Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to make alien crewmen serving on a U.S.-based fishing vessel nonimmigrant aliens while they are temporarily in Guam. (Permits temporary shore leave.)
States that an alien crewman shall be considered to have departed from Guam after leaving its territorial waters without regard to whether the alien arrives in a foreign state before returning to Guam.
Passed/agreed to in House: Passed House (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Passed House (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Referred to Subcommittee on Immigration and Refugee Policy.
Committee on Judiciary requested executive comment from Justice Department.
Subcommittee on Immigration and Refugee Policy. Approved for full committee consideration without amendment favorably.
Committee on Judiciary. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Committee on Judiciary received executive comment from Justice Department.
Committee on Judiciary. Reported to Senate by Senator Thurmond without amendment. Without written report.
Committee on Judiciary. Reported to Senate by Senator Thurmond without amendment. Without written report.
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 891.
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.
Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.
Measure Signed in Senate.
Presented to President.
Presented to President.
Signed by President.
Signed by President.
Became Public Law No: 99-505.
Became Public Law No: 99-505.
Enacted as Public Law 99-505
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