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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.

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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 alien... morehide bill summary

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Introduced		Voted on by House		Voted on by Senate		Considered By President		This Bill Has Become Law
April 03, 2008		May 08, 2008		June 26, 2008		July 01, 2008		July 01, 2008

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Signed on Jul 01, 2008.
Enacted on Jul 01, 2008. Became Public Law No: 110-257.
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: Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported with an amendment favorably.
Jun 26, 2008: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Added to calendar on Jun 26, 2008: Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported with an amendment favorably..
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.
Passed by Unanimous Consent in the Senate on Jun 26, 2008. Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: S6231-6232)
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: 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.
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: The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
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: Considered under suspension of the rules.
May 06, 2008: Mr. Conyers moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
May 06, 2008: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5690.
Added to calendar on May 05, 2008: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 387..
May 05, 2008: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 110-620, Part I.
May 05, 2008: Committee on Foreign Affairs discharged.
Apr 30, 2008: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Added to calendar on Apr 30, 2008: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote..
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 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.
Apr 03, 2008: Referred to House Foreign Affairs
Apr 03, 2008: Referred to House Judiciary
Introduced on Apr 03, 2008.

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July 04, 2008 Herb Fischer Retires

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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July 02, 2008 President Bush Takes Nelson Mandela Off Terror Watch List

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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July 01, 2008 President Bush Signs HR 5690, S. 188, S. 254, and S. 682 Into Law

HR 5690, which authorizes the Departments of State and Homeland Security to determine that provisions in the Immigration and Nationality Act that render ...

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October 26, 2008 The BrownWatch: News for People of Color - To the Present - House ...

Berman's bill (H.R. 5690) effectively removes the stain of the "terrorist" label from the names of current and former African National Congress members. When the measure becomes law, ANC membership alone will no longer trigger ...

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October 10, 2008 New government documents in Milner Library, September 2008

Call No: A 77.2:SCI 1/, Title: ARS science hall of fame. Author: United States. Agricultural Research Service. Imprint: [Beltsville Md.] : US Dept. of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service. Type: Serial 16-4 wk ...

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October 06, 2008 Now Thats What I Am Talkin About!!! | What the President Has ...

H.R. 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 apply with ...

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