HR 3191 · 108th Congress 2003–2005, ended

To prescribe the oath of renunciation and allegiance for purposes of the Immigration and Nationality Act.

Introduced Sep 25, 2003 Originated House Sponsor Jim Ryun R-KS

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Latest action · Apr 1, 2004 Subcommittee Hearings Held.

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. IntroducedSep 25, 2003
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to prescribe the oath of renunciation and allegiance for purposes of such Act.

Cosponsors 65

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Sep 25, 2003 to Apr 27, 2004; 12 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-ILHenry J. HydeOriginalSep 25, 2003
R-TXJeb HensarlingOriginalSep 25, 2003
R-COJoel HefleyOriginalSep 25, 2003
R-CAJohn T. DoolittleOriginalSep 25, 2003
R-PAJoseph R. PittsOriginalSep 25, 2003
R-WIPaul D. RyanOriginalSep 25, 2003
R-MDRoscoe G. BartlettOriginalSep 25, 2003
R-OHSteve ChabotOriginalSep 25, 2003
R-KSTodd TiahrtOriginalSep 25, 2003
R-FLTom FeeneyOriginalSep 25, 2003
R-AZTrent FranksOriginalSep 25, 2003
R-VAVirgil H. Goode Jr.OriginalSep 25, 2003
R-INChris ChocolaOct 2, 2003
D-MSGene TaylorOct 2, 2003
R-AZJohn B. ShadeggOct 2, 2003
R-MNJohn KlineOct 2, 2003
R-INJohn N. HostettlerOct 2, 2003
R-TNMarsha BlackburnOct 2, 2003
R-INMike PenceOct 2, 2003
R-MIPeter HoekstraOct 2, 2003
R-TXRalph M. HallOct 2, 2003
R-TXSam JohnsonOct 2, 2003
R-NJScott GarrettOct 2, 2003
R-IASteve KingOct 2, 2003
R-NCSue Wilkins MyrickOct 2, 2003
R-COThomas G. TancredoOct 2, 2003
R-MOW. Todd AkinOct 2, 2003
R-CAWally HergerOct 2, 2003
R-FLDave WeldonOct 8, 2003
R-MNJim RamstadOct 8, 2003
R-TXJoe BartonOct 8, 2003
R-SCJoe WilsonOct 8, 2003
R-PAPatrick J. ToomeyOct 8, 2003
R-MSRoger F. WickerOct 8, 2003
R-MOSam GravesOct 8, 2003
R-GACharles W. NorwoodOct 16, 2003
R-MIFred UptonOct 16, 2003
R-VAJo Ann DavisOct 16, 2003
R-OHRobert W. NeyOct 16, 2003
D-TXGene GreenOct 21, 2003
R-SCJ. Gresham BarrettOct 21, 2003
R-FLJeff MillerOct 21, 2003
R-COMarilyn N. MusgraveOct 21, 2003
R-OKJohn SullivanNov 6, 2003
R-LARichard H. BakerNov 6, 2003
R-OKTom ColeNov 6, 2003
R-NCWalter B. JonesNov 6, 2003
R-TNZach WampNov 6, 2003
R-VABob GoodlatteNov 18, 2003
R-ILDonald A. ManzulloNov 18, 2003
R-FLE. Clay Shaw Jr.Nov 18, 2003
R-NVJim GibbonsNov 18, 2003
D-GAJim MarshallNov 18, 2003
R-CAKen CalvertNov 18, 2003
R-TXLamar SmithNov 18, 2003
R-MTDenny RehbergNov 20, 2003
R-AZJ. D. HayworthNov 20, 2003
R-SDWilliam J. JanklowNov 20, 2003
R-MNMark R. KennedyDec 8, 2003
R-CAElton GalleglyJan 27, 2004
R-GANathan DealJan 27, 2004
R-SCJim DeMintFeb 4, 2004
R-PATodd Russell PlattsFeb 4, 2004
R-UTChris CannonApr 2, 2004
R-ALTerry EverettApr 27, 2004

Committees 1

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

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseJudiciary Committee
Referred Sep 25, 2003
Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee
Referred Oct 22, 2003Hearings Apr 1, 2004

Actions 5

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Apr 1, 2004Subcommittee Hearings Held.
  2. Oct 22, 2003Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security, and Claims.
  3. Oct 8, 2003Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H9286)
  4. Sep 25, 2003Introduced in House
  5. Sep 25, 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
HouseDebate and remarks H9286Jim Ryun R-KSOct 8, 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.

Printed hearings 1

Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.

NumberHearingCommitteeHeld
—TO PRESCRIBE THE OATH OF RENUNCIATION AND ALLEGIANCE FOR PURPOSES OF THE IMMIGRATION AND NATIONALITY ACT36 pagesJudiciary CommitteeApr 1, 2004

Related bills 1

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
S 1628A bill to prescribe the oath of renunciation and allegiance for purposes of the Immigration and Nationality Act.Identical billSep 17, 2003

Titles 1

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

Official Title as Introduced
To prescribe the oath of renunciation and allegiance for purposes of the Immigration and Nationality Act.

Subjects

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

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Sep 25, 2003Introduced in House

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