3.0.0 3120 2023-01-11T13:22:10Z 2023-01-11T13:22:10Z House H HR 2011-10-06 112 From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. ZOE LOFGREN of California:H.R. 3120.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clause 4 of the Constitution.[Page H6672]]]> ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2012-08-02T20:37:36Z hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing hsju01 Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee Discharged from 2012-06-26T15:19:11Z Referred to 2011-10-24T19:20:26Z Reported by 2012-07-12T18:08:55Z Markup by 2012-06-28T18:09:17Z Referred to 2011-10-06T13:01:50Z H. Rept. 112-595 2012-08-02 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral 2012-08-01 20:47:11 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. Floor H38310 2 House floor actions 2012-08-01 20:47:07 On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR 7/31/2012 H5504-5505) Floor H37300 2 House floor actions 2012-08-01 20:47:07 Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR 7/31/2012 H5504-5505) Floor 8000 9 Library of Congress 2012-08-01 20:46:38 Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H5619) Floor H30000 2 House floor actions 2012-07-31 19:47:55 At the conclusion of debate, the chair put the question on the motion to suspend the rules. Mr. Smith (TX) objected to the vote on the grounds that a quorum was not present. Further proceedings on the motion were postponed. The point of no quorum was withdrawn. Floor H37210 2 House floor actions 2012-07-31 19:42:40 DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 3120. Floor H8D000 2 House floor actions 2012-07-31 19:42:36 Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5504-5506) Floor H30000 2 House floor actions 2012-07-31 19:42:14 Mr. Smith (TX) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended. Floor H30300 2 House floor actions 2012-07-12 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 430. Calendars H12410 2 House floor actions U00430 2012-07-12 Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 112-595. Committee H12200 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2012-07-12 Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 112-595. Committee 5000 9 Library of Congress hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2012-06-28 hsju00 Judiciary Committee 1 House committee actions Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote. Committee 2012-06-28 hsju00 Judiciary Committee 1 House committee actions Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. Committee 2012-06-26 hsju00 Judiciary Committee 1 House committee actions Subcommittee on Immigration Policy and Enforcement Discharged. Committee 2011-10-24 hsju01 Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration Policy and Enforcement. Committee 2011-10-06 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2011-10-06 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2011-10-06 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress L000397 Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-16] ZOE LOFGREN D CA 16 N Immigration Area studies and international education Higher education Immigration status and procedures Language arts Licensing and registrations Visas and passports Immigration 00 2011-10-06 Introduced in House 2011-12-06T17:04:28Z Student Visa Reform Act - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to require that a person coming to study at a college, university, or language training program in the United States under a nonimmigrant student F-visa must attend an institution that is accredited by an accrediting agency recognized by the Secretary of Education. Provides a three-year exemption for students coming to study at a college or university that has been certified by the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) but not yet accredited by an accrediting agency.

Authorizes, under specified circumstances, the Secretary to require elementary and secondary schools (exempts religious institutions) to be similarly accredited for F-visa purposes.

]]> 17 2012-07-12 Reported to House with amendment(s) 2012-08-28T20:03:36Z Student Visa Reform Act - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to require that a person coming to study at a college, university, or language training program in the United States under a nonimmigrant student F-visa must attend an institution that is accredited by an accrediting agency recognized by the Secretary of Education.

Authorizes the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) to require academic institutions (exempts seminaries or other religious institutions) to be similarly accredited for F-visa purposes if: (1) the institution is not already required to be accredited, (2) an accrediting agency recognized by the Secretary of Education is able to provide such accreditation, and (3) 25 or more F-visa foreign students are or will be pursuing a course of study at the institution.

Authorizes the Secretary of Homeland Security to waive the accreditation requirement for an established college, university, or language training program that is otherwise in compliance with F-visa provisions and is making a good faith effort to satisfy the accreditation requirement.

Prohibits a person convicted of certain felony offenses, including human trafficking or visa fraud relating to an academic institution's participation in the Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP), from having subsequent ownership or substantial authority at an academic institution participating in SEVP.

Provides a three-year exemption for students coming to study at a college or university that has been certified by the Secretary of Homeland Security but not yet accredited or denied accreditation by an accrediting agency.

]]> 36 2012-08-01 Passed House amended 2012-09-17T15:59:52Z (This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on July 12, 2012. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Student Visa Reform Act - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to require that a person coming to study at a college, university, or language training program in the United States under a nonimmigrant student F-visa must attend an institution that is accredited by an accrediting agency recognized by the Secretary of Education.

Authorizes the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) to require academic institutions (exempts seminaries or other religious institutions) to be similarly accredited for F-visa purposes if: (1) the institution is not already required to be accredited, (2) an accrediting agency recognized by the Secretary of Education is able to provide such accreditation, and (3) 25 or more F-visa foreign students are or will be pursuing a course of study at the institution.

Authorizes the Secretary of Homeland Security to waive the accreditation requirement for an established college, university, or language training program that is otherwise in compliance with F-visa provisions and is making a good faith effort to satisfy the accreditation requirement.

Prohibits a person convicted of certain felony offenses, including human trafficking or visa fraud relating to an academic institution's participation in the Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP), from having subsequent ownership or substantial authority at an academic institution participating in SEVP.

Provides a three-year exemption for students coming to study at a college or university that has been certified by the Secretary of Homeland Security but not yet accredited or denied accreditation by an accrediting agency.

]]> Student Visa Reform Act Display Title Student Visa Reform Act Official Title as Introduced To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to require accreditation of certain educational institutions for purposes of a nonimmigrant student visa, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Student Visa Reform Act Short Titles as Reported to House Student Visa Reform Act H House Short Titles as Passed House Student Visa Reform Act H House Referred in Senate 2012-08-02T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112hr3120rfs/xml/BILLS-112hr3120rfs.xml Engrossed in House 2012-08-01T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112hr3120eh/xml/BILLS-112hr3120eh.xml Reported in House 2012-07-12T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112hr3120rh/xml/BILLS-112hr3120rh.xml Introduced in House 2011-10-06T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112hr3120ih/xml/BILLS-112hr3120ih.xml 2012-08-02 Received in the Senate and 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.