[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5570 Introduced in House (IH)]







110th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5570

To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to eliminate the sunset in 
    the special immigrant nonminister religious worker visa program.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 10, 2008

Ms. Zoe Lofgren of California 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 eliminate the sunset in 
    the special immigrant nonminister religious worker visa 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 Worker Visa Extension Act 
of 2008''.

SEC. 2. ELIMINATION OF SUNSET FOR SPECIAL IMMIGRANT NONMINISTER 
              RELIGIOUS WORKER VISA 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 
``before October 1, 2008,'' each place such term appears.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) shall 
take effect as if enacted on September 30, 2008.
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