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H.R. 2940 (110th)

To amend section 212 of the Immigration and Nationality Act with respect to discretionary determinations waiving an alien's inadmissibility based on certain activities, and for other purposes.

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Introduced

28 June 2007

Last action

16 July 2007 · Referred

Status

Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law.

Sponsors

Rep. Perlmutter, Ed [D-CO-7], Rep. Kagen, Steve [D-WI-8], Rep. Walz, Timothy J. [D-MN-1], Rep. Kind, Ron [D-WI-3], Rep. Costa, Jim [D-CA-21], Rep. Davis, David [R-TN-1], Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4], Rep. Petri, Thomas E. [R-WI-6], Sen. Udall, Mark [D-CO], Rep. Matsui, Doris O. [D-CA-7], Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4]

Subjects

Immigration

Source updated

7 April 2025

Immigration

Summary

Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to revise the discretionary authority of the Secretary of State or the Secretary of Homeland Security to temporarily admit an alien otherwise inadmissible on security- or terror-related grounds. States that: (1) any such determination or revocation shall not be subject to judicial review; and (2) any such determination shall neither prejudice the U.S. government's ability to bring a civil or criminal action against a beneficiary nor create a substantive or procedural right for the beneficiary.

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Timeline

  1. 28 June 2007

    Introduced

    Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 28 June 2007

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 28 June 2007

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 16 July 2007

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law.

    Source: Committee

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Introduced in House (text)

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  • Introduced in House (text)

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