Amendment requires the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) to reduce the immigration application processing backlog to 6 months within a period of 1 year; and authorizes innovative pilot initiatives to eliminate the backlog and prevent further backlog from recurring.

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Amendment Number
657
Description
Amendment requires the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) to reduce the immigration application processing backlog to 6 months within a period of 1 year; and authorizes innovative pilot initiatives to eliminate the backlog and prevent further backlog from recurring.
Purpose
An amendment numbered 8 printed in House Report 109-350 to require the U.S.Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) to reduce the immigration application processing backlog to 6 months within a period of 1 year; to authorize the Director of USCIS to implement innovative pilot initiatives to eliminate the backlog and prevent further backlog from recurring and encourages initiatives such as increasing or transferring personnel to areas with the greatest backlog, streamlining regulations and paperwork filing processes, upgrading information technology, and increasing the number of immigration service centers.
Congress
109
Type
HAMDT
Latest Action Date
Dec 16, 2005
Latest Action Text
On agreeing to the Velazquez amendment (A021) Agreed to by voice vote.
Latest Action Time
16:34:24
Submitted Date
Dec 16, 2005
Chamber
House of Representatives
Update Date
Feb 3, 2022
Amendment 657 — Informed