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
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
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
Plain-English summary
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
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims.
Committees of jurisdiction
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