American Child Support Enforcement Immigration Act of 2006
Latest action · Jul 28, 2006 Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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 28, 2006
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
American Child Support Enforcement Immigration Act of 2006 - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to prohibit the Secretary of Homeland Security (Secretary) from approving a family-based immigration petition or fiance/fiancee nonimmigrant petition by a petitioner certified by the Secretary of Health and Human Services as owing child support arrearages.
Authorizes the Secretary to revoke a previously-approved petition (if a visa has not been issued or a status adjustment has not been effected) if such petition would not have been approved had the provisions of this Act been in effect.
Cosponsors 6
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 28, 2006 to Sep 21, 2006, with 4 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-PA | Curt Weldon | Original | Jul 28, 2006 |
| R-MO | Jo Ann Emerson | Original | Jul 28, 2006 |
| R-CO | Thomas G. Tancredo | Original | Jul 28, 2006 |
| R-NC | Walter B. Jones | Original | Jul 28, 2006 |
| R-FL | Katherine Harris | Sep 7, 2006 | |
| D-VA | Virgil H. Goode Jr. | Sep 21, 2006 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 28, 2006Introduced in House
- Jul 28, 2006Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Immigration.
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- Jul 28, 2006Introduced in House
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