United States · Bill · S
S. 656 (106th)
Liberian Refugee Immigration Fairness Act of 1999
Introduced
18 March 1999
Last action
24 March 1999 · Referred
Status
Referred to Subcommittee on Immigration.
Sponsors
Sen. Reed, Jack [D-RI], Sen. Wellstone, Paul D. [D-MN], Sen. Kennedy, Edward M. [D-MA], Sen. Chafee, Lincoln [R-RI], Sen. Landrieu, Mary L. [D-LA], Sen. Kerry, John F. [D-MA], Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL], Sen. Hagel, Chuck [R-NE]
Subjects
Asylum, Immigration
Source updated
10 August 2026
Summary
Liberian Refugee Immigration Fairness Act of 1999 - Provides for the permanent resident adjustment of status of certain Liberian nationals present in the United States.
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Timeline
18 March 1999
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Source: IntroReferral
18 March 1999
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
24 March 1999
Referred
Referred to Subcommittee on Immigration.
Source: Committee
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in Senate · 18 March 1999 · Download file
Documents
3 official files
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Introduced in Senate (text)
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Sponsors
- Sen. Reed, Jack [D-RI] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Wellstone, Paul D. [D-MN] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Kennedy, Edward M. [D-MA] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Chafee, Lincoln [R-RI] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Landrieu, Mary L. [D-LA] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Kerry, John F. [D-MA] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Hagel, Chuck [R-NE] · R · Cosponsor
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/106th-congress/senate-bill/656
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/106/s/656
- us · 106-s-656 · source updated 10 August 2026