Bill114th CongressFiled Feb 11, 2015Immigration
H.R. 899
Religious Worker Visa Reciprocity Act of 2015
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What it doesSummary introduced in house (Feb 11, 2015)
Religious Worker Visa Reciprocity Act of 2015
Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to prohibit the Secretary of Homeland Security from approving a petition for classification of an alien as a special immigrant religious worker/minister if the Secretary has determined that the alien's country of nationality:
- is identified as a Country of Particular Concern or a country where religious freedom is of significant interest in the 2013 International Religious Freedom Report, or
- does not extend reciprocal immigration treatment to U.S. nationals who are seeking resident status in order to work in a religious vocation or occupation.
What just happenedMar 16, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
Who’s behind it
Rep. King, Steve [R-IA-4](R-IA)Sponsor
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- Introduced in HouseFeb 11, 2015
- Mar 16, 2015Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
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Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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Introduced in House