I did so reluctantly." Principal features of the compromise bill. and those which were subject to the fiercest debate and disagreement. are as follows: Eligible displaced persons are those who. were the homeless victims of nazism and fascism and In allied DP camps not later than December 22. 1945. This was the most sharply contested feature of the Senate bill. The House bill fixed the cutoff date at April 21. 1947. which. its advocates explained. gave DP status to the 10.000 to 15.000 Jews fleeing the Polish pogroms of Not less than 30 percent of the admission visas will be made available toDPs who are farmers. and intend to become farmers in the United States. This requirement is said by Its opponents to discriminate against DPs of the Jewish faith. The House bill had no provision of this sort. but the Senate version placed the percentage requirement at 50 percent.