United States · Bill · S
S. 1986 (96th)
A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to permit mentally retarded adults to become United States citizens.
Introduced
7 November 1979
Last action
7 November 1979 · Introduced
Status
Referred to Senate Committee on the Judiciary.
Sponsors
Sen. Inouye, Daniel K. [D-HI]
Subjects
Immigration
Source updated
10 August 2026
Summary
Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to allow United States citizen parents to petition for the naturalization of a mentally retarded child born outside the United States without regard to such child's age.
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Timeline
7 November 1979
Introduced
Referred to Senate Committee on the Judiciary.
Source: IntroReferral
7 November 1979
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
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Documents
1 official file
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Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 7 November 1979
Sponsors
- Sen. Inouye, Daniel K. [D-HI] · D · Sponsor
- · ssju00 · Standing
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/96th-congress/senate-bill/1986
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/96/s/1986
- us · 96-s-1986 · source updated 10 August 2026