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- H.R.2724
H.R.2724: Border Security and Immigration Enforcement Act of 2017
About This Bill
- Introduced May 25, 2017
- Latest Major Action July 11, 2017
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- Introduced in House - May 25, 2017
Bill Summary
Border Security and Immigration Enforcement Act of 2017 This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to replace the diversity visa program with a paying immigrant program under which an immigrant visa can be obtained by paying a $1 million fee (and a $500,000 fee for an accompanying child under the age of 18). The bill establishes a fiscal year limit of 55,000 visas for such immigrants. A Border Security and Immigration Enforcement...
(Source: Library of Congress)
Bill Actions
| Date | Description |
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| July 11, 2017 |
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
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| June 21, 2017 |
Referred to the Subcommittee on Border and Maritime Security.
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| May 25, 2017 |
Referred to House Homeland Security
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| May 25, 2017 |
Referred to House Ways and Means
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| May 25, 2017 |
Referred to House Judiciary
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| May 25, 2017 |
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Homeland Security, 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.
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| May 25, 2017 |
Introduced in the House by Dana Rohrabacher (R-Calif.) |