| Resolution Number: | 1985-D125 |
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| Title: | Urge Government to Grant Departure Status to Guatemalan and Haitian Refugees |
| Legislative Action Taken: | Concurred As Amended |
| Final Text: | |
Resolved, That the 68th General Convention urge the Attorney General of the United States to declare extended voluntary departure status for refugees from Haiti and Guatemala; and be it further
Resolved, That, if this is not done, this Convention urge the Congress of the United States to provide such extended voluntary departure status by appropriate legislation; and be it further
Resolved, That copies of this resolution be sent to the Attorney General and the Secretary of State.
| Citation: | General Convention, Journal of the General Convention of...The Episcopal Church, Anaheim, 1985 (New York: General Convention, 1986), p. 258. |
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Legislative History
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| Originating House: | House of Deputies |
| Originating Committee: | Committee on National and International Problems |
House of Deputies
Original Text of Resolution:
(D125)
Resolved, the House of Bishops concurring, That the 68th General Convention urge the Attorney General of the United States to declare extended voluntary departure to refugees from Haiti and Guatemala, and if this is not done; therefore be it further
Resolved, That this Convention urge the Congress of the United States be urged to provide such extended voluntary departure status by appropriate legislature; and be it further
Resolved, That copies of this resolution be sent to the Attorney General and the Secretary of State.
Proposed Committee Amendment:
Resolved, the House of Bishops concurring, That the 68th General Convention urge the Attorney General of the United States to declare extended voluntary departure status to for refugees from Haiti and Guatemala; and if this is not done, therefore be it further
Resolved, That, if this is not done, this Convention urge the Congress of the United States be urged to provide such extended voluntary departure status by appropriate legislature legislation; and be it further
Resolved, That copies of this resolution be sent to the Attorney General and the Secretary of State.
Motion carried
Resolution adopted
(Communicated to the House of Bishops in HD Message #171)
House of Bishops
The following message was received from the House of Deputies:
HD Message #171: D125 Amended (Extended Voluntary Departure for Guatemalan and Haitian Refugees).
The House concurred
(Communicated to the House of Deputies in HB Message #236)
Resolution Concurred by Both Houses, September 14.
| Abstract: | The 68th General Convention urges the U.S. government to declare extended voluntary departure status for refugees from Haiti and Guatemala. |
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