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A bill to provide for a General Accounting Office investigation and report on conditions of displaced Salvadorans, to provide certain rules of the House of Representatives and of the Senate with…

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A bill to provide for a General Accounting Office investigation and report on conditions of displaced Salvadorans, to provide certain rules of the House of Representatives and of the Senate with respect to review of the report, to provide for the temporary stay of detention and deportation of certain Salvadorans.

Introduced: January 30, 1985 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 22 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 16, 1986
Placed on Union Calendar No: 502.
Sep 16, 1986
Reported to House by House Committee on Rules. Report No: 99-755 (Part II).
Sep 10, 1986
Ordered to be Reported.
Sep 10, 1986
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Sep 10, 1986
Committee Hearings Held.
Aug 6, 1986
Reported to House (Amended) by House Committee on The Judiciary. Report No: 99-755 (Part I).
Jul 30, 1986
Ordered to be Reported (Amended).
Jul 30, 1986
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Jul 23, 1986
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee.
Jul 23, 1986
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Apr 16, 1986
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) Without Recommendation.
Apr 16, 1986
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Nov 15, 1985
Executive Comment Received From State.
Nov 7, 1985
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Sep 27, 1985
Executive Comment Requested from Justice.
Sep 26, 1985
Executive Comment Requested from State.
May 13, 1985
Referred to Subcommittee on Rules of the House.
Mar 7, 1985
Executive Comment Requested from Justice, State.
Mar 6, 1985
Referred to Subcommittee on Immigration, Refugees, and International Law.
Jan 30, 1985
Referred to House Committee on Rules.
Jan 30, 1985
Referred to House Committee on The Judiciary.
Jan 30, 1985
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Title I: General Accounting Office Investigation and Report - Directs the General Accounting Office to investigate the situation of displaced nationals of El Salvador, including determinations of those Salvadorans in Central America, unlawfully in the United States, or returned from the United States to El Salvador. Requires a report to the Congress.

Title II: Congressional Review - Provides that such report shall be referred to the appropriate committees for hearings and committee reports.

Title III: Temporary Stay of Deportation - Provides for a temporary stay of detention and deportation for specified Salvadorans presently in the United States.

What's happening now September 16, 1986

Placed on Union Calendar No: 502.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Democratic 6
D
Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Apr 3, 1985
 D
Hoyer, Steny H.
Maryland · Apr 3, 1985
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Apr 3, 1985
 D
Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Apr 3, 1985
 D
Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Apr 3, 1985
 D
Wyden, Ron
Oregon · Apr 3, 1985
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 822: A bill to provide for a General Accounting Office investigation and report on conditions of displaced Salvadorans, to provide certain rules of the House of Representatives and of the Senate with respect to review of the report, to provide for the temporary stay of detention and deportation of certain Salvadorans.. 99th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HR-822/
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"H.R. 822: A bill to provide for a General Accounting Office investigation and report on conditions of displaced Salvadorans, to provide certain rules of the House of Representatives and of the Senate with respect to review of the report, to provide for the temporary stay of detention and deportation of certain Salvadorans.." 99th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HR-822/.
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H.R. 822, 99th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HR-822/.
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