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8 U.S.C. 1304: Forms for registration and fingerprinting

Created in 1986 by Public Law 99-653. Changed by 3 later laws. No bill we track in this Congress changes it.

3 parts of federal rules cite it as their authority, written by Department of Homeland Security (2), Executive Office for Immigration Review, Department of Justice (1).

How it got hereLaws that created or changed it, newest first

1996Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act

1990Pub. L. 101-649

1988Pub. L. 100-525

1986Pub. L. 99-653created it

8 U.S.C. 1304Forms for registration and fingerprinting

(a)Preparation; contents

(b)Confidential nature

(c)Information under oath

(d)Certificate of alien registration or alien receipt card

(e)Personal possession of registration or receipt card; penalties

(f)Alien's social security account number

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No bill we track in the 119th Congress changes this section.

How it got here

1996

Pub. L. 104–208 added subsec. (f). (Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act) Law text · (f)

1990

Pub. L. 101–649 inserted "(1) pursuant to section 1357(f)(2) of this title, and (2)" after "only". · (b)

1988

Pub. L. 100–525 amended Pub. L. 99–653. See 1986 Amendment note below. · (a)

1986

Pub. L. 99–653, as amended by Pub. L. 100–525, amended first sentence generally, striking out "and fingerprinting" before "of aliens under section 1301". · (a)

Text, outline and history from the official U.S. Code (2024 edition) on GovInfo, published by the Office of the Law Revision Counsel. Changes made after that edition appear under This Congress.