To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to extend for an additional 5 years the special immigrant religious worker program.
Latest action · Oct 15, 2003 Became Public Law No: 108-99.
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.
- IntroducedMay 19, 2003
- Passed HouseSep 17, 2003
- Passed SenateOct 3, 2003
- To the PresidentOct 14, 2003
- Became lawOct 15, 2003Public Law 108-99
Summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The expanded summary of the House reported version is repeated here.)
Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to extend the special immigrant religious worker program to cover persons entering the United States before October 1, 2008 (currently October 1, 2003).
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Jun 4, 2003.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | Jun 4, 2003 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred May 19, 2003Markup Sep 10, 2003Reported Sep 16, 2003 |
| Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee | Referred Jun 25, 2003Markup Jul 15, 2003Reported Jul 15, 2003 | |
| Senate | Judiciary Committee | Referred Sep 17, 2003Discharged Oct 3, 2003 |
Actions 22
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Oct 15, 2003Signed by President.
- Oct 15, 2003Became Public Law No: 108-99.
- Oct 14, 2003Presented to President.
- Oct 7, 2003Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Oct 3, 2003Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S12477)
- Oct 3, 2003Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S12477)
- Oct 3, 2003Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
- Sep 17, 2003Mr. Sensenbrenner moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- Sep 17, 2003Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H8293-8295)
- Sep 17, 2003DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2152.
- Sep 17, 2003Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H8294)
- Sep 17, 2003Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Sep 17, 2003Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
- Sep 16, 2003Reported by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 108-271.
- Sep 16, 2003Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 158.
- Sep 10, 2003Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Sep 10, 2003Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
- Jul 15, 2003Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Jul 15, 2003Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote.
- Jun 25, 2003Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security, and Claims.
- May 19, 2003Introduced in House
- May 19, 2003Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S12477 | Patrick J. Leahy D-VT, William H. Frist R-TN | Oct 3, 2003 |
| House | Debate and remarks H8291, H8293–H8295Text printed H8294 | Barney Frank D-MA, F. James Sensenbrenner, Jr. R-WI, Sheila Jackson Lee D-TX | Sep 17, 2003 |
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.
Committee report
Congressional Budget Office cost estimates 2
- Sep 15, 2003H.R. 2152, A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to extend for an additional five years the special immigrant religious worker program<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on September 10, 2003</p>
- Sep 15, 2003H.R. 2152, A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to extend for an additional five years the special immigrant religious worker programCost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on September 10, 2003
CRS reports 1
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 1
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| RL31809 | Appropriations for FY2004: Commerce, Justice, State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Archived | Report | Feb 13, 2004 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to extend for an additional 5 years the special immigrant religious worker program.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Immigration.
Text 5
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- —Enrolled Bill
- Sep 17, 2003Referred in Senate
- Sep 17, 2003Engrossed in House
- Sep 16, 2003Reported in House
- May 19, 2003Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.