[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4068 Introduced in House (IH)]







106th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4068

     To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to extend for an 
   additional 3 years the special immigrant religious worker program.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 23, 2000

  Mr. Pease introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                       Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
     To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to extend for an 
   additional 3 years the special immigrant religious worker program.

    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 2000''.

SEC. 2. 3-YEAR EXTENSION OF SPECIAL IMMIGRANT RELIGIOUS WORKER PROGRAM.

    (a) In General.--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 
``2000,'' each place it appears and inserting ``2003,''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall 
take effect on October 1, 2000.
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