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Automatic Voter Registration Act [HB-645]
Requires state motor vehicle authorities, upon receiving specified identifying information regarding an individual requesting services, to transmit the information to the state election office. The state election office shall then notify the individual that the individual shall be automatically registered to vote in federal elections in the state unless the individual declines to be registered to vote, does not meet voter registration eligibility requirements, or is already registered to vote. A state may only use such information regarding an individual's
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21st Century Voting Act [HB-394]
Establishes the Commission on Voting to report to Congress proposed legislation that would make specified changes to voting policy, including (1) making Election Day a national holiday, (2) making voter registration automatic and permanent, and (3) restoring the right to vote to persons released from prison. This proposed legislation must be introduced as a bill by the Speaker of the House of Representatives and receive a vote. If the bill passes the House, it must be considered and voted upon by the Senate.
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AMERICA Act Authorizing Moderated Enumeration Responses Including Citizenship Acquisition Act [HB-181]
Restricts application of the penalty on individuals who refuse or neglect to answer a decennial census question. The penalty shall apply only to individuals who do not answer a question included on the short form regarding household size or citizenship status.
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Eliminating Foreign Intervention in Elections Act [HB-151]
Eliminating Foreign Intervention in Elections Act prohibits federal funds from being used to make payments to local governments that permit noncitizens to vote in state or local elections.
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Birthright Citizenship Act of 2019 [HB-140]
Limits birthright citizenship by redefining what it means to be "subject to the jurisdiction" of the United States. Currently, a person born in the United States and subject to U.S. jurisdiction is entitled to citizenship. Under the bill, a person is subject to U.S. jurisdiction if he or she is born to a parent who is (1) a U.S. citizen or national, (2) a lawful permanent resident residing in the United States, or (3) an alien performing active service in the Armed Forces. The bill does not affect the citizenship or nationality status of any person
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Gun Trafficking Prohibition Act [HB-33]
Establishes stand-alone criminal offenses for trafficking in firearms and straw purchasing of firearms. The bill expands the categories of prohibited persons (i.e., persons barred from receiving or possessing a firearm or ammunition) to include persons who intend (1) to sell or transfer a firearm or ammunition to a prohibited person, (2) to sell or transfer a firearm to further a crime of violence or drug trafficking offense, or (3) to unlawfully export. It increases the maximum prison term for the sale or transfer of a firearm to or the receipt
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Calling on the President to resume the interpretation of section 1 of the 14th Amendment to the Constitution as originally intended and applied as law for a century. [HR-1143]
Calling on the President to resume the interpretation of section 1 of the 14th Amendment to the Constitution as originally intended and applied as law for a century.
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AMERICA Act Authorizing Moderated Enumeration Responses Including Citizenship Acquisition Act [HB-7106]
AMERICA Act Authorizing Moderated Enumeration Responses Including Citizenship Acquisition Act
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Build the Wall, Enforce the Law Act of 2018 [HB-7059]
Build the Wall, Enforce the Law Act of 2018
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Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative Improvement Act of 2018 [HB-6707]
Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative Improvement Act of 2018 This bill establishes certain standards for U.S. passport applications. The Department of State shall adjudicate U.S. passport applications in an individualized, evidence-based manner based on an assessment of individual circumstances and evidence. An applicant's race, ethnicity, or ancestry may not be considered in such adjudicatory process. The bill requires that: an applicant establish U.S. citizenship or nationality by a preponderance of the evidence, and a determination that an applicant
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Eliminating Foreign Intervention in Elections Act [HB-6482]
Eliminating Foreign Intervention in Elections Act This bill prohibits federal funds from being used to make payments to local governments that permit noncitizens to vote in state or local elections.
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UNRWA Reform and Refugee Support Act of 2018 [HB-6451]
UNRWA Reform and Refugee Support Act of 2018
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Startup Act [S.1877]
Startup Act This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to authorize the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to adjust to conditional permanent resident status up to 50,000 aliens who have earned a master's or doctorate degree in a science, technology, engineering, or mathematics (STEM) field and permit such an alien to remain in the United States: (1) for up to one year after the expiration of the alien's student visa if the alien is searching for STEM field employment, and (2) indefinitely if the alien remains actively engaged in a
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Immigration in the National Interest Act of 2017 [HB-3775]
Immigration in the National Interest Act of 2017
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We the People Democracy Reform Act of 2017 [HB-3848]
We the People Democracy Reform Act of 2017
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BURMA Act of 2018 Burma Unified through Rigorous Military Accountability Act of 2018 [HB-5819]
BURMA Act of 2018 Burma Unified through Rigorous Military Accountability Act of 2018
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Border Security and Deferred Action Recipient Relief Act [S.2199]
Border Security and Deferred Action Recipient Relief Act This bill establishes the Border Security Trust Fund, which shall make funds available for: (1) specified border fencing and wall procurement, construction, and improvements in Texas and California; and (2) border wall planning activities. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) may cancel removal of, and grant lawful permanent resident status on a conditional basis for up to 10 years to, qualifying resident aliens who: (1) have been continuously physically present in the United States since
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Of inquiry directing the Secretary of Commerce to provide certain documents in the Secretary's possession to the House of Representatives relating to the decision to include a question on citizenship in the 2020 decennial census of population. [HR-877]
Of inquiry directing the Secretary of Commerce to provide certain documents in the Secretary's possession to the House of Representatives relating to the decision to include a question on citizenship in the 2020 decennial census of population. Directs the Department of Commerce to transmit to the House of Representatives, by 14 days after the adoption of this resolution, copies of any document, correspondence, or other communication that refers or relates to: (1) the addition of a question on citizenship to the 2020 decennial census of population;
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Condemning horrific acts of violence against Burma's Rohingya population and calling on Aung San Suu Kyi to play an active role in ending this humanitarian tragedy. [HR-528]
Condemning horrific acts of violence against Burma's Rohingya population and calling on Aung San Suu Kyi to play an active role in ending this humanitarian tragedy. Condemns: (1) the violence and displacement inflicted on Burma's (Myanmar's) Rohingya civilians, and (2) the attacks by the Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army militant group. Calls for an immediate halt to all hostilities by Burmese authorities. Urges the government of Burma to: (1) allow access to the United Nations Fact-Finding Mission on Myanmar, and (2) resume delivery of field work
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INA Jurisdiction Act of 2018 [HB-5648]
INA Jurisdiction Act of 2018 This bill amends the federal judicial code to specify that the U.S. Supreme Court and immigration courts are the only courts that have jurisdiction over (and in which a claimant has standing to raise) issues regarding immigration, naturalization, refugee status, asylum, and any other related matter involving a claimed legal right to enter or remain in the United States, or any case or controversy of any provision of the immigration laws, or any order issued or rule made pursuant to immigrations laws.