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House bill · 105th Congress · Did not become law

To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to facilitate the immigration to the United States of certain aliens born in the Philippines or Japan who were fathered by United States citizens.

H.R. 2540Introduced Sep 24, 1997Policy area: Immigration
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Where it went

Latest action: Jun 9, 1998 — Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H4300)

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

23 cosponsors — 1 Republican, 22 Democrats

1 of 23 cosponsors (4%) are from the other party.

Neil Abercrombie (D-HI), Sanford Bishop (D-GA), Donna Christensen (D-VI), William Clay (D-MO), Thomas Davis (R-VA), Ronald Dellums (D-CA), Bob Filner (D-CA), Martin Frost (D-TX), Elizabeth Furse (D-OR), Luis Gutierrez (D-IL), Alcee Hastings (D-FL), Carolyn Kilpatrick (D-MI), Tom Lantos (D-CA), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Carolyn Maloney (D-NY), James McGovern (D-MA), Carrie Meek (D-FL), Patsy Mink (D-HI), Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), Lucille Roybal-Allard (D-CA), Edolphus Towns (D-NY), Robert Underwood (D-GU), Sidney Yates (D-IL).

More from the sponsor

Other 105th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Juanita Millender-McDonald.

Sponsor’s state and district

California in Congress · CA-37 district

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Data as of Sep 29, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.