3.0.0 5482 2023-01-01T23:51:30Z 2023-01-01T23:51:30Z House HR 2021-10-05 117 [Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 175 (Tuesday, October 5, 2021)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. GARAMENDI:H.R. 5482.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8. Clauses 4 and 18 of the U.S.Constitution[Page H5600]]]> hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing hsju01 Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee Referred to 2022-11-01T20:07:16Z Referred to 2021-10-05T13:02:50Z 2022-11-01 hsju01 Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship. Committee 2021-10-05 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2021-10-05 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1063) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2021-10-05 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2021-10-05 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress G000559 Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-3] John Garamendi D CA 3 N E000297 Rep. Espaillat, Adriano [D-NY-13] Adriano Espaillat D NY 13 2021-10-19 False M000312 Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] JAMES MCGOVERN D MA P. 2 2021-10-20 False S001218 Rep. Stansbury, Melanie Ann [D-NM-1] Melanie Stansbury D NM Ann 1 2021-10-22 False P000618 Rep. Porter, Katie [D-CA-45] Katie Porter D CA 45 2021-10-28 False D000617 Rep. DelBene, Suzan K. [D-WA-1] Suzan DelBene D WA K. 1 2021-11-03 False T000460 Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-5] MIKE THOMPSON D CA 5 2021-12-01 False M001188 Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6] Grace Meng D NY 6 2021-12-02 False N000191 Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2] Joe Neguse D CO 2 2021-12-07 False C001068 Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] Steve Cohen D TN 9 2022-01-18 False K000389 Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17] Ro Khanna D CA 17 2022-07-18 False Immigration Immigration 00 2021-10-05 Introduced in House 2022-05-06T16:24:58Z Special Immigrant Visas for Afghan Fulbright Scholars Act of 2021

This bill authorizes special immigrant visas for qualifying citizens or nationals of Afghanistan who were selected for certain educational and cultural exchange programs.

Specifically, a citizen or national of Afghanistan (and any accompanying spouse or child of such an individual) may be eligible for a special immigrant visa if the individual was selected on or after October 7, 2001, to participate in a qualifying educational or cultural exchange program administered by the Department of State, including the J. William Fulbright Educational Exchange Program.

]]> Special Immigrant Visas for Afghan Fulbright Scholars Act of 2021 Official Title as Introduced To amend the Afghan Allies Protection Act to provide special immigrant visas to certain Fullbright Scholars, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Display Title Special Immigrant Visas for Afghan Fulbright Scholars Act of 2021 Short Title(s) as Introduced Special Immigrant Visas for Afghan Fulbright Scholars Act of 2021 Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2021-10-05T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-117hr5482ih/xml/BILLS-117hr5482ih.xml 2022-11-01 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship. 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.