HRIFA Improvement Act of 2005

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Never voted on. It didn't reach a floor vote before the 109th Congress ended, so it expired. A bill has to be introduced again to be considered in a new Congress.

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36 cosponsors · 33 D, 3 R

0 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.

HRIFA Improvement Act of 2005 - Amends the Haitian Refugee Immigration Fairness Act of 1998 to: (1) include document fraud among the grounds of inadmissibility which shall not preclude an otherwise qualifying Haitian alien from permanent resident status adjustment; and (2) provide that determinations with respect to children shall be made using the age of…

What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Sep 6, 2005

Permits new status adjustment applications to be filed for a limited time period. Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish procedures for reopening status adjustment applications based upon the amendments made by this Act.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov

About this bill and sources

Official title: HRIFA Improvement Act of 2005

Latest action (Sep 19, 2005): Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security, and Claims.

Policy area: Immigration · Origin: House · Introduced: Sep 6, 2005

Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)

No recorded floor vote found.