Amendment105th Congress
Amendment denies a visa or reentry to a noncustodial parent, foreign national, that is $5,000 or more in arrears in child support; denies naturalization if the person is in noncompliance with a valid child support order; and gives new authority for the service of summons and court orders at U.S. borders for foreign nationals.
- Amendment Number
- 515
- Description
- Amendment denies a visa or reentry to a noncustodial parent, foreign national, that is $5,000 or more in arrears in child support; denies naturalization if the person is in noncompliance with a valid child support order; and gives new authority for the service of summons and court orders at U.S. borders for foreign nationals.
- Purpose
- An amendment, printed as amendment No. 2 in the Congressional Record of March 4, 1998 to ensure that child support enforcement measures will apply to aliens currently in the United States by providing new authority to deny entry visas and permanent residency status to aliens who owe more than $5,000 in child support within the U.S.; require aliens who seek to become naturalized citizens to have complied with all child support orders issued against them before the naturalization process can be completed; and allow immigration officers to serve legal summons and other legal documents to an alien at the U.S. border.
- Congress
- 105
- Type
- HAMDT
- Latest Action Date
- Mar 5, 1998
- Latest Action Text
- On agreeing to the Cardin amendment (A001) Agreed to by voice vote.
- Latest Action Time
- 12:45:11
- Submitted Date
- Mar 5, 1998
- Chamber
- House of Representatives
- Update Date
- Aug 15, 2021