Central American and Haitian Parity Act of 1999
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What it doesSummary introduced in senate (Sep 15, 1999)
Central American and Haitian Parity Act of 1999 - Amends the Nicaraguan Adjustment and Central American Relief Act (Act) to: (1) extend permanent resident status adjustment provisions to qualifying Salvadoran, Guatemalan, Honduran, and Haitian nationals; and (2) extend the application filing deadline.
Permits certain pending applications filed by Salvadoran or Guatemalan nationals under the Act or Haitian nationals under the Haitian Refugee Immigration Fairness Act of 1998 to be converted to an application for status adjustment under the Act.
Amends such Acts to: (1) authorize the Attorney General to waive certain grounds of inadmissibility; and (2) provide for issuance of immigrant visas to certain spouses and children.
Provides for the limited reopening of certain orders of deportation, exclusion, or removal by certain Haitian, Cuban, or Nicaraguan nationals.
What just happenedSep 15, 1999
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Who’s behind it
- Sep 15, 1999IntroReferral
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Judiciary Committee - Sep 15, 1999IntroReferralB00100
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S10944)
- Sep 15, 1999IntroReferral10000
Introduced in Senate