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S. 1949 (108th)

Return of Talent Act

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Introduced

24 November 2003

Last action

24 November 2003 · Introduced

Status

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S15844)

Sponsors

Sen. Biden, Joseph R., Jr. [D-DE], Sen. Lugar, Richard G. [R-IN], Sen. Kennedy, Edward M. [D-MA], Sen. Lieberman, Joseph I. [ID-CT], Sen. Bingaman, Jeff [D-NM], Sen. Hagel, Chuck [R-NE], Sen. Corzine, Jon S. [D-NJ], Sen. Lautenberg, Frank R. [D-NJ], Sen. Feingold, Russell D. [D-WI]

Subjects

Immigration

Source updated

10 August 2026

Immigration

Summary

Return of Talent Act - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish the Return of Talent Program to permit an eligible permanent resident alien and family members to temporarily return (two years with extension) to the alien's country of citizenship in order to make a material contribution to that country if the country is engaged in post-conflict reconstruction activities. States that such time abroad shall be considered as U.S. physical and continuous residency for naturalization purposes.

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Timeline

  1. 24 November 2003

    Introduced

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S15844)

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 24 November 2003

    Introduced

    Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S15843-15844)

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 24 November 2003

    Introduced

    Introduced in Senate

    Source: IntroReferral

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Versions

Documents

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Introduced in Senate (text)

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  • Introduced in Senate (text)

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