Amendment strikes provisions that impose a statutory limit on the number of refugees that may be admitted into the United States each year.

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Amendment Number
975
Description
Amendment strikes provisions that impose a statutory limit on the number of refugees that may be admitted into the United States each year.
Purpose
An amendment, printed as amendment No. 17 in House Rept. 104-483, to delete the provisions of the bill that imposes a statutory limit on the number of refugees to be admitted into the U.S. for each Fiscal Year. The bill would mandate a cap of 75,000 refugees to be permitted into the country in FY 1997, and a limit of 50,000 refugees for each subsequent Fiscal Year.
Congress
104
Type
HAMDT
Latest Action Date
Mar 20, 1996
Latest Action Text
On agreeing to the Smith (NJ) amendment (A015) Agreed to by voice vote.
Latest Action Time
20:25:57
Submitted Date
Mar 20, 1996
Chamber
House of Representatives
Update Date
Aug 15, 2021
Amendment 975 — Informed