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HR 23 99th Congress House Immigration Aliens Cuba Haiti International Affairs

A bill to permit certain Cuban and Haitian nationals to adjust their immigration status to that of permanent resident aliens.

Introduced: January 3, 1985 See on congress.gov
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It never became law before the 99th Congress (1985–1986) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. 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
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 7, 1985
Executive Comment Requested from Justice, State.
Mar 6, 1985
Referred to Subcommittee on Immigration, Refugees, and International Law.
Jan 3, 1985
Referred to House Committee on The Judiciary.
Jan 3, 1985
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Establishes immigration procedures for the status adjustment to permanent resident of certain aliens who: (1) have received Cuban/Haitian entrant designation; or (2) are Cuban or Haitian nationals who arrived in the United States before January 1, 1982, and who (with the exception of asylum applicants who filed before such date) were not admitted to the United States as nonimmigrants.

Requires such adjustment applications to be filed within two years of enactment of this Act.

What's happening now March 7, 1985

Executive Comment Requested from Justice, State.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Schumer, Charles E.
New York · May 8, 1985
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 23: A bill to permit certain Cuban and Haitian nationals to adjust their immigration status to that of permanent resident aliens.. 99th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HR-23/
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"H.R. 23: A bill to permit certain Cuban and Haitian nationals to adjust their immigration status to that of permanent resident aliens.." 99th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HR-23/.
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H.R. 23, 99th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HR-23/.
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