[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5378 Introduced in House (IH)]







106th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5378

  To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to clarify the special 
   rule relating to continuous residence or physical presence under 
                      section 240A(d) of that Act.


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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 clarify the special 
   rule relating to continuous residence or physical presence under 
                      section 240A(d) of that Act.

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

SECTION 1. TERMINATION OF CONTINUOUS PRESENCE FOR PURPOSES OF 
              CANCELLATION OF REMOVAL UPON COMMISSION OF OFFENSE 
              RENDERING ALIEN INADMISSIBLE OR DEPORTABLE.

    (a) In General.--Section 240A(d)(1) of the Immigration and 
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1229b(d)(1)) is amended by striking 
``referred to in section 212(a)(2)''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall 
apply to aliens who are in proceedings under the Immigration and 
Nationality Act on or after the date of the enactment of this Act if 
those proceedings have not resulted in a final administrative order 
before such date.
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