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HR 4172 106th Congress House Immigration Administrative remedies Aliens Amnesties Department of Justice Government Operations and Politics Illegal aliens Immigrants Law

Legal Amnesty Restoration Act of 2000

Introduced: April 4, 2000 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 4, 2000
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H8782)
Apr 11, 2000
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims.
Apr 4, 2000
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Apr 4, 2000
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Legal Amnesty Restoration Act of 2000 - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to permit the Attorney General to create a record of lawful admission for permanent residence for certain aliens who entered the United States prior to 1986 (currently 1972).
What's happening now October 4, 2000

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H8782)

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 4
D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Jun 7, 2000
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Apr 4, 2000
 D
Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Apr 4, 2000
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Apr 4, 2000
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4172: Legal Amnesty Restoration Act of 2000. 106th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-4172/
MLA
"H.R. 4172: Legal Amnesty Restoration Act of 2000." 106th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-4172/.
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H.R. 4172, 106th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-4172/.
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