A bill to require the accreditation of English language training programs, and for other purposes.
Latest action · Dec 14, 2010 Became Public Law No: 111-306.
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.
- IntroducedJun 24, 2009
- Passed SenateSep 27, 2010
- Passed HouseDec 1, 2010
- To the PresidentDec 3, 2010
- Became lawDec 14, 2010Public Law 111-306
Summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to require that a nonimmigrant foreign student seeking to enter the United States to study at a language training program enroll at a language program that is accredited by an accrediting agency recognized by the Secretary of Education.
Provides for a specified three-year exception to such requirement.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Jun 24, 2009.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-TN | Lamar Alexander | Original | Jun 24, 2009 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Judiciary Committee | Referred Jun 24, 2009Discharged Sep 28, 2010 |
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred Sep 28, 2010 |
Actions 17
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Dec 14, 2010Signed by President.
- Dec 14, 2010Became Public Law No: 111-306.
- Dec 3, 2010Presented to President.
- Dec 1, 2010Mr. Conyers moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- Dec 1, 2010Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H7817-7818)
- Dec 1, 2010DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 1338.
- Dec 1, 2010Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H7817-7818)
- Dec 1, 2010Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Dec 1, 2010Cleared for White House.
- Sep 28, 2010Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Sep 28, 2010Received in the House.
- Sep 28, 2010Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
- Sep 27, 2010Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S7559)
- Sep 27, 2010Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S7559)
- Sep 27, 2010Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S7559)
- Jun 24, 2009Introduced in Senate
- Jun 24, 2009Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
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 H7817, H7818Text printed H7817 | Doc Hastings R-WA, John Conyers, Jr. D-MI, Lamar Smith R-TX | Dec 1, 2010 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S7559Text printed S7559 | Robert P. Casey Jr. D-PA | Sep 27, 2010 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 2361 | To require the accreditation of English language training programs, and for other purposes. | Identical bill | Jun 12, 2009 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to require the accreditation of English language training programs, and for other purposes.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Immigration.
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- —Enrolled Bill
- Sep 28, 2010Referred in House
- Sep 27, 2010Engrossed in Senate
- Jun 24, 2009Introduced 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.
