United States · Bill · S
S. 596 (97th)
A bill for the relief of Dennis L. Dalton and James Edward Dalton.
Original
Introduced
27 February 1981
Last action
1 October 1982 · Introduced
Status
Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.
Sponsors
Sen. Sasser, Jim [D-TN]
Subjects
Discovery layer
Source updated
10 August 2026
Summary
Provides that a named individual shall be deemed to have been continuously present in the United States for a specified period of time. Provides that the natural child of such individual shall be deemed to be a national and citizen of the United States.
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Timeline
27 February 1981
Introduced
Read second time and referred to Senate Committee on Judiciary.
Source: IntroReferral
27 February 1981
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
2 March 1981
Referred
Referred to Subcommittee on Immigration and Refugee Policy.
Source: Committee
15 September 1982
Committee
Subcommittee on Immigration and Refugee Policy. Approved for full committee consideration without amendment favorably.
Source: Committee
28 September 1982
Reported
Committee on Judiciary. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Source: Committee
29 September 1982
Calendars
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Regular Orders. Calendar No. 878.
Source: Calendars
29 September 1982
Reported
Committee on Judiciary. Reported to Senate by Senator Thurmond without amendment. With written report No. 97-598.
Source: Committee
29 September 1982
Reported
Committee on Judiciary. Reported to Senate by Senator Thurmond without amendment. With written report No. 97-598.
Source: Committee
1 October 1982
Passed
Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.
Source: Floor
1 October 1982
Passed
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.
Source: Floor
1 October 1982
Introduced
Referred to House Committee on The Judiciary.
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
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Versions
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Documents
1 official file
Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 27 February 1981
Sponsors
- Sen. Sasser, Jim [D-TN] · D · Sponsor
- · hsju00 · Standing
- · ssju00 · Standing
Related records
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/97th-congress/senate-bill/596
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/97/s/596
- us · 97-s-596 · source updated 10 August 2026