A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act, and for other purposes.

Summary

Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to exempt from certain visa or border crossing identification card requirements an alien who is applying for admission as a tourist or business visitor (not to exceed 90 days) and who is a national of a country which: (1) extends reciprocal privileges to U.S. citizens; (2) has a nonimmigrant visa refusal rate of less than two percent; and (3) is determined to be a country whose nationals do not represent a security threat to the United States. Prohibits such an alien from: (1) having his/her status adjusted to that of an immigrant; or (2) changing his/her nonimmigrant classification.

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Timeline

1. 22 April 1980

   Introduced

   Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 22 April 1980

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 22 April 1980

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

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Documents

1 official file

• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 22 April 1980

  Open at official source

Sponsors

• Rep. Rodino, Peter W., Jr. [D-NJ-10] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Holtzman, Elizabeth [D-NY-16] · D · Cosponsor
• · hsju00 · Standing

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