HR 551
103th Congress
House
Immigration
Aliens
Burma
Cambodia
Cambodians
Laos
Missing in action
Prisoners of war
Right of asylum
Southeast Asia
Vietnam
Vietnamese
Vietnamese Conflict
Vietnam POW/MIA Rescue Act
Introduced: January 21, 1993
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 10, 1993
Referred to the Subcommittee on International Law, Immigration, and Refugees.
Jan 21, 1993
Referred to the House Committee on Judiciary.
Jan 21, 1993
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Vietnam POW/MIA Rescue Act - Directs the Attorney General to grant asylum to certain nationals of Laos, Vietnam, Cambodia, or Burma (Myanmar) who personally deliver into U.S. custody a living Vietnam POW/MIA (or participate in such a delivery).
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on International Law, Immigration, and Refugees.
Committees of jurisdiction
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