HR 1605 101th Congress House Immigration Administrative remedies Aliens Authorization Civics education Discrimination in employment East Asia Eastern Europe English language Federal-state relations Middle East Public assistance programs Refugee policy Refugees State finance U.S.S.R. Vietnam

Emergency Refugee Act of 1989

Introduced: March 23, 1989 See on congress.gov

Everywhere this bill has been 5 steps

Introduced

In committee

Reported out

Passed House

Passed Senate

To President

Became law

Apr 6, 1989

Subcommittee Hearings Held.

Mar 29, 1989

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

Mar 23, 1989

Referred to the House Committee on Appropriations.

Mar 23, 1989

Referred to the House Committee on Judiciary.

Mar 23, 1989

Introduced in House

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Emergency Refugee Act of 1989 - Authorizes additional FY 1989 refugee admissions from the Soviet Union, Eastern Europe, Vietnam, the Near East, and East Asia First Asylum countries.

Transfers unused FY 1989 State legalization impact assistance grant (SLIAG) funds to cover specified costs related to such admissions.

Authorizes additional SLIAG FY 1990 and 1991 appropriations.

Authorizes FY 1990 and 1991 appropriations for anti-discrimination in employment activities.

Authorizes SLIAG funds to be used for: (1) employment training and educational outreach programs for legalized aliens; and (2) State enforcement of anti-discrimination activities.

Establishes an administrative appeals process for States applying for SLIAG assistance.

Gives education priority under such grants to basic citizenship skills (English language and United States history and government).

What's happening now April 6, 1989

Subcommittee Hearings Held.

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