Religious Worker Visa Extension Act of 2008
Latest action · Aug 1, 2008 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 10, 2008
- Passed HouseApr 15, 2008
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Religious Worker Visa Extension Act of 2008 - Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security to issue final regulations to eliminate or reduce fraud in the special immigrant non-minister religious worker program by December 31, 2008.
Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to: (1) extend the special immigrant program for non-minister religious workers until January 1, 2010; and (2) extend the program until January 1, 2016, (to be effective March 1, 2009) if the Secretary issues such final regulations by December 31, 2008.
Directs the Inspector General of the Department of Homeland Security to report to Congress on such regulations' effectiveness by September 30, 2010. Requires that such report shall include an analysis of a random sample of non-minister special immigrant religious workers, before their second anniversary of being admitted, to determine whether they are still employed by the religious organization that petitioned for them, and if not, the reasons for their departure from such employment.
Cosponsors
Members who signed on, in the order they did.
Actions 18
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Aug 1, 2008Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
- Apr 16, 2008Received in the Senate.
- Apr 15, 2008Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2284-2289)
- Apr 15, 2008DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5570.
- Apr 15, 2008Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 3606 | Special Immigrant Nonminister Religious Worker Program Act | Related bill | Oct 10, 2008 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Immigration.
Text 3
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 15, 2008Engrossed in House
- Apr 14, 2008Reported in House
- Mar 10, 2008Introduced in House
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