About the bill
The Immigration Act of 1990 (Pub.L. 101–649, 104 Stat. 4978, enacted November 29, 1990) was signed into law by George H. W. Bush on November 29, 1990. It was first introduced by Senator Ted Kennedy in 1989. It was a national reform of the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965. It increased total, overall immigration to allow 700,000 immigrants to come to the U.S. per year for the fiscal years 1992–94, and 675,000 per year after that. It provided family-based immigration visa, created five distinct employment based visas, categorized by occupation, and a diversity visa program that created a lottery to admit immigrants from "low admittance" countries or countries where their citizenry was underrepresented in the U.S.
Besides these immigrant visas there were ...
Sponsor and status
101st Congress (1989–1990)
Enacted — Signed by the President on Nov 29, 1990
This bill was enacted after being signed by the President on November 29, 1990.
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Last Updated: Nov 29, 1990
4 Cosponsors (2 Democrats, 2 Republicans)
Position statements
Statement of Administration Policy
President George Bush [R, 1989-1993]: S. 358 - Legal Immigration Reform (Jul 12, 1989)
History
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Aug 6, 1987
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Earlier Version —
Introduced
This activity took place on a related bill, S. 1611 (100th). |
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Feb 7, 1989
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Introduced
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Jun 8, 1989
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Ordered Reported
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Jul 13, 1989
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Passed Senate (House next)
The bill was passed in a vote in the Senate. It goes to the House next. |
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Oct 3, 1990
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Alternative Bill —
Passed House (Senate next)
This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 4300 (101st), possibly in lieu of similar activity on S. 358 (101st). |
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Oct 3, 1990
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Passed House
The bill was passed by both chambers in identical form. It goes to the President next who may sign or veto the bill. The vote was without objection so no record of individual votes was made. |
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Oct 26, 1990
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Conference Report Agreed to by Senate (House next)
A conference committee was formed, comprising members of both the House and Senate, to resolve the differences in how each chamber passed the bill. The Senate approved the committee's report proposing the final form of the bill for consideration in both chambers. The House must also approve the conference report. |
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Oct 26, 1990
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Rules Change —
Failed House
This activity took place on a related bill, H.Res. 531 (101st). |
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Oct 27, 1990
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Rules Change —
Agreed To
This activity took place on a related bill, H.Res. 538 (101st). |
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Oct 27, 1990
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Conference Report Agreed to by House
The bill was passed by both chambers in identical form. It goes to the President next who may sign or veto the bill. |
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Nov 29, 1990
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Enacted — Signed by the President
The President signed the bill and it became law.
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S. 358 (101st) was a bill in the United States Congress.
A bill must be passed by both the House and Senate in identical form and then be signed by the President to become law.
Bills numbers restart every two years. That means there are other bills with the number S. 358. This is the one from the 101st Congress.
This bill was introduced in the 101st Congress, which met from Jan 3, 1989 to Oct 28, 1990. Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.
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