United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 4597 (107th)
To prevent nonimmigrant aliens who are delinquent in child support payments from gaining entry into the United States.
Introduced
25 April 2002
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Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote.
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Summary
Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to make nonpayment of child support (in excess of $2,500 in arrearage) a grounds for excluding an alien from United States entry. Authorizes under specified circumstances: (1) immigration officers to serve process in child support cases on an arriving alien; and (2) the Secretary of Health and Human Services to share immigration-related child support enforcement information with the Secretary of State or the Attorney General.
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Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 25 April 2002
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Introduced in House · EN · 25 April 2002
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 25 April 2002
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/107th-congress/house-bill/4597
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/107/hr/4597