To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for relief to surviving spouses and children.
Latest action · May 26, 2009 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law.
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 2, 2009
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to allow a surviving spouse of a U.S. citizen who was married for less than two years at the time of the citizen's death who proves by a preponderance of the evidence that the marriage was entered into in good faith and not for the purpose of obtaining an immigration benefit to self-petition (within the required two years) for continued immediate relative status. (Applies such provision to applications and petitions pending on or after the date of enactment of this Act.)
Extends the petition filing deadline for two years after the date of the enactment of this Act if: (1) the alien's U.S. citizen spouse died before the date of the enactment of this Act; (2) the alien and the citizen spouse were married for less than two years at the time of the citizen spouse's death; and (3) the alien has not remarried.
Cosponsors 31
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 2, 2009 to Jul 10, 2009; 14 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NJ | Albio Sires | Original | Apr 2, 2009 |
| R-CA | Brian P. Bilbray | Original | Apr 2, 2009 |
| D-TX | Charles A. Gonzalez | Original | Apr 2, 2009 |
| R-CA | Daniel E. Lungren | Original | Apr 2, 2009 |
| D-OR | David Wu | Original | Apr 2, 2009 |
| D-MA | Edward J. Markey | Original | Apr 2, 2009 |
| D-TX | Gene Green | Original | Apr 2, 2009 |
| D-NY | Jerrold Nadler | Original | Apr 2, 2009 |
| D-GA | John Lewis | Original | Apr 2, 2009 |
| D-GU | Madeleine Z. Bordallo | Original | Apr 2, 2009 |
| D-NY | Michael E. McMahon | Original | Apr 2, 2009 |
| D-HI | Neil Abercrombie | Original | Apr 2, 2009 |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Original | Apr 2, 2009 |
| R-NJ | Scott Garrett | Original | Apr 2, 2009 |
| D-PA | Chaka Fattah | Apr 22, 2009 | |
| D-MD | Elijah E. Cummings | Apr 22, 2009 | |
| D-CA | Ellen O. Tauscher | Apr 22, 2009 | |
| D-CA | Fortney Pete Stark | Apr 22, 2009 | |
| D-NY | Gary L. Ackerman | Apr 22, 2009 | |
| D-MP | Gregorio Kilili Camacho Sablan | Apr 22, 2009 | |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Apr 23, 2009 | |
| D-FL | Alcee L. Hastings | Apr 30, 2009 | |
| D-VA | James P. Moran | Apr 30, 2009 | |
| D-AZ | Ed Pastor | May 4, 2009 | |
| D-NY | Eliot L. Engel | May 4, 2009 | |
| D-FL | Robert Wexler | May 4, 2009 | |
| D-NJ | Rush Holt | May 6, 2009 | |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | May 6, 2009 | |
| R-IA | Tom Latham | May 21, 2009 | |
| R-VA | Frank R. Wolf | Jun 12, 2009 | |
| D-CA | Bob Filner | Jul 10, 2009 |
Committees 1
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 2, 2009 |
| Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee | Referred May 26, 2009 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 26, 2009Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law.
- Apr 2, 2009Introduced in House
- Apr 2, 2009Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for relief to surviving spouses and children.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Immigration.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 2, 2009Introduced in House
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