[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1823 Introduced in House (IH)]






109th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1823

 To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to extend the provisions 
  governing nonimmigrant status for spouses and children of permanent 
resident aliens awaiting the availability of an immigrant visa, and for 
                            other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 26, 2005

 Mr. Andrews (for himself and Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas) 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 the provisions 
  governing nonimmigrant status for spouses and children of permanent 
resident aliens awaiting the availability of an immigrant visa, and for 
                            other purposes.

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

SECTION 1. NONIMMIGRANT STATUS FOR SPOUSES AND CHILDREN OF PERMANENT 
              RESIDENTS AWAITING THE AVAILABILITY OF AN IMMIGRANT VISA.

    Section 101(a)(15)(V) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 
U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(V)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``the date of the enactment of the Legal 
        Immigration Family Equity Act,'' and inserting ``January 1, 
        2011,''; and
            (2) by striking ``3 years'' each place such term appears 
        and inserting ``6 months''.
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