A bill to provide for a General Accounting Office investigation and report on conditions of displaced Polish nationals, to provide certain rules of the House of Representatives and of the Senate with respect to review of the report, to provide for the temporary stay of detention and deportation of certain Polish nationals, and for other purposes.

Summary

Title I: General Accounting Office Investigation and Report - Directs the Comptroller General to begin on January 1, 1988, an investigation concerning displaced Polish nationals, including specified determinations with respect to: (1) Polish nationals who have been required to leave the United States and who returned to Poland; and (2) Polish nationals unlawfully present in the United States. Requires the Comptroller General to submit a detailed report to specified congressional leadership within two years of beginning the investigation. Title II: Congressional Review - Sets forth procedures the Congress must follow in considering the Comptroller General's report, including provisions and timetables to govern committee referral, hearings, and reports. Title III: Temporary Stay of Deportation - Prohibits the Attorney General from detaining or deporting, during a prescribed time period, certain potentially deportable Polish nationals who have been and are continuously present in the United States since registering pursuant to this Act. Requires Polish nationals affected by this Act to register with the Immigration and Naturalization Service. Provides, upon registration, for employment authorization documentation terminating at the end of the mandatory suspension of deportation period. Describes the alien's status during the temporary stay.

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Timeline

1. 7 August 1987

   Introduced

   Referred to House Committee on The Judiciary.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 7 August 1987

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 7 August 1987

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 14 August 1987

   Referred

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

   Source: Committee

5. 23 September 1987

   Committee

   Executive Comment Requested from Justice, State.

   Source: Committee

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 7 August 1987

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Sponsors

• Rep. Dingell, John D. [D-MI-12] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Roe, Robert A. [D-NJ-8] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Wortley, George C. [R-NY-27] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Ford, William D. [D-MI-13] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Boland, Edward P. [D-MA-2] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Hertel, Dennis M. [D-MI-14] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Neal, Stephen L. [D-NC-5] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Martinez, Matthew G. [D-CA-31] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Hyde, Henry J. [R-IL-6] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Kildee, Dale E. [D-MI-5] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Bruce, Terry L. [D-IL-19] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-13] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Owens, Major R. [D-NY-11] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Wolpe, Howard E. [D-MI-3] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Bonior, David E. [D-MI-10] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Borski, Robert A. [D-PA-3] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Mineta, Norman Y. [D-CA-15] · D · Cosponsor
• Del. de Lugo, Ron [D-VI-At Large] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Annunzio, Frank [D-IL-11] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Edwards, Mickey [R-OK-5] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Sikorski, Gerry E. [D-MN-6] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Nowak, Henry [D-NY-33] · D · Cosponsor
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