An Act to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to exclude from admission into, and to deport from, the United States all aliens who persecuted any person on the basis of race, religion, national origin, or political opinion, under the direction of the Nazi government of Germany, and for other purposes.
Public Law 95-549 · H.R. 12509 · 95th Congress · began in the House
Signed by Jimmy Carter (D) on Oct 30, 1978 · Immigration
Sponsor: Rep. Elizabeth Holtzman (D-NY-16)
Cosponsors (6): Rep. Joshua Eilberg, Rep. Sam Hall,
Passage votes
- HouseMethod not stated
- SenateMethod not stated
Data notes
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Summary
The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.
=Title I: Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to exclude from admission into, and provide for the deportation from, the United States of any alien who between March 23, 1933 and May 8, 1945, under the direction or in association with the Nazi government of Germany, or any government allied or collaborating with the Nazi government of Germany, engaged or assisted in, or incited or directed others to engage in, the persecution of others on the basis of religion, race, national origin, or political opinion.
=Title II: Amends the Indochina Migration and Refugee Assistance Act of 1975 to extend through September 30, 1979, 100 percent Federal funding of the Indochina refugee assistance program (IRAP), and to repeal the requirement of a four-year phase out of such program.
Committees
The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.
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Timeline
From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 14 actions.
- Oct 30, 1978Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- PresidentPresident · Public Law 95-549.
- Oct 24, 1978PresidentPresident · Measure presented to President.
- Oct 13, 1978PresidentPresident · Measure enrolled in Senate.
- PresidentPresident · Measure enrolled in House.
- Resolving differencesResolving differences · House agreed to Senate amendment.
- Oct 10, 1978FloorFloor · Measure passed Senate, amended.
- CommitteeCommittee · Discharged from Senate Judiciary Committee
- Sep 28, 1978CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Senate Judiciary Committee
- Sep 26, 1978FloorFloor · Measure passed House, amended.
- FloorFloor · Measure called up under motion to suspend rules and pass in House.
- Aug 8, 1978CommitteeCommittee · Reported by House Judiciary Committee
- May 2, 1978CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House Judiciary Committee
- IntroducedIntroduced · Introduced in the House
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Official record
The bill’s full text and every action, including introduction and committee steps, are on Congress.gov. Data through Oct 7, 2026.