[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4172 Introduced in House (IH)]







106th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4172

 To amend section 249 of the Immigration and Nationality Act to permit 
    the Attorney General to create a record of lawful admission for 
 permanent residence for certain aliens who entered the United States 
                             prior to 1986.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 4, 2000

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

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend section 249 of the Immigration and Nationality Act to permit 
    the Attorney General to create a record of lawful admission for 
 permanent residence for certain aliens who entered the United States 
                             prior to 1986.

    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 
2000''.

SEC. 2. RECORD OF ADMISSION FOR PERMANENT RESIDENCE FOR CERTAIN ALIENS 
              WHO ENTERED PRIOR TO 1986.

    (a) In General.--Section 249 of the Immigration and Nationality Act 
(8 U.S.C. 1259) is amended--
            (1) in the section heading, by striking ``1972'' and 
        inserting ``1986''; and
            (2) in subsection (a), by striking ``1972;'' and inserting 
        ``1986;''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for such Act is 
amended in the item relating to section 249 by striking ``1972'' and 
inserting ``1986''.
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