A bill to establish certain categories of Soviet and Vietnamese nationals presumed to be subject to persecution and to provide for adjustment to refugee status of certain Soviet and Vietnamese parolees.

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Introduced

2 May 1989

Last action

8 May 1989 · Referred

Status

Referred to Subcommittee on Immigration and Refugee Affairs.

Sponsors

Sen. Lautenberg, Frank R. [D-NJ], Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA], Sen. Simon, Paul [D-IL], Sen. Dixon, Alan J. [D-IL], Sen. Coats, Daniel [R-IN], Sen. Ford, Wendell H. [D-KY], Sen. Wilson, Pete [R-CA], Sen. Lugar, Richard G. [R-IN], Sen. Dodd, Christopher J. [D-CT], Sen. Kohl, Herb [D-WI], Sen. Inouye, Daniel K. [D-HI], Sen. Boschwitz, Rudy [R-MN], Sen. Specter, Arlen [R-PA], Sen. Levin, Carl [D-MI], Sen. Graham, Bob [D-FL], Sen. DeConcini, Dennis [D-AZ], Sen. Pressler, Larry [R-SD], Sen. D'Amato, Alfonse [R-NY], Sen. Kerry, John F. [D-MA], Sen. Hatfield, Mark O. [R-OR], Sen. Gramm, Phil [R-TX], Sen. Mikulski, Barbara A. [D-MD], Sen. Metzenbaum, Howard M. [D-OH], Sen. Mack, Connie, III [R-FL], Sen. Riegle, Donald W., Jr. [D-MI], Sen. Sarbanes, Paul S. [D-MD], Sen. Pell, Claiborne [D-RI], Sen. Lieberman, Joseph I. [ID-CT], Sen. Shelby, Richard C. [R-AL], Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT], Sen. Bond, Christopher S. [R-MO]

Subjects

Asylum, Immigration

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10 August 2026

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Summary

Provides for the establishment of categories of aliens who are subject to persecution in the Soviet Union or in Vietnam and therefore admissible as refugees into the United States. (Deems Jews and Evangelical Christians in the Soviet Union and Vietnamese registered with the Orderly Departure Program to be such categories.) Provides for the adjustment of status to refugee status for certain Soviet and Vietnamese parolees residing in the United States.

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Timeline

2 May 1989
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
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2 May 1989
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
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8 May 1989
Referred
Referred to Subcommittee on Immigration and Refugee Affairs.
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Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/101st-congress/senate-bill/893
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