A bill to revise, codify, and enact without substantive change certain general and permanent laws, related to aliens and nationality, as title 8, United States Code, "Aliens and Nationality".

Summary

Revises, codifies, and enacts without substantive change certain laws relating to aliens and nationality as title 8, United States Code, "Aliens and Nationality." Subdivides such title into the following subtitles: (1) general; (2) immigration; (3) citizenship and nationality; (4) passports and travel control; and (5) refugees. Subtitle I: General - Sets forth: (1) definitions and special provisions, for certain nonimmigrants; (2) organization, administration, and authorities of the Immigration, and Naturalization Service, the Attorney General, Secretary of State, and Bureau of Consular Affairs; and (3) miscellaneous liaison and procedural provisions. Subtitle II: Immigration - Sets forth provisions respecting: (1) immigrants and nonimmigrant admissions; (2) exclusion; (3) entry documents and registration; (4) entry and exclusion; (5) alien crew members; (6) deportation and classification changes; and (7) jurisdiction and civil and criminal penalties. Subtitle III: Citizenship and Nationality - Sets forth provisions respecting: (1) citizenship and nationality at birth and collective naturalization; (2) nationality through naturalization; (3) loss of nationality; (4) nationality documents; and (5) citizenship instruction and procedures if a right or privilege as a national is denied. Subtitle IV: Passports and Travel Control - Sets forth provisions respecting: (1) passports; and (2) travel control and related documents. Subtitle V: Refugees - Sets forth refugee provisions respecting: (1) admissions; (2) policy coordination and resettlement and educational assistance; and (3) international participation and emergency assistance.

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Timeline

1. 14 July 1982

   Introduced

   Referred to House Committee on The Judiciary.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 14 July 1982

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 14 July 1982

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 22 July 1982

   Committee

   Executive Comment Requested from HHS, State, Justice, Education.

   Source: Committee

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1 official file

• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 14 July 1982

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Sponsors

• Rep. Rodino, Peter W., Jr. [D-NJ-10] · D · Sponsor
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