About the bill
The Immigration Reform and Control Act (IRCA), Pub.L. 99–603, 100 Stat. 3445, enacted November 6, 1986, also known as the Simpson–Mazzoli Act or the Reagan Amnesty, signed into law by Ronald Reagan on November 6, 1986, is an Act of Congress which reformed United States immigration law. The Act
- required employers to attest to their employees' immigration status;
- made it illegal to hire or recruit illegal immigrants knowingly;
- legalized certain seasonal agricultural undocumented immigrants, and;
- legalized undocumented immigrants who entered the United States before January 1, 1982 and had resided there continuously with the penalty of a fine, back taxes due, and admission of guilt; candidates were required to prove that they were not guilty of crimes, that they were in the country before January 1, 1982, …
Sponsor and status
99th Congress (1985–1986)
Enacted — Signed by the President on Nov 6, 1986
This bill was enacted after being signed by the President on November 6, 1986.
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Last Updated: Nov 6, 1986
History
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Aug 17, 1982
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Earlier Version —
Passed Senate (House next)
This activity took place on a related bill, S. 2222 (97th). |
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Jun 20, 1984
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Earlier Version —
Passed House with Changes (back to Senate)
This activity took place on a related bill, S. 529 (98th). |
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May 23, 1985
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Introduced
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Jul 30, 1985
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Ordered Reported
A committee has voted to issue a report to the full chamber recommending that the bill be considered further. Only about 1 in 4 bills are reported out of committee.
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Sep 19, 1985
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Passed Senate (House next)
The bill was passed in a vote in the Senate. It goes to the House next.
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Oct 9, 1986
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Passed House with Changes (back to Senate)
The House passed the bill with changes not in the Senate version and sent it back to the Senate to approve the changes. The vote was by Voice Vote so no record of individual votes was made.
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Oct 17, 1986
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Conference Report Agreed to by Senate (House next)
A conference committee was formed, comprising members of both the House and Senate, to resolve the differences in how each chamber passed the bill. The Senate approved the committee's report proposing the final form of the bill for consideration in both chambers. The House must also approve the conference report.
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Nov 6, 1986
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Enacted — Signed by the President
The President signed the bill and it became law.
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Nov 6, 1986
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Text Published
Updated bill text was published as of Passed Congress. |
S. 1200 (99th) was a bill in the United States Congress.
A bill must be passed by both the House and Senate in identical form and then be signed by the President to become law.
Bills numbers restart every two years. That means there are other bills with the number S. 1200. This is the one from the 99th Congress.
This bill was introduced in the 99th Congress, which met from Jan 3, 1985 to Oct 18, 1986. Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.
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