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, 2008Public Law 110-257
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; 3 are original cosponsors, there from 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 |
Committees 3
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred Apr 3, 2008Markup Apr 30, 2008Reported May 6, 2008 |
| Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee | Referred Apr 14, 2008Discharged Apr 29, 2008 | |
| House | Foreign Affairs Committee | Referred Apr 3, 2008Discharged May 6, 2008 |
| Senate | Judiciary Committee | Referred May 12, 2008Markup Jun 26, 2008Reported Jun 26, 2008 |
Actions 30
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 1, 2008Signed by President.
- Jul 1, 2008Became Public Law No: 110-257.
- Jun 27, 2008Presented to President.
- Jun 26, 2008Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported with an amendment favorably.
- Jun 26, 2008Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Leahy with an amendment. Without written report.
- Jun 26, 2008Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 852.
- Jun 26, 2008Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: S6231-6232)
- Jun 26, 2008Ms. Lee asked unanimous consent that the House agree to the Senate amendment. (consideration: CR H6171-6172)
- Jun 26, 2008Resolving differences -- House actions: On motion that the House agree to the Senate amendment Agreed to without objection. (text as House agreed to Senate amendment: CR H6171)
- Jun 26, 2008Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Jun 26, 2008Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Jun 26, 2008Cleared for White House.
- May 12, 2008Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
- May 8, 2008Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H3203)
- May 8, 2008Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR 5/6/2008 H3078-3079)
- May 8, 2008Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- May 8, 2008The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
- May 6, 2008Mr. Conyers moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- May 6, 2008Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3078-3083)
- May 6, 2008DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5690.
- May 6, 2008At the conclusion of debate, the chair put the question on the motion to suspend the rules. Mr. Frelinghuysen objected to the vote on the grounds that a quorum was not present. Further proceedings on the motion were postponed. The point of no quorum was withdrawn.
- May 5, 2008Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 110-620, Part I.
- May 5, 2008Committee on Foreign Affairs discharged.
- May 5, 2008Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 387.
- Apr 30, 2008Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Apr 30, 2008Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
- Apr 29, 2008Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law Discharged.
- Apr 14, 2008Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law.
- Apr 3, 2008Introduced in House
- Apr 3, 2008Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 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.
In the Congressional Record 3
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| House · Senate | Debate and remarks H6171, S6231, S6232Text printed S6232Amendments H6171 | Barbara Lee D-CA, Edward R. Royce R-CA, Harry Reid D-NV, Jon Kyl R-AZ, Patrick J. Leahy D-VT | Jun 26, 2008 |
| House | Debate and remarks H3203 | — | May 8, 2008 |
| House | Debate and remarks H3078–H3083Text printed H3078 | Barbara Lee D-CA, Bennie G. Thompson D-MS, Howard L. Berman D-CA, John Conyers, Jr. D-MI, Lamar Smith R-TX, Rodney P. Frelinghuysen R-NJ, Sheila Jackson Lee D-TX, Steve King R-IA, Zoe Lofgren D-CA | May 6, 2008 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Committee report
Congressional Budget Office cost estimates 2
- May 2, 2008H.R. 5690, A bill to exempt 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<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on April 30, 2008</p>
- May 2, 2008H.R. 5690, A bill to exempt 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 purposesCost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on April 30, 2008
CRS reports 3
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 3
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R47399 | U.S. Refugee Admissions Program | Report | Jan 20, 2023 |
| RL31269 | Refugee Admissions and Resettlement Policy Archived | Report | Dec 18, 2018 |
| R41104 | Immigration Visa Issuances and Grounds for Exclusion: Policy and Trends Archived | Report | Mar 10, 2010 |
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 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To exempt 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.
- Official Titles as Amended by House
- 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.
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 7
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 28, 2008Enrolled Bill
- Jun 27, 2008Engrossed Amendment Senate
- Jun 26, 2008Reported to Senate
- May 12, 2008Referred in 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; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
