United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 5855 (96th)
Violent Demonstration Deportation Act of 1979
Introduced
9 November 1979
Last action
9 November 1979 · Introduced
Status
Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary.
Sponsors
Rep. Evans, Thomas B., Jr. [R-DE-At Large], Rep. Benjamin, Adam, Jr. [D-IN-1], Rep. Fary, John G. [D-IL-5], Rep. Hughes, William J. [D-NJ-2], Rep. Kindness, Thomas N. [R-OH-8], Rep. Lagomarsino, Robert J. [R-CA-19], Rep. Patten, Edward J. [D-NJ-15], Rep. Pepper, Claude [D-FL-18], Rep. Snyder, M. G. (Gene) [R-KY-4], Rep. Taylor, G. [R-MO-7], Rep. Wampler, William C. [R-VA-9], Rep. Wilson, Charles [D-TX-2], Rep. Livingston, Bob [R-LA-1], Rep. Rinaldo, Matthew J. [R-NJ-7], Rep. Edwards, Mickey [R-OK-5], Rep. Collins, James M. [R-TX-3], Rep. Whitehurst, G. William [R-VA-2], Rep. Whitley, Charles O., Sr. [D-NC-3]
Subjects
Immigration
Source updated
2 September 2025
Summary
Violent Demonstration Deportation Act of 1979 - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to include within the categories of deportable aliens an alien who participates in any demonstration in which personal injury or significant property damage occurs.
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Timeline
9 November 1979
Introduced
Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary.
Source: IntroReferral
9 November 1979
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
9 November 1979
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
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Documents
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Introduced in House
summary · EN · 9 November 1979
Sponsors
- Rep. Evans, Thomas B., Jr. [R-DE-At Large] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Benjamin, Adam, Jr. [D-IN-1] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Fary, John G. [D-IL-5] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Hughes, William J. [D-NJ-2] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Kindness, Thomas N. [R-OH-8] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Lagomarsino, Robert J. [R-CA-19] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Patten, Edward J. [D-NJ-15] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Pepper, Claude [D-FL-18] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Snyder, M. G. (Gene) [R-KY-4] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Taylor, G. [R-MO-7] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Wampler, William C. [R-VA-9] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Wilson, Charles [D-TX-2] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Livingston, Bob [R-LA-1] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Rinaldo, Matthew J. [R-NJ-7] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Edwards, Mickey [R-OK-5] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Collins, James M. [R-TX-3] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Whitehurst, G. William [R-VA-2] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Whitley, Charles O., Sr. [D-NC-3] · D · Cosponsor
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/96th-congress/house-bill/5855
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/96/hr/5855
- us · 96-hr-5855 · source updated 2 September 2025