Emergency Afghan Allies Extension Act of 2014

Bill: 113-hr-5195
Sponsor: Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3]
Introduced: 2014-07-24 in the House
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Afghanistan
Asia
Foreign labor
Immigration status and procedures
User charges and fees
Visas and passports

Summary:
action_date: 2014-07-24
text: 
Afghan Allies Protection Act of 2014 - Amends the Afghan Allies Protection Act of 2009 to: (1) increase to 4,000 the number of Afghan special immigrant visas available in FY2014, and (2) extend unused visa carryover authority through December 31, 2016.
 
Directs the Secretary of State to temporarily increase the fee or surcharge (by $1.50) for processing machine-readable nonimmigrant visas and machine-readable combined border crossing identification cards and nonimmigrant visas.

action_date: 2014-07-30
text: 
Amends the Afghan Allies Protection Act of 2009 to increase by 1,000 the number of Afghan special immigrant visas available in FY2014. 
 
Requires, with regard to such visas, that: 
 
 
the period during which an alien must have been employed must terminate by December 31, 2014, 
 
the principal alien seeking special immigrant status shall apply to the Chief of Mission by December 31, 2014, and 
 
the authority to provide such status shall terminate on December 31, 2014. 
 
Directs the Secretary of State, by January 1, 2015, to increase temporarily the fee or surcharge (by $1) for processing machine-readable nonimmigrant visas and machine-readable combined border crossing identification cards and nonimmigrant visas.

action_date: 2014-08-01
text: 

(This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the House on July 30, 2014. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

 
Amends the Afghan Allies Protection Act of 2009 to increase by 1,000 the number of Afghan special immigrant visas available in FY2014. 
 
Requires, with regard to such visas, that: 
 
 
the period during which an alien must have been employed must terminate by December 31, 2014, 
 
the principal alien seeking special immigrant status shall apply to the Chief of Mission by December 31, 2014, and 
 
the authority to provide such status shall terminate on December 31, 2014. 
 
Directs the Secretary of State, by January 1, 2015, to increase temporarily the fee or surcharge (by $1) for processing machine-readable nonimmigrant visas and machine-readable combined border crossing identification cards and nonimmigrant visas.

action_date: 2014-08-08
text: 

(This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the House on July 30, 2014. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

 
Amends the Afghan Allies Protection Act of 2009 to increase by 1,000 the number of Afghan special immigrant visas available in FY2014. 
 
Requires, with regard to such visas, that: 
 
 
the period during which an alien must have been employed must terminate by December 31, 2014, 
 
the principal alien seeking special immigrant status shall apply to the Chief of Mission by December 31, 2014, and 
 
the authority to provide such status shall terminate on December 31, 2014. 
 
Directs the Secretary of State, by January 1, 2015, to increase temporarily the fee or surcharge (by $1) for processing machine-readable nonimmigrant visas and machine-readable combined border crossing identification cards and nonimmigrant visas.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-08-08
text: Became Public Law No: 113-160.
action_date: 2014-08-08
text: Became Public Law No: 113-160.
action_date: 2014-08-08
text: Signed by President.
action_date: 2014-08-08
text: Signed by President.
action_date: 2014-08-04
text: Presented to President.
action_date: 2014-08-04
text: Presented to President.
action_date: 2014-08-01
text: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
action_date: 2014-08-01
text: Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote. (consideration: CR S5329)
action_date: 2014-08-01
text: Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.(consideration: CR S5329)
action_date: 2014-07-31
text: Received in the Senate, read twice.
action_date: 2014-07-30
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2014-07-30
text: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H7071)
action_date: 2014-07-30
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H7071)
action_date: 2014-07-30
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5195.
action_date: 2014-07-30
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H7070-7074)
action_date: 2014-07-30
text: Mr. Holding moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
action_date: 2014-07-25
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
action_date: 2014-07-24
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 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: 2014-07-24
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 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: 2014-07-24
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H6749)
action_date: 2014-07-24
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2014-07-24
text: Introduced in House

Enacted as: number: 113-160