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HR 1841 106th Congress House Immigration Alien labor Aliens Illegal aliens Immigrants Labor and Employment Visas

To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to restore eligibility for adjustment of status under section 245(i) of that Act.

Introduced: May 18, 1999 See on congress.gov
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May 25, 1999
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims.
May 18, 1999
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
May 18, 1999
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to eliminate the restriction that only aliens with preference petitions or labor certifications filed by January 14, 1998, are eligible to adjust to permanent resident status without leaving the United States if they entered without inspection or fall within one of other specified classes (including aliens accepting unauthorized employment and aliens not maintaining legal nonimmigrant status).

What's happening now May 25, 1999

Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 5
D
Neal, Richard E.
Massachusetts · Jul 22, 1999
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McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Jul 14, 1999
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Lofgren, Zoe
California · Jun 24, 1999
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Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Jun 24, 1999
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Jun 24, 1999
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1841: To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to restore eligibility for adjustment of status under section 245(i) of that Act.. 106th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-1841/
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"H.R. 1841: To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to restore eligibility for adjustment of status under section 245(i) of that Act.." 106th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-1841/.
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H.R. 1841, 106th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-1841/.
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