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S 2302 113th Congress Senate

Afghan Allies Protection Extension Act

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

Introduced: May 7, 2014 Introduced by: Shaheen, Jeanne Democratic · New Hampshire See on congress.gov
Immigration AfghanistanAsiaForeign aid and international reliefForeign laborVisas and passports
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May 7, 2014
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
May 7, 2014
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 Latest action May 7, 2014

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

 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
  • HR 4594 Identical bill Afghan Allies Protection Extension Act
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 4
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Coons, Christopher A.
Delaware · May 14, 2014
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Whitehouse, Sheldon
Rhode Island · May 14, 2014
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Kaine, Tim
Virginia · May 7, 2014
KIRK, MARK
· May 7, 2014
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Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · May 7, 2014
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2302: Afghan Allies Protection Extension Act. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-S-2302/
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"S. 2302: Afghan Allies Protection Extension Act." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-S-2302/.
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