Puerto Rico Status Act [HB-8393]
[Elections ]
[Human Rights ]
[Community Development ]
To enable the people of Puerto Rico to choose a permanent, nonterritorial, fully self-governing political status for Puerto Rico and to provide for a transition to and the implementation of that permanent, nonterritorial, fully self-governing political status, and for other purposes.
HB-8393: Puerto Rico Status Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Debate - The House Proceeded With One Hour Of Debate On H.r. 8393. on 12/15/2022
Alien Tort Statute Clarification Act [S.4155]
[International ]
[Human Rights ]
[Law Enforcement ]
A bill to amend title 28, United States Code, to authorize extraterritorial jurisdiction.
S.4155: Alien Tort Statute Clarification Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Sherrod Brown
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 05/05/2022
HR-969: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that United States policy should encourage Russian soldiers to abandon Putin's war with Ukraine, and that Russian soldiers who defect should be granted expedited admission to the United States as refugees if they clear all applicable vetting and security procedures.
Sponsored by: Rep. Joe Wilson
Introduced In House on 03/08/2022
You have voted HR-969: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that United States policy should encourage Russian soldiers to abandon Putin's war with Ukraine, and that Russian soldiers who defect should be granted expedited admission to the United States as refugees if they clear all applicable vetting and security procedures..
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Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2022 [S.3058]
[Budget and Spending ]
[National Security ]
[Funding ]
A bill making appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2022, and for other purposes.
S.3058: Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2022
Sponsored by: Sen. Christopher Murphy
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Appropriations. on 10/25/2021
Open America's Ports Act [S.2643]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Trade ]
A bill to adjust certain ownership and other requirements for passenger vessels, and for other purposes.
S.2643: Open America's Ports Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Mike Lee
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation. on 08/05/2021
Safeguarding American Tourism Act [S.2642]
[Tourism ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
A bill to exempt large cruise ships from certain requirements applicable to passenger vessels, and for other purposes.
S.2642: Safeguarding American Tourism Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Mike Lee
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation. on 08/05/2021
Uniting Families Act of 2021 [HB-4522]
[Immigration ]
[Veterans ]
[Military ]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for the admission of certain sons and daughters of citizens of the United States, which citizens served on active duty in the Armed Forces of the United States abroad, and for other purposes.
HB-4522: Uniting Families Act of 2021
Sponsored by: Rep. Ron Kind
Referred To The Subcommittee On Immigration And Citizenship. on 11/01/2022
HB-4431: Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2022
Sponsored by: Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard
The House Committee On Appropriations Reported An Original Measure, H. Rept. 117-87, By Ms. Roybal-allard. on 07/15/2021
MASS Act Making America Safe and Secure Act of 2021 [S.2325]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
[Crime ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
A bill to provide grants to States to encourage the implementation and maintenance of firearms licensing requirements, and for other purposes.
S.2325: MASS Act Making America Safe and Secure Act of 2021
Sponsored by: Sen. Edward Markey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 07/13/2021
Repatriate Our Patriots Act [HB-4382]
[Immigration ]
[Veterans ]
[Military ]
[National Security ]
To prohibit the removal from the United States of certain veterans, to expedite their naturalization, and for other purposes.
HB-4382: Repatriate Our Patriots Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Lieu
Referred To The Subcommittee On Immigration And Citizenship. on 11/01/2022
MASS Act Making America Safe and Secure Act of 2021 [HB-4238]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
[Crime ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
To provide grants to States to encourage the implementation and maintenance of firearms licensing requirements, and for other purposes.
HB-4238: MASS Act Making America Safe and Secure Act of 2021
Sponsored by: Rep. Ayanna Pressley
Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, And Homeland Security. on 11/01/2022
Veterans Visa and Protection Act of 2021 [HB-4137]
[Immigration ]
[Veterans ]
[National Security ]
To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish a veterans visa program to permit veterans who have been removed from the United States to return as immigrants, and for other purposes.
HB-4137: Veterans Visa and Protection Act of 2021
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Immigration And Citizenship. on 11/01/2022
I–VETS Act Immigrant Veterans Eligibility Tracking System Act [S.2268]
[Immigration ]
[Veterans ]
[National Security ]
[Military ]
A bill to require the Secretary of Homeland Security to identify each alien who is serving, or has served, in the Armed Forces of the United States on the application of any such alien for an immigration benefit or the placement of any such alien in an immigration enforcement proceeding, and for other purposes.
S.2268: I–VETS Act Immigrant Veterans Eligibility Tracking System Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Ron Wyden
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 06/24/2021
Veterans Visa and Protection Act of 2021 [S.2265]
[Immigration ]
[Veterans ]
[National Security ]
A bill to require the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish a veterans visa program to permit veterans who have been removed from the United States to return as immigrants, and for other purposes.
S.2265: Veterans Visa and Protection Act of 2021
Sponsored by: Sen. Cory Booker
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 06/24/2021
Open America’s Ports Act [HB-3873]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Trade ]
To adjust certain ownership and other requirements for passenger vessels, and for other purposes.
HB-3873: Open America’s Ports Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Tom McClintock
Referred To The Subcommittee On Immigration And Citizenship. on 11/01/2022