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H.R. 2998 (106th)
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to reduce the annual income level at which a person petitioning for a family-sponsored immigrant's admission must agree to provide support in a case where a United States employer has agreed to employ the immigrant for a period of not less than one year after admission or where the sponsored alien is under the age of 18.
Introduced
1 October 1999
Last action
7 October 1999 · Referred
Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims.
Sponsors
Rep. McCollum, Bill [R-FL-8], Rep. Diaz-Balart, Lincoln [R-FL-21], Rep. Ros-Lehtinen, Ileana [R-FL-27]
Subjects
Immigration
Source updated
2 January 2025
Summary
Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to include within the current financial requirements for a sponsor's affidavit of support for an alien that not less than 100 percent of the Federal poverty line level shall be required during the period that the affidavit is enforceable for an alien: (1) where a U.S. employer has agreed to employ the alien for at least one year after admission; or (2) who will be under the age of 18 for the time the affidavit is enforceable. (Current law requires annual support at not less than 125 percent of the Federal poverty level for all sponsored aliens.)
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Timeline
1 October 1999
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Source: IntroReferral
1 October 1999
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
1 October 1999
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
7 October 1999
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims.
Source: Committee
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in House · 1 October 1999 · Download file
Documents
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Introduced in House (text)
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Introduced in House (PDF)
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Introduced in House
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Sponsors
- Rep. McCollum, Bill [R-FL-8] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Diaz-Balart, Lincoln [R-FL-21] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Ros-Lehtinen, Ileana [R-FL-27] · R · Cosponsor
- · hsju00 · Standing
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/106th-congress/house-bill/2998
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/106/hr/2998
- us · 106-hr-2998 · source updated 2 January 2025