HR 1781
113th Congress
House
Immigration
Department of State
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Family relationships
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Immigration status and procedures
Visas and passports
Mustafa Akarsu Local Guard Force Support Act
Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 14, 2013
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
Apr 26, 2013
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Apr 26, 2013
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Mustafa Akarsu Local Guard Force Support Act - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide special immigrant status for the surviving spouse or child of a U.S. government employee killed abroad in the line of duty, provided that: (1) the employee had performed faithful service for at least 15 years; and (2) the principal officer of a Foreign Service establishment (or, in the case of the American Institute of Taiwan, the Director) recommends, and the Secretary of State approves, the granting of such status.
States that this Act shall be effective beginning on January 31, 2013, and shall have retroactive effect.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
Committees of jurisdiction
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