United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 2491 (105th)
Mother Teresa Religious Worker Act of 1997
Introduced
17 September 1997
Last action
5 December 1997 · Committee
Status
For Further Action See S.1198.
Sponsors
Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18]
Subjects
Immigration
Source updated
21 August 2025
Summary
Mother Teresa Religious Worker Act of 1997 - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide permanent authority for U.S. special immigrant entry by certain religious workers.
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Timeline
17 September 1997
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Source: IntroReferral
17 September 1997
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
17 September 1997
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
24 September 1997
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims.
Source: Committee
5 December 1997
Committee
For Further Action See S.1198.
Source: Committee
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Introduced in House · 17 September 1997 · Official file
Documents
3 official files
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 17 September 1997
Introduced in House (PDF)
Introduced in House · EN · 17 September 1997
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 17 September 1997
Sponsors
- Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18] · D · Sponsor
- · hsju00 · Standing
Related records
- related to ← Religious Workers Act of 1997
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/105th-congress/house-bill/2491
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/105/hr/2491
- us · 105-hr-2491 · source updated 21 August 2025