A bill to require the accreditation of English language training programs, and for other purposes.

Bill: 111-s-1338
Sponsor: Sen. Carper, Thomas R. [D-DE]
Introduced: 2009-06-24 in the Senate
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Area studies and international education
Immigration status and procedures
Language arts
Licensing and registrations
Visas and passports

Summary:
action_date: 2009-06-24
text: 
Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to require that a nonimmigrant foreign student seeking to enter the United States to study at a language training program enroll at a language program that is accredited by an accrediting agency recognized by the Secretary of Education.
 
Provides for a specified three-year exception to such requirement. 

action_date: 2010-09-27
text: 

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

 
Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to require that a nonimmigrant foreign student seeking to enter the United States to study at a language training program enroll at a language program that is accredited by an accrediting agency recognized by the Secretary of Education.
 
Provides for a specified three-year exception to such requirement.

action_date: 2010-12-01
text: 

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

 
Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to require that a nonimmigrant foreign student seeking to enter the United States to study at a language training program enroll at a language program that is accredited by an accrediting agency recognized by the Secretary of Education.
 
Provides for a specified three-year exception to such requirement.

action_date: 2010-12-14
text: 

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

 
Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to require that a nonimmigrant foreign student seeking to enter the United States to study at a language training program enroll at a language program that is accredited by an accrediting agency recognized by the Secretary of Education.
 
Provides for a specified three-year exception to such requirement.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2010-12-14
text: Became Public Law No: 111-306.
action_date: 2010-12-14
text: Became Public Law No: 111-306.
action_date: 2010-12-14
text: Signed by President.
action_date: 2010-12-14
text: Signed by President.
action_date: 2010-12-03
text: Presented to President.
action_date: 2010-12-03
text: Presented to President.
action_date: 2010-12-01
text: Cleared for White House.
action_date: 2010-12-01
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2010-12-01
text: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H7817-7818)
action_date: 2010-12-01
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H7817-7818)
action_date: 2010-12-01
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 1338.
action_date: 2010-12-01
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H7817-7818)
action_date: 2010-12-01
text: Mr. Conyers moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
action_date: 2010-09-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2010-09-28
text: Received in the House.
action_date: 2010-09-28
text: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
action_date: 2010-09-27
text: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S7559)
action_date: 2010-09-27
text: Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(text: CR S7559)
action_date: 2010-09-27
text: Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S7559)
action_date: 2010-09-27
text: Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S7559)
action_date: 2009-06-24
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2009-06-24
text: Introduced in Senate

Enacted as: number: 111-306