Immigration Law Corrections Act of 2008
Latest action · Jan 31, 2008 Referred to the Subcommittee on Border, Maritime, and Global Counterterrorism.
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.
- IntroducedJan 15, 2008
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Immigration Law Corrections Act of 2008 - Rescinds specified funds made available under the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2008 for: (1) the Executive Office for Immigration Review's legal orientation programs; and (2) defender services in immigration enforcement proceedings.
Amends the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996, as amended by the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2008, to eliminate the Secretary of Homeland Security's discretionary authority to not install security fencing and related security resources at locations along the southwest border.
Cosponsors
Members who signed on, in the order they did.
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Appropriations Committee | Referred Jan 15, 2008 |
| House | Homeland Security Committee | Referred Jan 15, 2008 |
| Border Security and Enforcement Subcommittee | Referred Jan 31, 2008 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jan 31, 2008Referred to the Subcommittee on Border, Maritime, and Global Counterterrorism.
- Jan 15, 2008Introduced in House
- Jan 15, 2008Referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committee on Homeland Security, 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.
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To repeal various provisions of the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2008, relating to immigration and border security fencing.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Immigration Law Corrections Act of 2008
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Immigration.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 15, 2008Introduced in House
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