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Family Farm Relief Act of 2013 [HB-1562] [Agriculture ] [Immigration ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Animals ] [Small Business ]
Family Farm Relief Act of 2013 - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) to establish a process for receiving H-2A nonimmigrant visas (temporary agricultural workers) which shall ensure that that petitioners may file such petitions over the Internet or in paper form. (Transfers administration of the H-2A program from the Department of Labor to USDA.) Includes year-round livestock workers, including dairy workers, in the H-2A category with a maximum 12-month period of admissions which may be renewed three months after the end of each such period. (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney Referred To The Subcommittee On Immigration And Border Security. on 04/30/2013

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Save America Comprehensive Immigration Act of 2013 [HB-1525] [Immigration ] [Family-Related Legislation ] [Crime ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Human Rights ] [National Security ]
Save America Comprehensive Immigration Act of 2013 - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) to provide increased protections and eligibility for family-sponsored immigrants. Directs the Secretary of State to establish a Board of Family-based Visa Appeals within the Department of State. Authorizes the Secretary of Homeland Security (Secretary) to deny a family-based immigration petition by a U.S. petitioner for an alien spouse or child if: (1) the petitioner is on the national sex offender registry for a conviction that resulted in more (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee Referred To The Subcommittee On Immigration And Border Security. on 04/30/2013

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Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act [HB-15] [Immigration ] [Finance ] [National Security ] [Trade ] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Budget and Spending ] [Small Business ] [Agriculture ] [Law Enforcement ] [Human Rights ] [Human Services ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Education ] [Veterans ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Economic Development ] [Construction ] [Housing ] [Children and Youth ] [Criminal Justice ] [Data Privacy ] [Disaster Relief ] [Elections ] [Ethics ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [International ] [Military ] [Poverty ] [Public Safety ] [Real Estate ] [Cybersecurity ]
Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act - 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. States that the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) border security goal is to gain situational awareness and operational control of high traffic areas and operational control along the Southwest border of the United States. Establishes a Southern Border (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney Motion To Discharge Committee Filed By Mr. Garcia. Petition No: 113-9. ( ">discharge Petition Text With Signatures.) on 03/26/2014

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Jobs Originated through Launching Travel Act of 2013 [HB-1354] [Immigration ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Tourism ] [National Security ]
Jobs Originated through Launching Travel Act of 2013 or JOLT Act of 2013 - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to direct the Secretary of State (Secretary) to establish a pilot fee-based premium processing service to expedite visa interview appointments. Authorizes the Secretary to collect and set fee amounts. Authorizes the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) to admit into the United States a qualifying Canadian citizen over 50 years old and spouse for a period not to exceed 240 days if the person maintains a Canadian residence and owns (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe Referred To The Subcommittee On Immigration And Border Security. on 04/15/2013

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Jerusalem Embassy and Recognition Act of 2013 [HB-104] [International ] [National Security ]
Jerusalem Embassy and Recognition Act of 2013 - States that it is U.S. policy: (1) to recognize Jerusalem as the undivided capital of Israel, and (2) that the U.S. Embassy in Israel should be established in Jerusalem not later than January 1, 2015. Amends the Jerusalem Embassy Act of 1995 to eliminate the President's authority to waive certain funding limitations for Department of State acquisition and maintenance of buildings abroad until the U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem has officially opened. Requires any official U.S. document which lists countries (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe Referred To The Subcommittee On Middle East And North Africa. on 02/25/2013

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OFF U.S. Embassies Act of 2020 Opposing Foreign Fundraising at United States Embassies Act of 2020 [HB-8676] [International ] [Elections ] [Funding ]
Prohibits the use of federal funds to host a fundraising event for, or on behalf of, a foreign political party or candidate at a U.S. embassy, consulate, or other diplomatic post, and it requires the Department of State to revise both its Standardized Regulations and the Foreign Affairs Manual to prohibit this kind of activity.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Tom Malinowski Introduced In House on 10/23/2020

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Ambassador Oversight and Transparency Act [S.4849] [Ethics ] [International ] [National Security ]
A bill to require additional disclosures with respect to nominees to serve as chiefs of missions, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Tim Kaine Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Foreign Relations. on 10/22/2020

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CTF Act China Task Force Act [HB-12] [International ] [Human Rights ] [Trade ] [Waste Management / Recycling ] [Environmental ] [Climate Change ] [Manufacturing ]
Enacts specified legislation related to China and other issues, including legislation (1) authorizing activities to counter the global malign influence of the Chinese Communist Party, (2) prohibiting certain imports from China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous region and imposing sanctions on those responsible for human rights violations there, (3) authorizing the Department of State to make publicly available certain records relating to a visa denial based on an alien's involvement in human rights violations, (4) authorizing the State Department and (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Darin LaHood Referred To The Subcommittee On Economic Development, Public Buildings, And Emergency Management. on 10/21/2020

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A bill to protect the independence of journalists by preventing undue political influence at the United States Agency for Global Media. [S.4808] [Media and Advertising ] [Human Rights ] [International ] [National Security ]
Modifies provisions related to journalistic independence and the United States Agency for Global Media (USAGM), which oversees public service media networks that provide news and information in countries where the press is restricted. Specifically, the bill establishes a noninterference standard that provides U.S. international broadcasting with the expectation that other U.S. government agencies or officials shall not interfere with its journalists. It also requires the Department of State and the Broadcast Board of Governors to (1) respect the (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Christopher Murphy Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Foreign Relations. on 10/19/2020

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OFF U.S. Embassies Act of 2020 Opposing Foreign Fundraising at United States Embassies Act of 2020 [S.4832] [International ] [Elections ] [Funding ]
Prohibits the use of federal funds to host a fundraising event for, or on behalf of, a foreign political party or candidate at a U.S. embassy, consulate, or other diplomatic post, and it requires the Department of State to revise both its Standardized Regulations and the Foreign Affairs Manual to prohibit this kind of activity.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Edward Markey Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Foreign Relations. on 10/21/2020

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The Heroes Act [S.4800] [Healthcare ] [Public Health ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Economic Development ] [Disaster Relief ]
A bill to provide Coronavirus relief.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Charles Schumer Read The Second Time. Placed On Senate Legislative Calendar Under General Orders. Calendar No. 581. on 11/09/2020

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A resolution expressing appreciation for Foreign Service and Civil Service professionals who represent the United States around the globe. [SR-401] [International ] [Human Rights ] [National Security ] [Military ]
Recognizes and expresses appreciation to the Foreign Service and Civil Service personnel of the Department of State, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), and other federal agencies that promote and protect national priorities abroad.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Ron Wyden Resolution Agreed To In Senate Without Amendment And With A Preamble By Unanimous Consent. (consideration: Cr S6388-6389; Text As Passed Senate: Cr S6388-6389) on 09/13/2012

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A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that children should have a safe, loving, nurturing, and permanent family and that it is the policy of the United States that family reunification, kinship care, or domestic and intercountry adoption promotes permanency and stability to a greater degree than long-term institutionalization and long-term, continually disrupted foster care. [SR-378] [Family-Related Legislation ] [Children and Youth ] [Human Services ]
Affirms that all children in the world, including those with special needs, deserve a safe, loving, nurturing, and permanent family, connections with siblings and relatives, or a permanent relationship with a caring adult. Acknowledges that the United States can and should do more by working with the private sector, nonprofit organizations, and faith-based communities to implement cost effective strategies that connect children living outside of family care with a permanent, supportive family, or connections with siblings and relatives, or a permanent (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Chuck Grassley Submitted In The Senate, Considered, And Agreed To Without Amendment And With A Preamble By Unanimous Consent. (consideration: Cr S803; Text As Passed Senate: Cr S803; Text Of Measure As Introduced: Cr S704) on 02/15/2012

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Passport Identity Verification Act [S.744] [Immigration ] [Crime ] [National Security ] [Data Privacy ]
Passport Identity Verification Act - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to consider, for data sharing purposes only, that when Department of State personnel authorized by the Secretary of State to grant, refuse, revoke, deny, or adjudicate U.S. passports are lawfully engaged in authorized data sharing activities regarding such passport activities, those activities shall be considered law enforcement activities involving the administration of criminal justice. Considers such Department personnel to be engaged in authorized data sharing activities (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Dianne Feinstein Sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure. (cr S2201-2202) on 04/06/2011

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Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011 [S.719] [Defense ] [National Security ] [Cybersecurity ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Budget and Spending ] [Military ] [Law Enforcement ] [Crime ]
Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011 - Title I: Budget and Personnel Authorizations - (Sec. 101) Authorizes appropriations for FY2011 for the conduct of intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the: (1) Office of the Director of National Intelligence (DNI); (2) Central Intelligence Agency (CIA); (3) Department of Defense (DOD); (4) Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA); (5) National Security Agency (NSA); (6) Departments of the Army, Navy, and Air Force; (7) Coast Guard; (8) Departments of State, the Treasury, Energy (DOE), (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Dianne Feinstein Select Committee On Intelligence. Original Measure Reported To Senate By Senator Feinstein. With Written Report No. 112-12. Additional And Minority Views Filed. on 04/04/2011

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Presidential Appointment Efficiency and Streamlining Act of 2011 [S.679] [Budget and Spending ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
Presidential Appointment Efficiency and Streamlining Act of 2011 - (Sec. 2) Eliminates the requirement of Senate approval (advice and consent) of specified presidentially-appointed positions in federal agencies and departments, as follows: Department of Agriculture: (1) Assistant Secretary for Administration, (2) Administrator of the Rural Utilities Services, and (3) all members of the Board of Directors of the Commodity Credit Corporation; Department of Commerce: Chief Scientist, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Department (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Jack Reed Became Public Law No: 112-166. on 08/10/2012

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Senator Paul Simon Water for the World Act of 2011 [S.641] [International ] [Water ] [Human Rights ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Public Health ]
Senator Paul Simon Water for the World Act of 2011 - (Sec. 3) Calls for the United States to help undertake a global effort to bring sustainable access to clean water and sanitation to poor people throughout the world. (Sec. 5) Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to direct the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) to designate a Senior Advisor for Water to coordinate and conduct the activities described in this Act and the Senator Paul Simon Water for the Poor Act of 2005. Requires the Senior Advisor (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey Committee On Foreign Relations. Reported By Senator Kerry Without Amendment. With Written Report No. 112-194. on 07/31/2012

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A bill to amend section 1059(e) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006 to clarify that a period of employment abroad by the Chief of Mission or United States Armed Forces as a translator, interpreter, or in a security-related position in an executive or managerial capacity is to be counted as a period of residence and physical presence in the United States for purposes of qualifying for naturalization, and for other purposes. [S.3643] [Defense ] [Immigration ] [Military ] [National Security ] [Veterans ]
Amends the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006 to consider a period of time working abroad for the Chief of Mission or U.S. Armed Forces as a translator, interpreter, or in a security-related position in an executive or managerial capacity as a period of U.S. residence and physical presence for naturalization purposes if at least a portion of such period was spent working directly in such capacity for the Chief of Mission or U.S. Armed Forces.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Pat Toomey Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 11/28/2012

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Foreign Prison Conditions Improvement Act of 2012 [S.3577] [Human Rights ] [International ] [Law Enforcement ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [National Security ] [Public Safety ] [Criminal Justice ]
Foreign Prison Conditions Improvement Act of 2012 - Directs the Secretary of State to report annually to Congress for 5 years describing prison and detention facility conditions in at least 30 countries receiving U.S. assistance or under U.S. sanction selected as a result of the Secretary's determination that such conditions raise the most serious human rights or humanitarian concerns. Urges the Secretary and the Administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) to provide assistance to eliminate inhumane conditions in prisons (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Patrick Leahy Sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure. (cr S6462-6463) on 09/19/2012

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Economic Growth and Development Act [S.3495] [Economic Development ] [Trade ] [International ] [Finance ] [Small Business ] [Funding ] [Grants ]
Economic Growth and Development Act - Directs the President to establish an interagency mechanism to improve coordination of U.S. development programs with private sector investment activities. Directs the President and Administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) to: (1) direct their respective policy and country teams to include private sector consultation in all country, sector, and global development strategies; and (2) ensure that independent analyses of constraints to growth are conducted as a component of all appropriate (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Marco Rubio Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Foreign Relations. on 08/02/2012

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