3.0.0 2720 2017-12-14T23:58:40Z 2017-12-14T23:58:40Z Senate S S 2008-03-05 110 To withhold Federal financial assistance from each country that denies or unreasonably delays the acceptance of nationals of such country who have been ordered removed from the United States and to prohibit the issuance of visas to nationals of such country. 110 5761 HR 2008-04-28 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law. Identical bill CRS 2008-03-06 Senate Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 605. Calendars 2008-03-05 Senate Introduced in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time. Calendars 2008-03-05 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress S000709 Sen. Specter, Arlen [R-PA] ARLEN SPECTER R PA N C001056 Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX] John Cornyn R TX 2008-03-07 False S001141 Sen. Sessions, Jeff [R-AL] Jeff Sessions R AL 2008-03-07 False D000595 Sen. DeMint, Jim [R-SC] James DeMint R SC W. 2008-03-07 False V000127 Sen. Vitter, David [R-LA] David Vitter R LA 2008-03-07 False I000024 Sen. Inhofe, James M. [R-OK] Jim Inhofe R OK 2008-03-07 False C000560 Sen. Coburn, Tom [R-OK] TOM COBURN R OK 2008-03-10 False B001210 Sen. Byrd, Robert C. [D-WV] ROBERT BYRD D WV CARLYLE 2008-07-24 False I000055 Sen. Isakson, Johnny [R-GA] Johnny Isakson R GA 2008-07-25 False Immigration Aliens Civil actions and liability Congress Congressional reporting requirements Crime and Law Enforcement Deportation Economic assistance International Affairs Law Parties to actions Repatriation Victims of crimes Visas Immigration 00 2008-03-05 Introduced in Senate 2008-06-02T18:55:02Z Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to prohibit funds from being dispersed to a country that denies or unreasonably delays the acceptance of its citizens, nationals, or residents who have been ordered removed under the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) from the United States.

Amends INA to prohibit visa issuance to citizens, nationals, or residents of such country unless: (1) the country is in full compliance with travel document requirements under this Act; or (2) Congress waives such prohibition.

Requires the Secretary of Homeland Security to report to Congress every three months listing countries that deny or delay such repatriation. Imposes assistance and visa prohibitions on a listed country that does not issue appropriate travel documents for such aliens.

Authorizes presidential waiver of such assistance and visa prohibitions.

]]> A bill to withhold Federal financial assistance from each country that denies or unreasonably delays the acceptance of nationals of such country who have been ordered removed from the United States and to prohibit the issuance of visas to nationals of such country. Display Title A bill to withhold Federal financial assistance from each country that denies or unreasonably delays the acceptance of nationals of such country who have been ordered removed from the United States and to prohibit the issuance of visas to nationals of such country. Official Title as Introduced A bill to withhold Federal financial assistance from each country that denies or unreasonably delays the acceptance of nationals of such country who have been ordered removed from the United States and to prohibit the issuance of visas to nationals of such country. Placed on Calendar Senate 2008-03-06T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110s2720pcs/xml/BILLS-110s2720pcs.xml 2008-03-06 Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 605. 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.