Haitian Refugee Protection Act of 1992 - Directs the President to prohibit the involuntary return of any Haitian under U.S. control as of February 5, 1992, whether on board a U.S. vessel, at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, or elsewhere outside the United States until: (1) 180 days after enactment of this Act; or (2) five days after submission of the final congressional report required by this Act.
Directs the Assistant Secretary of State for Human Rights and Humanitarian Affairs to: (1) assess with the participation of internationally recognized human rights organizations the treatment of returned Haitians, with particular attention to human rights violations; (2) submit preliminary and final reports to the House and the Senate.
Directs the President to reallocate 2000 federally funded FY 1992 refugee admissions to Haiti.
Urges the President and the Secretary of State to participate with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees and the member countries of the Organization of American States (OAS) to convene an international conference aimed at resolving the Haitian refugee crisis.
Prohibits the admission into the United States of any Haitian national involved in the September 30, 1991, coup which overthrew the Aristide Government, or in subsequent acts against the Haitian people.
Authorizes appropriations to reimburse State and local governments for costs associated with Haitians permitted entry under this Act.
Expresses the sense of the Congress that the President should urge the United Nations or the OAS to send a peacekeeping force to Haiti to help keep order and protect repatriated Haitians and human rights monitors.
Expresses the sense of the Congress urging the President and the Attorney General to ensure that the entry of Haitian refugees and displaced persons does not disproportionately impact any individual State.
Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 3844 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. It shall be in order to consider as an original bill for the purpose of amendment under the five-minute rule the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on the Judiciary now printed in the bill. Measure will be considered read. Specified amendments are in order. No amendment to said substitute shall be in order except those printed in the report of the Committee on Rules accompanying this resolution. Said amendments shall be considered in the order and manner specified in the report, considered read, debatable for not to exceed 20 minutes, shall not be subject to amendment and not subject to a demand for division of the question in the House or in the Committee of the Whole.
House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union pursuant to H. Res. 375 and Rule XXIII.
The Speaker designated the Honorable Kweisi Mfume to act as Chairman of the Committee.
GENERAL DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with one hour of general debate.
Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union rises leaving H.R. 3844 as unfinished business.
Considered as unfinished business.
The House resolved into Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union for further consideration.
GENERAL DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with the remaining 34 minutes of general debate.
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DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 375, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with twenty minutes of debate on the Shaw amendment.
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 375, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with twenty minutes of debate on the Smith of Florida amendment.
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 375, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with twenty minutes of debate on the Goss amendment.
The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 3844.
The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
The House adopted the amendment in the nature of a substitute as agreed to by the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union.
Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by recorded vote: 217 - 165 (Roll no. 34).
Roll Call #34 (House)On passage Passed by recorded vote: 217 - 165 (Roll no. 34).
Roll Call #34 (House)The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Received in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 427.