United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 171 (107th)
Fairness to Immigrant Veterans Act of 2001
Introduced
3 January 2001
Last action
12 February 2001 · Referred
Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims.
Sponsors
JOSE SERRANO, Rep. Owens, Major R. [D-NY-12], Rep. Mink, Patsy T. [D-HI-2]
Subjects
Defence, Immigration
Source updated
10 February 2026
Summary
Fairness to Immigrant Veterans Act of 2001 - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act and the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (transitional rules) to make certain aliens who are on active armed forces duty or honorably discharged veterans eligible for: (1) release from (criminal alien) detention; (2) cancellation of removal; and (3) judicial review of certain orders of removal.
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Timeline
3 January 2001
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Source: IntroReferral
3 January 2001
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
3 January 2001
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
12 February 2001
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims.
Source: Committee
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in House · 3 January 2001 · Official file
Documents
3 official files
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 3 January 2001
Introduced in House (PDF)
Introduced in House · EN · 3 January 2001
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 3 January 2001
Sponsors
- JOSE SERRANO · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Owens, Major R. [D-NY-12] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Mink, Patsy T. [D-HI-2] · D · Cosponsor
- · hsju00 · Standing
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/107th-congress/house-bill/171
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/107/hr/171
- us · 107-hr-171 · source updated 10 February 2026