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S. 615 (105th)

Fairness for Legal Immigrants Act of 1997

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Introduced

17 April 1997

Last action

17 April 1997 · Introduced

Status

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Sponsors

Sen. Chafee, John H. [R-RI], Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA], Sen. D'Amato, Alfonse [R-NY], Sen. Lieberman, Joseph I. [ID-CT], Sen. DeWine, Mike [R-OH], Sen. Moynihan, Daniel Patrick [D-NY], Sen. Mikulski, Barbara A. [D-MD]

Subjects

Asylum

Source updated

21 August 2025

Asylum

Summary

Fairness for Legal Immigrants Act of 1997 - Amends the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 to provide for the continued eligibility for food stamps and supplemental security income for legal immigrants receiving such benefits as of the date of enactment of such Act, and for refugees present in the United States as of such date. Provides such benefits for five years to other refugees, asylees, and aliens under withheld deportation.

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Timeline

  1. 17 April 1997

    Introduced

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 17 April 1997

    Introduced

    Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3362-3364)

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 17 April 1997

    Introduced

    Introduced in Senate

    Source: IntroReferral

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  • Introduced in Senate (text)

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