S 1424 · 107th Congress 2001–2003, ended

A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide permanent authority for the admission of "S" visa non-immigrants.

Introduced Sep 13, 2001 Originated Senate Became Public Law 107-45 Sponsor Edward M. Kennedy D-MA

Latest action · Oct 1, 2001 Became Public Law No: 107-45.

Progress

Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

IntroducedSep 13, 2001
Passed SenateSep 13, 2001
Passed HouseSep 15, 2001
To the PresidentSep 20, 2001
Became lawOct 1, 2001Public Law 107-45

Summary

Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to repeal the September 13, 2001, expiration of (thus granting permanent authority for) the provision of nonimmigrant "S" visas to aliens who possess, and will supply (or have supplied) to law enforcement agencies, critical information respecting criminal or terrorist organizations.

Cosponsors 4

Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Sep 13, 2001.

Seat	Cosponsor		Signed on
R-UT	Orrin G. Hatch	Original	Sep 13, 2001
D-VT	Patrick J. Leahy	Original	Sep 13, 2001
D-IL	Richard J. Durbin	Original	Sep 13, 2001
R-KS	Sam Brownback	Original	Sep 13, 2001

Actions 12

Everything that happened, newest first.

Oct 1, 2001Signed by President.
Oct 1, 2001Became Public Law No: 107-45.
Sep 20, 2001Presented to President.
Sep 15, 2001Mr. Gekas asked unanimous consent to take from the Speaker's table and consider.
Sep 15, 2001Considered by unanimous consent. (consideration: 9/14/2001 CR H5698-5699)
Sep 15, 2001Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed without objection. (text as passed House: 9/14/2001 CR H5699)
Sep 15, 2001Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Sep 14, 2001Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Sep 14, 2001Received in the House.
Sep 14, 2001Held at the desk.
Sep 13, 2001Introduced in Senate
Sep 13, 2001Passed/agreed to in Senate: Introduced in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S9406; text as passed Senate: CR S9397)

In the Congressional Record 2

Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.

Where	In the Record	Members	Date
House	Debate and remarks H5698, H5699Text printed H5699	George W. Gekas R-PA, Sheila Jackson Lee D-TX	Sep 14, 2001
Senate	Debate and remarks S9397, S9406Text printed S9397	Edward M. Kennedy D-MA (text), Harry Reid D-NV, Patrick J. Leahy D-VT	Sep 13, 2001

Research

What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.

Congressional Budget Office cost estimates 2

Sep 18, 2001S. 1424, An act to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide permanent authority for the admission of "S" visa nonimmigrants<p>Pay-as-you-go estimate for the bill as cleared by the Congress on September 14, 2001</p>
Sep 18, 2001S. 1424, An act to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide permanent authority for the admission of "S" visa nonimmigrantsPay-as-you-go estimate for the bill as cleared by the Congress on September 14, 2001

CRS reports 4

Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.

Cite it 4

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Titles 1

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced: A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide permanent authority for the admission of "S" visa non-immigrants.

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Immigration.

Text 3

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

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