Widows and Orphans Act of 2005
Latest action · Mar 16, 2005 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
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.
- IntroducedMar 16, 2005
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Widows and Orphans Act of 2005 - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to create a new special immigrant visa category N for certain alien minors and females referred by a U.S. Government agency who have a credible fear of harm due to age or sex and who lack adequate protection.
States that special immigrant status for such individuals shall be adjudicated within 45 days and that, if granted, the alien shall be paroled into the United States and allowed to apply for adjustment of status within one year of arrival.
Requires the Secretary of Homeland Security to report to specified congressional committees on progress toward implementing the N visa provisions of this Act.
Bars an alien's admission into the United States until a search of each database maintained by a Federal agency or department has been conducted to determine whether the alien is ineligible for admission on criminal, security, or related grounds. Requires aliens to be fingerprinted and to submit such fingerprints and other required biometric data to the Secretary within 30 days of entry. Requires completion of database searches within 180 days of entry.
Authorizes administrative review of a determination that an alien is ineligible for admission on criminal, security, or related grounds based on a database search. Precludes judicial review of such determinations.
Cosponsors 3
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Mar 16, 2005.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CT | Christopher J. Dodd | Original | Mar 16, 2005 |
| D-NM | Jeff Bingaman | Original | Mar 16, 2005 |
| D-WA | Maria Cantwell | Original | Mar 16, 2005 |
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 Mar 16, 2005 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 16, 2005Introduced in Senate
- Mar 16, 2005Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2854)
- Mar 16, 2005Read twice and referred to the 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.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S2854 | Sam Brownback R-KS | Mar 16, 2005 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to establish new special immigrant categories, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Widows and Orphans Act of 2005
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Immigration.
- Administrative procedure
- Administrative remedies
- Aliens
- Armed Forces and National Security
- Child safety
- Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
- Congress
- Congressional reporting requirements
- Crime and Law Enforcement
- Criminal aliens
- Data banks
- Department of Homeland Security
- Families
- Fingerprints
- Government Operations and Politics
- Human rights
- Identification devices
- Immigrants
- Immigration
- International Affairs
- Judicial review
- Law
- Orphans
- Refugees
- Science, Technology, Communications
- Sex discrimination
- Visas
- Women
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 16, 2005Introduced in Senate
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