From: "Junwei W. Hou" <jwh3@PO.CWRU.EDU>
Subject:      S. 1216: Further Clarification--Apology
Reply-To: "Junwei W. Hou" <jwh3@po.CWRU.Edu>
Organization: Indiana University
Date: Thu, 20 Aug 1992 23:24:19 GMT
Comments: To: ccnl@utarlvm1.uta.edu, china-nt@uga.cc.uga.edu

SJ Q&A (AUGUST 20, 1992)
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Note:  Having made a comparison with several legislation which were
originated from Senate and had been signed into law by the
President, it becomes clear that I misinterpreted the wording of
the latest version of S. 1216.  I apologize for the confusions my
earlier posts had generated.

     I have retrieved the relevant documents of S. 1216, and
compared its procedures with those of a bill, S. 870, which has
been signed into law.  It is my expectation that the remaining
steps of the passage of S. 1216 will follow those of S. 870.
Hopefully, such comparison will turn my mistake into a helpful
input of information about the legislative process among the
interested Chinese students.
     Again, please accept my apology.  (Junwei Hou)

(those words with ^^^^^ underline are significant for the purpose
of comparing the processes between the two bills.  Please note that
the contents of these two bills are irrelevant).
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                       CHINESE STUDENT PROTECTION ACT  OF 1991

DATE-INTRO: June 4, 1991
LAST-ACTION-DATE: August 10, 1992
                   ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
FINAL STATUS: Pending
SPONSOR: Senator Slade Gorton R-WA
......(stuff deleted)


05/26/92  Senate requested the concurrence of the House
05/27/92  Referred to the House Judiciary Committee
06/24/92  House Subcommittee on International Law, Immigration, and
          Refugees approved for full Committee action
07/22/92  House Judiciary Committee ordered reported
08/10/92  House voted to suspend the rules and pass, amended, by
          ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
          voice vote
          ^^^^^^^^^
08/10/92  Reported in the House, amended (H. Rept. 102-826)
          ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
(for the remaining steps of the process, please look to those of S.
870)

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DATE OF INTRODUCTION: JUNE 4, 1991

DATE OF VERSION: AUGUST 11, 1992  -- VERSION: 6
                 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
SPONSOR(S): Sponsor not included in this printed version.

 TEXT:

                            AUGUST 10, 1992
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
  ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
                                           Union Calendar No. 471
102D CONGRESS 2D SESSION                     ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

                               S. 1216
                           Report No. 102-826

                                  AN ACT
To provide for the adjustment of status under the Immigration and
Nationality Act of certain nationals of the People's Republic of
China unless conditions permit their return in safety to that
foreign state.

   ........   (stuff deleted)

Passed the Senate May 21 (legislative day, March 26), 1992.

    Attest:
                                               WALTER J. STEWART,

                                                   Secretary.



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               EXAMPLE OF A LEGISLATION WITH SIMILAR PROCEDURES
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                                  U. S. Senate   S. 870

  INCLUSION OF A TRACT OF LAND IN THE  GOLDEN GATE  NAT'L REC. AREA

DATE-INTRO: April 18, 1991

LAST-ACTION-DATE: June 10, 1992
          ......

10/17/91 137   Senate requested the concurrence of the House
10/17/91 137   Referred to the House Interior and Insular Affairs
               Committee

2nd Session Activity:

03/11/92  House Interior and Insular Affairs Committee ordered
          reported amended
03/24/92  House voted to suspend the rules and pass, amended, by
          ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
          voice vote
          ^^^^^^^^^
03/24/92  Reported in the House, amended (H. Rept. 102-467)
          ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
03/26/92  House requested the concurrence of the Senate
          ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
05/21/92  Senate concurred in the amendment of the House to the
          ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
          bill, by voice vote -- clearing the measure for the
          ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
          President
          ^^^^^^^^^
05/27/92  Enrolled in the House
          ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
06/02/92  Presented to the President on May 29, 1992
          ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
06/10/92  Signed by the President on June 9, 1992, (P.L. 102-299)
     ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

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DATE OF VERSION: MARCH 25, 1992 -- VERSION: 6
               ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
SPONSOR(S): Sponsor not included in this printed version.

 TEXT:

                              MARCH 24, 1992
                              ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
                                         Union Calendar No. 278
                                        ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
102D CONGRESS 2D SESSION


                              S. 870

                           Report No. 102-467
To authorize inclusion of a tract of land in the Golden Gate
National Recreation Area, California.
                  -------------------------------------
...... (stuff deleted)
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