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HR 1120 100th Congress House

A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide religious sanctuary as a defense to the criminal offense of harboring or transporting aliens.

Introduced: April 21, 1987 See on congress.gov
Immigration ClergyCrime and Law EnforcementCrime preventionIllegal aliens
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Refugee policyRefugeesReligion and ClergyReligion and politicsSanctuary movement
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This bill died when the 100th Congress ended
It never became law before the 100th Congress (1987–1988) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 20, 1987
Referred to Subcommittee on Immigration, Refugees, and International Law.
Feb 18, 1987
Introduced in House
Feb 18, 1987
Referred to House Committee on The Judiciary.
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 Latest action February 20, 1987

Referred to Subcommittee on Immigration, Refugees, and International Law.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide religious sanctuary as a defense to the criminal offense of harboring or transporting aliens.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Mfume, Kweisi
Maryland · Apr 21, 1987
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1120: A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide religious sanctuary as a defense to the criminal offense of harboring or transporting aliens.. 100th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HR-1120/
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"H.R. 1120: A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide religious sanctuary as a defense to the criminal offense of harboring or transporting aliens.." 100th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HR-1120/.
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H.R. 1120, 100th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HR-1120/.
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[H.R. 1120: A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide religious sanctuary as a defense to the criminal offense of harboring or transporting aliens.](https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HR-1120/)
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