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HRES 126 97th Congress House

A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that extended voluntary departure status should be granted to El Salvadorans in the United States whose safety would be endangered if…

Official title: A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that extended voluntary departure status should be granted to El Salvadorans in the United St… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that extended voluntary departure status should be granted to El Salvadorans in the United States whose safety would be endangered if they were required to return to El Salvador.

Introduced: June 24, 1982 See on congress.gov
Immigration AliensDeportationEl SalvadorInternational Affairs
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This resolution expired with the 97th Congress
It was not agreed to before the 97th Congress (1981–1982) adjourned, so it is no longer active. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Agreed to (House)
Dec 24, 1981
Executive Comment Requested from Justice, State.
Apr 9, 1981
Referred to Subcommittee on Immigration, Refugees, and International Law.
Apr 7, 1981
Referred to House Committee on The Judiciary.
Apr 7, 1981
Introduced in House
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 Latest action December 24, 1981

Executive Comment Requested from Justice, State.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the Secretary of State should recommend to the Attorney General that aliens who are nationals of El Salvador be granted extended voluntary departure status until they can reside safely in El Salvador.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • SRES 336 Identical bill A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that extended voluntary departure status should be granted to El Salvad…
 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Jun 24, 1982
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 126: A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that extended voluntary departure status should be granted to El Salvadorans in the United States whose safety would be endangered if they were required to return to El Salvador.. 97th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/97-HRES-126/
MLA
"H. Res. 126: A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that extended voluntary departure status should be granted to El Salvadorans in the United States whose safety would be endangered if they were required to return to El Salvador.." 97th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/97-HRES-126/.
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H. Res. 126, 97th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/97-HRES-126/.
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[H. Res. 126: A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that extended voluntary departure status should be granted to El Salvadorans in the United States whose safety would be endangered if they were required to return to El Salvador.](https://openamerica.io/bill/97-HRES-126/)
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