PoliticalRepoPoliticalRepo

United States · Bill · HR

H.R. 4000 (99th)

Polish Refugee Act of 1986

referredUnited States· United States Congress· EN

Introduced

19 December 1985

Last action

31 December 1985 · Referred

Status

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

Sponsors

Rep. Hertel, Dennis M. [D-MI-14], Rep. Boehlert, Sherwood [R-NY-25], Rep. Rinaldo, Matthew J. [R-NJ-12]

Subjects

Asylum, Immigration

Source updated

29 August 2025

Asylum · Immigration

Summary

Polish Refugee Act of 1986 - Treats certain Polish citizens or nationals as refugees under the Immigration and Nationality Act for purposes of admission into the United States. Directs the Attorney General to assist such persons in applying for refugee status or asylum, as appropriate. Entitles such aliens to refugee assistance under such Act.

This text is taken from the official record. PoliticalRepo does not editorialize.

Timeline

  1. 19 December 1985

    Introduced

    Referred to House Committee on The Judiciary.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 19 December 1985

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 19 December 1985

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 31 December 1985

    Referred

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

    Source: Committee

Votes

No vote records are attached yet.

Versions

No version snapshots stored. Document URLs remain at the source.

Documents

1 official file

Sponsors

Related records

No cross-record relationships stored yet.

Sources

PoliticalRepo is an index and interpretation layer, not the authoritative legal source.