[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1198 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







105th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1198

   To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide permanent 
    authority for entry into the United States of certain religious 
                                workers.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           September 18, 1997

   Mr. Abraham (for himself, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Hatch, Mr. Leahy, Mr. 
    DeWine, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Biden, and Mr. D'Amato) introduced the 
                  following bill; which was read twice

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                                 A BILL


 
   To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide permanent 
    authority for entry into the United States of certain religious 
                                workers.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Religious Workers Act of 1997''.

SEC. 2. PERMANENT AUTHORITY FOR ENTRY INTO UNITED STATES OF CERTAIN 
              RELIGIOUS WORKERS.

    Section 101(a)(27)(C)(ii) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 
U.S.C. 1101(a)(27)(C)(ii)) is amended by striking ``before October 1, 
1997,'' each of the two places it appears.
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