Filipino Veterans Family Reunification Act
Latest action · Feb 16, 2007 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.
- IntroducedFeb 16, 2007
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Filipino Veterans Family Reunification Act - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to exempt sons and daughters of Filipino World War II veterans who were naturalized under the Immigration Act of 1990 from worldwide or numerical limitations on immigrant visas.
Cosponsors 11
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 16, 2007 to Sep 10, 2007; 5 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Barbara Boxer | Original | Feb 16, 2007 |
| D-HI | Daniel K. Inouye | Original | Feb 16, 2007 |
| D-MA | Edward M. Kennedy | Original | Feb 16, 2007 |
| D-NV | Harry Reid | Original | Feb 16, 2007 |
| D-WA | Maria Cantwell | Original | Feb 16, 2007 |
| D-MD | Barbara A. Mikulski | Mar 1, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Dianne Feinstein | Mar 1, 2007 | |
| D-WA | Patty Murray | Mar 19, 2007 | |
| D-OH | Sherrod Brown | Apr 12, 2007 | |
| D-IL | Richard J. Durbin | Jun 14, 2007 | |
| D-NJ | Robert Menendez | Sep 10, 2007 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Judiciary Committee | Referred Feb 16, 2007 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 16, 2007Introduced in Senate
- Feb 16, 2007Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2179)
- Feb 16, 2007Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
In the Congressional Record 1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S2179 | Daniel K. Akaka D-HI | Feb 16, 2007 |
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.
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| S. Hrg. 110-158 | CURRENT NATIONAL PARKS BILLS79 pages | Energy and Natural Resources Committee | Jul 12, 2007 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 1287 | Filipino Veterans Family Reunification Act | Related bill | Mar 8, 2007 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to exempt children of certain Filipino World War II veterans from the numerical limitations on immigrant visas.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Filipino Veterans Family Reunification Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Immigration.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 16, 2007Introduced in 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.
