H.R. 6397 (111th): Marine Sergeant Michael H. Ferschke, Jr. Memorial Act

Introduced:
Nov 15, 2010 (111th Congress, 2009–2010)
Sponsor:
Rep. John “Jimmy” Duncan Jr. [R-TN2]
Status:
Died (Passed House)

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Status

This bill was introduced in a previous session of Congress and was passed by the House on November 15, 2010 but was never passed by the Senate.

Progress
Introduced Nov 15, 2010
Referred to Committee Nov 15, 2010
Passed House Nov 15, 2010
Cosponsors
3 cosponsors (2D, 1R) (show)
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House Budget

House Judiciary

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Full Title

To amend section 101(a)(35) of the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for a marriage for which the parties are not physically in the presence of each other due to service abroad in the Armed Forces of the United States.

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Last updated Nov 17, 2010.
3 pages

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11/15/2010--Passed House without amendment.
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced.
The summary of that version is repeated here.) Marine Sergeant Michael H. Ferschke, Jr. Memorial Act - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to count as a spouse, wife, or husband a party to a marriage ceremony in which the parties were not in each other's physical presence, and the marriage was not consummated, if the failure to consummate was caused by physical separation because of one party's active-duty status abroad in the U.S. Armed Forces. States that the budgetary effects of this Act for purposes of Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010 compliance shall be determined by reference to the latest statement titled "Budgetary Effects of PAYGO Legislation" for this Act, submitted for printing in the Congressional Record by the Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the House of Representatives, provided that such statement has been submitted prior to the vote on passage.

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  • Title 8: ALIENS AND NATIONALITY
  • Chapter 12: IMMIGRATION AND NATIONALITY
  • Subchapter I: GENERAL PROVISIONS
  • Section 1101: Definitions