3.0.0 4022 2023-01-11T20:22:34Z 2023-01-11T20:22:34Z House H HR 2007-10-31 110 hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing hsju01 Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee Referred to 2007-12-03T15:40:32Z Referred to 2007-10-31T14:06:10Z 2007-12-03 hsju01 Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law. Committee 2007-10-31 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2007-10-31 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2007-10-31 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress F000116 Rep. Filner, Bob [D-CA-51] BOB FILNER D CA 51 N M000404 Rep. McDermott, Jim [D-WA-7] JIM MCDERMOTT D WA 7 2008-03-04 False Immigration Administrative remedies Aliens Armed Forces and National Security Automobile theft Bribery Burglary Child sexual abuse Counterfeiting Crime and Law Enforcement Criminal aliens Department of Homeland Security Deportation Detention of persons Drug abuse Drug traffic Ex-offenders Families Forgery Fraud Gambling Government Operations and Politics Habeas corpus Injunctions Intelligence officers Judicial review Larceny Law Married people Money laundering Obstruction of justice Official secrets Organized crime Passports Perjury Prostitution Protection of officials Rape Recidivists Residence requirements Sentences (Criminal procedure) Smuggling Sports and Recreation Tax evasion Taxation Transportation and Public Works Violence Visas Immigration 00 2007-10-31 Introduced in House 2008-01-11T19:19:14Z Keeping Families Together Act of 2007 - Amends the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (Act) to repeal the provision amending the definition of "aggravated felony," and restore provisions of law amended by such provision as if it had not been enacted, including residency-or status-related rights of an affected legal alien.

Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to revise detention of criminal alien provisions, effective as if included in the Act.

Repeals, as if included in the Act: (1) certain provisions respecting termination of continuous presence or physical presence in the United States; and (2) the definition of "conviction."

Authorizes the Secretary of Homeland Security to admit certain lawfully admitted permanent resident aliens returning to the United States who temporarily proceeded abroad voluntarily and not under an order of deportation or removal, effective as of a specified date, as if certain sections of the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996 and the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 had not been enacted.

Revises provisions respecting judicial review of removal orders.

Requires the Secretary to establish a post-proceeding removal relief process for affected aliens.

]]> Keeping Families Together Act of 2007 Official Title as Introduced To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to restore certain provisions relating to the definition of aggravated felony and other provisions as they were before the enactment of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996. Introduced in House IH Display Title Keeping Families Together Act of 2007 Short Titles as Introduced Keeping Families Together Act of 2007 Introduced in House 2007-10-31T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110hr4022ih/xml/BILLS-110hr4022ih.xml 2007-12-03 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.