HR 3120 · 112th Congress · Immigration

Student Visa Reform Act

Introduced 2011-10-06· Sponsored by Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-16]· House

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Latest: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.(2012-08-02)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Student Visa Reform Act - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to require that a person coming to study at a college, university, or language training program in the United States under a nonimmigrant student F-visa must attend an institution that is accredited by an accrediting agency recognized by the Secretary of Education. Provides a three-year exemption for students coming to study at a college or university that has been certified by the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) but not yet accredited by an accrediting agency. Authorizes, under specified circumstances, the Secretary to require elementary and secondary schools (exempts religious institutions) to be similarly accredited for F-visa purposes.…

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CBO Cost Estimate

Congressional Budget Office

H.R. 3120, Student Visa Reform Act

Jul 11, 2012

As ordered reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on June 28, 2012

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