Amendments en bloc: (1) required that naturalization application fees to be paid at the time of the filing of a court petition for citizenship, rather than at the time the application process began; (2) required that not less than 1 percent of the fees collected by the INS from immigration examinations be spent to promote U.S. citizenship and to encourage aliens who were legal residents to become U.S. citizens; and (3) required the INS to report annually to Congress on the number of immigrants who had applied for naturalization and been denied adminstratively by the INS, rather than through judicial review.

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Amendment Number
807
Description
Amendments en bloc: (1) required that naturalization application fees to be paid at the time of the filing of a court petition for citizenship, rather than at the time the application process began; (2) required that not less than 1 percent of the fees collected by the INS from immigration examinations be spent to promote U.S. citizenship and to encourage aliens who were legal residents to become U.S. citizens; and (3) required the INS to report annually to Congress on the number of immigrants who had applied for naturalization and been denied adminstratively by the INS, rather than through judicial review.
Purpose
An en bloc amendment consisting of several amendments to: 1. Require that the naturalization application fees paid by immigrants be paid at the time of filing a court petition for citizenship, rather than at the time the application process begins; 2. Require that not less than 1% of the fees collected by INS from immigration examinations be spent to promote U.S. citizenship and to encourage aliens who are legal residents to become U.S. citizens; and 3. Require the INS to report annually to Congress on the number of immigrants who have applied for naturalization and been denied by the INS, rather than through judicial review.
Congress
101
Type
HAMDT
Latest Action Date
Oct 2, 1990
Latest Action Text
On agreeing to the Richardson amendments (A018) Agreed to by voice vote.
Latest Action Time
18:54:50
Submitted Date
Oct 2, 1990
Chamber
House of Representatives
Update Date
Jul 1, 2021
Amendment 807 — Informed