[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1983 Introduced in House (IH)]
108th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 1983
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to facilitate the
immigration to the United States of certain aliens born in the
Philippines or Japan who were fathered by United States citizens.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
May 6, 2003
Ms. Millender-McDonald (for herself, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Larson of
Connecticut, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Mr. Honda, Ms. Norton, Mr.
Abercrombie, Mr. Rangel, Mrs. Christensen, Mr. Case, Mr. Crowley, Ms.
Watson, Mr. Olver, Ms. Bordallo, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Kucinich,
Mr. Farr, Mrs. Maloney, Mr. Payne, and Mr. McDermott) 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 facilitate the
immigration to the United States of certain aliens born in the
Philippines or Japan who were fathered by United States citizens.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``American Asian Justice Act''.
SEC. 2. IMMIGRATION OF CERTAIN ALIENS BORN IN THE PHILIPPINES OR JAPAN
AND FATHERED BY U.S. CITIZENS.
Section 204(f)(2)(A) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8
U.S.C. 1154(f)(2)(A)) is amended--
(1) by inserting ``(I)'' after ``born''; and
(2) by inserting after ``subsection,'' the following:
``(II) in the Philippines after 1950 and before November 24,
1992, or (III) in Japan after 1950 and before the date of the
enactment of this subclause,''.
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