97th Congress > Senate > Vote 809
Sponsor: KENNEDY, Edward Moore (Ted) (D-MA)
Description: TO AMEND S. 2222, A BILL REVISING AND REFORMING U.S. IMMIGRATION LAWS. THE KENNEDY AMENDMENT STRIKES THE PROVISIONS BY WHICH THE NUMBER OF AVAILABLE FAMILY REUNIFICATION VISAS WOULD BE REDUCED BY THE NUMBER OF IMMEDIATE RELATIVES ADMITTED IN THE PREVIOUS FISCAL YEAR. (MOTION FAILED) SEE NOTE(S) 39
Original source documents: Digest of the Congressional Record vol. 110, p. 10335;
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