To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to protect vulnerable refugees and asylum seekers.
Latest action · Sep 27, 2006 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H7679)
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.
- IntroducedJul 27, 2006
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to redefine "terrorist organization" for purposes of the alien terrorist exclusion as an organization of two or more individuals engaged in terrorist activities whose activities threaten the security of U.S. nationals or U.S. national security, as determined by the Secretary of State independently or upon the request of the Attorney General or the Secretary of Homeland Security.
States that the Secretary of State's failure to determine that a group threatens the security of U.S. nationals or national security shall not affect the application of any of the other security and terrorism-related bars on admission to any of the group's members.
Redefines "engage in terrorist activity" for purposes of alien terrorist exclusion to provide an undue coercion or duress exception with respect to providing terrorists with material support.
Cosponsors 21
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 27, 2006 to Dec 7, 2006; 11 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-NJ | Christopher H. Smith | Original | Jul 27, 2006 |
| R-CA | Dana Rohrabacher | Original | Jul 27, 2006 |
| D-NJ | Donald M. Payne | Original | Jul 27, 2006 |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Original | Jul 27, 2006 |
| R-IN | Mark E. Souder | Original | Jul 27, 2006 |
| D-CA | Michael M. Honda | Original | Jul 27, 2006 |
| R-IN | Mike Pence | Original | Jul 27, 2006 |
| R-NY | Sherwood Boehlert | Original | Jul 27, 2006 |
| R-MI | Thaddeus G. McCotter | Original | Jul 27, 2006 |
| D-CA | Tom Lantos | Original | Jul 27, 2006 |
| R-TN | Zach Wamp | Original | Jul 27, 2006 |
| R-IA | James A. Leach | Jul 28, 2006 | |
| D-MN | Betty McCollum | Aug 2, 2006 | |
| D-MI | John Conyers, Jr. | Sep 6, 2006 | |
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | Sep 6, 2006 | |
| D-NJ | Steven R. Rothman | Sep 6, 2006 | |
| R-MI | Vernon J. Ehlers | Sep 6, 2006 | |
| D-NC | David E. Price | Sep 28, 2006 | |
| D-WI | Tammy Baldwin | Sep 28, 2006 | |
| D-CA | Susan A. Davis | Sep 29, 2006 | |
| D-VA | James P. Moran | Dec 7, 2006 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred Jul 27, 2006 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 27, 2006Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H7679)
- Jul 27, 2006Introduced in House
- Jul 27, 2006Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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 protect vulnerable refugees and asylum seekers.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Immigration.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 27, 2006Introduced in House
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