To remove the African National Congress from treatment as a terrorist organization for certain acts or events, provide relief for certain members of the African National Congress regarding admissibility, and for other purposes.
Latest action · Jul 1, 2008 Became Public Law No: 110-257.
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.
- IntroducedApr 3, 2008
- Passed HouseMay 8, 2008
- Passed SenateJun 26, 2008
- To the PresidentJun 27, 2008
- Became lawJul 1, 2008
Summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the Senate on June 26, 2008. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
Amends the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2008 to state that for purposes of alien inadmissibility based upon terrorist-related grounds the African National Congress (ANC) shall not be considered to be a terrorist organization on the basis of any act or event that occurred before the date of enactment of such Act.
Authorizes the Secretary of State (after consultation with the Attorney General and the Secretary of Homeland Security) or the Secretary of Homeland Security (after consultation with the Secretary of State and the Attorney General) to determine, in such Secretary's sole and unreviewable discretion, that inadmissibility based upon specified criminal convictions or terrorist activities shall not apply to an alien with respect to activities undertaken in opposition to apartheid rule in South Africa.
Expresses the sense of Congress that the Secretary of State and the Secretary of Homeland Security should exercise such authority in appropriate instances to exempt the anti-apartheid activities of aliens who are current or former officials of the government of the Republic of South Africa.
Directs the Secretary of State, in coordination with the Attorney General, the Secretary of Homeland Security, the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and the Director of National Intelligence, to ensure that databases used to determine U.S. admissibility are appropriately updated.
Cosponsors 6
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 3, 2008 to Apr 29, 2008, with 3 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Original | Apr 3, 2008 |
| D-MS | Bennie G. Thompson | Original | Apr 3, 2008 |
| D-NJ | Donald M. Payne | Original | Apr 3, 2008 |
| D-MI | John Conyers, Jr. | Apr 8, 2008 | |
| D-VT | Peter Welch | Apr 29, 2008 | |
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | Apr 29, 2008 |
Actions 33
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 1, 2008Became Public Law No: 110-257.
- Jul 1, 2008Signed by President.
- Jun 27, 2008Presented to President.
- Jun 26, 2008Cleared for White House.
- Jun 26, 2008Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported with an amendment favorably.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 2979 | A bill to exempt the African National Congress from treatment as a terrorist organization, and for other purposes. | Related bill | Jun 26, 2008 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Immigration.
- Admission of nonimmigrants
- Africa (Sub-Saharan)
- Aliens
- Crime and Law Enforcement
- Criminal justice information
- Data banks
- Foreign leaders
- Government Operations and Politics
- Identification of criminals
- Immigration
- International Affairs
- Political parties
- Science, Technology, Communications
- South Africa
- Terrorism
- Visas
Text 5
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 28, 2008Enrolled Bill
- Jun 27, 2008Engrossed Amendment Senate
- May 8, 2008Engrossed in House
- May 5, 2008Reported in House
- Apr 3, 2008Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov.