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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.

H.R. 3333Introduced Sep 25, 1989Policy area: Immigration
Sponsor: Rep. Lamar Smith R-TX
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Where it went

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.

Sponsor’s state and district

Texas in Congress · TX-21 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.