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HR 4594 113th Congress House

Afghan Allies Protection Extension Act

Official title: To provide for a 1-year extension of the Afghan Special Immigrant Visa Program, and for other purposes.

Introduced: December 1, 2014 See on congress.gov
Immigration AfghanistanAsiaForeign aid and international reliefForeign laborVisas 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
Jul 21, 2014
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
May 7, 2014
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
May 7, 2014
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E705)
May 7, 2014
Introduced in House
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 Latest action July 21, 2014

Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Afghan Allies Protection Extension Act - Amends the Afghan Allies Protection Act of 2009 to extend: (1) the Afghan special immigrant visa program through FY2015, and (2) unused visa carryover authority through December 31, 2016.

Expands the scope of a principal alien's qualifying employment to include employment by or on behalf of: (1) an organization associated with the U.S. mission in Afghanistan that has received U.S. funding through an official and documented contract, grant, or cooperative agreement; or (2) a media or nongovernmental organization headquartered in the United States.

Revises family member requirements.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • S 2624 Related bill Afghan Allies Protection Act of 2014
  • S 2302 Identical bill Afghan Allies Protection Extension Act
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 15
All 15 Democratic 4 Republican 1
D
Bonamici, Suzanne
Oregon · Dec 1, 2014
Labrador, Raul
· Nov 17, 2014
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Jul 15, 2014
 R
Thompson, Glenn
Pennsylvania · Jul 15, 2014
 D
Welch, Peter
Vermont · Jul 9, 2014
Maffei, Daniel
· Jul 7, 2014
Granger, Kay
· May 19, 2014
ENGEL, ELIOT
· May 7, 2014
Gabbard, Tulsi
· May 7, 2014
Hunter, Duncan
· May 7, 2014
Kinzinger, Adam
· May 7, 2014
Poe, Ted
· May 7, 2014
Reichert, David
· May 7, 2014
 D
Smith, Adam
Washington · May 7, 2014
Stivers, Steve
· May 7, 2014
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4594: Afghan Allies Protection Extension Act. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-4594/
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