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HR 5482 117th Congress House Immigration

Special Immigrant Visas for Afghan Fulbright Scholars Act of 2021

Introduced: October 5, 2021 Introduced by: Garamendi, John Democratic · California See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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Nov 1, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
Oct 5, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Oct 5, 2021
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1063)
Oct 5, 2021
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Special Immigrant Visas for Afghan Fulbright Scholars Act of 2021

This bill authorizes special immigrant visas for qualifying citizens or nationals of Afghanistan who were selected for certain educational and cultural exchange programs.

Specifically, a citizen or national of Afghanistan (and any accompanying spouse or child of such an individual) may be eligible for a special immigrant visa if the individual was selected on or after October 7, 2001, to participate in a qualifying educational or cultural exchange program administered by the Department of State, including the J. William Fulbright Educational Exchange Program.

What's happening now November 1, 2022

Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 10
All 10 Democratic 9
D
Khanna, Ro
California · Jul 18, 2022
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Jan 18, 2022
 D
Neguse, Joe
Colorado · Dec 7, 2021
 D
Meng, Grace
New York · Dec 2, 2021
 D
Thompson, Mike
California · Dec 1, 2021
 D
DelBene, Suzan K.
Washington · Nov 3, 2021
Porter, Katie
· Oct 28, 2021
 D
Stansbury, Melanie A.
New Mexico · Oct 22, 2021
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Oct 20, 2021
 D
Espaillat, Adriano
New York · Oct 19, 2021
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5482: Special Immigrant Visas for Afghan Fulbright Scholars Act of 2021. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-5482/
MLA
"H.R. 5482: Special Immigrant Visas for Afghan Fulbright Scholars Act of 2021." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-5482/.
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H.R. 5482, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-5482/.
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