Afghan Allies Protection Amendments Act of 2018
Latest action · May 22, 2018 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
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.
- IntroducedMay 7, 2018
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Afghan Allies Protection Amendments Act of 2018
This bill amends the Afghan Allies Protection Act of 2009 to authorize, in addition to any unused visas in prior fiscal years, up to 4,000 visas in FY2019 for the Afghan special immigrant visa program. That program provides special immigrant visa status for Afghans (and certain family members) who are threatened because of their work as translators, interpreters, or support staff for the U.S. government or its Armed Forces in Afghanistan.
The bill also requires that the period of employment for Afghans eligible for the special visa end by December 31, 2021, and that Afghans seeking special immigrant status must apply to the Chief of Mission in Afghanistan by that same date.
Cosponsors 21
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 7, 2018 to Dec 11, 2018; 3 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-OR | Earl Blumenauer | Original | May 7, 2018 |
| D-MA | Seth Moulton | Original | May 7, 2018 |
| R-OH | Steve Stivers | Original | May 7, 2018 |
| D-CA | Doris O. Matsui | May 9, 2018 | |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | May 9, 2018 | |
| D-OH | Tim Ryan | May 9, 2018 | |
| R-WA | David G. Reichert | May 11, 2018 | |
| R-NY | Elise M. Stefanik | May 15, 2018 | |
| R-OH | Brad R. Wenstrup | May 16, 2018 | |
| R-WI | Mike Gallagher | May 16, 2018 | |
| R-OK | Steve Russell | May 29, 2018 | |
| D-FL | Alcee L. Hastings | Jun 5, 2018 | |
| R-CA | Duncan Hunter | Jun 5, 2018 | |
| D-MA | Niki Tsongas | Jun 5, 2018 | |
| R-FL | Brian J. Mast | Jun 6, 2018 | |
| D-VT | Peter Welch | Jun 6, 2018 | |
| D-GA | Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. | Jun 7, 2018 | |
| R-FL | Thomas J. Rooney | Jun 7, 2018 | |
| D-MD | C. A. Dutch Ruppersberger | Oct 12, 2018 | |
| D-CA | Jackie Speier | Oct 12, 2018 | |
| D-OR | Peter A. DeFazio | Dec 11, 2018 |
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 May 7, 2018 |
| Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee | Referred May 22, 2018 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 22, 2018Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
- May 7, 2018Introduced in House
- May 7, 2018Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 164, no. 73, May 7, 2018, page H3782.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 2793 | Afghan Allies Protection Amendments Act of 2018 | Identical bill | May 7, 2018 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the Afghan Allies Protection Act of 2009.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Afghan Allies Protection Amendments Act of 2018
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Immigration.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 7, 2018Introduced in House
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.
