United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 5482 (117th)
Special Immigrant Visas for Afghan Fulbright Scholars Act of 2021
Introduced
5 October 2021
Last action
1 November 2022 · Referred
Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
Sponsors
Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-8], Rep. Espaillat, Adriano [D-NY-13], Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2], Rep. Stansbury, Melanie A. [D-NM-1], Rep. Porter, Katie [D-CA-47], Rep. DelBene, Suzan K. [D-WA-1], Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-4], Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6], Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2], Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9], Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17]
Subjects
Immigration
Source updated
3 January 2025
Summary
Special Immigrant Visas for Afghan Fulbright Scholars Act of 2021 This bill authorizes special immigrant visas for qualifying citizens or nationals of Afghanistan who were selected for certain educational and cultural exchange programs. Specifically, a citizen or national of Afghanistan (and any accompanying spouse or child of such an individual) may be eligible for a special immigrant visa if the individual was selected on or after October 7, 2001, to participate in a qualifying educational or cultural exchange program administered by the Department of State, including the J. William Fulbright Educational Exchange Program.
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Timeline
5 October 2021
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Source: IntroReferral
5 October 2021
Introduced
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1063)
Source: IntroReferral
5 October 2021
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
5 October 2021
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
1 November 2022
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
Source: Committee
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in House · 5 October 2021 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-8] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Espaillat, Adriano [D-NY-13] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Stansbury, Melanie A. [D-NM-1] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Porter, Katie [D-CA-47] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. DelBene, Suzan K. [D-WA-1] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-4] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17] · D · Cosponsor
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/5482
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/hr/5482
- us · 117-hr-5482 · source updated 3 January 2025