An act to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide preferential treatment in the admission of certain children of United States citizens.
This bill became law
What it does
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What just happenedOct 22, 1982
Became Public Law No: 97-359.
Who’s behind it
- Oct 22, 1982PresidentE40000
Became Public Law No: 97-359.
- Oct 22, 1982BecameLaw36000
Became Public Law No: 97-359.
- Oct 22, 1982PresidentE30000
Signed by President.
- Oct 22, 1982BecameLaw36000
Signed by President.
- Oct 12, 1982FloorE20000
Presented to President.
- Oct 12, 1982President28000
Presented to President.
- Oct 12, 1982Floor
Measure Signed in Senate.
- Oct 1, 1982ResolvingDifferences
Senate agreed to the House amendments by Voice Vote.
- Oct 1, 1982NotUsed20500
Resolving differences -- Senate actions: Senate agreed to the House amendments by Voice Vote.
- Oct 1, 1982FloorH37100
Passed House (Amended) by Voice Vote.
- Oct 1, 1982Floor8000
Passed/agreed to in House: Passed House (Amended) by Voice Vote.
- Oct 1, 1982FloorH30000
Called up by House by Unanimous Consent.
- Sep 28, 1982Floor
Passed Senate with an amendment and an amendment to the Title by Voice Vote.
- Sep 28, 1982Floor17000
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment and an amendment to the Title by Voice Vote.
- Sep 23, 1982Calendars
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Regular Orders. Calendar No. 842.
- Sep 23, 1982Committee
Committee on Judiciary. Reported to Senate by Senator Thurmond with an amendment in the nature of a substitute and an amendment to the title. Without written report.
Judiciary Committee - Sep 23, 1982Committee14000
Committee on Judiciary. Reported to Senate by Senator Thurmond with an amendment in the nature of a substitute and an amendment to the title. Without written report.
Judiciary Committee - Sep 21, 1982Committee
Committee on Judiciary. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Judiciary Committee - Aug 19, 1982Committee
Subcommittee on Immigration and Refugee Policy. Approved for full committee consideration with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Constitution Subcommittee - Jun 21, 1982Committee
Subcommittee on Immigration and Refugee Policy. Hearings held.
Constitution Subcommittee - Oct 13, 1981Committee
Committee on Judiciary requested executive comment from State Department.
Judiciary Committee - Oct 6, 1981Committee
Referred to Subcommittee on Immigration and Refugee Policy.
Constitution Subcommittee - Oct 1, 1981IntroReferral
Read second time and referred to Senate Committee on Judiciary.
Judiciary Committee - Oct 1, 1981IntroReferral10000
Introduced in Senate