A bill to make additional immigrant visas available for immigrants from certain foreign countries, and for other purposes.

Summary

Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to make up to 7,500 additional immigrant visas available to a country whose past year's visa total was less than three-fourths of such country's average annual visas during the ten- fiscal year period beginning July 1, 1955. Allocates 70 percent (40 percent family, 30 percent occupational) to preference aliens, and 30 percent to nonpreference aliens. Bases entry on chronological order of filing or qualifying. Terminates such additional entry program after four fiscal years.

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Timeline

1. 8 March 1984

   Introduced

   Referred to House Committee on The Judiciary.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 8 March 1984

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 8 March 1984

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 13 March 1984

   Referred

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

   Source: Committee

5. 13 March 1984

   Committee

   Executive Comment Requested from Justice, State.

   Source: Committee

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Documents

1 official file

• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 8 March 1984

  Open at official source

Sponsors

• Rep. Annunzio, Frank [D-IL-11] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Mrazek, Robert J. [D-NY-3] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Donnelly, Brian J. [D-MA-11] · D · Cosponsor
• · hsju00 · Standing

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