HR 2230 · 94th Congress · Armed Forces and National Security

Amnesty Act

Introduced 1975-01-28· Sponsored by Rep. McCloskey, Paul N., Jr. [R-CA-12]· House

Bill Progress

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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary.(1975-01-28)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Amnesty Act - Provides a program of total amnesty for deserters, draft evaders and those refusing to register for the draft. Applies the program to such offenses committed between August 4, 1964, and January 27, 1973. Allows for a restoration of citizenship for those who renounced citizenship as a result of U.S. involvement in Indochina. Directs that pending legal proceedings against such offenders be dismissed. Expresses the sense of Congress that the President grant pardons for persons convicted of such offenses.…

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