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S. 3606 · 110th Congress

Special Immigrant Nonminister Religious Worker Program Act

Law · 110-391 · Oct 10, 2008
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  1. Senate Introduced Sep 26, 2008
  2. Senate Passed Sep 26, 2008
  3. House Passed Sep 27, 2008
  4. President To the President Oct 2, 2008
  5. President Signed Oct 10, 2008
  6. Law Oct 10, 2008

Special Immigrant Nonminister Religious Worker Program Act - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to extend the special immigrant program for non-minister religious workers until March 6, 2009.

What it does: CRS summary · Public Law · Oct 10, 2008

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

Special Immigrant Nonminister Religious Worker Program Act - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to extend the special immigrant program for non-minister religious workers until March 6, 2009.

Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security to issue final regulations to eliminate or reduce fraud in the special immigrant non-minister religious worker program not later than 30 days after enactment of this Act.

Directs the Inspector General of the Department of Homeland Security to report to Congress on such regulations' effectiveness by March 6, 2009.

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

About this bill and sources

Official title: Special Immigrant Nonminister Religious Worker Program Act

Latest action (Oct 10, 2008): Became Public Law No: 110-391.

Policy area: Immigration · Origin: Senate · Introduced: Sep 26, 2008

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

  1. Senate Introduced Sep 26, 2008
  2. Senate Passed Sep 26, 2008
  3. House Passed Sep 27, 2008
  4. President To the President Oct 2, 2008
  5. President Signed Oct 10, 2008
  6. Law Oct 10, 2008

No recorded floor vote found.