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.
Public Law 113-42 · H.R. 3233 · 113th Congress · began in the House
Signed by Barack Obama (D) on Oct 4, 2013 · Immigration
Sponsor: Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-OR-3)
Cosponsors (1): Rep. Adam Kinzinger
Passage votes
- HouseUnanimous consent
- SenateUnanimous consent
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Summary
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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.
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Related bills
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Timeline
From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 13 actions.
- Oct 4, 2013Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 113-42.
- Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- Oct 3, 2013FloorFloor · Presented to President.
- FloorFloor · Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- FloorFloor · Received in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
- Oct 2, 2013FloorFloor · Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- FloorFloor · On passage Passed without objection.
- FloorFloor · Considered by unanimous consent.
- FloorFloor · Mr. Goodlatte asked unanimous consent to discharge from committee and consider.
- CommitteeCommittee · Committee on Foreign Affairs discharged.
- CommitteeCommittee · Committee on Judiciary discharged.
- CommitteeCommittee · Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- IntroducedIntroduced · Introduced in House
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