United States · Bill · S
S. 1592 (106th)
Central American and Haitian Parity Act of 1999
Introduced
15 September 1999
Last action
15 September 1999 · Introduced
Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Sponsors
Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL], Sen. Kennedy, Edward M. [D-MA], Sen. Robb, Charles S. [D-VA], Sen. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA], Sen. Mikulski, Barbara A. [D-MD], Sen. Dodd, Christopher J. [D-CT], Sen. Graham, Bob [D-FL], Sen. Landrieu, Mary L. [D-LA], Sen. Sarbanes, Paul S. [D-MD], Sen. Reid, Harry [D-NV], Sen. Kerry, John F. [D-MA], Sen. Lautenberg, Frank R. [D-NJ], Sen. Wellstone, Paul D. [D-MN], Sen. Reed, Jack [D-RI], Sen. Johnson, Tim [D-SD]
Subjects
Asylum, Immigration
Source updated
10 August 2026
Summary
Central American and Haitian Parity Act of 1999 - Amends the Nicaraguan Adjustment and Central American Relief Act (Act) to: (1) extend permanent resident status adjustment provisions to qualifying Salvadoran, Guatemalan, Honduran, and Haitian nationals; and (2) extend the application filing deadline. Permits certain pending applications filed by Salvadoran or Guatemalan nationals under the Act or Haitian nationals under the Haitian Refugee Immigration Fairness Act of 1998 to be converted to an application for status adjustment under the Act. Amends such Acts to: (1) authorize the Attorney General to waive certain grounds of inadmissibility; and (2) provide for issuance of immigrant visas to certain spouses and children. Provides for the limited reopening of certain orders of deportation, exclusion, or removal by certain Haitian, Cuban, or Nicaraguan nationals.
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Timeline
15 September 1999
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Source: IntroReferral
15 September 1999
Introduced
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S10944)
Source: IntroReferral
15 September 1999
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in Senate · 15 September 1999 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Kennedy, Edward M. [D-MA] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Robb, Charles S. [D-VA] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Mikulski, Barbara A. [D-MD] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Dodd, Christopher J. [D-CT] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Graham, Bob [D-FL] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Landrieu, Mary L. [D-LA] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Sarbanes, Paul S. [D-MD] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Reid, Harry [D-NV] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Kerry, John F. [D-MA] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Lautenberg, Frank R. [D-NJ] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Wellstone, Paul D. [D-MN] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Reed, Jack [D-RI] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Johnson, Tim [D-SD] · D · Cosponsor
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/106th-congress/senate-bill/1592
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/106/s/1592
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