Category:Special immigration programs extension bills 2009

H.R. 1127 (111^th): To extend certain immigration programs.^[1]

Full title	Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to extend the special immigrant program for non-minister religious workers until September 30, 2009. (Congressional Research Service, H.R. 1127)
Introduced	Feb 23, 2009
Status	Enacted — Signed by the President on Mar 20, 2009
Sponsor	Zoe Lofgren, Representative for California's 16th congressional district, Democrat

H.R. 2679 (111^th): To extend certain immigration programs, and for other purposes.^[2]

Introduced	Jun 3, 2009
Status	Died in a previous Congress
Sponsor	Gabrielle Giffords, Representative for Arizona's 8th congressional district, Democrat

See also

The following non-resident immigration reform bills, circa 2008, preceded the Special Immigrant and Nonimmigrant Religious Workers 2008 Rule Changes that went into effect at the end of the year and significantly increased Scientology's cost for obtaining R-1 visas.

• Religious Worker Visa Extension Act
• Special Immigrant Nonminister Religious Worker Program Act

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Following the regulatory changes of 2008 that significantly complicated the process to petition for R-1 visas, Scientology aggressively lobbied the following special immigration program bills in 2009.

• H.R. 1127 (111th): To extend certain immigration programs, GovTrack. Enacted after being signed by the President Obama on March 20, 2009.
• H.R. 2679 (111th): To extend certain immigration programs, and for other purposes, GovTrack. Died in Congress.