A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for a one-House congressional veto of Presidential determinations that the number of refugee admissions in a fiscal year should exceed fifty thousand.

Summary

Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for a one-House Congressional veto of a Presidential determination to exceed the annual 50,000 refugee admission ceiling. Requires such a Presidential determination to be transmitted to both Houses of Congress.

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Timeline

1. 25 February 1981

   Introduced

   Referred to House Committee on The Judiciary.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 25 February 1981

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 25 February 1981

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 2 March 1981

   Referred

   Referred to Subcommittee on Immigration, Refugees, and International Law.

   Source: Committee

5. 9 June 1981

   Referred

   Referred to Subcommittee on Rules of the House.

   Source: Committee

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Documents

1 official file

• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 25 February 1981

  Open at official source

Sponsors

• Rep. Lloyd, Marilyn [D-TN-3] · D · Sponsor
• · hsru00 · Standing
• · hsju00 · Standing

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