House bill · 101st Congress · Did not become law
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to expand the arrest authority of officers and employees of the Immigration and Naturalization Service.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedSep 25, 1989
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- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Nov 1, 1989 — Subcommittee Hearings Held.
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
58 cosponsors — 49 Republicans, 9 Democrats
11 of 58 cosponsors (19%) are from the other party.
Michael Andrews (D-TX), Bill Archer (R-TX), Dick Armey (R-TX), Richard Baker (R-LA), Steve Bartlett (R-TX), Helen Bentley (R-MD), Douglas Bereuter (R-NE), Michael Bilirakis (R-FL), Thomas Bliley (R-VA), Terry Bruce (D-IL), Albert Bustamante (D-TX), Ben Campbell (R-CO), Howard Coble (R-NC), Larry Craig (R-ID), Tom DeLay (R-TX), Robert Dornan (R-CA), John Duncan (R-TN), Dennis Eckart (D-OH), Bill Emerson (R-MO), Walter Fauntroy (D-DC), Jack Fields (R-TX), Elton Gallegly (R-CA), George Gekas (R-PA), Pete Geren (D-TX), Paul Gillmor (R-OH), Benjamin Gilman (R-NY), James Hansen (R-UT), Henry Hyde (R-IL), Jim Inhofe (R-OK), Craig James (R-FL) and 28 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 101st Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Lamar Smith.
- H.R. 2431 (101st) To redesignate the Midland General Mail Facility in Midland, Texas, as the "Carl O. Hyde General Mail Facility".
- H.R. 5284 (101st) Criminal Alien Deportation Amendments of 1990
- H.R. 2110 (101st) Federal Prison Improvement Act of 1989
- H.R. 4062 (101st) Emergency Federal Judgeship Act of 1990
- H.R. 3020 (101st) Fairness in Campaign Finance Act of 1989
- H.R. 760 (101st) Energy Tax Reform Act of 1989
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.