Open Congress : News Articles for S.2829 A bill to make technical corrections to section 1244 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008, which provides special immigrant status for certain Iraqis, and for other purposes. 2008-06-05T00:00:00Z opencongress.org tag:opencongress.org,2007:/bill/news/49882 Human Rights First Welcomes Passage of Amendment to Help Iraqi ... tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-05:/commentary/2330927 2008-06-05T00:00:00Z Human Rights First,&nbsp;NY Human Rights First welcomes the signing of S. 2829, an amendment that clarifies Congress’s intent to make 5000 Special Immigrant Visas immediately available ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/media/asy/2008/statement/299">Go to article</a>