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Version 00 · Introduced in House · Apr 25, 2002
Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to make nonpayment of child support (in excess of $2,500 in arrearage) a grounds for excluding an alien from United States entry.Authorizes under specified circumstances: (1) immigration officers to serve process in child support cases on an arriving alien; and (2) the Secretary of Health and Human Services to share immigration-related child support enforcement information with the Secretary of State or the Attorney General.
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Rep. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD-3] · D–MD
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Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote.
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims.
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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