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S 1209 101th Congress Senate

Chinese Foreign Student and Exchange Visitor Relief Act

Official title: A bill to grant permanent residence status to certain nonimmigrant natives of the People's Republic of China.

Introduced: June 20, 1989 See on congress.gov
Immigration AliensChinaForeign students
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 11, 1989
Referred to Subcommittee on Immigration and Refugee Affairs.
Jun 20, 1989
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Jun 20, 1989
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action July 11, 1989

Referred to Subcommittee on Immigration and Refugee Affairs.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Chinese Foreign Student and Exchange Visitor Relief Act - Grants U.S. permanent resident status to certain nonimmigrant (students and exchange visitors) nationals of the People's Republic of China.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 2722 Identical bill Chinese Foreign Student and Exchange Visitor Relief Act
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1
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McConnell, Mitch
Kentucky · Jun 20, 1989
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1209: Chinese Foreign Student and Exchange Visitor Relief Act. 101st Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/101-S-1209/
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