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Central American and Caribbean Refugee Adjustment Act of 1999

Introduced: January 6, 1999 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 25, 1999
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims.
Jan 6, 1999
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jan 6, 1999
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Central American and Caribbean Refugee Adjustment Act of 1999 - Amends the Nicaraguan Adjustment and Central American Relief Act to eliminate the Cuban or Nicaraguan nationality requirement for status adjustment of spouses and children.

Makes nationals of Nicaragua, Cuba, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, or Haiti eligible for permanent resident status adjustment under such Act. (Current law applies to nationals of Nicaragua and Cuba.)

Makes conforming amendments to the Immigration and Nationality Act, as amended by the Nicaraguan Adjustment and Central American Relief Act.

What's happening now February 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 16
All 16 Democratic 14 Republican 1 Independent 1
D
Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Jul 29, 1999
 I
Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · May 13, 1999
 D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · May 4, 1999
 D
Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · May 4, 1999
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Apr 20, 1999
 D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Apr 13, 1999
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Mar 2, 1999
 D
Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Mar 2, 1999
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Feb 23, 1999
 R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Feb 23, 1999
 D
Pelosi, Nancy
California · Feb 4, 1999
 D
Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Feb 4, 1999
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Jan 6, 1999
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Jan 6, 1999
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jan 6, 1999
 D
Waters, Maxine
California · Jan 6, 1999
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 36: Central American and Caribbean Refugee Adjustment Act of 1999. 106th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-36/
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"H.R. 36: Central American and Caribbean Refugee Adjustment Act of 1999." 106th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-36/.
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H.R. 36, 106th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-36/.
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