US Congress Senate Bill 3245 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
September 28 2012 - Became Public Law No: 112-176.
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

Amends the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1993 to extend the EB-5 Regional Center program through September 30, 2015. (Eliminates pilot program references to such program.) Amends the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 to extend the E-Verify program through September 30, 2015. Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to extend the Special Immigrant Nonminister Religious Worker program through September 30, 2015. Amends the Immigration and Nationality Technical Corrections Act of 1994 to extend the Conrad State 30 J-1 Visa Waiver program through September 30, 2015. States that nothing in this Act may be construed to authorize a national identification card.

A bill to extend by 3 years the authorization of the EB-5 Regional Center Program, the E-Verify Program, the Special Immigrant Nonminister Religious Worker Program, and the Conrad State 30 J-1 Visa Waiver Program.

Sen Leahy, Patrick J.	Sen Collins, Susan M.	Sen Conrad, Kent	Sen Grassley, Chuck
Sen Hatch, Orrin G.	Sen Kohl, Herb	Sen Lee, Mike	Sen Rubio, Marco
Sen Schumer, Charles E.

2012-09-13 - On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass (Y: 412 N: 3 NV: 14 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2012-09-13 - On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass (Y: 412 N: 3 NV: 14 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2012-09-28	House	Became Public Law No: 112-176.
2012-09-28	House	Signed by President.
2012-09-20	House	Presented to President.
2012-09-13	House	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
2012-09-13	House	On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 412 - 3 (Roll no. 580). (text: CR 9/11/2012 H5814-5815)
2012-09-13	House	Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H5972)
2012-09-11	House	At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
2012-09-11	House	DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 3245.
2012-09-11	House	Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5814-5817)
2012-09-11	House	Mr. Smith (TX) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
2012-08-14	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration Policy and Enforcement.
2012-08-03	House	Referred to House Education and the Workforce
2012-08-03	House	Referred to House Judiciary
2012-08-03	House	Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2012-08-03	House	Received in the House.
2012-08-03	Senate	Message on Senate action sent to the House.
2012-08-02	Senate	Passed Senate with an amendment and an amendment to the Title by Unanimous Consent. (text as passed Seante: CR S6007)
2012-08-02	Senate	S.AMDT.2774 Amendment SA 2774 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
2012-08-02	Senate	S.AMDT.2774 Amendment SA 2774 proposed by Senator Reid for Senator Leahy.To amend the title.
2012-08-02	Senate	S.AMDT.2773 Amendment SA 2773 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
2012-08-02	Senate	S.AMDT.2773 Amendment SA 2773 proposed by Senator Reid for Senator Leahy. (consideration: CR S6007; text: CR S6007)In the nature of a substitute.
2012-08-02	Senate	Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S6006-6007)
2012-08-02	Senate	Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent.
2012-05-24	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3636)
2012-05-24	Senate	Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3636)

Type	Source
Summary	http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d112:SN03245:@@@L&summ2=m&
Text	http://gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/BILLS-112s3245is/pdf/BILLS-112s3245is.pdf
Text	http://gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/BILLS-112s3245es/pdf/BILLS-112s3245es.pdf
Text	http://gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/BILLS-112s3245enr/pdf/BILLS-112s3245enr.pdf
Roll Call	http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2012/roll580.xml