H.R. 15769 — A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act with respect to the waiver of certain grounds for exclusion and deportation.

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Makes an alien who has been convicted for possession of marihuana eligible for an application for a visa and for admission into the United States after a hearing and upon such terms as the Attorney General prescribes.

Permits the Attorney General, after a hearing and upon such terms as he may prescribe, to waive deportation of any alien who has been convicted for the possession of marihuana. (Amends 8 U.S.C. 1182(a) (23), 1251(b))

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1974-07-02
Introduced in House
1974-07-02
Introduced in House
1974-07-02
Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary.

A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act with respect to the waiver of certain grounds for exclusion and deportation.

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