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House bill · 100th Congress · Did not become law

A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to limit the period of detention of excludable aliens pending removal in a manner similar to that provided in the case of deportable aliens pending deportation.

H.R. 5200Introduced Aug 10, 1988Policy area: Immigration
Sponsor: Rep. Patrick Swindall R-GA
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Where it went

Latest action: Oct 5, 1988 — Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

5 cosponsors — 3 Republicans, 2 Democrats

2 of 5 cosponsors (40%) are from the other party.

Don Edwards (D-CA), Hamilton Fish (R-NY), Romano Mazzoli (D-KY), Bill McCollum (R-FL), D. Slaughter (R-VA).

More from the sponsor

Other 100th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Patrick Swindall.

Sponsor’s state and district

Georgia in Congress · GA-4 district

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Data as of Sep 30, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.