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HCONRES 62 101th Congress House

Commending the recent decision of the Board of Immigration Appeal to allow Joseph Patrick Doherty to apply for political asylum in the United States and asking the Attorney General to approve Joseph…

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Official title: Commending the recent decision of the Board of Immigration Appeal to allow Joseph Patrick Doherty to apply for political asylum in the United States and asking the Attorney General to approve Joseph Patrick Doherty's asylum request and release him on bond pending review of his application.

Introduced: October 15, 1990 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
Mar 27, 1989
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Refugees, and International Law.
Feb 28, 1989
Referred to the House Committee on Judiciary.
Feb 28, 1989
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 27, 1989

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

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Commends the Board of Immigration Appeals for its decision to allow Joseph Patrick Doherty to apply for U.S. asylum.

Expresses the sense of the Congress that the Attorney General should approve Joseph Patrick Doherty's asylum application and release him on bond pending the application's review.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 8
All 8 Democratic 7
HOUGHTON, AMO
· Oct 15, 1990
 D
Pelosi, Nancy
California · Jul 19, 1990
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Jun 12, 1990
 D
Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Nov 17, 1989
 D
Neal, Richard E.
Massachusetts · Jul 20, 1989
 D
Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Jul 20, 1989
 D
Mfume, Kweisi
Maryland · May 18, 1989
 D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · May 18, 1989
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Con. Res. 62: Commending the recent decision of the Board of Immigration Appeal to allow Joseph Patrick Doherty to apply for political asylum in the United States and asking the Attorney General to approve Joseph Patrick Doherty's asylum request and release him on bond pending review of his application.. 101st Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HCONRES-62/
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"H. Con. Res. 62: Commending the recent decision of the Board of Immigration Appeal to allow Joseph Patrick Doherty to apply for political asylum in the United States and asking the Attorney General to approve Joseph Patrick Doherty's asylum request and release him on bond pending review of his application.." 101st Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HCONRES-62/.
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H. Con. Res. 62, 101st Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HCONRES-62/.
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[H. Con. Res. 62: Commending the recent decision of the Board of Immigration Appeal to allow Joseph Patrick Doherty to apply for political asylum in the United States and asking the Attorney General to approve Joseph Patrick Doherty's asylum request and release him on bond pending review of his application.](https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HCONRES-62/)
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