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HR 2692 100th Congress House

Polish Permanent Resident Adjustment Act of 1987

Official title: A bill to provide for adjustment of status of certain Polish nationals who arrived in the United States before the end of the period of martial law in Poland a… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to provide for adjustment of status of certain Polish nationals who arrived in the United States before the end of the period of martial law in Poland and who have continuously resided in the United States since before the end of the period.

Introduced: July 20, 1987 See on congress.gov
Immigration AliensInternational AffairsPoland
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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 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 23, 1987
Executive Comment Requested from Justice, State.
Jun 22, 1987
Referred to Subcommittee on Immigration, Refugees, and International Law.
Jun 16, 1987
Referred to House Committee on The Judiciary.
Jun 16, 1987
Introduced in House
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 Latest action September 23, 1987

Executive Comment Requested from Justice, State.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Polish Permanent Resident Adjustment Act of 1987 - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to authorize the adjustment of status to permanent resident for certain Polish nationals who have continuously resided in the United States since July 21, 1984.

Requires such aliens to apply for status adjustment within two years of enactment of this Act.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 1424 Identical bill Polish Permanent Resident Adjustment Act of 1987
 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Democratic 4 Republican 1
D
Mfume, Kweisi
Maryland · Nov 30, 1987
 R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Oct 6, 1987
 D
Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Sep 23, 1987
 D
Pelosi, Nancy
California · Sep 9, 1987
CRANE, PHILIP
· Jul 20, 1987
KLECZKA, GERALD
· Jul 8, 1987
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Jun 25, 1987
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2692: Polish Permanent Resident Adjustment Act of 1987. 100th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HR-2692/
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"H.R. 2692: Polish Permanent Resident Adjustment Act of 1987." 100th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HR-2692/.
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H.R. 2692, 100th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HR-2692/.
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