A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to increase the immigrant quota for colonies and dependent areas.

Summary

Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to increase the annual number of immigrant visas for colonies and dependent areas from 600 to 5,000.

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Timeline

1. 26 March 1985

   Introduced

   Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 26 March 1985

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 9 May 1985

   Referred

   Referred to Subcommittee on Immigration and Refugee Policy.

   Source: Committee

4. 10 May 1985

   Committee

   Committee on Judiciary requested executive comment from Justice Department.

   Source: Committee

Votes

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Versions

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Documents

1 official file

• Introduced in Senate

  summary · EN · 26 March 1985

  Open at official source

Sponsors

• Sen. Dixon, Alan J. [D-IL] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Simon, Paul [D-IL-24] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Levin, Carl [D-MI] · D · Cosponsor
• · ssju00 · Standing

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