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H.R. 5837 (110th)

To make technical corrections to section 1244 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008, which provides special immigrant status for certain Iraqis, and for other purposes.

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Introduced

17 April 2008

Last action

28 April 2008 · Referred

Status

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

Sponsors

Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18], Rep. Fortenberry, Jeff [R-NE-1], Rep. Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-13], Rep. Sensenbrenner, F. James, Jr. [R-WI-5], Rep. Skelton, Ike [D-MO-4], Rep. Hunter, Duncan [R-CA-52], Rep. Berman, Howard L. [D-CA-28], Rep. Ros-Lehtinen, Ileana [R-FL-27], Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3], Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4], Rep. Perlmutter, Ed [D-CO-7], Rep. Pence, Mike [R-IN-6], Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18], Rep. Pitts, Joseph R. [R-PA-16], Rep. Cooper, Jim [D-TN-5], Rep. Israel, Steve [D-NY-3]

Subjects

Defence, Immigration, Taxation

Source updated

28 November 2025

Defence · Immigration · Taxation

Summary

Makes technical corrections to provisions of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 which provide special immigrant status for certain Iraqis employed by or on behalf of the U.S. government. Authorizes the Secretary of Homeland Security or State to convert approved petitions for such status with respect to which visas are not immediately available to approved petitions for petitions filed before October 1, 2008.

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Timeline

  1. 17 April 2008

    Introduced

    Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 17 April 2008

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 17 April 2008

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 28 April 2008

    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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