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Keeping Salvadoran Families Together Act [HB-4956]
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Keeping Salvadoran Families Together Act This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to permit an alien who is a national of El Salvador in temporary protected status (TPS) to apply for legal permanent resident status if such alien: is eligible for permanent resident status, applies for adjustment within three years, was granted or was eligible for TPS status, and has been continuously physically present in the United States for at least three years. (TPS designations permit eligible nationals of designated counties affected by armed conflict
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Sponsored by: Rep. Eleanor Norton
Introduced In House on 02/06/2018
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Reuniting Families Act [HB-4944]
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Reuniting Families Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Introduced In House on 02/06/2018
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Immigrant Witness and Victim Protection Act of 2018 [HB-5058]
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[Public Safety ]
Immigrant Witness and Victim Protection Act of 2018
Sponsored by: Rep. Mike Quigley
Referred To The Subcommittee On Immigration And Border Security. on 03/08/2018
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Liberian Refugee Immigration Fairness Act of 2018 [HB-5072]
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Liberian Refugee Immigration Fairness Act of 2018 This bill directs the Department of Homeland Security to adjust to permanent resident status a qualifying Liberian national who: (1) has been continuously present in the United States between November 20, 2014, through the date of status adjustment application; or (2) is the spouse, child, or unmarried son or daughter of such an alien. Adjustment applications must be filed not later than one year after the date of enactment of this bill.
Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Referred To The Subcommittee On Immigration And Border Security. on 03/08/2018
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ARTS Act of 2018 Arts Require Timely Service Act of 2018 [S.2466]
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[Immigration ]
[Nonprofit ]
ARTS Act of 2018 Arts Require Timely Service Act of 2018 This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to require the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to adjudicate O and P visa petitions (nonimmigrant visas for aliens with extraordinary ability or achievement, and artists and entertainers) within 14 days after receiving such petitions and related documents. The bill grants premium visa processing without charge to a petitioner that is a nonprofits arts organization if DHS does not meet the deadline for adjudicating a visa petition.
Sponsored by: Sen. Patrick Leahy
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 02/28/2018
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Legal Workforce Act [HB-3711]
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[Agriculture ]
[Data Privacy ]
[National Security ]
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Legal Workforce Act This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to direct the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to establish an employment eligibility verification system (EEVS), patterned after the E-Verify system. An employer shall attest, during the verification period and under penalty of perjury, that the employer has verified that an individual is not an unauthorized alien. An individual shall attest that he or she is a U.S. citizen or national, a lawful permanent resident, or an alien authorized to work in the United States.
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Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney
Committee Consideration And Mark-up Session Held. on 10/25/2017
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Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018 [S.1771]
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[Healthcare ]
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Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018 Provides FY2018 appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and several related agencies. TITLE I--DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Department of Labor Appropriations Act, 2018 Provides FY2018 appropriations for agencies and programs within the Department of Labor. Provides appropriations to the Employment and Training Administration for: Training and Employment Services, the Job Corps, Community Service Employment
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Sponsored by: Sen. Roy Blunt
Committee On Appropriations Senate Subcommittee On Departments Of Labor, Health And Human Services, And Education, And Related Agencies. Hearings Held. With Printed Hearing: S.hrg. 115-277. on 12/05/2017
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RAISE Act Reforming American Immigration for a Strong Economy Act [S.1720]
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RAISE Act Reforming American Immigration for a Strong Economy Act This bill: eliminates the diversity visa program; replaces the current employment visa system with a skills-based point system; revises the worldwide level of family-sponsored immigrants, including by eliminating certain family-based immigration preferences; establishes a 50,000 annual limit for refugees given permanent resident status; and creates a nonimmigrant visa for parents of U.S. citizen children who are at least 21 years old. The bill prohibits an alien from being be naturalized
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Sponsored by: Sen. Roger Wicker
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 08/02/2017
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Dream Act of 2017 [HB-3440]
[Immigration ]
[Education ]
[Human Rights ]
[Children and Youth ]
Dream Act of 2017 This bill directs the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to cancel removal and grant lawful permanent resident status on a conditional basis to an alien who is inadmissible or deportable or is in temporary protected status who: (1) has been continuously physically present in the United States for four years preceding this bill's enactment; (2) was younger than 18 years of age on the initial date of U.S. entry; (3) is not inadmissible on criminal, security, terrorism, or other grounds; (4) has not participated in persecution;
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Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Immigration And Border Security. on 09/06/2017
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Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018 [HB-3358]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Education ]
[Public Health ]
[Mental Health ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Human Services ]
[Pensions ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Social Security ]
[Veterans ]
Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018 Provides FY2018 appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and several related agencies. TITLE I--DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Department of Labor Appropriations Act, 2018 Provides FY2018 appropriations for agencies and programs within the Department of Labor. Provides appropriations to the Employment and Training Administration for: Training and Employment Services, the Job Corps, Federal Unemployment Benefits
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Sponsored by: Rep. Tom Cole
Committee On Appropriations Senate Subcommittee On Departments Of Labor, Health And Human Services, And Education, And Related Agencies. Hearings Held. With Printed Hearing: S.hrg. 115-277. on 12/05/2017
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Countering America's Adversaries Through Sanctions Act [HB-3364]
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[Defense ]
[Finance ]
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Countering America's Adversaries Through Sanctions Act Countering Iran's Destabilizing Activities Act of 2017 This bill directs the President to impose sanctions against: (1) Iran's ballistic missile or weapons of mass destruction programs, (2) the sale or transfer to Iran of military equipment or the provision of related technical or financial assistance, and (3) Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and affiliated foreign persons. The President may impose sanctions against persons responsible for violations of internationally recognized human
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Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Cohen
Became Public Law No: 115-44. on 08/02/2017
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Dream Act of 2017 [S.1615]
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[Education ]
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[Children and Youth ]
Dream Act of 2017 This bill directs the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to cancel removal and grant lawful permanent resident status on a conditional basis to an alien who is inadmissible or deportable or is in temporary protected status who: (1) has been continuously physically present in the United States for four years preceding this bill's enactment; (2) was younger than 18 years of age on the initial date of U.S. entry; (3) is not inadmissible on criminal, security, terrorism, or other grounds; (4) has not participated in persecution;
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Sponsored by: Sen. Dianne Feinstein
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 07/20/2017
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E-2 Visa Improvement Act of 2017 [HB-3265]
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E-2 Visa Improvement Act of 2017 This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to permit a nonimmigrant E-2 alien (treaty investor) who has been in the United States in such status for at least 10 years and has created full-time employment for at least 2 individuals to apply for immediate employment-based immigrant status. Up to 10,000 such visas may be made available each fiscal year. Sons and daughters of E-2 aliens (or aliens seeking such status) can remain on their parent's visa as a child until age 26. Employment authorization may be
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Sponsored by: Rep. Ann Kuster
Referred To The Subcommittee On Immigration And Border Security. on 08/17/2017
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No Free Rides Act [HB-3090]
[Taxes ]
[Immigration ]
[Poverty ]
No Free Rides Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to deny the earned income tax credit to any taxpayer whose identifying Social Security number was issued pursuant to a work authorization obtained under any program not specifically established by law that provides aliens deferred action from removal.
Sponsored by: Rep. Patrick McHenry
Introduced In House on 06/28/2017
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United States Citizenship and Immigration Services Authorization Act [HB-2752]
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United States Citizenship and Immigration Services Authorization Act This bill amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to: (1) establish, by statute, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services within the Department of Homeland Security; and (2) remove references to the Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services.
Sponsored by: Rep. Clay Higgins
Referred To The Subcommittee On Immigration And Border Security. on 07/12/2017
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U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Authorization Act [HB-2751]
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U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Authorization Act This bill amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to: (1) establish, by statute, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) within the Department of Homeland Security; (2) establish within ICE the Offices of Homeland Security Investigations, Enforcement and Removal Operations, Principal Legal Advisor, and Professional Responsibility; and (3) remove references to the Bureau of Border Security.
Sponsored by: Rep. Clay Higgins
Referred To The Subcommittee On Immigration And Border Security. on 07/12/2017
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Agricultural Worker Program Act of 2017 [HB-2690]
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Agricultural Worker Program Act of 2017 This bill authorizes the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to confer blue card status upon an alien who: (1) has performed specified periods of U.S. agricultural employment or is a qualifying alien's spouse or child, (2) has been physically present in the United States for a qualifying period, (3) applied for such status during the application period, (4) is not ineligible under specified grounds for such status, (5) has passed security and law enforcement clearances, and (6) has paid the required fees
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Immigration And Border Security. on 07/11/2017
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Invest in Our Communities Act [S.727]
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[Community Development ]
[Law Enforcement ]
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Invest in Our Communities Act This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to: (1) exempt spouses and children of EB-5 investor immigrants from worldwide employment-based immigration limits, and (2) revise the fiscal year worldwide level of employment-based immigrant admissions. EB-5 visas are excluded from per country caps. EB-5 visas shall be made available to qualified immigrants who participate in a regional center program in the United States designated by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) for the promotion of economic growth,
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Sponsored by: Sen. Rand Paul
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 03/27/2017
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Keeping American Jobs Act [HB-1705]
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[Trade ]
Keeping American Jobs Act This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to prohibit the admission of an H-1B visa (specialty occupation) nonimmigrant worker if the Department of Labor determines that the H-1B application was filed by the prospective employer for the primary purpose of using one or more U.S. workers to train the H-1B worker in the job duties and responsibilities of the U.S. workers in order to lay off the U.S. workers and move their job or jobs abroad, unless the application states that the employer did not and will not displace
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Sponsored by: Rep. Doug Collins
Referred To The Subcommittee On Immigration And Border Security. on 04/06/2017
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CREATE Act of 2017 Comprehensive Resources for Entrepreneurs in the Arts to Transform the Economy Act of 2017 [HB-1649]
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[Taxes ]
[Immigration ]
[Disaster Relief ]
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CREATE Act of 2017 Comprehensive Resources for Entrepreneurs in the Arts to Transform the Economy Act of 2017 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) allow artists to claim tax deductions for qualified artistic charitable contributions based on the fair market value of a piece of artwork, rather than the value of the materials used to create it; and (2) revise income and gift tax requirements for charitable contributions of fractional gifts, the valuation of subsequent gifts, and recapture of the charitable deduction. The Small Business
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Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Referred To The Subcommittee On Commodity Exchanges, Energy, And Credit. on 04/11/2017