HR 1250 · 106th Congress · Immigration

Border Improvement and Immigration Act of 1999

Introduced 1999-03-24· Sponsored by Rep. LaFalce, John J. [D-NY-29]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.(1999-04-06)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Border Improvement and Immigration Act of 1999 - Amends the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 with respect to the automated entry-exit control system to exempt from required recordkeeping: (1) land border and seaport crossings; and (2) aliens for whom certain documentation requirements have been waived by the Attorney General or the Secretary of State. Requires airport implementation of such system by a specified date. Requires the Attorney General to report on the feasibility of implementing an automated entry-exit control system that would include land border and seaport arrivals and departures. Provides for increased numbers of full-time Immigration and Naturalization and Customs inspectors at U.S. land borders, with such inspectors to be equally assigned to the northern and southern borders.…

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Cosponsors (20)

16 Democrats4 Republicans