United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 2287 (106th)
Fairness to Immigrant Veterans Act of 1999
Introduced
18 June 1999
Last action
28 June 1999 · Referred
Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims.
Sponsors
Rep. Serrano, Jose E. [D-NY-15], Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18], Rep. Mink, Patsy T. [D-HI-2], Rep. Hinojosa, Ruben [D-TX-15], Rep. Evans, Lane [D-IL-17], Rescom. Romero-Barcelo, Carlos A. [D-PR-At Large], Rep. Pastor, Ed [D-AZ-4], Rep. Rangel, Charles B. [D-NY-15], Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12], Rep. Sanchez, Loretta [D-CA-46], Rep. Ford, Harold E., Jr. [D-TN-9], Rep. Frost, Martin [D-TX-24], Rep. Gutierrez, Luis V. [D-IL-4], Rep. Ros-Lehtinen, Ileana [R-FL-27], Rep. Lewis, John [D-GA-5], Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-5], Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9], Rep. Woolsey, Lynn C. [D-CA-6], Rep. Owens, Major R. [D-NY-11], Del. Underwood, Robert A. [D-GU-At Large], Rep. Lantos, Tom [D-CA-12]
Subjects
Defence, Immigration
Source updated
20 August 2025
Summary
Fairness to Immigrant Veterans Act of 1999 - 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
18 June 1999
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Source: IntroReferral
18 June 1999
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
18 June 1999
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
28 June 1999
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims.
Source: Committee
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Introduced in House · 18 June 1999 · Download file
Documents
3 official files
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Sponsors
- Rep. Serrano, Jose E. [D-NY-15] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Mink, Patsy T. [D-HI-2] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Hinojosa, Ruben [D-TX-15] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Evans, Lane [D-IL-17] · D · Sponsor
- Rescom. Romero-Barcelo, Carlos A. [D-PR-At Large] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Pastor, Ed [D-AZ-4] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Rangel, Charles B. [D-NY-15] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Sanchez, Loretta [D-CA-46] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Ford, Harold E., Jr. [D-TN-9] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Frost, Martin [D-TX-24] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Gutierrez, Luis V. [D-IL-4] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Ros-Lehtinen, Ileana [R-FL-27] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Lewis, John [D-GA-5] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-5] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Woolsey, Lynn C. [D-CA-6] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Owens, Major R. [D-NY-11] · D · Cosponsor
- Del. Underwood, Robert A. [D-GU-At Large] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Lantos, Tom [D-CA-12] · D · Cosponsor
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/106th-congress/house-bill/2287
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/106/hr/2287
- us · 106-hr-2287 · source updated 20 August 2025