Renewing Immigration Provisions of the Immigration Act of 1929
Latest action · Sep 28, 2022 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S5228-5229)
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.
- IntroducedSep 28, 2022
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Renewing Immigration Provisions of the Immigration Act of 1929
This bill expands eligibility for a program that authorizes the Department of Homeland Security to, at its discretion, provide lawful permanent resident status to certain long-term residents of the United States, including individuals who are unlawfully present.
Currently, this program, sometimes referred to as the Registry program, is only available to eligible non-U.S. nationals (aliens under federal law) who entered the United States before January 1, 1972. The bill removes this entry cutoff date and opens up the program to eligible individuals who have resided in the United States for at least seven years.
Existing requirements (e.g., the individual must not be inadmissible or deportable due to certain grounds related to crime or terrorism) continue to apply.
Cosponsors 5
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Sep 28, 2022 to Nov 29, 2022, with 3 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NM | Ben Ray Luján | Original | Sep 28, 2022 |
| D-MA | Elizabeth Warren | Original | Sep 28, 2022 |
| D-IL | Richard J. Durbin | Original | Sep 28, 2022 |
| I-VT | Bernard Sanders | Nov 15, 2022 | |
| D-NJ | Cory A. Booker | Nov 29, 2022 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 28, 2022Introduced in Senate
- Sep 28, 2022Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S5228-5229)
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 8433 | Renewing Immigration Provisions of the Immigration Act of 1929 | Identical bill | Nov 1, 2022 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Immigration.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Sep 28, 2022Introduced in Senate
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