[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5377 Introduced in House (IH)]







106th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5377

 To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to extend the limitation 
     on waivers granted under section 212(h) of that Act to aliens 
                unlawfully present in the United States.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            October 4, 2000

Mr. Smith of Texas introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
                     the Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to extend the limitation 
     on waivers granted under section 212(h) of that Act to aliens 
                unlawfully present in the United States.

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

SECTION 1. LIMITATION ON WAIVER OF INADMISSIBILITY FOR CRIMINAL ALIENS 
              UNLAWFULLY PRESENT IN THE UNITED STATES.

    (a) In General.--Section 212(h) of the Immigration and Nationality 
Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(h)) is amended by inserting before the final 
sentence the following:
``No waiver shall be granted under this subsection in the case of any 
alien who is present in the United States after the expiration of the 
period of stay authorized by the Attorney General or is present in the 
United States without being admitted or paroled if either the alien has 
been convicted of an aggravated felony committed in the United States 
or the alien has not resided continuously in the United States for a 
period of not less than 7 years immediately preceding the date of 
initiation of proceedings to remove the alien from the United 
States.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall 
apply to waivers granted on or after the date of the enactment of this 
Act.
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