952/.
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