H.R. 5570 · 110th Congress
Religious Worker Visa Extension Act of 2008
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Passed the House without a recorded vote, then expired. It passed by voice vote or unanimous consent, which don't record how each member voted, but didn't become law before the 110th Congress ended.
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- House Introduced Mar 10, 2008
- House Passed Apr 15, 2008
Religious Worker Visa Extension Act of 2008 - Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security to issue final regulations to eliminate or reduce fraud in the special immigrant non-minister religious worker program by December 31, 2008.
What it does: CRS summary · Passed House amended · Apr 15, 2008
Religious Worker Visa Extension Act of 2008 - Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security to issue final regulations to eliminate or reduce fraud in the special immigrant non-minister religious worker program by December 31, 2008.
Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to: (1) extend the special immigrant program for non-minister religious workers until January 1, 2010; and (2) extend the program until January 1, 2016, (to be effective March 1, 2009) if the Secretary issues such final regulations by December 31, 2008.
Directs the Inspector General of the Department of Homeland Security to report to Congress on such regulations' effectiveness by September 30, 2010. Requires that such report shall include an analysis of a random sample of non-minister special immigrant religious workers, before their second anniversary of being admitted, to determine whether they are still employed by the religious organization that petitioned for them, and if not, the reasons for their departure from such employment.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Religious Worker Visa Extension Act of 2008
Latest action (Aug 1, 2008): Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Policy area: Immigration · Origin: House · Introduced: Mar 10, 2008
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
- House Introduced Mar 10, 2008
- House Passed Apr 15, 2008
No recorded floor vote found.