Emergency Afghan Allies Extension Act of 2014 became law 15 days after introduction, with cosponsors split almost evenly between the parties
Written by the Congressional Research Service [2]. 134 words.
(This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the House on July 30, 2014. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Amends the Afghan Allies Protection Act of 2009 to increase by 1,000 the number of Afghan special immigrant visas available in FY2014. Requires, with regard to such visas, that: the period during which an alien must have been employed must terminate by December 31, 2014, the principal alien seeking special immigrant status shall apply to the Chief of Mission by December 31, 2014, and the authority to provide such status shall terminate on December 31, 2014. Directs the Secretary of State, by January 1, 2015, to increase temporarily the fee or surcharge (by $1) for processing machine-readable nonimmigrant visas and machine-readable combined border crossing identification cards and nonimmigrant visas.
- Committees
- House Foreign Affairs Committee
House Judiciary Committee - Policy area
- Immigration: 20 of 2,400 bills became law, 113th–118th (0.8%)
- Sponsor
- 5 of 231 bills enacted since 2013
- Text versions
- 5, from enrolled bill to public law · 518 words
- Subjects
- AfghanistanAsiaForeign laborImmigration status and proceduresUser charges and feesVisas and passports
- Latest action
- Aug 8, 2014: Became Public Law No: 113-160.
- Records
- Congress.gov · Bill text
Each bill appears once, under its strongest link. 1 in all.
Related, per CRS or House · 1
- 113th S. 2624 Afghan Allies Protection Act of 2014 D · Introduced