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HR 2540 105th Congress House Immigration Aliens Amerasians East Asia Families Japan Japanese Americans Philippines Visas

To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to facilitate the immigration to the United States of certain aliens born in the Philippines or Japan who were fathered by United States citizens.

Introduced: September 24, 1997 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
Jun 9, 1998
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H4300)
Oct 3, 1997
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims.
Sep 24, 1997
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Sep 24, 1997
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to include certain children born in the Philippines or Japan to U.S. fathers among those children given preferential immigration treatment.

What's happening now June 9, 1998

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H4300)

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 4
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Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Nov 12, 1997
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Lofgren, Zoe
California · Oct 23, 1997
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Pelosi, Nancy
California · Oct 23, 1997
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McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Sep 24, 1997
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2540: To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to facilitate the immigration to the United States of certain aliens born in the Philippines or Japan who were fathered by United States citizens.. 105th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-2540/
MLA
"H.R. 2540: To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to facilitate the immigration to the United States of certain aliens born in the Philippines or Japan who were fathered by United States citizens.." 105th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-2540/.
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H.R. 2540, 105th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-2540/.
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[H.R. 2540: To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to facilitate the immigration to the United States of certain aliens born in the Philippines or Japan who were fathered by United States citizens.](https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-2540/)
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