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105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 347
To effect a moratorium on immigration by aliens other than refugees, priority
workers, and the spouses and children of United States citizens.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 7, 1997
Mr. STUMP (for himself and Mr. CALLAHAN) introduced the following bill;
which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To effect a moratorium on immigration by aliens other than
refugees, priority workers, and the spouses and children
of United States citizens.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Immigration Morato-
rium Act of 1997’’.
SEC. 2. IMMIGRATION MORATORIUM DEFINED.
As used in this Act, the term ‘‘immigration morato-
rium’’ means the period beginning on October 1, 1997,
and ending on September 30 of the first fiscal year after
fiscal year 2002 during which the President submits a re-
port to Congress, which is approved by a joint resolution
of Congress, that the flow of illegal immigration has been
reduced to less than 10,000 aliens per year and that any
increase in legal immigration resulting from termination
of the immigration moratorium would have no adverse im-
pact on the wages and working conditions of United States
citizens, the achievement or maintenance of Federal envi-
ronmental quality standards, or the capacity of public
schools, public hospitals, and other public facilities to
serve the resident population in those localities where im-
migrants are likely to settle.
SEC. 3. WORLDWIDE LEVELS OF IMMIGRATION.
Notwithstanding section 201 of the Immigration and
Nationality Act, during the immigration moratorium
under section 2 in lieu of the worldwide levels of immigra-
tion under section 201 of such Act—
(1) the worldwide level of family-sponsored im-
migrants under section 201(c) of such Act is 10,000;
(2) the worldwide level of employment-based
immigrants under section 201(d) of such Act is
5,000; and
(3) the worldwide level of diversity immigrants
under section 201(e) of such Act is zero.
SEC. 4. ALLOTMENT OF VISAS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding section 203 of
the Immigration and Nationality Act, during the immigra-
tion moratorium under section 2, in lieu of the number
of visas that may be allotted under section 203 of such
Act—
(1) the number of visas that shall be allotted to
family-sponsored immigrants under section 203(a) of
such Act shall be 10,000 for qualified immigrants
under section 203(a)(2)(A) of such Act and zero for
other family-sponsored immigrants;
(2) the number of visas that shall be allotted in
any fiscal year to priority workers under section
203(b)(1) of such Act shall not exceed the worldwide
level of employment-based immigrants for that fiscal
year, and the number of visas that shall be allotted
to other aliens subject to the worldwide level for em-
ployment-based immigrants shall be zero; and
(3) the number of visas that shall be allotted to
diversity immigrants under section 203(c) of such
Act shall be zero.
(b) LIMITATION
ON
SPONSORSHIP
BY
CERTAIN
ALIENS.—Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no
visa may be allotted to any immigrant on the basis of a
petition by an individual who has filed an application
SEC. 8. EFFECTIVE DATE.
This Act shall take effect October 1, 1997.
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