Religious Worker Visa Reciprocity Act of 2015

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Introduced

11 February 2015

Last action

16 March 2015 · Referred

Status

Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.

Summary

Religious Worker Visa Reciprocity Act of 2015 Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to prohibit the Secretary of Homeland Security from approving a petition for classification of an alien as a special immigrant religious worker/minister if the Secretary has determined that the alien's country of nationality: is identified as a Country of Particular Concern or a country where religious freedom is of significant interest in the 2013 International Religious Freedom Report, or does not extend reciprocal immigration treatment to U.S. nationals who are seeking resident status in order to work in a religious vocation or occupation.

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Timeline

11 February 2015
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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11 February 2015
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Introduced in House
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11 February 2015
Introduced
Introduced in House
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16 March 2015
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
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Related records

related to → Religious Worker Visa Reciprocity Act of 2017

Sources

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Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/899
Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/899
us · 114-hr-899 · source updated 12 August 2025