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HR 2302 105th Congress House

Immigration Technical Revisions Act of 1997

Official title: To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to clarify the relief available under current law, and to provide additional relief and procedural rights for cert… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to clarify the relief available under current law, and to provide additional relief and procedural rights for certain aliens who would otherwise be ineligible for such procedural rights.

Introduced: September 23, 1997 See on congress.gov
Immigration Administrative remediesAliensDepartment of JusticeDeportation
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This bill died when the 105th Congress ended
It never became law before the 105th Congress (1997–1998) 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
Aug 7, 1997
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims.
Jul 30, 1997
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jul 30, 1997
Introduced in House
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 Latest action August 7, 1997

Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Immigration Technical Revisions Act of 1997 - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act (and the Illegal Immigration and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996) to authorize the Attorney General to cancel the removal and adjust the status of certain Central American aliens.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 8
All 8 Democratic 4 Republican 1
D
Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Nov 5, 1997
Burr, Richard
· Oct 9, 1997
DOOLEY, CAL
· Oct 9, 1997
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Sep 23, 1997
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Sep 23, 1997
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Sep 23, 1997
DEUTSCH, PETER
· Jul 30, 1997
 R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Jul 30, 1997
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2302: Immigration Technical Revisions Act of 1997. 105th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-2302/
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"H.R. 2302: Immigration Technical Revisions Act of 1997." 105th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-2302/.
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H.R. 2302, 105th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-2302/.
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