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HR 1377 104th Congress House Immigration Administrative remedies Education Educational policy Elementary and secondary education Government Operations and Politics Government paperwork Illegal aliens Law Oaths Public schools State laws

To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to authorize States to deny public education benefits to aliens not lawfully present in the United States.

Introduced: April 3, 1995 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Nov 1, 1995
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S16508)
Apr 24, 1995
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims.
Apr 3, 1995
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Apr 3, 1995
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to: (1) declare it to be U.S. policy that illegal aliens not be entitled to public education benefits in the same manner as U.S. citizens and lawful resident aliens; and (2) authorize States to deny public education benefits to illegal aliens.

What's happening now November 1, 1995

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S16508)

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1
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Calvert, Ken
California · Apr 3, 1995
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1377: To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to authorize States to deny public education benefits to aliens not lawfully present in the United States.. 104th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-1377/
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"H.R. 1377: To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to authorize States to deny public education benefits to aliens not lawfully present in the United States.." 104th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-1377/.
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H.R. 1377, 104th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-1377/.
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