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HR 3553 105th Congress House

Central American and Caribbean Refugee Adjustment Act of 1998

Official title: To amend the Nicaraguan Adjustment and Central American Relief Act to provide to nationals of El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Haiti an opportunity to app… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend the Nicaraguan Adjustment and Central American Relief Act to provide to nationals of El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Haiti an opportunity to apply for adjustment of status under that Act, and for other purposes.

Introduced: June 9, 1998 See on congress.gov
Immigration AliensCaribbean areaDeportationEl Salvador
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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
Mar 30, 1998
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims.
Mar 25, 1998
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Mar 25, 1998
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 30, 1998

Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Central American and Caribbean Refugee Adjustment Act of 1998 - Amends the Nicaraguan Adjustment and Central American Relief Act to make certain nationals of Nicaragua, Cuba, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Haiti eligible for permanent resident status adjustment under such Act. (Current law applies to nationals of Nicaragua and Cuba.)

Makes conforming amendments to the Immigration and Nationality Act, as amended by the Nicaraguan Adjustment and Central American Relief Act.

 Related & companion bills 1
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 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 16
All 16 Democratic 14 Republican 1 Independent 1
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DeGette, Diana
Colorado · Oct 7, 1998
 D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Sep 25, 1998
 R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Sep 9, 1998
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Aug 3, 1998
 D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Aug 3, 1998
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Jul 23, 1998
 D
Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Jul 23, 1998
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Jul 23, 1998
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Jun 9, 1998
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · May 13, 1998
 D
Pelosi, Nancy
California · May 7, 1998
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Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · May 7, 1998
 D
Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · May 7, 1998
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Apr 30, 1998
 D
Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Apr 30, 1998
 D
Waters, Maxine
California · Mar 25, 1998
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3553: Central American and Caribbean Refugee Adjustment Act of 1998. 105th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-3553/
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