Religious Worker Visa Reciprocity Act of 2019
Latest action · Mar 5, 2019 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
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.
- IntroducedJan 24, 2019
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Religious Worker Visa Reciprocity Act of 2019
This bill places restrictions on the issuance of special immigrant visas for religious workers. No petition for such a visa may be approved if the alien's country of nationality (1) is identified in the 2018 International Religious Freedom Report as a Country of Particular Concern or a country where religious freedom is of significant interest or particular concern, or (2) does not provide similar immigration treatment to U.S. nationals.
Cosponsors
Members who signed on, in the order they did.
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 5, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
- Jan 24, 2019Introduced in House
- Jan 24, 2019Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 8838 | Legal Immigration for the U.S. Act | Related bill | Dec 2, 2020 |
| HR 9064 | Refurbishing the Pillars of American Exceptionalism Act of 2020 | Related bill | Dec 31, 2020 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Immigration.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 24, 2019Introduced in House
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