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End Racial Profiling Act of 2017 [HB-1498] [Crime ] [Race and Civil Rights ] [Criminal Justice ] [Public Safety ]
End Racial Profiling Act of 2017 This bill prohibits racial profiling by a federal, state, local, or tribal law enforcement agency or agent. The term "racial profiling" includes the practice of relying on actual or perceived race, ethnicity, national origin, religion, gender, gender identify, or sexual orientation in making a routine or spontaneous law enforcement decision. The Department of Justice (DOJ), or an individual injured by racial profiling, may bring a civil action to enforce the prohibition. The bill requires federal law enforcement (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva Assuming First Sponsorship - Ms. Jackson Lee Asked Unanimous Consent That She May Hereafter Be Considered As The First Sponsor Of H.r. 1498, A Bill Originally Introduced By Former Representative Conyers, For Purposes Of Adding Cosponsors And Requesting Reprintings Pursuant To Clause 7 Of Rule Xii. Agreed To Without Objection. on 03/08/2018

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Anti-Border Corruption Reauthorization Act of 2017 [S.595] [Immigration ] [Law Enforcement ] [National Security ] [Public Safety ] [Crime ]
Anti-Border Corruption Reauthorization Act of 2017 (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Anti-Border Corruption Act of 2010 to expand the categories of applicants for law enforcement positions with the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) for whom polygraph examinations may be waived. (Sec. 3) An applicant who receives such a waiver and who holds a Tier 4 background investigation shall be subject to a Tier 5 background investigation. The CBP may administer a polygraph examination to an applicant for a law enforcement position who received a waiver if (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Jeff Flake Committee On Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs. Reported By Senator Johnson With An Amendment In The Nature Of A Substitute. With Written Report No. 115-133. on 07/24/2017

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Dreamer Protection Act [HB-1487] [Immigration ] [Funding ]
Dreamer Protection Act This bill prohibits the obligation or expenditure of federal funds to apprehend, detain, or remove from the United States any alien who was granted deferred action under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals Program announced on June 15, 2012, if the alien lost their deferred action status solely as a result of action taken by the President or any other federal official with respect to such program.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Alcee Hastings Referred To The Subcommittee On Immigration And Border Security. on 03/21/2017

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Restoring Respect for Immigrant Service in Uniform Act [HB-1470] [Immigration ] [Veterans ] [Military ] [National Security ] [Law Enforcement ] [Crime ]
Restoring Respect for Immigrant Service in Uniform Act This bill expresses the sense of Congress that the Department of Homeland Security should exercise its discretion (including through the use of exceptions to inadmissibility based upon family reunification, humanitarian, or public benefit grounds, temporary waiver of inadmissibility, or consent to reapply for admission) to admit to the United States an alien who is inadmissible, was previously subject to an order of removal or has been removed, is outside of the United States, and is seeking (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Mike Coffman Referred To The Subcommittee On Immigration And Border Security. on 03/21/2017

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To suspend assistance to countries denying or delaying accepting aliens ordered removed from the United States, and for other purposes. [HB-1471] [Immigration ] [International ] [National Security ]
To suspend assistance to countries denying or delaying accepting aliens ordered removed from the United States, and for other purposes. This bill directs: (1) the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to annually submit to Congress a list of each country that it determines denies or unreasonably delays accepting an alien who is a citizen, subject, national, or resident of that country after DHS asks whether the government will accept the alien ordered removed under the Immigration and Nationality Act; and (2) the President to suspend assistance (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Glenn Grothman Introduced In House on 03/09/2017

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Equal Protection for American Workers Act [HB-1463] [Immigration ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Human Rights ]
Equal Protection for American Workers Act This bill prohibits the Department of Homeland Security from granting a work authorization to an alien who has been determined, in a valid immigration proceeding during which due process was afforded, to have been at any time unlawfully present in the United States.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Jody Hice Referred To The Subcommittee On Immigration And Border Security. on 03/21/2017

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No Taxpayer Funding for the Wall Act [HB-1477] [Immigration ] [Budget and Spending ] [Taxes ] [National Security ] [Funding ] [Grants ]
No Taxpayer Funding for the Wall Act This bill prohibits: (1) any federal agency from obligating or expending any federal funds to carry out provisions of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 regarding barriers at the border or any related provision of law or to otherwise build a border fence, wall, or related physical barriers along the U.S. southern border; and (2) a state from using federal grant funds for such purpose. The Government Accountability Office (GAO) must conduct an audit each fiscal year to assess (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee Referred To The Subcommittee On The Western Hemisphere. on 05/18/2017

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No State Resources for Immigration Enforcement (NSRIE) Act [HB-1446] [Immigration ] [Law Enforcement ] [National Security ]
No State Resources for Immigration Enforcement (NSRIE) Act This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to prohibit the Department of Homeland Security from entering into a written agreement with a state or political subdivision pursuant to which any state or subdivision officer or employee is authorized to carry out an immigration function in relation to the investigation, apprehension, or detention of aliens in the United States (including the transportation of such aliens across state lines to detention centers). (Currently, the Department (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Janice Schakowsky Referred To The Subcommittee On Immigration And Border Security. on 03/21/2017

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Exchange Inclusion for a Healthy America Act of 2017 [HB-1435] [Healthcare ] [Immigration ] [Taxes ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Public Health ]
Exchange Inclusion for a Healthy America Act of 2017 This bill allows undocumented aliens to obtain health care coverage by amending: (1) the Internal Revenue Code to eliminate the restriction of the tax credit for health care insurance premium assistance to persons lawfully present in the United States; and (2) the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) to eliminate restrictions of benefits under such Act, including cost-sharing reduction, pre-existing condition coverage, and minimum essential health care coverage, to persons lawfully (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 03/10/2017

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A bill to block implementation of the Executive Order that restricts individuals from certain countries from entering the United States. [S.549] [Immigration ] [International ] [National Security ] [Human Rights ]
A bill to block implementation of the Executive Order that restricts individuals from certain countries from entering the United States. This bill prohibits any federal agency funds, resources, or fees from being used to implement or enforce Executive Order 13780, entitled "Protecting the Nation from Foreign Terrorist Entry into the United States." Among the order's major provisions are restrictions on the entry of nationals from six countries (Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, and Yemen) and additional limitations on refugee admissions to the (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Cory Booker Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 03/07/2017

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Veterans Visa and Protection Act of 2017 [HB-1405] [Veterans ] [Immigration ] [National Security ] [Military ] [Human Services ]
Veterans Visa and Protection Act of 2017 This bill requires the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to: (1) establish a program to permit eligible deported noncitizen veterans to enter the United States as, and to permit eligible noncitizen veterans in the United States to adjust their status to that of, a noncitizen lawfully admitted for permanent residence; and (2) cancel the removal of eligible noncitizen veterans and allow them to similarly adjust their status. An "eligible" veteran is a veteran who: (1) was not ordered removed, or removed, (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva Referred To The Subcommittee On Military Personnel. on 04/05/2017

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ALERTED Act of 2017 Assuring Law Enforcement Requests Are Timely Evaluated by the Department of Homeland Security Act of 2017 [HB-1334] [Immigration ] [Crime ] [Law Enforcement ] [National Security ]
ALERTED Act of 2017 Assuring Law Enforcement Requests Are Timely Evaluated by the Department of Homeland Security Act of 2017 This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to direct U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, upon request by a federal, state, or local law enforcement official, to determine whether to issue a detainer to detain an alien arrested by such official for a violation of any law, not just one relating to controlled substances.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Andy Biggs Referred To The Subcommittee On Immigration And Border Security. on 03/17/2017

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FILCCA of 2017 Federal Immigration Law Campus Compliance Act of 2017 [HB-1342] [Immigration ] [Education ] [National Security ] [Law Enforcement ] [Funding ] [Grants ]
FILCCA of 2017 Federal Immigration Law Campus Compliance Act of 2017 This bill withholds reimbursement for indirect costs associated with federal research and development grants from an institution of higher learning that does not comply with a lawful request for information about, or a detainer pertaining to, an alien made by a federal immigration officer or employee. A state or political subdivision that complies with a detainer is deemed to be an agent of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), has authority available to DHS to take actions (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Andy Biggs Referred To The Subcommittee On Research And Technology. on 04/25/2017

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Protecting Allies from Visa Exclusion (PAVE) Act [HB-1263] [Immigration ] [International ] [National Security ] [Veterans ] [Human Rights ]
Protecting Allies from Visa Exclusion (PAVE) Act This bill makes any executive order precluding issuance of visas to, revoking visas issued to, or precluding entry or admission of, a class or classes of aliens inapplicable to an alien who is a national of Iraq or Afghanistan and has been granted special immigrant status pursuant to: (1) the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008, (2) the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006, or (3) the Afghan Allies Protection Act of 2009. Any such executive order shall not apply (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Peter Welch Referred To The Subcommittee On Immigration And Border Security. on 03/16/2017

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PROTECT Immigration Act of 2017 Protecting the Rights Of Towns against federal Enforcement contrary to Constitutional Tenets for Immigration Act of 2017 [HB-1236] [Immigration ] [Law Enforcement ] [National Security ] [Criminal Justice ]
PROTECT Immigration Act of 2017 Protecting the Rights Of Towns against federal Enforcement contrary to Constitutional Tenets for Immigration Act of 2017 This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide that the authority to inquire about or verify immigration or citizenship status and to investigate, apprehend, arrest, or detain an individual for a violation of such Act is restricted to immigration officers and authorized employees of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and subject to limits set forth in other provisions of (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva Referred To The Subcommittee On Immigration And Border Security. on 03/16/2017

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ERRPA End Racial and Religious Profiling Act of 2017 [S.411] [Crime ] [Race and Civil Rights ] [Criminal Justice ] [Public Safety ] [Human Rights ] [Religion ]
ERRPA End Racial and Religious Profiling Act of 2017 This bill prohibits racial profiling by a federal, state, local, or tribal law enforcement agency or agent. The term "racial profiling" includes the practice of relying on actual or perceived race, ethnicity, national origin, religion, gender, gender identify, or sexual orientation in making a routine or spontaneous law enforcement decision. The Department of Justice (DOJ), or an individual injured by racial profiling, may bring a civil action to enforce the prohibition. The bill requires federal (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Dianne Feinstein Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 02/16/2017

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A bill to nullify the effect of the recent Executive order that makes the vast majority of unauthorized individuals priorities for removal and aims to withhold critical Federal funding to sanctuary cities. [S.415] [Immigration ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Public Safety ] [Law Enforcement ]
A bill to nullify the effect of the recent Executive order that makes the vast majority of unauthorized individuals priorities for removal and aims to withhold critical Federal funding to sanctuary cities. This bill rescinds Executive Order 13768, entitled "Enhancing Public Safety in the Interior of the United States." Among other things, that order raises questions regarding whether, and to what extent, federal agencies will withhold federal grant funds that would have otherwise been awarded to jurisdictions that willfully refuse to comply with (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Dianne Feinstein Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 02/16/2017

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Counterterrorism Screening and Assistance Act of 2017 [HB-1196] [National Security ] [International ] [Law Enforcement ] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Trade ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Human Rights ] [Public Safety ] [Cybersecurity ] [Military ] [Crime ]
Counterterrorism Screening and Assistance Act of 2017 This bill expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) the U.S. government must ensure that capacity-building assistance to combat terrorist travel is coordinated among departments and agencies as well as with foreign implementing partners, and (2) such assistance should be prioritized for the highest-risk countries for travel by terrorists and foreign fighters. The Department of State shall submit to Congress biennially a foreign partner engagement plan that catalogues existing capacity-building (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe Ordered To Be Reported In The Nature Of A Substitute (amended) By Voice Vote. on 09/28/2017

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Expressing the sense of Congress on the admission of refugees and immigrants to the United States. [HCR-25] [Immigration ] [Human Rights ] [National Security ] [Race and Civil Rights ]
Expressing the sense of Congress on the admission of refugees and immigrants to the United States. Expresses the sense of Congress that Executive Order 13769, entitled "Protecting the Nation from Foreign Terrorist Entry into the United States," is not a testament to the United States as a nation that is welcoming to all regardless of race, religion, or country of origin. Among the order's major provisions are restrictions on the entry of immigrants and nonimmigrants from seven countries (Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, and Yemen) and additional (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. James McGovern Referred To The Subcommittee On Immigration And Border Security. on 03/09/2017

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Build up Illegal Line Defenses with Assets Lawfully Lifted Act of 2017 [HB-1067] [Crime ] [Immigration ] [National Security ] [Funding ] [Budget and Spending ] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Construction ] [Public Safety ]
Build up Illegal Line Defenses with Assets Lawfully Lifted Act of 2017 This bill amends the federal judicial code to require the Department of Justice to: (1) report annually on the total amount of funds deposited into the Department of Justice Asset Forfeiture Fund that are derived from Mexican cartels, and (2) study how to derive more such funds from Mexican cartels. 50% of the funds derived from Mexican cartels must be made available to construct physical barriers and roads to deter illegal border crossings into the United States. Additionally, (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. F. James Sensenbrenner Referred To The Subcommittee On Immigration And Border Security. on 03/02/2017

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