Fairness for Mentally Disabled New Americans Act of 1997

Summary

Fairness for Mentally Disabled New Americans Act of 1997 - Amends the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 to make qualified aliens who are mentally impaired eligible for specified Federal, State, and local public benefits. Prohibits States from imposing a minimum U.S. residence requirement with respect to such benefits. Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to exempt such persons with a U.S. citizen-guardian from naturalization language, history, and oath of allegiance provisions.

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Timeline

1. 19 March 1997

   Introduced

   Referred to House Ways and Means

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 19 March 1997

   Introduced

   Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, Commerce, and the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 19 March 1997

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 19 March 1997

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

5. 28 March 1997

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture.

   Source: Committee

6. 31 March 1997

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims.

   Source: Committee

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Versions

• Introduced in House · 19 March 1997 · Official file

Documents

3 official files

• Introduced in House (text)

  Introduced in House · EN · 19 March 1997

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• Introduced in House (PDF)

  Introduced in House · EN · 19 March 1997

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 19 March 1997

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Sponsors

• Rep. Kennedy, Patrick J. [D-RI-1] · D · Sponsor
• · hswm00 · Standing
• · hsju00 · Standing
• · hsif00 · Standing
• · hsag00 · Standing

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