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HR 3239 101th Congress House Immigration Aliens Families Lebanon Visas

To amend the Immigration and Nationalty Act to provide for admission, without regard to numerical limitations, of family preference immigrants from Lebanon who have not been firmly resettled in a…

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To amend the Immigration and Nationalty Act to provide for admission, without regard to numerical limitations, of family preference immigrants from Lebanon who have not been firmly resettled in a foreign country.

Introduced: September 11, 1989 See on congress.gov
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Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 19, 1990
See H.R.4300.
Sep 19, 1989
Executive Comment Requested from Justice and State.
Sep 14, 1989
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Refugees, and International Law.
Sep 11, 1989
Referred to the House Committee on Judiciary.
Sep 11, 1989
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to waive numerical admissions limitations with regard to certain family preference immigrants from Lebanon who have not been firmly resettled in a foreign country.

What's happening now March 19, 1990

See H.R.4300.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 4300 Procedurally related Family Unity and Employment Opportunity Immigration Act of 1990
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Sep 11, 1989
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3239: To amend the Immigration and Nationalty Act to provide for admission, without regard to numerical limitations, of family preference immigrants from Lebanon who have not been firmly resettled in a foreign country.. 101st Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-3239/
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"H.R. 3239: To amend the Immigration and Nationalty Act to provide for admission, without regard to numerical limitations, of family preference immigrants from Lebanon who have not been firmly resettled in a foreign country.." 101st Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-3239/.
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H.R. 3239, 101st Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-3239/.
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[H.R. 3239: To amend the Immigration and Nationalty Act to provide for admission, without regard to numerical limitations, of family preference immigrants from Lebanon who have not been firmly resettled in a foreign country.](https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-3239/)
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