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HR 2287 106th Congress House

Fairness to Immigrant Veterans Act of 1999

Official title: To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to ensure that veterans of the United States Armed Forces are eligible for discretionary relief from detention, de… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to ensure that veterans of the United States Armed Forces are eligible for discretionary relief from detention, deportation, exclusion, and removal, and for other purposes.

Introduced: July 1, 1999 See on congress.gov
Immigration AliensArmed Forces and National SecurityArrestCrime and Law Enforcement
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Criminal aliensDeportationDetention of personsJudicial review of administrative actsLawMilitary discharges
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This bill died when the 106th Congress ended
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
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 28, 1999
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims.
Jun 18, 1999
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jun 18, 1999
Introduced in House
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 Latest action June 28, 1999

Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Fairness to Immigrant Veterans Act of 1999 - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act and the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (transitional rules) to make certain aliens who are on active armed forces duty or honorably discharged veterans eligible for: (1) release from (criminal alien) detention; (2) cancellation of removal; and (3) judicial review of certain orders of removal.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 871 Identical bill Fairness to Immigrant Veterans Act of 1999
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 2
D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Jul 1, 1999
FROST, MARTIN
· Jun 24, 1999
 D
Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Jun 24, 1999
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2287: Fairness to Immigrant Veterans Act of 1999. 106th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-2287/
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"H.R. 2287: Fairness to Immigrant Veterans Act of 1999." 106th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-2287/.
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H.R. 2287, 106th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-2287/.
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