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HR 2429 103th Congress House Immigration Amerasians Families Immigration policy Philippines Visas

To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to extend preferential treatment in the admission of Amerasian children to children born in the Philippines.

Introduced: June 16, 1993 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
Jun 18, 1993
Referred to the Subcommittee on International Law, Immigration, and Refugees.
Jun 16, 1993
Referred to the House Committee on Judiciary.
Jun 16, 1993
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1530)
Jun 16, 1993
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to extend preferential admissions treatment to certain children born in the Philippines and fathered by U.S. citizens.

What's happening now June 18, 1993

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

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 13
All 13 Democratic 12 Independent 1
D
Hoyer, Steny H.
Maryland · Sep 27, 1994
 D
Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Sep 27, 1994
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Apr 13, 1994
 D
Clyburn, James E.
South Carolina · Apr 13, 1994
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Apr 13, 1994
 D
Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"
Virginia · Apr 13, 1994
 D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Nov 15, 1993
 I
Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Nov 15, 1993
 D
Waters, Maxine
California · Nov 15, 1993
 D
Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Sep 13, 1993
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Sep 13, 1993
 D
Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Sep 13, 1993
 D
Pelosi, Nancy
California · Jun 16, 1993
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2429: To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to extend preferential treatment in the admission of Amerasian children to children born in the Philippines.. 103rd Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/103-HR-2429/
MLA
"H.R. 2429: To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to extend preferential treatment in the admission of Amerasian children to children born in the Philippines.." 103rd Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/103-HR-2429/.
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H.R. 2429, 103rd Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/103-HR-2429/.
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[H.R. 2429: To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to extend preferential treatment in the admission of Amerasian children to children born in the Philippines.](https://openamerica.io/bill/103-HR-2429/)
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