H.R.2052: To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act with respect to cancellation of removal and waiver of exclusion for certain long-term resident aliens.

About This Bill

  • This bill was introduced in the 105th Congress
  • This bill is primarily about immigration
  • Introduced June 25, 1997
  • Latest Major Action July 1, 1997

Bill Summary

Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act, as amended by the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996, to make the cancellation of removal (deportation or exclusion) provisions inapplicable to certain permanent resident aliens who have been convicted of an aggravated felony or felonies and sentenced to at least five years' aggregate imprisonment. (Current law makes such cancellation inapplicable to certain permanent...

(Source: Library of Congress)

Bill Actions

Date Description
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims.
June 25, 1997

Introduced in the House by Barney Frank (D-Mass.)

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