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S.424
Title: A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to eliminate discrimination in the immigration laws by permitting permanent partners of United States citizens and lawful permanent residents to obtain lawful permanent resident status in the same manner as spouses of citizens and lawful permanent residents and to penalize immigration fraud in connection with permanent partnerships.
Sponsor: Sen Leahy, Patrick J. [VT] (introduced 2/12/2009) Cosponsors (23)
Related Bills: H.R.1024, H.R.2709
Latest Major Action: 2/12/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
COSPONSORS(23), ALPHABETICAL [followed by Cosponsors withdrawn]: (Sort: by date)
Sen Akaka, Daniel K. [HI] - 2/12/2009
Sen Boxer, Barbara [CA] - 2/12/2009
Sen Brown, Sherrod [OH] - 2/12/2009
Sen Burris, Roland [IL] - 6/25/2009
Sen Cantwell, Maria [WA] - 6/2/2009
Sen Cardin, Benjamin L. [MD] - 2/12/2009
Sen Casey, Robert P., Jr. [PA] - 8/4/2009
Sen Dodd, Christopher J. [CT] - 2/12/2009
Sen Durbin, Richard [IL] - 6/3/2009
Sen Feingold, Russell D. [WI] - 2/12/2009
Sen Franken, Al [MN] - 9/10/2009
Sen Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [NY] - 3/23/2009
Sen Inouye, Daniel K. [HI] - 2/12/2009
Sen Kerry, John F. [MA] - 2/12/2009
Sen Lautenberg, Frank R. [NJ] - 2/12/2009
Sen Menendez, Robert [NJ] - 2/12/2009
Sen Merkley, Jeff [OR] - 3/24/2009
Sen Murray, Patty [WA] - 2/12/2009
Sen Sanders, Bernard [VT] - 2/27/2009
Sen Schumer, Charles E. [NY] - 2/12/2009
Sen Specter, Arlen [PA] - 11/18/2009
Sen Whitehouse, Sheldon [RI] - 2/12/2009
Sen Wyden, Ron [OR] - 2/12/2009