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.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedAug 10, 1988
- Committee actionSep 27, 1988
- Passed HouseOct 3, 1988 · by voice vote
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
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).
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Sponsor’s state and district
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.