H.R. 5837 would make technical corrections to section 1244 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008, which provides special immigrant status for certain Iraqis.

== Detailed Summary ==

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Makes technical corrections to editprovisions of the wiki and be the first toNational Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 which provide a detailed summaryspecial immigrant status for certain Iraqis employed by or on behalf of the bill!)U.S. government.

Authorizes the Secretary of Homeland Security or State to convert approved petitions for such status with respect to which visas are not immediately available to approved petitions for petitions filed before October 1, 2008.
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== Status of the Legislation ==

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(Log inLatest Major Action: 4/28/2008: Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to edit the wikiSubcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and be the first to update the status of the bill!)International Law.
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