PROMISE Act
Latest action · May 13, 2004 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 511.
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 11, 2003
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Parental Responsibility Obligations Met through Immigration System Enforcement Act or PROMISE Act - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) to render aliens inadmissible for nonpayment of child support if arrearages exceed a specified amount unless payments are satisfied or the alien is in compliance with an approved payment agreement.
Authorizes the Secretary of Homeland Security to parole such inadmissible aliens into the United States if parole is essential to the fulfillment of child support and the alien is placed in removal proceedings, has authorized employment, and is otherwise admissible. Prohibits entry of a final removal order against such aliens during the pendency of State court child support proceedings.
Adds nonpayment of child support to the INA's list of conduct barring a finding that an alien is a person of good moral character unless support payments are satisfied or the alien is in compliance with an approved payment agreement.
Authorizes immigration officers to serve process in child support or paternity cases on aliens seeking admission.
Amends the Social Security Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services, upon request by the Attorney General, Secretary of Homeland Security, or Secretary of State, to provide authorized persons with information that may aid alien child support delinquency determinations. Prohibits the further disclosure of such information other than for Federal law enforcement purposes. Authorizes disciplinary action and civil penalties for unauthorized disclosures.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Feb 12, 2004.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-TX | John Cornyn | Feb 12, 2004 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Judiciary Committee | Referred Sep 11, 2003Markup May 13, 2004Reported May 13, 2004 |
Actions 6
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 13, 2004Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
- May 13, 2004Committee on the Judiciary. Reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
- May 13, 2004Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 511.
- Sep 11, 2003Introduced in Senate
- Sep 11, 2003Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S11417-11418)
- Sep 11, 2003Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S11418)
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.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S11417Text printed S11418 | Orrin G. Hatch R-UT (text) | Sep 11, 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.
Congressional Budget Office cost estimates 2
- Jun 1, 2004S. 1609, Parental Responsibility Obligations Met through Immigration System Enforcement Act<p>Cost estimate for the bill as reported by the Senate Committee on the Judiciary on May 13, 2004</p>
- Jun 1, 2004S. 1609, Parental Responsibility Obligations Met through Immigration System Enforcement ActCost estimate for the bill as reported by the Senate Committee on the Judiciary on May 13, 2004
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 4644 | PROMISE Act | Identical bill | Jun 30, 2004 |
Titles 5
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to make aliens ineligible to receive visas and exclude aliens from admission into the United States for nonpayment of child support.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- PROMISE Act
- Parental Responsibility Obligations Met through Immigration System Enforcement Act
- Short Titles as Reported to Senate
- PROMISE Act
- Parental Responsibility Obligations Met through Immigration System Enforcement Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Immigration.
Text 2
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 13, 2004Reported to Senate
- Sep 11, 2003Introduced in Senate
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.