A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to exempt surviving spouses of United States citizens from the numerical limitations described in section 201 of such Act.
Latest action · Apr 2, 2009 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S4370)
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 SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to allow an alien widow of a U.S. citizen who was married for less than two years at the time of the citizen spouse'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 all 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 enactment of this Act for an alien spouse if: (1) the U.S. citizen spouse died before the date of 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 7
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 2, 2009 to Apr 30, 2009, with 5 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Dianne Feinstein | Original | Apr 2, 2009 |
| D-MA | Edward M. Kennedy | Original | Apr 2, 2009 |
| D-MA | John F. Kerry | Original | Apr 2, 2009 |
| D-IL | Richard J. Durbin | Original | Apr 2, 2009 |
| D-NJ | Robert Menendez | Original | Apr 2, 2009 |
| R-FL | Mel Martinez | Apr 22, 2009 | |
| D-NY | Kirsten E. Gillibrand | Apr 30, 2009 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 2, 2009Introduced in Senate
- Apr 2, 2009Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S4370)
- Apr 2, 2009Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S4369-4370)
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Immigration.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 2, 2009Introduced in Senate
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