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To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to enhance protections for immigrant victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, and trafficking. 5/17/2007--Introduced. Violence Against Immigrant Women Act of 2007 - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act, as amended by the Violence Against Women and Department of Justice Reauthorization Act Act of 2005, with respect to T-visa (victims of severe form of trafficking in persons) and U-visa (victims of certain crimes) nonimmigrant aliens. Revises provisions with respect to: (1) victims of crime; (2) self-petitioning and self-petitioning by fiance(e)s and children; (3) access to health, housing, and other public benefits, including Medicaid, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), Supplemental Security Income (SSI) and food stamps; (4) removal, deportation, and detention; (5) parole; (6) naturalization; and (7) admissibility. Authorizes appropriations to the Secretary of Homeland Security for related: (1) [...] show full description
- 06/26/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition and Forestry.
- 06/04/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law.
- 05/25/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Income Security and Family Support.
- 05/17/2007 - Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Agriculture, Financial Services, and Energy and Commerce, 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.
- 05/17/2007 - Referred to House Judiciary
show all actions- 06/26/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition and Forestry.
- 06/04/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law.
- 05/25/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Income Security and Family Support.
- 05/17/2007 - Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Agriculture, Financial Services, and Energy and Commerce, 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.
- 05/17/2007 - Referred to House Judiciary
- 05/17/2007 - Referred to House Ways and Means
- 05/17/2007 - Referred to House Agriculture
- 05/17/2007 - Referred to House Financial Services
- 05/17/2007 - Referred to House Energy and Commerce
- 05/17/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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