HR 178
115th Congress
House
Immigration
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Foreign labor
Human rights
Immigration status and procedures
Religion
Visas and passports
Religious Worker Visa Reciprocity Act of 2017
Introduced: January 3, 2017
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jan 13, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
Jan 3, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jan 3, 2017
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Religious Worker Visa Reciprocity Act of 2017
This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to prohibit, as of October 1, 2017, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) from approving a petition for classification of an alien as a special immigrant religious worker/minister if DHS has determined that the alien's country of nationality:
- is identified as a Country of Particular Concern or a country where religious freedom is of significant interest in the 2013 International Religious Freedom Report, or
- does not extend reciprocal immigration treatment to U.S. nationals who are seeking resident status in order to work in a religious vocation or occupation.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
Committees of jurisdiction
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