United States · Bill · S
S. 1218 (101st)
Emergency Chinese Visitor Immigration Act of 1989
Introduced
21 June 1989
Last action
11 July 1989 · Referred
Status
Referred to Subcommittee on Immigration and Refugee Affairs.
Sponsors
Sen. Kohl, Herb [D-WI], Sen. Cranston, Alan [D-CA]
Subjects
Immigration
Source updated
10 August 2026
Summary
Emergency Chinese Visitor Immigration Act of 1989 - Waives the two-year home country residence requirement for nationals of the People's Republic of China in the United States on a student (J) visa. Continues the legal status of nonimmigrant nationals of the People's Republic of China in the United States for adjustment or change of status purposes.
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Timeline
21 June 1989
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Source: IntroReferral
21 June 1989
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
11 July 1989
Referred
Referred to Subcommittee on Immigration and Refugee Affairs.
Source: Committee
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in Senate · undated · Official file
Documents
2 official files
Introduced in Senate (text)
Introduced in Senate · EN
Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 21 June 1989
Sponsors
- Sen. Kohl, Herb [D-WI] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Cranston, Alan [D-CA] · D · Sponsor
- · ssju00 · Standing
Related records
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/101st-congress/senate-bill/1218
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/101/s/1218
- us · 101-s-1218 · source updated 10 August 2026