A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to eliminate discrimination in the immigration laws by permitting permanent partners of United States citizens and lawful permanent residents to obtain lawful permanent resident status in the same manner as spouses of citizens and lawful permanent residents and to penalize immigration fraud in connection with permanent partnerships.
The bill’s titles are written by its sponsor.
Sponsor and status
112th Congress (2011–2013)
This bill was introduced on April 14, 2011, in a previous session of Congress, but it did not receive a vote.
Although this bill was not enacted, its provisions could have become law by being included in another bill. It is common for legislative text to be introduced concurrently in multiple bills (called companion bills), re-introduced in subsequent sessions of Congress in new bills, or added to larger bills (sometimes called omnibus bills).
29 Cosponsors (26 Democrats, 2 Independents, 1 Republican)
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History
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May 8, 2007
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Earlier Version —
Introduced
This activity took place on a related bill, S. 1328 (110th). |
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Feb 12, 2009
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Earlier Version —
Introduced
This activity took place on a related bill, S. 424 (111th). |
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Apr 14, 2011
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Introduced
Bills and resolutions are referred to committees which debate the bill before possibly sending it on to the whole chamber. |
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Feb 13, 2013
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Reintroduced Bill —
Introduced
This activity took place on a related bill, S. 296 (113th). |
S. 821 (112th) was a bill in the United States Congress.
A bill must be passed by both the House and Senate in identical form and then be signed by the President to become law.
Bills numbers restart every two years. That means there are other bills with the number S. 821. This is the one from the 112th Congress.
This bill was introduced in the 112th Congress, which met from Jan 5, 2011 to Jan 3, 2013. Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.
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