Legislative Update
The
following bills were recently introduced in Congress:
H.RES.440:
Providing that the executive branch should remove certain entry restrictions for
Mexican nationals, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Ortiz, Solomon P. [TX-27] (introduced 11/14/2003)
Committees:
House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 11/14/2003 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to
the House Committee on the Judiciary.
H.R.3488:
To allow certain Mexican nationals to be admitted as nonimmigrant visitors for a
period of 6 months.
Sponsor: Rep Hinojosa, Ruben [TX-15] (introduced 11/14/2003)
Committees: House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 11/14/2003 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to
the House Committee on the Judiciary.
H.R.3510:
To designate Angola under section 244 of the Immigration and Nationality Act in
order to make nationals of Angola eligible for temporary protected status under
such section.
Sponsor: Rep Lynch, Stephen F. [MA-9] (introduced 11/18/2003)
Committees: House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 11/18/2003 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to
the House Committee on the Judiciary.
S.1869:
A private bill for the relief of Robert Kuan Liang and Chun-Mei Hsu-Liang
Sponsor: Sen Feinstein, Dianne [CA] (introduced 11/17/2003)
Committees:
Senate Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 11/17/2003 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice
and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
For
a review of all the immigration bills introduced this year, visit our
legislative chart at www.visalaw.com/advocacy.html.
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