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Commission on Americans Living Abroad Act of 2015 [HB-3078]
Commission on Americans Living Abroad Act of 2015 Establishes the Commission on Americans Living Abroad which shall conduct a study of how federal laws and policies affect U.S. citizens living abroad, including civilians and members of the Armed Forces. Requires the head of any federal agency that is affected by a recommendation in the report required by this Act to submit a response to the President, Congress, and the Commission.
Sponsored by: Rep. Carolyn Maloney
Referred To The Subcommittee On The Constitution And Civil Justice. on 12/15/2015
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Enforce the Law for Sanctuary Cities Act [HB-3009]
Enforce the Law for Sanctuary Cities Act (Sec. 2) Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to make a state or local subdivision ineligible for state criminal alien assistance program funding if it: (1) has in effect any law, policy, or procedure prohibiting or restricting communication with the Immigration and Naturalization Service or other government entity regarding an individual's citizenship or immigration status; or (2) prohibits state or local law enforcement officials from gathering information regarding an individual's citizenship or
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Sponsored by: Rep. Glenn Grothman
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 07/24/2015
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To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require for purposes of education tax credit that the student be lawfully present and that the taxpayer provide the social security number of the student and the employer identification number of the educational institution, and for other purposes. [HB-2973]
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require for purposes of education tax credit that the student be lawfully present and that the taxpayer provide the social security number of the student and the employer identification number of the educational institution, and for other purposes. This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the Hope Scholarship and Lifetime Learning tax credit, to require: (1) an individual claiming qualified tuition and related expenses under such credit to provide on the individual's tax return a social
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Sponsored by: Rep. Steve King
Introduced In House on 07/08/2015
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Preventing Illegal Immigrants From Abusing Tax Welfare Act of 2015 [HB-2956]
Preventing Illegal Immigrants From Abusing Tax Welfare Act of 2015 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) deny the earned income tax credit to any individual who is not a citizen or lawful permanent resident of the United States, and (2) require any taxpayer who is claiming the refundable portion of the child tax credit to provide the social security number of such taxpayer and of each qualifying child to whom a credit is allowed.
Sponsored by: Rep. Glenn Grothman
Introduced In House on 07/07/2015
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TSA PreCheck Expansion Act [HB-2843]
TSA PreCheck Expansion Act (Sec. 3) This bill directs the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to continue to administer the Precheck Program (trusted traveler program). (Sec. 4) TSA shall publish application enrollment standards that add multiple private sector application capabilities for the PreCheck program to increase the public's enrollment access to such program. Upon publication of such standards, the TSA must: coordinate with interested parties to deploy TSA-approved ready-to-market private sector solutions that meet such standards,
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Sponsored by: Rep. John Katko
Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation. Reported By Senator Thune With An Amendment In The Nature Of A Substitute. With Written Report No. 114-223. on 03/07/2016
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No Office Space for Executive Amnesty Act of 2015 [HB-2801]
No Office Space for Executive Amnesty Act of 2015 This bill prohibits funds from being obligated or expended by the General Services Administration to lease any space for purposes of carrying out the policies set forth in: the memoranda from the Secretary of Homeland Security dated November 20, 2014, entitled "Southern Border and Approaches Campaign," "Policies for the Apprehension, Detention and Removal of Undocumented Immigrants," "Secure Communities," "Exercising Prosecutorial Discretion with Respect to Individuals Who Came to the United States
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Sponsored by: Rep. Brian Babin
Referred To The Subcommittee On Economic Development, Public Buildings And Emergency Management. on 06/18/2015
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Strengthen and Unite Communities with Civics Education and English Development Act of 2015 [HB-2794]
Strengthen and Unite Communities with Civics Education and English Development Act of 2015 This bill amends the Adult Education and Family Literacy Act to: (1) award grants to states for integrated English literacy, U.S. history, and civics education programs; and (2) expand certain federally funded adult education and literacy activities to include such programs. This bill establishes the Office of Citizenship and Immigrant Integration to form national goals, assess and coordinate policies, and assist with other efforts related to new Americans.
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Higher Education And Workforce Training. on 11/16/2015
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Automatic Voter Registration Act [HB-2694]
Automatic Voter Registration Act This bill amends the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to require state motor vehicle authorities (MVAs), upon receiving certain identifying information with respect to any individual requesting MVA services, to transmit it to the appropriate state election official. The appropriate state election official shall then notify the individual that unless he or she notifies the official, before 21 calendar days elapse after issuance of the notification, that the individual declines to be registered to vote in federal
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Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Introduced In House on 06/09/2015
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Immigration Accountability Act [HB-206]
Immigration Accountability Act This bill prohibits the use of funds appropriated or otherwise made available for any fiscal year to implement or enforce specified immigration-related policies in: the memoranda issued by the Secretary of Homeland Security on November 20, 2014, which includes prosecutorial discretion regarding individuals who came to the United States as children and regarding certain individuals who are the parents of U.S. citizens or permanent residents, and expansion of the provisional waiver program; the memoranda issued by the
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Sponsored by: Rep. Paul Gosar
Referred To The Subcommittee On Immigration And Border Security. on 02/02/2015
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National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 [HB-1735]
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (Sec. 3) Defines "congressional defense committees" as the House and Senate Armed Services and Appropriations Committees. (Sec. 4) Specifies procedures for determining the budgetary effects of this bill for compliance with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go (PAYGO) Act of 2010. DIVISION A--DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AUTHORIZATIONS TITLE I--PROCUREMENT Subtitle A--Authorization of Appropriations (Sec. 101) Authorizes appropriations to the Department of Defense (DOD) for Procurement at the levels identified
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Sponsored by: Rep. Adam Smith
Vetoed By President. on 10/22/2015
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Visa Waiver Program Improvement and Terrorist Travel Prevention Act of 2015 [HB-158]
Visa Waiver Program Improvement and Terrorist Travel Prevention Act of 2015 (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act regarding the visa waiver program to require that an alien, when applying for program admission, possess a valid unexpired passport that: is machine-readable, tamper-resistant, incorporates document authentication identifiers, and otherwise satisfies the internationally accepted standard for machine readability; and beginning on April 1, 2016, is an electronic passport that is fraud-resistant, contains relevant
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Sponsored by: Rep. Mike Quigley
Received In The Senate. on 12/09/2015
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IN STATE Act of 2015 Investing in States to Achieve Tuition Equality for Dreamers Act of 2015 [HB-1507]
IN STATE Act of 2015 Investing in States to Achieve Tuition Equality for Dreamers Act of 2015 Amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to direct the Secretary of Education to allot grants to states to offer Dreamer students in-state tuition and expand their access to in-state financial aid. Defines a "Dreamer student" as an individual who: was under age 16 upon entering this country, has provided a list of each secondary school the individual attended in this country, and has earned a high school diploma or certain
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Sponsored by: Rep. Jared Polis
Referred To The Subcommittee On Higher Education And Workforce Training. on 11/16/2015
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Birthright Citizenship Act of 2015 [HB-140]
Birthright Citizenship Act of 2015 Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to consider a person born in the United States "subject to the jurisdiction" of the United States for citizenship at birth purposes if the person is born in the United States of parents, one of whom is: (1) a U.S. citizen or national, (2) a lawful permanent resident alien whose residence is in the United States, or (3) an alien performing active service in the U.S. Armed Forces. States that this Act shall not be construed to affect the citizenship or nationality status
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Sponsored by: Rep. Dave Brat
Referred To The Subcommittee On Immigration And Border Security. on 02/02/2015
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Michael Davis, Jr. in Honor of State and Local Law Enforcement Act [HB-1148]
Michael Davis, Jr. in Honor of State and Local Law Enforcement Act Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) and related federal law with respect to immigration law enforcement within the United States. Authorizes: (1) states or their political subdivisions to enact and enforce immigration criminal penalties as long as they do not exceed relevant federal criminal penalties; and (2) state or local law enforcement personnel to investigate, apprehend, arrest, or transfer to federal custody aliens for immigration enforcement purposes to the same
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Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Committee Consideration And Mark-up Session Held. on 03/18/2015
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A resolution to direct the Senate Legal Counsel to appear as amicus curiae in the name of the Senate in Menachem Binyamin Zivotofsky, By His Parents and Guardians, Ari Z. and Naomi Siegman Zivotofsky v. John Kerry, Secretary of State (S. Ct.). [SR-504]
Directs the Senate Legal Counsel to appear as amicus curiae on behalf of the Senate in the case of Menachem Binyamin Zivotofsky, By His Parents and Guardians, Ari Z. and Naomi Siegman Zivotofsky v. John Kerry, Secretary of State, to defend the constitutionality of specified requirements in the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, FY2003 with respect to the record of place of birth as Israel for purposes of the registration of birth, certification of nationality, or issuance of a passport of a U.S. citizen born in Jerusalem.
Sponsored by: Sen. Mitch McConnell
Submitted In The Senate, Considered, And Agreed To Without Amendment And With A Preamble By Unanimous Consent. (consideration: Cr S4568-4569; Text As Passed Senate: Cr S4559) on 07/16/2014
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A resolution expressing the regret of the Senate for the passage of section 3 of the Expatriation Act of 1907 (34 Stat. 1228) that revoked the United States citizenship of women who married foreign nationals. [SR-402]
Acknowledges that section 3 of the Expatriation Act of 1907 (revoking the U.S. citizenship of women who married foreign nationals) is incompatible with and antithetical to the core principle that all persons, regardless of gender, race, religion, or ethnicity are created equal. Expresses sympathy and regret to the descendants of individuals whose citizenship was revoked, who suffered injustice and inequality, and who were deprived of constitutional protections accorded to all U.S. citizens. Reaffirms the commitment to preserving civil rights and
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Sponsored by: Sen. Amy Klobuchar
Senate Committee On The Judiciary Discharged By Unanimous Consent. (consideration: Cr S3044) on 05/14/2014
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A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to United States citizenship. [SJR-4]
Constitutional Amendment - States that a person born in the United States shall not be a U.S. citizen unless: (1) at the time of the person's birth, one parent of the person is a U.S. citizen, an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence in the United States who resides in the United States, or an alien performing active service in the U.S. Armed Forces; or (2) the person is naturalized in accordance with the laws of the United States.
Sponsored by: Sen. David Vitter
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 01/23/2013
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A joint resolution conferring honorary citizenship of the United States on Bernardo de Galvez y Madrid, Viscount of Galveston and Count of Galvez. [SJR-38]
Confers honorary U.S. citizenship posthumously on Bernardo de Galvez y Madrid, Viscount of Galveston and Count of Galvez.
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Menendez
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 06/04/2014
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Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act [S.744]
Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act - (Sec. 2) States that passage of this Act recognizes that the primary tenets of its success depend on securing U.S. sovereignty and establishing a coherent and just system for integrating those who seek to join American society. (Sec. 3) Prohibits the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) (Secretary) from processing applications for registered provisional immigrant status (RPI), as established by this Act, until the Secretary has submitted to Congress the notice of commencement
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Sponsored by: Sen. Jeff Flake
Committee On The Judiciary. Hearings Held. on 12/10/2014
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Safe Communities, Safe Schools Act of 2013 [S.649]
Safe Communities, Safe Schools Act of 2013 - Amends the NICS Improvement Amendments Act of 2007 (NICS Act), the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act (Brady Act), the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968, and the federal criminal code to require background checks for all firearm sales, prohibit straw purchases of firearms, and expand the school safety grant program. Fix Gun Checks Act of 2013 - Amends the NICS Act to eliminate from the records concerning persons who are prohibited from possessing or receiving a firearm, about which
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Sponsored by: Sen. Tim Kaine
S.amdt.730 Amendment Sa 730, Under The Order Of 4/16/13, Having Achieved 60 Votes In The Affirmative, Was Agreed To In Senate By Yea-nay Vote. 95 - 2. Record Vote Number: 105. on 04/18/2013