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How Bill Becomes a Law
Right now Advanced degree bill is introducted in US House. In order for a bill to become a law, it has to go through following process.
- Bill have to get majority vote in US House by voting.
- Same/Similar bill have to be passed in the US Senate by voting.
- Bill will be then signed into Law by President
How can you help?
Bill was recently introduced and it need to get momentum and support before US House will consider it for voting. Students who are studying in US are directly impacted by this bill and you should come forward to support this bill by contacting your lawmakers (House and Senate).
Each area in US is represented by 1 US House Representative and 1 US Senator. You can send email to them and request them to support the the bill. to contact them just follow the steps below.
- Click here to contact your US House representative
- Enter Your State and Zip code
- Fill the form
- Select Immigration for Topics
- Fill out your complete information
- Sample Message :
Dear Sir/Mam,
I am an admirer and a supporter of yours. As a foreign student in US University, I am writing to urge you to please lead efforts and cosponsor the bill H.R.43 — To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to eliminate the diversity immigrant program and to re-allocate those visas to certain employment-based immigrants who obtain an advanced in the United States. (Introduced in House – IH)
It will just take 2 minutes to contact your US House representative. Your 2 minutes of time can change your life. It can take upto 20 years (may be for dhotis) to get Green card with current wait times and number of pending applications.