To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to eliminate certain restrictions on foreign students added by the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996.

Summary

Amends provisions of the Immigration and Nationality Act added by the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 to eliminate specified foreign student status restrictions and related excludable alien provisions.

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Timeline

1. 22 May 1997

   Introduced

   Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 22 May 1997

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 22 May 1997

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 4 June 1997

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims.

   Source: Committee

Votes

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Versions

• Introduced in House · 22 May 1997 · Official file

Documents

3 official files

• Introduced in House (text)

  Introduced in House · EN · 22 May 1997

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• Introduced in House (PDF)

  Introduced in House · EN · 22 May 1997

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 22 May 1997

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Sponsors

• Rep. Frank, Barney [D-MA-4] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Watt, Melvin L. [D-NC-12] · D · Cosponsor
• · hsju00 · Standing

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