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HR 4504 105th Congress House Immigration Aliens Families Immigrants Married people Parent and child Visas

To temporarily increase the number of visas available for backlogged spouses and children of lawful permanent resident aliens.

Introduced: August 6, 1998 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Aug 13, 1998
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims.
Aug 6, 1998
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Aug 6, 1998
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Provides for a temporary increase in the number of immigrant visas available for spouses and children of lawful permanent resident aliens based upon a specified priority order.

What's happening now August 13, 1998

Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 4
D
Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Oct 1, 1998
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Sep 24, 1998
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Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Aug 6, 1998
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Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Aug 6, 1998
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4504: To temporarily increase the number of visas available for backlogged spouses and children of lawful permanent resident aliens.. 105th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-4504/
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"H.R. 4504: To temporarily increase the number of visas available for backlogged spouses and children of lawful permanent resident aliens.." 105th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-4504/.
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H.R. 4504, 105th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-4504/.
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