An amendment to S. 1348 [110th]: Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act of 2007.
| Offered: | Jun 5, 2007 |
| Sponsor: | Sen. Byron Dorgan [D-ND] |
| Actions: | Jun 6, 2007:
Amendment SA 1316 proposed by Senator Reid for Senator Dorgan to Amendment SA 1150. Jun 6, 2007:
Amendment SA 1316 agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 49 - 48. Record Vote Number: 201.
[Vote Details]
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For more information, see the the official record on THOMAS for S.Amdt. 1316.
Text of amendment
SA 1316. Mr. DORGAN (for himself and Mr. Durbin) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him 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:
At the end of section 401, add the following:
(d) Sunset of Y-1 Visa Program.--
(1) SUNSET.--Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, or any amendment made by this Act, no alien may be issued a new visa as a Y-1 nonimmigrant (as defined in section 218B of the Immigration and Nationality Act, as added by section 403) on the date that is 5 years after the date that the first such visa is issued.
(2) CONSTRUCTION.--Nothing in paragraph (1) may be construed to affect issuance of visas to Y-2B nonimmigrants (as defined in such section 218B), under the AgJOBS Act of 2007, as added by subtitle C, under the H-2A visa program, or any visa program other than the Y-1 visa program.
(As printed in the Congressional Record for the Senate on Jun 5, 2007.)
