A bill to provide for the adjustment of status of certain nationals of Liberia to that of lawful permanent residents, and for other purposes.
The bill’s titles are written by its sponsor.
Sponsor and status
John F. “Jack” Reed
Sponsor. Senator for Rhode Island. Democrat.
116th Congress (2019–2021)
Provisions of this bill were incorporated into other bills which were enacted.
This bill was incorporated into:
10 Cosponsors (10 Democrats)
Position statements
What legislators are saying
“Reed Includes NDAA Provision to Extend Permanent Residency Status for Eligible Liberians and Open a Pathway to U.S. Citizenship”
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Sen. John F. “Jack” Reed [D-RI]
(Sponsor)
on Dec 12, 2019
“50 Members of Congress Call for Extension of Protected Status for Liberians Living in the United States”
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Rep. Donald Payne Jr. [D-NJ10]
on Mar 1, 2019
“Reed Backs Trump Administration Decision to Extend Immigration Status for Liberians”
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Sen. John F. “Jack” Reed [D-RI]
(Sponsor)
on Mar 28, 2019
History
Mar 18, 1999
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Introduced
This activity took place on a related bill, S. 656 (106th). |
Mar 29, 2001
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Mar 19, 2003
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This activity took place on a related bill, S. 656 (108th). |
Mar 17, 2005
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This activity took place on a related bill, S. 656 (109th). |
Feb 16, 2007
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This activity took place on a related bill, S. 656 (110th). |
Mar 19, 2009
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Introduced
This activity took place on a related bill, S. 656 (111th). |
Mar 28, 2011
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Introduced
This activity took place on a related bill, S. 656 (112th). |
Mar 12, 2013
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Earlier Version —
Introduced
This activity took place on a related bill, S. 527 (113th). |
Oct 7, 2015
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Earlier Version —
Introduced
This activity took place on a related bill, S. 2161 (114th). |
Jan 3, 2018
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Earlier Version —
Introduced
This activity took place on a related bill, S. 2275 (115th). |
Feb 12, 2019
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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. |
Jun 27, 2019
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Passed Senate (House next)
This activity took place on a related bill, S. 1790 (116th), possibly in lieu of similar activity on S. 456 (116th). |
Sep 17, 2019
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Final Bill —
Passed House
This activity took place on a related bill, S. 1790 (116th), possibly in lieu of similar activity on S. 456 (116th). |
Dec 11, 2019
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Final Bill —
Conference Report Agreed to by House (Senate next)
This activity took place on a related bill, S. 1790 (116th), possibly in lieu of similar activity on S. 456 (116th). |
Dec 17, 2019
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Final Bill —
Conference Report Agreed to by Senate
This activity took place on a related bill, S. 1790 (116th), possibly in lieu of similar activity on S. 456 (116th). |
Dec 20, 2019
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Final Bill —
Enacted — Signed by the President
This activity took place on a related bill, S. 1790 (116th), possibly in lieu of similar activity on S. 456 (116th). |
S. 456 (116th) 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. 456. This is the one from the 116th Congress.
This bill was introduced in the 116th Congress, which met from Jan 3, 2019 to Jan 3, 2021. Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.
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