To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to improve deterrence of illegal immigration to the United States by increasing border patrol and investigative personnel, by increasing penalties for alien smuggling and for document fraud, by reforming exclusion and deportation law and procedures, by improving the verification system for eligibility for employment, and through other measures, to reform the legal immigration system and facilitate legal entries into the United States, and for other purposes.
The bill’s titles are written by its sponsor.
Sponsor and status
104th Congress (1995–1996)
This bill was introduced in a previous session of Congress and though it was passed by both chamber on September 25, 1996s, it was passed in non-identical form and only one chamber approved a conference report to resolve the differences.
Although this bill was not enacted, its provisions could have become law by being included in another bill. It is common for legislative text to be introduced concurrently in multiple bills (called companion bills), re-introduced in subsequent sessions of Congress in new bills, or added to larger bills (sometimes called omnibus bills).
129 Cosponsors (108 Republicans, 20 Democrats, 1 Independent)
Position statements
Statement of Administration Policy
President William “Bill” Clinton [D, 1993-2001]: H.R. 2202 - Immigration in the National Interest Act (Mar 19, 1996)
History
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Aug 4, 1995
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Introduced
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Sep 20, 1995
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Text Published
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Oct 24, 1995
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Ordered Reported
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Mar 19, 1996
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Rules Change —
Agreed To
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Mar 21, 1996
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Passed House (Senate next)
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May 2, 1996
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Passed Senate with Changes (back to House)
The Senate passed the bill with changes not in the House version and sent it back to the House to approve the changes. |
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Sep 25, 1996
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Rules Change —
Agreed To
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Sep 25, 1996
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Conference Report Agreed to by House (Senate next)
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H.R. 2202 (104th) 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 H.R. 2202. This is the one from the 104th Congress.
This bill was introduced in the 104th Congress, which met from Jan 4, 1995 to Oct 4, 1996. Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.
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