United States. Congress. Hearings, Prints and Reports 1958-08-07: Vol 9

85TH CoNnGRESS 7 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES “{' Reprorr
2d Session No. 2504

WADIHA SALIME HAMADE

Avuaust 7, 1958.—Ordered to be printed

Mr. Watter, from the committee of conference, submitted the
following

CONFERENCE REPORT

[To accompany 8. 2239}

The committee of conference on the disagreeing votes of the two
Houses on the amendment of the House to the bill (S. 2239) entitled,
“An Act for the relief of Wadiha Salime Hamade,” having met, after
full and free conference, have agreed to recommend and do recommend
to their respective Houses as follows:

That the House recede from its amendment and agree to the same.

Francis E. Watrer,

FRANK CHELP,

DeWrrr S. Hyps
Managers on the Part of the House.

James QO, Eastianp,

Ourn D. Joxnnsron,

Artuur V. WarKINs,
Managers on the Part of the Senate.

STATEMENT OF THE MANAGERS ON THE PART OF THE HOUSED

The managers on the part of the House at the conference on the
disagreeing votes of the two Houses.on the amendment of the House to
the bill (S. 2239) entitled, “An Act for the relief of Wadiha Salime
Hamade,” submit the following statement in explanation of the
effect of the action agreed upon and recommended in the accompanying
conference report.

When this proposed legislation passed the Senate it provided for the
granting of permanent residence tothe beneficiary, a 55-year-old
native and citizen of Lebanon.

The House amended the bill so as to provide for cancellation of
deportation proceedings in this case without authorizing the Attorney
General to create a record of admission for permanent residence.

Since it was represented in the course of the conference that the
beneficiary of this legislation has at no time been admitted to the
United States for permanent residence and therefore the mere can-
cellation of the order of deportation would leave the beneficiary in an
undetermined immigration status hampering her possible movement
in and out of the United States as well as preclude her from obtaining
United States citizenship, the conferees on the part of the House have
agreed to the granting of permanent residence.

In the committee of conference it was agreed that the House would
recede from its amendment.

Francis E. Water,

Frank CHELr,

DeWirt S. Hypsz,
Managers on the Part of the House.

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