A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to effectively control unauthorized immigration into the United States, and for other purposes.

S. 1200 in the 99th Congress (1985–1986) became law — introduced on May 23, 1985, sponsored by Alan Simpson. Congress held 21 roll call votes on it.

During the 99th Congress (1985–1986), Ronald Reagan was president, and Democrats held the House majority and Republicans the Senate majority.

Status: Became law
Introduced: May 23, 1985
Policy area: Immigration
Public law: Public Law 99-603

Sponsor

Alan Simpson (R-WY)

Where it stands

IntroducedMay 23, 1985
Passed the SenateYes
Passed the HouseYes
Sent to the PresidentYes
Became lawNov 6, 1986

Every roll call vote on this bill

To table the hatch, ut) amendment to S 1200, a bill to reform immigration legislation, to allow foreign…Senate · Sep 12, 1985
To table the kerry, ma) amendment to S 1200,to delay the testing of an anti-satellite weapon until the…Senate · Sep 12, 1985
To table the hawkins, FL) amendment to S 1200, to require states to verify that recipients of federal…Senate · Sep 13, 1985
To amend S 1200 by granting legal status to illegal aliens who have resided in the United States since…Senate · Sep 13, 1985
To amend S 1200 to require immigration and naturalization service agents to have search warrants before…Senate · Sep 13, 1985
To table the cranston, ca) amendment to S 1200, to broaden the the scope of evidence permitted to establish…Senate · Sep 13, 1985
To amend S 1200 by expressing the opinion of the Senate that there should be a 60 cent per gallon tax on…Senate · Sep 17, 1985
To table the symms, id) amendment to S 1200, to prohibit the United States from extending credit to any…Senate · Sep 17, 1985
To table the simon, il) amendment to S 1200, to alter the exclusionary clasues in the immigration laws to…Senate · Sep 17, 1985
To amend S 1200 to require the federal government to pay the states for costs incurred by incarcerating…Senate · Sep 17, 1985
To amend S 1200, to establish a seasonal agricultural agricultural immigrant worker program. A maximum of…Senate · Sep 17, 1985
To table the levin, mi) amendment to S 1200, that would allow all persons eligible for legalization under…Senate · Sep 17, 1985
To table the simon, il) amendment to S.1200, to require congressional review of the seasonal worker program.Senate · Sep 18, 1985
To table the heinz, pa) amendment to the hawkins, FL) amendment to S 1200, to express the sense of the…Senate · Sep 18, 1985
To amend the riegle, mi) amendment to the motion to recommit S 1200 to the budget committee.Senate · Sep 19, 1985
To pass S 1200, a bill to reform the existing immigration laws, by imposing penalties on employers of…Senate · Sep 19, 1985
To adopt H RES 592, the rule waiving certain points of order against the conference report on S 1200, an…House · Oct 15, 1986
To accept the conference report on S 1200, a bill to amend the immigration and nationality act to…House · Oct 15, 1986
To adopt a motion to waive section 303 of the congressional budget act of 1974 with respect to the…Senate · Oct 16, 1986
To adopt a cloture motion to S 1200, the immigration reform and control act-conference report. (three-fifths…Senate · Oct 17, 1986
To adopt the conference report on S 1200, the immigration reform and control act, which would amend the…Senate · Oct 17, 1986

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