A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality act to provide permanent authority for entry into the United States of certain religious workers.
Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to extend the special migrant religious worker program through October 1, 2000.
Directs the Secretary of State to waive or reduce the nonimmgrant visa fee for an alien coming to the United States to do charitable work.
Amends the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 to extend the deadline by six months for certain paperwork revisions in the employer sanctions program.
For Further Action See S.1198.
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims.
Mr. Smith (TX) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H8060-8061)
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate.
At the conclusion of debate, the chair put the question on the motion to suspend the rules. Mr. Traficant objected to the vote on the grounds that a quorum was not present. Further proceedings on the motion were postponed. The point of no quorum was withdrawn.
Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H8290)
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
Enacted as Public Law 105-54
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Message on House action received in Senate and at desk: House amendments to Senate bill.
Resolving differences -- Senate actions: Senate agreed to House amendments by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S10305)
Senate agreed to House amendments by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S10305)
Presented to President.
Presented to President.
Signed by President.
Signed by President.
Became Public Law No: 105-54.
Became Public Law No: 105-54.