H.R. 5571 - To Extend for 5 Years the Program Relating to Waiver of the Foreign Country Residence Requirement with Respect to International

To Extend for 5 Years the Program Relating to Waiver of the Foreign Country Residence Requirement with Respect to International

H.R. 5571 — 110^th Congress (2007–2008)

Keywords

immigration, medical students, medical graduates, international

Summary

To extend for 5 years the program relating to waiver of the foreign country residence requirement with respect to international medical graduates, and for other purposes. (by CRS)

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Title

To extend for 5 years the program relating to waiver of the foreign country residence requirement with respect to international medical graduates.

Other Titles

• To extend for 5 years the program relating to waiver of the foreign country residence requirement with respect to international medical graduates, and for other purposes.

Sponsor

Zoe Lofgren

Co-Sponsors

• Jerry Moran

Subjects

• Immigration
• Admission of nonimmigrants
• Alien labor
• Education
• Educational exchanges
• Exchange of persons programs
• Higher education
• Labor
• Medical care
• Medical residents
• Medicine
• Physicians
• Residence requirements
• Visas

Related Bills

Major Actions

Introduced	3/10/2008
Referred to Committee
Amendments (1 proposed)
Passed House	5/22/2008
Passed Senate	9/26/2008
Signed by President	10/08/2008

Bill History

• All Votes
• All Actions
• Amendments

	Chamber/Committee	Motion	Date	Result
select this vote	House	On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR 5/19/2008 H4113)	5/22/2008	PASSED by voice vote
currently selected	Senate	Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.	9/26/2008	PASSED by voice vote
select this vote	Senate	Amendment SA 5654 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.	9/26/2008	PASSED by voice vote

	Action	Date	Description
	Introduced	3/10/2008
		3/10/2008	Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
		3/11/2008	Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law.
		3/12/2008	Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
		3/12/2008	Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote .
		4/02/2008	Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
	Put on a legislative calendar	4/02/2008	Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
		5/15/2008	Reported by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 110-646.
	Put on a legislative calendar	5/15/2008	Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 407.
		5/19/2008	Mr. Scott (VA) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
		5/19/2008	Considered under suspension of the rules.
		5/19/2008	DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5571.
		5/19/2008	At the conclusion of debate, the chair put the question on the motion to suspend the rules. Mr. King (IA) objected to the vote on the grounds that a quorum was not present. Further proceedings on the motion were postponed. The point of no quorum was withdrawn.
		5/22/2008	Considered as unfinished business.
		5/22/2008	The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
select this vote	House Vote on Passage	5/22/2008	On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR 5/19/2008 H4113)
		6/02/2008	Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
		9/26/2008	Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent.
		9/26/2008	Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.
currently selected	Senate Vote on Passage	9/26/2008	Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
		9/26/2008	Message on Senate action sent to the House.
		9/26/2008	Amendment SA 5654 proposed by Senator Reid for Senator Conrad.
select this vote	Vote	9/26/2008	Amendment SA 5654 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
	Presented to President	9/27/2008	Cleared for White House.
		9/27/2008	Ms. Lofgren, Zoe moved that the House suspend the rules and agree to the Senate amendment.
		9/27/2008	DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5571.
		9/27/2008	On motion that the House suspend the rules and agree to the Senate amendment Agreed to by voice vote.
	Presented to President	9/30/2008	Presented to President.
	Signed	10/08/2008	Signed by President.
	Enacted	10/08/2008	Became Public Law No: 110-362.

	Number	Sponsor	Date Offered	Status
select this vote	S. Amdt. 5654	Conrad, Kent [D-ND]	September 26, 2008	Passed by voice vote on September 25, 2008.
	To reduce the length of the waiver program extension. Show amendment details