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HR 637 102th Congress House

Emergency Baltic States Immigration Relief Act of 1991

Official title: To provide special temporary protected status for certain nationals of the Baltic States.

Introduced: February 6, 1991 See on congress.gov
Immigration AliensEstoniaLatviaLithuania
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This bill died when the 102nd Congress ended
It never became law before the 102nd Congress (1991–1992) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 16, 1991
Referred to the Subcommittee on International Law, Immigration, and Refugees.
Jan 24, 1991
Referred to the House Committee on Judiciary.
Jan 24, 1991
Introduced in House
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 Latest action April 16, 1991

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

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Emergency Baltic States Immigration Relief Act of 1991 - Amends the Immigration Act of 1990 to provide special temporary protected status for certain nationals of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Democratic 4
CRANE, PHILIP
· Feb 20, 1991
 D
Neal, Richard E.
Massachusetts · Feb 20, 1991
KLECZKA, GERALD
· Feb 6, 1991
LIPINSKI, WILLIAM
· Feb 6, 1991
 D
Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Feb 6, 1991
 D
Pelosi, Nancy
California · Feb 6, 1991
 D
Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Jan 24, 1991
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 637: Emergency Baltic States Immigration Relief Act of 1991. 102nd Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/102-HR-637/
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"H.R. 637: Emergency Baltic States Immigration Relief Act of 1991." 102nd Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/102-HR-637/.
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H.R. 637, 102nd Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/102-HR-637/.
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