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H.R. 1485 (106th)

Family Reunification Act of 1999

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Introduced

20 April 1999

Last action

30 April 1999 · Referred

Status

Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims.

Sponsors

Rep. Frank, Barney [D-MA-4], Rep. Frost, Martin [D-TX-24], Rep. Diaz-Balart, Lincoln [R-FL-21], Rep. Bentsen, Ken [D-TX-25], Rep. Delahunt, William D. [D-MA-10], Rep. Deutsch, Peter [D-FL-20], Rep. Filner, Bob [D-CA-51], Rep. Gonzalez, Charles A. [D-TX-20], Rep. Green, Gene [D-TX-29], Rep. Gutierrez, Luis V. [D-IL-4], Rep. Hall, Ralph M. [R-TX-4], Rep. Lampson, Nick [D-TX-22], Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12], Rep. Hinchey, Maurice D. [D-NY-22], Rep. Hinojosa, Ruben [D-TX-15], Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18], Rep. Johnson, Eddie Bernice [D-TX-30], Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12], Rep. Martinez, Matthew G. [D-CA-31], Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2], Rep. Meek, Carrie P. [D-FL-17], Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ], Rep. Morella, Constance A. [R-MD-8], Rep. Ortiz, Solomon P. [D-TX-27], Rep. Pastor, Ed [D-AZ-4], Rep. Reyes, Silvestre [D-TX-16], Rep. Rodriguez, Ciro D. [D-TX-28], Rep. Ros-Lehtinen, Ileana [R-FL-27], Rep. Roybal-Allard, Lucille [D-CA-40], Rep. Shays, Christopher [R-CT-4], Rep. Wynn, Albert Russell [D-MD-4], Rep. LaFalce, John J. [D-NY-29], Rep. Rangel, Charles B. [D-NY-15], Rep. Waxman, Henry A. [D-CA-33], Rep. Olver, John W. [D-MA-1], Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-5], Rep. Baldacci, John Elias [D-ME-2], Rep. Meehan, Martin T. [D-MA-5], Del. Christensen, Donna M. [D-VI-At Large], Rep. Jackson, Jesse L., Jr. [D-IL-2], Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-32], Rep. Crowley, Joseph [D-NY-14], Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9], Rep. Woolsey, Lynn C. [D-CA-6], Rep. Berman, Howard L. [D-CA-28], Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large], Rep. Lewis, John [D-GA-5], Rep. Brown, George E., Jr. [D-CA-42]

Subjects

Immigration

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20 August 2025

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Summary

Family Reunification Act of 1999 - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to revise the conditions under which the Attorney General may cancel the removal of certain aliens from the United States, including cancellation of removal for humanitarian or public benefit reasons for certain aliens convicted of aggravated felonies. Subjects such judgments to judicial review. Directs the Attorney General to establish processes for discretionary waiver of inadmissibility or deportation for certain aliens who would otherwise be subject to exclusion or deportation. Subjects such judgments to judicial review.

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Timeline

  1. 20 April 1999

    Introduced

    Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 20 April 1999

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 20 April 1999

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 30 April 1999

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims.

    Source: Committee

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