To reclassify the spouses and minor children of lawful permanent residents as immediate relatives.
An amendment to S. 1348 [110th]: Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act of 2007.
| Offered: | May 23, 2007 |
| Sponsor: | Sen. Hillary Clinton [D-NY] |
| Actions: | May 25, 2007:
Amendment SA 1183 proposed by Senator Salazar for Senator Clinton to Amendment SA 1150. Jun 4, 2007:
Considered by Senate. Jun 5, 2007:
Considered by Senate. Jun 6, 2007:
Considered by Senate. Jun 6, 2007:
Point of order raised in Senate with respect to amendment SA 1183. Jun 6, 2007:
Motion to waive the Budget Act with respect to amendment SA 1183 rejected in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 44 - 53. Record Vote Number: 195. Jun 6, 2007:
Amendment SA 1183 ruled out of order by the chair. |
For more information, see the the official record on THOMAS for S.Amdt. 1183.
Text of amendment
SA 1183. Mrs. CLINTON (for herself, Mr. Hagel, and Mr. Menendez) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by her to the bill S. 1348, to provide for comprehensive immigration reform and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
On page 238, line 13, strike ``567,000'' and insert ``480,000''.
On page 238, line 19, strike ``127,000'' and insert ``40,000''.
On page 247, line 1, insert ``or the child or spouse of an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence'' after ``United States''.
On page 247, line 5, insert ``or lawful permanent resident'' after ``citizen''.
On page 247, line 6, insert ``or lawful permanent resident'' after ``citizen''.
On page 247, line 6, insert ``or lawful permanent resident's'' after ``citizen's''.
On page 247, line 7, insert ``or lawful permanent resident'' after ``citizen''.
On page 247, line 8, insert ``or lawful permanent resident's'' after ``citizen's''.
On page 247, line 9, insert ``or lawful permanent resident's'' after ``citizen's''.
On page 247, line 15, insert ``or lawful permanent resident's'' after ``citizen's''.
On page 247, line 24, insert ``or lawful permanent resident'' after ``citizen''.
On page 248, strike lines 2 through 11.
On page 248, line 13, strike the first ``(3)'' and insert ``(2)''.
On page 249, line 1, strike ``(4)'' and insert ``(3)''.
On page 250, between lines 42 and 43, insert the following:
(5) RULES FOR DETERMINING WHETHER CERTAIN ALIENS ARE IMMEDIATE RELATIVES.--Section 201(f) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1151(f)) is amended--
(A) in paragraph (1)--
(i) by striking ``paragraphs (2) and (3),'' and inserting ``paragraph (2),''; and
(ii) by striking ``(b)(2)(A)(i)'' and inserting ``(b)(2)'';
(B) by striking paragraph (2);
(C) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (2); and
(D) in paragraph (2), as so redesignated, by striking ``(b)(2)(A)'' and inserting ``(b)(2)''.
(6) NUMERICAL LIMITATION TO ANY SINGLE FOREIGN STATE.--Section 202 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1152) is amended--
(A) by striking paragraph (4); and
(B) by redesignating paragraph (5) as paragraph (4).
(7) ALLOCATION OF IMMIGRATION VISAS.--Section 203(h) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1153(h)) is amended--
(A) in paragraph (1)--
(i) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking ``subsections (a)(2)(A) and (d)'' and inserting ``subsection (d)'';
(ii) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``becomes available for such alien (or, in the case of subsection (d), the date on which an immigrant visa number became available for the alien's parent)'', and inserting ``became available for the alien's parent,''; and
(iii) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``applicable'';
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``The petition'' and all that follows through the period and inserting ``The petition described in this paragraph is a petition filed under section 204 for classification of the alien parent under subsection (a) or (b).''; and
(C) in paragraph (3), by striking ``subsections (a)(2)(A) and (d)'' and inserting ``subsection (d)''.
(8) PROCEDURE FOR GRANTING IMMIGRANT STATUS.--Section 204 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1154) is amended--
(A) in subsection (a)(1)--
(i) in subparagraph (A)--
(I) in clause (iii)--
(aa) by inserting ``or legal permanent resident'' after ``citizen'' each place that term appears; and
(bb) in subclause (II)(aa)(CC)(bbb), by inserting ``or legal permanent resident'' after ``citizenship'';
(II) in clause (iv)--
(aa) by inserting ``or legal permanent resident'' after ``citizen'' each place that term appears; and
(bb) by inserting ``or legal permanent resident'' after ``citizenship'';
(III) in clause (v)(I), by inserting ``or legal permanent resident'' after ``citizen''; and
(IV) in clause (vi)--
(aa) by inserting ``or legal permanent resident status'' after ``renunciation of citizenship''; and
(bb) by inserting ``or legal permanent resident'' after ``abuser's citizenship'';
(ii) by striking subparagraph (B);
(iii) by redesignating subparagraphs (C) through (J) as subparagraphs (B) through (I), respectively;
(iv) in subparagraph (B), as so redesignated, by striking ``subparagraph (A)(iii), (A)(iv), (B)(ii), or (B)(iii)'' and inserting ``clause (iii) or (iv) of subparagraph (A)''; and
(v) in subparagraph (I), as so redesignated--
(I) by striking ``or clause (ii) or (iii) of subparagraph (B)''; and
(II) by striking ``under subparagraphs (C) and (D)'' and inserting ``under subparagraphs (B) and (C)'';
(B) by striking subsection (a)(2);
(C) in subsection (h), by striking ``or a petition filed under subsection (a)(1)(B)(ii)''; and
(D) in subsection (j), by striking ``subsection (a)(1)(D)'' and inserting ``subsection (a)(1)(C)''.
(As printed in the Congressional Record for the Senate on May 23, 2007.)
