Special Immigrant Nonminister Religious Worker Program Act
Latest action · Oct 10, 2008 Became Public Law No: 110-391.
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.
- IntroducedSep 26, 2008
- Passed SenateSep 26, 2008
- Passed HouseSep 27, 2008
- To the PresidentOct 2, 2008
- Became lawOct 10, 2008Public Law 110-391
Summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
Special Immigrant Nonminister Religious Worker Program Act - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to extend the special immigrant program for non-minister religious workers until March 6, 2009.
Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security to issue final regulations to eliminate or reduce fraud in the special immigrant non-minister religious worker program not later than 30 days after enactment of this Act.
Directs the Inspector General of the Department of Homeland Security to report to Congress on such regulations' effectiveness by March 6, 2009.
Cosponsors
Members who signed on, in the order they did.
Actions 15
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Oct 10, 2008Signed by President.
- Oct 10, 2008Became Public Law No: 110-391.
- Oct 2, 2008Presented to President.
- Sep 27, 2008Ms. Lofgren, Zoe moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- Sep 27, 2008Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H10265-10266)
- Sep 27, 2008DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 3606.
- Sep 27, 2008Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H10265-10266)
- Sep 27, 2008Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Sep 27, 2008Cleared for White House.
- Sep 26, 2008Introduced in Senate
- Sep 26, 2008Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S9668-9669)
- Sep 26, 2008Passed/agreed to in Senate: Introduced in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S9573-9574; text as passed Senate: CR S9573-9574)
- Sep 26, 2008Received in the House.
- Sep 26, 2008Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Sep 26, 2008Held at the desk.
In the Congressional Record 2
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 | Debate and remarks H10265, H10266Text printed H10265 | Lamar Smith R-TX, Zoe Lofgren D-CA | Sep 27, 2008 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S9573, S9668Text printed S9573 | Harry Reid D-NV, Orrin G. Hatch R-UT | Sep 26, 2008 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 5570 | Religious Worker Visa Extension Act of 2008 | Related bill | Aug 1, 2008 |
Titles 5
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to extend the special immigrant nonminister religious worker program and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Special Immigrant Nonminister Religious Worker Program Act
- Short Titles as Passed House
- Special Immigrant Nonminister Religious Worker Program Act
- Short Titles as Passed Senate
- Special Immigrant Nonminister Religious Worker Program Act
- Short Titles as Enacted
- Special Immigrant Nonminister Religious Worker Program Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Immigration.
Text 3
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Sep 29, 2008Enrolled Bill
- Sep 26, 2008Engrossed in Senate
- Sep 26, 2008Considered and Passed Senate
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.
