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NP-5 Program Amendments of 1989

Introduced: October 24, 1989 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 19, 1990
See H.R.4300.
Oct 26, 1989
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Refugees, and International Law.
Oct 24, 1989
Referred to the House Committee on Judiciary.
Oct 24, 1989
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

NP-5 Program Amendments of 1989 - Amends the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 to extend the NP-5 visa program through FY 1995. (Such program provides 15,000 additional visas annually to nationals of countries adversely affected by the 1965 Immigration Act.)

Revises such program's visa lottery to award visas on the basis of application chronology. Voids the application of an alien who submits multiple petitions. Requires the Secretary of State to report to the appropriate congressional committees with respect to the lottery's implementation.

Provides, with regard to such program, for: (1) definition of "adversely affected foreign state"; (2) waiver of the two-year home country residency requirement for certain temporary residents; (3) carryover of unused visas; and (4) no denial of visa for failure to have U.S. employment.

Directs the Comptroller General to conduct a country by country study of consular visa denials and report to the appropriate congressional committees.

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

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1 Republican 1
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Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Apr 18, 1990
 D
Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Nov 14, 1989
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