US HB6327 | 2009-2010 | 111th Congress

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on September 29 2010 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2010-12-20 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Summary

Citizenship and Service Act of 2010 - Authorizes the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) to cancel the removal of, and adjust to conditional permanent resident status, an alien who: (1) entered the United States prior to his or her sixteenth birthday, and has been present in the United States for at least five years immediately preceding enactment of this Act; (2) is a person of good moral character; (3) is not inadmissible or deportable under specified grounds of the Immigration and Nationality Act; and (4) at the time of application, has been admitted to an institution of higher education, or has earned a high school or general education diploma in the United States. Authorizes: (1) the Secretary to adjust the status of an alien who has met such conditions prior to enactment of this Act to conditional permanent resident status; and (2) such alien to petition the Secretary for permanent resident status at the end of the conditional residence period. Sets forth the conditions for conditional permanent resident status, including: (1) termination of status for violation of this Act; and (2) removal of conditional status to permanent status. Sets forth provisions respecting: (1) exclusive jurisdiction; (2) penalties for false application statements; (3) confidentiality; (4) fee prohibitions for expedited application processing; and (5) a Government Accountability Office (GAO) report respecting the number of aliens adjusted under this Act.

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Title

Citizenship and Service Act of 2010

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History

DateChamberAction
2010-12-20 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law.
2010-11-18 Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education, Lifelong Learning, and Competitiveness.
2010-09-29 Referred to House Education and Labor
2010-09-29 Referred to House Judiciary
2010-09-29 Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Labor, 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.

Same As/Similar To

HB1751 (Related) 2009-05-14 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education, Lifelong Learning, and Competitiveness.
SB729 (Related) 2009-03-26 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3930-3932)
SB3827 (Related) 2010-09-23 - Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 583.
SB3962 (Related) 2010-11-18 - Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 644.
SB3963 (Related) 2010-11-18 - Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 645.
SB3992 (Related) 2010-12-09 - Cloture motion on the motion to proceed to the bill rendered moot in Senate. (consideration: CR S8668)
HB6497 (Related) 2010-12-20 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law.

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