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H.R. 3233 · 113th Congress

To extend the period during which Iraqis who were employed by the United States Government in Iraq may be…

Full title

To extend the period during which Iraqis who were employed by the United States Government in Iraq may be granted special immigrant status and to temporarily increase the fee or surcharge for processing machine-readable nonimmigrant visas.

Law · 113-42 · Oct 4, 2013
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EBD BlumenauerSponsor
1 cosponsor · 1 R
AKR Kinzinger

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

  1. House Introduced Oct 2, 2013
  2. House Passed Oct 2, 2013
  3. Senate Passed Oct 3, 2013
  4. President To the President Oct 3, 2013
  5. President Signed Oct 4, 2013
  6. Law Oct 4, 2013

Amends the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 to provide that the total number of aliens eligible for special immigrant status (Iraqis who were employed by or on behalf of the U.S.

What it does: CRS summary · Public Law · Oct 4, 2013

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

Amends the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 to provide that the total number of aliens eligible for special immigrant status (Iraqis who were employed by or on behalf of the U.S. government in Iraq) during the first three months of FY2014 shall be the sum of: (1) the number of such aliens whose applications were pending on September 30, 2013, and (2) 2000. Imposes a deadline of December 15, 2013, for applications for special immigrant status.

Directs the Secretary of State to increase the fee or surcharge authorized under the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1994 and 1995 by $1 for processing machine-readable nonimmigrant visas and machine-readable combined border crossing identification cards and nonimmigrant visas. Requires amounts collected as a result of the fee increase to be deposited in the general fund of the Treasury.

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

About this bill and sources

Official title: To extend the period during which Iraqis who were employed by the United States Government in Iraq may be granted special immigrant status and to temporarily increase the fee or surcharge for processing machine-readable nonimmigrant visas.

Latest action (Oct 4, 2013): Became Public Law No: 113-42.

Policy area: Immigration · Origin: House · Introduced: Oct 2, 2013

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

  1. House Introduced Oct 2, 2013
  2. House Passed Oct 2, 2013
  3. Senate Passed Oct 3, 2013
  4. President To the President Oct 3, 2013
  5. President Signed Oct 4, 2013
  6. Law Oct 4, 2013

No recorded floor vote found.