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HR 1204 104th Congress House Immigration Families Illegitimacy

To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to substitute references to children born out of wedlock for references to illegitimate children in the definition of child.

Introduced: March 10, 1995 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 16, 1995
For Further Action See S.457.
Mar 15, 1995
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims.
Mar 10, 1995
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Mar 10, 1995
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to redefine legitimate or illegitimate children as children born in or out of wedlock, respectively, for purposes of such Act.

What's happening now March 16, 1995

For Further Action See S.457.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 457 Identical bill A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to update references in the classification of children for purposes…
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 3 Republican 1
D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Sep 8, 1995
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Jun 16, 1995
 R
Crapo, Mike
Idaho · May 23, 1995
 D
Wyden, Ron
Oregon · May 9, 1995
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1204: To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to substitute references to children born out of wedlock for references to illegitimate children in the definition of child.. 104th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-1204/
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"H.R. 1204: To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to substitute references to children born out of wedlock for references to illegitimate children in the definition of child.." 104th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-1204/.
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H.R. 1204, 104th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-1204/.
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[H.R. 1204: To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to substitute references to children born out of wedlock for references to illegitimate children in the definition of child.](https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-1204/)
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