HR 2287
106th Congress
House
Immigration
Aliens
Armed Forces and National Security
Arrest
Crime and Law Enforcement
Criminal aliens
Deportation
Detention of persons
Judicial review of administrative acts
Law
Military discharges
Fairness to Immigrant Veterans Act of 1999
Introduced: June 18, 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
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
Plain-English summary
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.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims.
Committees of jurisdiction
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