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To remove the African National Congress from treatment as a terrorist organization for certain acts or events, provide relief for certain members of the African National Congress regarding admissibility, and for other purposes.
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- Official: To remove the African National Congress from treatment as a terrorist organization for certain acts or events, provide relief for certain members of the African National Congress regarding admissibility, and for other purposes. as amended by house.
- Official: To exempt the African National Congress from treatment as a terrorist organization for certain acts or events, provide relief for certain members of the African National Congress regarding admissibility, and for other purposes. as introduced.
6/26/2008--Public Law. (This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the Senate on June 26, 2008. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Amends the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2008 to state that for purposes of alienSee Full Bill Text
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| April 03, 2008 | May 08, 2008 | June 26, 2008 | July 01, 2008 | July 01, 2008 |
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- Enacted on Jul 01, 2008. Became Public Law No: 110-257.
- Signed on Jul 01, 2008.
- Jun 27, 2008. Presented to President.
- Jun 26, 2008: On motion that the House agree to the Senate amendment Agreed to without objection.
- Jun 26, 2008: Ms. Lee asked unanimous consent that the House agree to the Senate amendment.
- Jun 26, 2008. Cleared for White House.
- Jun 26, 2008: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Passed by Unanimous Consent in the Senate on Jun 26, 2008. Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: S6231-6232)
- Added to calendar on Jun 26, 2008: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 852..
- Jun 26, 2008: Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Leahy with an amendment. Without written report.
- Jun 26, 2008: Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported with an amendment favorably.
- Jun 12, 2008: Committee on the Judiciary. Date of scheduled consideration. SD-226. 10:00 a.m.
- May 12, 2008: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
- May 08, 2008: The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
- Passed by voice vote in the House on May 08, 2008. On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR 5/6/2008 H3078-3079)
- May 08, 2008: Considered as unfinished business.
- Passed by voice vote in the House on May 08, 2008. On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
- May 06, 2008: At the conclusion of debate, the chair put the question on the motion to suspend the rules. Mr. Frelinghuysen 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.
- May 06, 2008: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5690.
- May 06, 2008: Considered under suspension of the rules.
- May 06, 2008: Mr. Conyers moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- Added to calendar on May 05, 2008: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 387..
- May 05, 2008: Committee on Foreign Affairs discharged.
- May 05, 2008: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 110-620, Part I.
- Added to calendar on Apr 30, 2008: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote..
- Apr 30, 2008: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Apr 29, 2008: Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law Discharged.
- Apr 16, 2008: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law.
- Apr 14, 2008: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law.
- Apr 03, 2008: Referred to House Foreign Affairs
- Apr 03, 2008: Referred to House Judiciary
- Apr 03, 2008: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- Introduced on Apr 03, 2008.
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President George Bush signed into law HR 5690 this past week, a law authorizing the US Department of State to waive US travel restriction on President ...
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The President's signing into law of HR 5690 ensures that all former members of the ANC are no longer considered "aliens inadmissible due to terrorist or ...
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CASEY: Well, what has happened, of course, is Congress has passed, and I believe the Presidentâs now signed into law HR 5690, which allows the State ...
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The bill is HR 5690, which "authorizes the Departments of State and Homeland Security to determine that provisions in the Immigration and Nationality Act that render aliens inadmissible due to terrorist or criminal activities would not ...
The bill is HR 5690. SSAATY site compromised Sunday [Network Security Blog]. Posted: 11 Aug 2008 09:38 AM CDT. Update: It appears that Alan has regained control of his DNS. Hopefully more good news to follow. ...
... Department the authority to waive restrictions," and also states the sense of Congress. Why doesn't the bill simply order the removal of all such people, and give them actionable rights if they aren't removed? The bill is HR 5690.
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What acts or events? Who?
The history in the bill is the excuse for the terror.
Maybe we're owed compensation for what was done?
What is anti apartheid activity? Which aliens? All aliens? What about compensation for the aliens' countries where the terror took place? Was their terror on US soil?
HR 26 IH
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