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A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to permit nonimmigrant alien crewmen on fishing vessels to stop temporarily at ports in Guam.

Public Law 99-505 · H.R. 2224 · 99th Congress · began in the House

Signed by Ronald Reagan (R) on Oct 21, 1986 · Immigration

Sponsor: Rep. Ben Blaz (R-GU)

Cosponsors: None

Passage votes

  • HouseVoice vote
  • SenateVoice vote
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Summary

The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.

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.

Committees

The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.

  • Judiciary Committee · House · markup by, referred to, reported bySubcommittee: Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee
  • Judiciary Committee · Senate · markup by, referred to, reported bySubcommittee: Constitution Subcommittee
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Timeline

From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 17 actions.

  1. Oct 21, 1986Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 99-505.
  2. Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
  3. Oct 10, 1986PresidentPresident · Presented to President.
  4. Oct 3, 1986FloorFloor · Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.
  5. Sep 9, 1986CommitteeCommittee · Reported by Senate Judiciary Committee
  6. Aug 7, 1986CommitteeCommittee · Markup by Senate Judiciary Committee
  7. Jul 17, 1986CommitteeCommittee · Markup by Constitution Subcommittee of the Senate Judiciary Committee
  8. CommitteeCommittee · Reported by Constitution Subcommittee of the Senate Judiciary Committee
  9. May 27, 1986CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Constitution Subcommittee of the Senate Judiciary Committee
  10. May 13, 1986CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Senate Judiciary Committee
  11. May 12, 1986FloorFloor · Passed House (Amended) by Voice Vote.
  12. May 8, 1986CommitteeCommittee · Reported by House Judiciary Committee
  13. May 6, 1986CommitteeCommittee · Markup by House Judiciary Committee
  14. CommitteeCommittee · Discharged from Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee of the House Judiciary Committee
  15. Apr 29, 1985CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee of the House Judiciary Committee
  16. Apr 25, 1985CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House Judiciary Committee
  17. 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.