Marine Sergeant Michael H. Ferschke, Jr. Memorial Act

Bill: 111-hr-6397
Sponsor: Rep. Duncan, John J., Jr. [R-TN-2]
Introduced: 2010-11-15 in the House
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Immigration status and procedures
Marriage and family status
Military personnel and dependents

Summary:
action_date: 2010-11-15
text: 
Marine Sergeant Michael H. Ferschke, Jr. Memorial Act - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to count as a spouse, wife, or husband a party to a marriage ceremony in which the parties were not in each other's physical presence, and the marriage was not consummated, if the failure to consummate was caused by physical separation because of one party's active-duty status abroad in the U.S. Armed Forces.
 
States that the budgetary effects of this Act for purposes of Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010 compliance shall be determined by reference to the latest statement titled &quot;Budgetary Effects of PAYGO Legislation&quot; for this Act, submitted for printing in the Congressional Record by the Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the House of Representatives, provided that such statement has been submitted prior to the vote on passage.

action_date: 2010-11-15
text: 

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

 
Marine Sergeant Michael H. Ferschke, Jr. Memorial Act - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to count as a spouse, wife, or husband a party to a marriage ceremony in which the parties were not in each other's physical presence, and the marriage was not consummated, if the failure to consummate was caused by physical separation because of one party's active-duty status abroad in the U.S. Armed Forces.
 
States that the budgetary effects of this Act for purposes of Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010 compliance shall be determined by reference to the latest statement titled &quot;Budgetary Effects of PAYGO Legislation&quot; for this Act, submitted for printing in the Congressional Record by the Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the House of Representatives, provided that such statement has been submitted prior to the vote on passage.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2010-12-22
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2010-11-17
text: Received in the Senate.
action_date: 2010-11-15
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2010-11-15
text: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H7408)
action_date: 2010-11-15
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H7408)
action_date: 2010-11-15
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 6397.
action_date: 2010-11-15
text: Mr. Conyers moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
action_date: 2010-11-15
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H7408-7410)
action_date: 2010-11-15
text: Referred to House Budget
action_date: 2010-11-15
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2010-11-15
text: Referred to House Judiciary
action_date: 2010-11-15
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2010-11-15
text: Introduced in House