A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to make additional immigrants visas available for immigrants from certain foreign countries, and for other purposes.

Summary

Makes additional immigrant visas available for immigrants from any foreign State which had less than three-fourths of the average annual number of visas under the quota system during the ten-fiscal-year period beginning July 1, 1955. Directs that the additional number of visas be equal to the difference between the number of visas made to them and three-fourths of the average made to other immigrants under the quota system, but limits the total number of visas to any foreign State to 10,000 in any fiscal year. Directs the allocation of the additional visas.

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Timeline

1. 21 March 1973

   Introduced

   Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 21 March 1973

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 21 March 1973

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

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Documents

1 official file

• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 21 March 1973

  Open at official source

Sponsors

• Rep. Barrett, William A. [D-PA-1] · D · Sponsor
• · hsju00 · Standing

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