United States · Bill · S
S. 2957 (101st)
A bill entitled the "Criminal Alien Deportation and Exclusion Act".
Introduced
2 August 1990
Last action
31 August 1990 · Referred
Status
Referred to Subcommittee on Immigration and Refugee Affairs.
Sponsors
Sen. D'Amato, Alfonse [R-NY], Sen. Dole, Robert J. [R-KS], Sen. Gramm, Phil [R-TX]
Subjects
Immigration
Source updated
10 August 2026
Summary
Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to authorize Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) agents and officers to carry firearms and make arrests. Revises the definition of "aggravated felony" for purposes of such Act. Includes among the classes of aliens ineligible to receive visas and excluded from U.S. entry an alien who: (1) is in illicit possession of a controlled substance; and (2) has been convicted of an aggravated felony. Subjects such aliens to summary exclusion. Subjects an alien convicted of an aggravated felony to an expedited summary deportation proceeding. Requires Federal and State courts to notify INS upon sentencing of an alien to an aggravated felony. Bars aliens who are aggravated felons and other criminal aliens from: (1) asylum; (2) judicial recommendation against deportation; (3) deportation waiver based on length of U.S. domicile, family hardship, good moral character, and specified other grounds.
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Timeline
2 August 1990
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Source: IntroReferral
2 August 1990
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
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
- Sen. D'Amato, Alfonse [R-NY] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Dole, Robert J. [R-KS] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Gramm, Phil [R-TX] · R · Cosponsor
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/101st-congress/senate-bill/2957
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/101/s/2957
- us · 101-s-2957 · source updated 10 August 2026