Congress 108 - S 1685 - Basic Pilot Program Extension and Expansion Act of 2003

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Alien labor Citizenship Congress Congressional investigations Economic growth Economics and Public Finance Employee selection Finance and Financial Sector Government Operations and Politics Government paperwork Identification devices Illegal aliens Immigrants Immigration Investors Job creation Labor and Employment Labor statistics Personnel records Recruiting of employees Visas

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(This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the Senate on November 12, 2003. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Basic Pilot Program Extension and Expansion Act of 2003 - (Sec. 2) Amends the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 to extend for five additional years: (1) the "basic" employment verification system pilot program; (2) the citizen attestation pilot program; and (3) the machine-readable-document pilot program.

(Sec. 3) Extends the scope of the "basic" pilot program to all States by December 1, 2004 (currently five to seven States). Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security to report on such program extension by June 1, 2004.

(Sec. 4) Amends the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1993 to authorize the Secretary of Homeland Security to give immigration priority to petitions filed under the pilot immigration for regional centers to promote economic growth. Extends such program for an additional five years.

(Sec. 5) Directs the General Accounting Office (GAO) to conduct a study of the immigrant investor program, including information on the number of such immigrants and their country of origin, settlement locality, and employment created by them.

Actions

Dec 3, 2003

Became Public Law No: 108-156.
Dec 3, 2003

Signed by President.
Nov 21, 2003

Presented to President.
Nov 19, 2003

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Nov 19, 2003

On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H11582-11583)
Nov 19, 2003

Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H11582-11583)
Nov 19, 2003

DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 1685.
Nov 19, 2003

Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H11582-11586)
Nov 19, 2003

Mr. Sensenbrenner moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
Nov 14, 2003

Held at the desk.
Nov 14, 2003

Received in the House.
Nov 14, 2003

Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Nov 12, 2003

Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S14505-14506)
Nov 12, 2003

Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.(text: CR S14505-14506)
Nov 12, 2003

The committee substitute as amended agreed to by Unanimous Consent.
Nov 12, 2003

Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S14504-14506; text of measure as reported in Senate: CR S14505)
Nov 6, 2003

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 374.
Nov 6, 2003

Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Hatch with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
Nov 6, 2003

Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Sep 30, 2003

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Sep 30, 2003

Introduced in Senate

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