Special Immigrant Nonminister Religious Worker Program Act

Bill: 110-s-3606
Sponsor: Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT]
Introduced: 2008-09-26 in the Senate
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Administrative procedure
Alien labor
Congress
Congressional reporting requirements
Crime and Law Enforcement
Department of Homeland Security
Fraud
Government Operations and Politics
Immigrants
Labor and Employment
Law
Religion
Visas

Summary:
action_date: 2008-09-26
text: 
Special Immigrant Nonminister Religious Worker Program Act - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to extend the special immigrant program for non-minister religious workers until March 6, 2009.
 
Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security to issue final regulations to eliminate or reduce fraud in the special immigrant non-minister religious worker program not later than 30 days after enactment of this Act.
 
Directs the Inspector General of the Department of Homeland Security to report to Congress on such regulations' effectiveness by March 6, 2009.

action_date: 2008-09-26
text: 

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

 
Special Immigrant Nonminister Religious Worker Program Act - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to extend the special immigrant program for non-minister religious workers until March 6, 2009.
 
Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security to issue final regulations to eliminate or reduce fraud in the special immigrant non-minister religious worker program not later than 30 days after enactment of this Act.
 
Directs the Inspector General of the Department of Homeland Security to report to Congress on such regulations' effectiveness by March 6, 2009.

action_date: 2008-09-27
text: 

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

 
Special Immigrant Nonminister Religious Worker Program Act - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to extend the special immigrant program for non-minister religious workers until March 6, 2009.
 
Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security to issue final regulations to eliminate or reduce fraud in the special immigrant non-minister religious worker program not later than 30 days after enactment of this Act.
 
Directs the Inspector General of the Department of Homeland Security to report to Congress on such regulations' effectiveness by March 6, 2009.

action_date: 2008-10-10
text: 

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

 
Special Immigrant Nonminister Religious Worker Program Act - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to extend the special immigrant program for non-minister religious workers until March 6, 2009.
 
Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security to issue final regulations to eliminate or reduce fraud in the special immigrant non-minister religious worker program not later than 30 days after enactment of this Act.
 
Directs the Inspector General of the Department of Homeland Security to report to Congress on such regulations' effectiveness by March 6, 2009.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2008-10-10
text: Became Public Law No: 110-391.
action_date: 2008-10-10
text: Became Public Law No: 110-391.
action_date: 2008-10-10
text: Signed by President.
action_date: 2008-10-10
text: Signed by President.
action_date: 2008-10-02
text: Presented to President.
action_date: 2008-10-02
text: Presented to President.
action_date: 2008-09-27
text: Cleared for White House.
action_date: 2008-09-27
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2008-09-27
text: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H10265-10266)
action_date: 2008-09-27
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H10265-10266)
action_date: 2008-09-27
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 3606.
action_date: 2008-09-27
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H10265-10266)
action_date: 2008-09-27
text: Ms. Lofgren, Zoe moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
action_date: 2008-09-26
text: Held at the desk.
action_date: 2008-09-26
text: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
action_date: 2008-09-26
text: Received in the House.
action_date: 2008-09-26
text: Introduced in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S9573-9574; text as passed Senate: CR S9573-9574)
action_date: 2008-09-26
text: Passed/agreed to in Senate: Introduced in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S9573-9574; text as passed Senate: CR S9573-9574)
action_date: 2008-09-26
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S9668-9669)
action_date: 2008-09-26
text: Introduced in Senate

Enacted as: number: 110-391