To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to extend for an additional 5 years the special immigrant religious worker program.
Public Law 108-99 · H.R. 2152 · 108th Congress · began in the House
Signed by George W. Bush (R) on Oct 15, 2003 · Immigration
Sponsor: Rep. Barney Frank (D-MA-4)
Cosponsors (1): Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee
Passage votes
- HouseVoice vote
- SenateUnanimous consent
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Summary
The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.
Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to extend the special immigrant religious worker program to cover persons entering the United States before October 1, 2008 (currently October 1, 2003).
Committees
The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.
Judiciary Committee · House · markup by, referred to, reported bySubcommittee: Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee
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Related bills
The record lists no related bills.
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Timeline
From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 21 actions.
- Oct 15, 2003Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 108-99.
- Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- Oct 14, 2003FloorFloor · Presented to President.
- Oct 7, 2003FloorFloor · Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Oct 3, 2003FloorFloor · Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
- CommitteeCommittee · Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent.
- Sep 17, 2003FloorFloor · Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- FloorFloor · On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.
- FloorFloor · DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2152.
- FloorFloor · Considered under suspension of the rules.
- FloorFloor · Mr. Sensenbrenner moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- CommitteeCommittee · Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
- Sep 16, 2003CalendarCalendar · Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 158.
- CommitteeCommittee · Reported by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 108-271.
- Sep 10, 2003CommitteeCommittee · Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
- CommitteeCommittee · Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Jul 15, 2003CommitteeCommittee · Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote.
- CommitteeCommittee · Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Jun 25, 2003CommitteeCommittee · Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security, and Claims.
- May 19, 2003CommitteeCommittee · Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
- IntroducedIntroduced · Introduced in House
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Amendments
No amendments to this bill are on record.
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Official record
The bill’s full text is on Congress.gov. Data through Oct 7, 2026.