Freedom of Faith Act of 2015

Bill: 114-hr-3631
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Honda, Michael M. [D-CA-17]
Introduced: 2015-09-28
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Foreign labor

Immigration status and procedures

Religion

Visas and passports
Latest action: action_date: 2015-10-05
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.

Summaries:
action_date: 2015-09-28
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Freedom of Faith Act of 2015</strong></p> <p>This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to make the special immigrant non-minister religious worker program permanent.</p>

tv_txt: I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3631 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 28, 2015 Mr. Honda (for himself, Mr. Jolly , Ms. Judy Chu of California , Mr. Swalwell of California , Ms. Gabbard , Mr. Lowenthal , Ms. Meng , Mr. Ryan of Ohio , Mr. Peters , and Ms. Lofgren ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to repeal the sunset of the special immigrant nonminister religious worker program.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Freedom of Faith Act of 2015 . 2. Special immigrant nonminister religious worker program Section 101(a)(27)(C)(ii) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(27)(C)(ii) ) is amended in subclauses (II) and (III) by striking before September 30, 2015, both places such term appears.