[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2125 Introduced in House (IH)]







106th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2125

 To repeal the limitation on judicial jurisdiction imposed by section 
377 of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act 
                                of 1996.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 10, 1999

   Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas (for herself, Mr. Becerra, Mrs. Meek of 
 Florida, Mr. Rodriguez, Mr. Ortiz, Mr. Rangel, Ms. Lee, Mr. Frank of 
 Massachusetts, Ms. Berkley, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Reyes, 
  Mr. Menendez, Mr. Meeks of New York, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Engel, Mr. 
 Serrano, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, and Mrs. Napolitano) introduced the 
  following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
 To repeal the limitation on judicial jurisdiction imposed by section 
377 of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act 
                                of 1996.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Legal Amnesty Restoration Act of 
1999''.

SEC. 2. ELIMINATION OF LIMITATION ON LEGALIZATION LITIGATION.

    (a) In General.--Section 245A(f)(4) of the Immigration and 
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1255a(f)(4)) is amended by striking 
subparagraph (C).
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall be 
effective as if included in the enactment of section 201 of the 
Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 (Public Law 99-603; 100 
Stat. 3394).
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