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HR 5894 102th Congress House Immigration Aliens Deceptive advertising Fines (Penalties) Fraud Visas

Diversity Immigration Amendments of 1992

Introduced: August 12, 1992 See on congress.gov
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Aug 19, 1992
Referred to the Subcommittee on International Law, Immigration, and Refugees.
Aug 12, 1992
Referred to the House Committee on Judiciary.
Aug 12, 1992
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Diversity Immigration Amendments of 1992 - Amends the Immigration Act of 1990 with respect to the diversity transition immigration program to: (1) extend the program; (2) set aside a specified number of FY 1995 visas for visa-qualified aliens who are natives of an adversely affected country whose entry is blocked due to certain numerical and fiscal year limitations; (3) make it unlawful (with related civil monetary penalties) to make excessive charges or specified misrepresentations with regard to application and documentation assistance; and (4) treat natives of a country in the region of Oceania who are also nationals of an adversely affected country as natives of such adversely affected country.

What's happening now August 19, 1992

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

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Neal, Richard E.
Massachusetts · Aug 12, 1992
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5894: Diversity Immigration Amendments of 1992. 102nd Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/102-HR-5894/
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"H.R. 5894: Diversity Immigration Amendments of 1992." 102nd Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/102-HR-5894/.
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H.R. 5894, 102nd Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/102-HR-5894/.
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