United States · Bill · S
S. 474 (101st)
Political Asylum Application Reform Act of 1989
Introduced
28 February 1989
Last action
13 March 1989 · Referred
Status
Referred to Subcommittee on Immigration and Refugee Affairs.
Sponsors
Sen. Gramm, Phil [R-TX]
Subjects
Asylum, Immigration
Source updated
10 August 2026
Summary
Political Asylum Application Reform Act of 1989 - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to make certain North, Central, or South Americans who fail to apply for U.S. asylum from a safe haven country ineligible to apply for asylum in the United States. Provides for proceedings expediting the exclusion and deportation of persons who violate such asylum provision. Defines "safe haven country" as one (other than that of the aliens nationality or last habitual residence) with which the United States has consular relations.
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Timeline
28 February 1989
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Source: IntroReferral
28 February 1989
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
13 March 1989
Referred
Referred to Subcommittee on Immigration and Refugee Affairs.
Source: Committee
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in Senate · — · Download file
Documents
2 official files
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Introduced in Senate (text)
Introduced in Senate · EN
Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 28 February 1989
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Sponsors
- Sen. Gramm, Phil [R-TX] · R · Sponsor
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/101st-congress/senate-bill/474
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/101/s/474
- us · 101-s-474 · source updated 10 August 2026