United States · Bill · S
S. 2842 (101st)
Refugee Repayment Act
Introduced
11 July 1990
Last action
31 August 1990 · Referred
Status
Referred to Subcommittee on Immigration and Refugee Affairs.
Sponsors
Sen. Metzenbaum, Howard M. [D-OH]
Subjects
Asylum, Immigration
Source updated
10 August 2026
Summary
Refugee Repayment Act - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to require refugees to repay one-half of the average annual Federal refugee cost. Exempts disabled or elderly refugees from such requirement. Prohibits an alien from being deported or denied naturalization for failure to make such repayment. Grants "special immigrant" status to certain refugees who have made such payments to the Treasury.
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Timeline
11 July 1990
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
11 July 1990
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Source: IntroReferral
31 August 1990
Referred
Referred to Subcommittee on Immigration and Refugee Affairs.
Source: Committee
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in Senate · — · Download file
Documents
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Introduced in Senate
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Sponsors
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/101st-congress/senate-bill/2842
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/101/s/2842
- us · 101-s-2842 · source updated 10 August 2026