HR 1983 · 108th Congress 2003–2005, ended

American Asian Justice Act

Introduced May 6, 2003 Originated House Sponsor Juanita Millender-McDonald D-CA

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Latest action · Jun 25, 2003 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security, and Claims.

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.

  1. IntroducedMay 6, 2003
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

American Asian Justice Act - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to include certain children born in the Philippines or Japan to U.S. fathers among those children given preferential immigration treatment.

Cosponsors 21

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 6, 2003 to Oct 1, 2003; 20 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-MDAlbert Russell WynnOriginalMay 6, 2003
D-NYCarolyn B. MaloneyOriginalMay 6, 2003
D-MICarolyn C. KilpatrickOriginalMay 6, 2003
D-NYCharles B. RangelOriginalMay 6, 2003
D-OHDennis J. KucinichOriginalMay 6, 2003
D-CADiane E. WatsonOriginalMay 6, 2003
D-NJDonald M. PayneOriginalMay 6, 2003
D-VIDonna M. ChristensenOriginalMay 6, 2003
D-HIEd CaseOriginalMay 6, 2003
D-DCEleanor Holmes NortonOriginalMay 6, 2003
D-WAJim McDermottOriginalMay 6, 2003
D-CTJohn B. LarsonOriginalMay 6, 2003
D-MAJohn W. OlverOriginalMay 6, 2003
D-NYJoseph CrowleyOriginalMay 6, 2003
D-GUMadeleine Z. BordalloOriginalMay 6, 2003
D-MAMartin T. MeehanOriginalMay 6, 2003
D-CAMichael M. HondaOriginalMay 6, 2003
D-HINeil AbercrombieOriginalMay 6, 2003
D-CASam FarrOriginalMay 6, 2003
D-OHStephanie Tubbs JonesOriginalMay 6, 2003
D-ASEni F. H. FaleomavaegaOct 1, 2003

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseJudiciary Committee
Referred May 6, 2003
Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee
Referred Jun 25, 2003

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Jun 25, 2003Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security, and Claims.
  2. May 6, 2003Introduced in House
  3. May 6, 2003Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

In the Congressional Record 1

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.

WhereIn the RecordMembersDate
ExtensionsDebate and remarks E1076Juanita Millender-McDonald D-CAMay 23, 2003

Titles 2

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

Official Title as Introduced
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to facilitate the immigration to the United States of certain aliens born in the Philippines or Japan who were fathered by United States citizens.
Short Titles as Introduced
American Asian Justice Act

Subjects

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

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. May 6, 2003Introduced in House

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