To amend title III of the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for administrative naturalization, and for other purposes.
Naturalization Amendments of 1989 - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to: (1) establish an administrative naturalization procedure; and (2) make such procedure the sole procedure for naturalization.
Authorizes the applicant to choose the forum for the swearing-in ceremony (before the Attorney General or in U.S. district court or appropriate State court).
Permits applications to be filed three months prior to eligibility.
Reduces State or Immigration and Naturalization Service district residency requirements from six months to three months.
Provides for review of a denied application before an Immigration Officer and thereafter in U.S. district court.
Became Public Law No: 101-649.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Judiciary.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Refugees, and International Law.
Ordered to be Reported (Amended).
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 101-187.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 101-187.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 124.
Mr. Morrison (CT) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Mr. Smith (TX) demanded a second on the motion to suspend the rules.
Considered under suspension of the rules.
On ordering a second Agreed to without objection.
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate.
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 202.
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