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Version 35 · Passed Senate amended · Oct 3, 2003
Amends the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1993, with respect to the immigrant investor regional center pilot program, to: (1) extend such program for five years; (2) replace existing references to the Attorney General with the Secretary of Homeland Security; and (3) authorize employment creation immigrant visa priority to be given to aliens seeking entry under such program.
Directs the General Accounting Office to conduct a study of such program and report information concerning, among other things: (1) number, locality of settlement, and country of origin of immigrant investors, and the number of such individuals who have sought U.S. citizenship; and (2) types of commercial enterprises and types and numbers of created jobs.
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Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT] · D–VT
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security, and Claims.
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Received in the House.
Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (text as passed Senate: CR S12476-12477)
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.(text as passed Senate: CR S12476-12477)
Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S12476-12477)
Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S12476-12477)
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Introduced in Senate
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