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HR 1485 106th Congress House Immigration Administrative remedies Admission of nonimmigrants Aliens Crime and Law Enforcement Criminal aliens Department of Justice Deportation Families Government Operations and Politics Government paperwork Illegal aliens Imprisonment Judicial review of administrative acts Law Parole Probation Residence requirements Sentences (Criminal procedure) Violence

Family Reunification Act of 1999

Introduced: April 20, 1999 See on congress.gov
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It never became law before the 106th Congress (1999–2000) 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
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 30, 1999
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims.
Apr 20, 1999
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Apr 20, 1999
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Family Reunification Act of 1999 - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to revise the conditions under which the Attorney General may cancel the removal of certain aliens from the United States, including cancellation of removal for humanitarian or public benefit reasons for certain aliens convicted of aggravated felonies. Subjects such judgments to judicial review.

Directs the Attorney General to establish processes for discretionary waiver of inadmissibility or deportation for certain aliens who would otherwise be subject to exclusion or deportation. Subjects such judgments to judicial review.

What's happening now April 30, 1999

Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 10
All 10 Democratic 10
D
Larson, John B.
Connecticut · Jan 27, 2000
 D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Sep 9, 1999
 D
Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Jul 26, 1999
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Jul 21, 1999
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Jun 22, 1999
 D
Pelosi, Nancy
California · Jun 7, 1999
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · May 24, 1999
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · May 17, 1999
 D
Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · May 6, 1999
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Apr 20, 1999
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1485: Family Reunification Act of 1999. 106th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-1485/
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"H.R. 1485: Family Reunification Act of 1999." 106th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-1485/.
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