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Central American and Haitian Adjustment Act of 1999

Introduced: January 31, 2001 See on congress.gov
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Feb 16, 2001
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims.
Jan 31, 2001
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jan 31, 2001
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Central American and Haitian Adjustment Act of 1999 (sic) - Amends the Nicaraguan Adjustment and Central American Relief Act (Act) to: (1) extend permanent resident status adjustment provisions to qualifying Salvadoran, Guatemalan, Honduran, and Haitian nationals; and (2) extend the application filing deadline.

Permits certain pending applications filed by Salvadoran or Guatemalan nationals under the Act or Haitian nationals under the Haitian Refugee Immigration Fairness Act of 1998 to be converted to an application for status adjustment under the Act.

Amends such Acts to: (1) authorize the Attorney General to waive certain grounds of inadmissibility; and (2) provide for issuance of immigrant visas to certain spouses and children.

Provides for the limited reopening of certain orders of deportation, exclusion, or removal by certain Haitian, Cuban, or Nicaraguan nationals.

What's happening now February 16, 2001

Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 707 Identical bill Central American and Haitian Adjustment Act of 1999
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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 8
All 8 Democratic 8
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Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Sep 18, 2002
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Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Sep 9, 2002
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Pelosi, Nancy
California · Mar 13, 2001
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Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Mar 6, 2001
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DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Mar 6, 2001
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Lofgren, Zoe
California · Mar 6, 2001
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McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Mar 6, 2001
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Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Mar 6, 2001
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 348: Central American and Haitian Adjustment Act of 1999. 107th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-348/
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"H.R. 348: Central American and Haitian Adjustment Act of 1999." 107th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-348/.
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