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HR 4447 98th Congress House Immigration Congress and Members of Congress Congressional hearings Congressional oversight Deportation El Salvador Government paperwork International Affairs

A bill to provide for the temporary suspension of deportation for certain aliens who are nationals of El Salvador, and to provide for Presidential and Congressional review of conditions in El…

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A bill to provide for the temporary suspension of deportation for certain aliens who are nationals of El Salvador, and to provide for Presidential and Congressional review of conditions in El Salvador and for other purposes.

Introduced: November 17, 1983 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 19 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 6, 1984
Executive Comment Received From State.
Oct 4, 1984
Reported to House (Amended) by House Committee on Rules. Report No: 98-1142 (Part I).
Oct 3, 1984
Ordered to be Reported (Amended).
Oct 3, 1984
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Oct 3, 1984
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended).
Oct 3, 1984
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Jun 27, 1984
Unfavorable Executive Comment Received From State.
Jun 20, 1984
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Jun 3, 1984
Executive Comment Requested from State, Justice.
Apr 12, 1984
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Feb 1, 1984
Referred to Subcommittee on Rules of the House.
Dec 9, 1983
Referred to Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere Affairs.
Dec 9, 1983
Referred to Subcommittee on Human Rights and International Organizations.
Dec 9, 1983
Referred to Subcommittee on International Operations.
Nov 22, 1983
Referred to Subcommittee on Immigration, Refugees, and International Law.
Nov 17, 1983
Referred to House Committee on Rules.
Nov 17, 1983
Referred to House Committee on The Judiciary.
Nov 17, 1983
Referred to House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Nov 17, 1983
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Directs the President to investigate and report to the Congress within 18 months concerning the living conditions and available assistance for El Salvadorans displaced inside and outside their country. Requires such investigation to report on the fate of El Salvadoran deportees.

Requires the House and Senate Judiciary Committees to hold hearings within two years to consider appropriate U.S. steps to assure the personal safety and equitable distribution of assistance to such displaced El Salvadorans.

Provides for a three-year moratorium on specified categories of El Salvadoran deportations.

What's happening now October 6, 1984

Executive Comment Received From State.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 8
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Democratic 6
D
Wyden, Ron
Oregon · Mar 13, 1984
 D
Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Feb 28, 1984
 D
Hoyer, Steny H.
Maryland · Feb 1, 1984
 D
Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Feb 1, 1984
 D
Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Jan 24, 1984
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Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Jan 24, 1984
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4447: A bill to provide for the temporary suspension of deportation for certain aliens who are nationals of El Salvador, and to provide for Presidential and Congressional review of conditions in El Salvador and for other purposes.. 98th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/98-HR-4447/
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"H.R. 4447: A bill to provide for the temporary suspension of deportation for certain aliens who are nationals of El Salvador, and to provide for Presidential and Congressional review of conditions in El Salvador and for other purposes.." 98th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/98-HR-4447/.
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H.R. 4447, 98th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/98-HR-4447/.
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