3.0.0 1225 2023-01-11T19:40:40Z 2023-01-11T19:40:40Z Senate S S 2007-04-26 110 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2007-04-26T14:50:36Z 2007-04-26 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral 2007-04-26 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress H001028 Sen. Hagel, Chuck [R-NE] CHUCK HAGEL R NE N Immigration Air force Alien labor Armed Forces and National Security Army Citizenship Compulsory military service Crime and Law Enforcement Criminal aliens Education English language Families Government Operations and Politics Identification of criminals Illegal aliens Immigrants Labor and Employment Married people Recruiting and enlistment Immigration 00 2007-04-26 Introduced in Senate 2007-06-26T18:44:36Z Immigrant Accountability Act of 2007 - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act establish a points-based process for qualifying aliens unlawfully in the United States as of January 7, 2004, to be granted permanent resident status.

Provides that a qualifying alien applicant: (1) who has passed security and criminal checks shall be issued a conditional resident orange card under which the alien shall be granted employment authorization pending final permanent resident status adjudication; and (2) with an orange card who has earned at least 65% of the base points under this Act shall have his or her status adjusted to permanent resident.

Requires an alien adjusting to permanent resident status to: (1) satisfy physical presence and admissibility requirements; (2) pay appropriate fees, fines, and taxes; (3) demonstrate basic citizenship skills; and (4) register for selective service if otherwise required. (States that an alien may be required to undergo a medical examination.)

Sets forth the following base point categories: (1) U.S. employment; (2) U.S. presence; (3) education; (4) family relations; (5) English language ability; and (6) contributions to society.

Sets forth provisions respecting: (1) status adjustment for spouses and children; (2) grounds of inadmissibility; (3) confidentiality of information; (4) penalties for false application information; (5) public benefits; and (6) removal.

Makes orange card holders eligible for Army or Air Force enlistment.

]]> Immigrant Accountability Act of 2007 Official Title as Introduced A bill to establish a process for aliens who meet certain conditions to be granted permanent resident status. Introduced in Senate IS Display Title Immigrant Accountability Act of 2007 Short Titles as Introduced Immigrant Accountability Act of 2007 Introduced in Senate 2007-04-26T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110s1225is/xml/BILLS-110s1225is.xml 2007-04-26 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. 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.