Conversely, expansion of immigration restrictions and elimination of relief in the public immigration laws may lead to an increase in private bills. For further information on parliamentary procedure re private bills, see CRS Report 98-628, Private Bills: Procedure in the House , by [author name scrubbed] (pdf). A minority of private immigration laws provided for citizenship. The precedent concerning adoption cases is well-established.
Private immigration bills warrant careful consideration with regard to precedent since they are a special form of relief allowing the circumvention of the public laws concerning immigration and nationality in uniquely meritorious cases. This report will give an overview of the congressional subcommittee procedure and precedents concerning private immigration bills. This report will not cover parliamentary procedural issues for private bills, which are covered by CRS Report 98-628, Private Bills: Procedure in the House, by [author name scrubbed] (pdf).