United States · Bill · S
S. 973 (100th)
A bill to provide for additional criminal penalties for deported aliens who reenter the United States, and for other purposes.
Original
Introduced
9 April 1987
Last action
14 April 1988 · Committee
Status
Subcommittee on Immigration and Refugee Affairs. Hearings held.
Sponsors
Sen. Chiles, Lawton [D-FL], Sen. Inouye, Daniel K. [D-HI], Sen. D'Amato, Alfonse [R-NY]
Subjects
Immigration
Source updated
10 August 2026
Summary
Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to establish additional specified criminal penalties for an alien who reenters the United States after having been deported subsequent to conviction of a felony or aggravated felony.
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Timeline
9 April 1987
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Source: IntroReferral
9 April 1987
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
28 April 1987
Referred
Referred to Subcommittee on Immigration and Refugee Affairs.
Source: Committee
14 April 1988
Committee
Subcommittee on Immigration and Refugee Affairs. Hearings held.
Source: Committee
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
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Documents
1 official file
Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 9 April 1987
Sponsors
- Sen. Chiles, Lawton [D-FL] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Inouye, Daniel K. [D-HI] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. D'Amato, Alfonse [R-NY] · R · Cosponsor
- · ssju00 · Standing
Related records
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/100th-congress/senate-bill/973
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/100/s/973
- us · 100-s-973 · source updated 10 August 2026