American Jobs First Act of 2021 [HB-865]
[Immigration ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to improve the H-1B visa program, to repeal the diversity visa lottery program, and for other purposes.
HB-865: American Jobs First Act of 2021
Sponsored by: Rep. Matt Gaetz
Referred To The Subcommittee On Immigration And Citizenship. on 04/23/2021
Dream Act of 2021 [S.264]
[Immigration ]
[Children and Youth ]
A bill to authorize the cancellation of removal and adjustment of status of certain individuals who are long-term United States residents and who entered the United States as children, and for other purposes.
S.264: Dream Act of 2021
Sponsored by: Sen. Richard Durbin
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 02/04/2021
HR-64: Recognizing that it is the duty of the Federal Government to develop and implement a Roadmap to Freedom in order to overhaul the outdated immigration system in the United States that has gone without significant reform for decades, and to relieve the great human impact an unjust system bears on communities around the country.
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Border Security, Facilitation, And Operations. on 01/29/2021
You have voted HR-64: Recognizing that it is the duty of the Federal Government to develop and implement a Roadmap to Freedom in order to overhaul the outdated immigration system in the United States that has gone without significant reform for decades, and to relieve the great human impact an unjust system bears on communities around the country..
Northern Mariana Islands Legal Residents Relief Act of 2021 [HB-560]
[Immigration ]
To amend section 6 of the Joint Resolution entitled ''A Joint Resolution to approve the Covenant To Establish a Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands in Political Union with the United States of America, and for other purposes''.
HB-560: Northern Mariana Islands Legal Residents Relief Act of 2021
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On The Constitution, Civil Rights, And Civil Liberties. on 03/05/2021
Accountability Through Electronic Verification Act [S.71]
[Immigration ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Small Business ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Data Privacy ]
A bill to expand the use of E-Verify to hold employers accountable, and for other purposes.
S.71: Accountability Through Electronic Verification Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Chuck Grassley
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 01/27/2021
Venezuela Temporary Protected Status Act of 2021 [S.50]
[Immigration ]
[International ]
A bill to temporarily designate Venezuela under section 244(b) of the Immigration and Nationality Act to permit eligible nationals of Venezuela to be granted temporary protected status.
S.50: Venezuela Temporary Protected Status Act of 2021
Sponsored by: Sen. Cory Booker
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 01/26/2021
Health Force, Resilience Force, and Jobs To Fight COVID–19 Act of 2021 [HB-460]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Economic Development ]
To provide for the establishment of a standing Health Force and a Resilience Force to respond to public health emergencies and meet public health needs.
HB-460: Health Force, Resilience Force, and Jobs To Fight COVID–19 Act of 2021
Sponsored by: Rep. Eleanor Norton
Referred To The Subcommittee On Economic Development, Public Buildings, And Emergency Management. on 02/04/2021
Health Force, Resilience Force, and Jobs To Fight COVID–19 Act of 2021 [S.32]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Economic Development ]
A bill to provide for the establishment of a standing Health Force and a Resilience Force to respond to public health emergencies and meet public health needs.
S.32: Health Force, Resilience Force, and Jobs To Fight COVID–19 Act of 2021
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 01/22/2021
Landscaping Workforce Act of 2021 [HB-401]
[Immigration ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Defense ]
To amend the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2005 to provide for the inclusion of certain workers in the exemption from numerical limitations on H-2B workers, and for other purposes.
HB-401: Landscaping Workforce Act of 2021
Sponsored by: Rep. David Joyce
Referred To The Subcommittee On Immigration And Citizenship. on 03/05/2021
Baseball Diplomacy Act [HB-198]
[International ]
[Sports ]
[Human Rights ]
To waive certain prohibitions with respect to nationals of Cuba coming to the United States to play organized professional baseball.
HB-198: Baseball Diplomacy Act
Sponsored by: Rep. James McGovern
Referred To The Subcommittee On Immigration And Citizenship. on 03/04/2021
Legal Workforce Act [HB-78]
[Immigration ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to make mandatory and permanent requirements relating to use of an electronic employment eligibility verification system, and for other purposes.
HB-78: Legal Workforce Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Tom Rice
Referred To The Subcommittee On Immigration And Citizenship. on 03/01/2021
Venezuela TPS Act of 2021 [HB-161]
[Immigration ]
[Human Rights ]
[International ]
To designate Venezuela under section 244 of the Immigration and Nationality Act to permit nationals of Venezuela to be eligible for temporary protected status under such section, and for other purposes.
HB-161: Venezuela TPS Act of 2021
Sponsored by: Rep. Henry Johnson
Referred To The Subcommittee On Immigration And Citizenship. on 03/04/2021
Seasonal Worker Solidarity Act of 2020 [HB-8954]
[Immigration ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
To reform the process by which temporary nonagricultural workers' visas are allocated, and for other purposes.
HB-8954: Seasonal Worker Solidarity Act of 2020
Sponsored by: Rep. Karen Bass
Introduced In House on 12/14/2020
A resolution condemning North Korea's fifth nuclear test on September 9, 2016. [SR-564]
[Defense ]
[International ]
[National Security ]
[Trade ]
[Military ]
A resolution condemning North Korea's fifth nuclear test on September 9, 2016. Condemns the North Korean regime for continuing its dangerous provocations. Calls on: (1) such regime to unconditionally abandon its nuclear weapons and missile programs, and (2) China to exercise its leverage to halt such programs. Reaffirms the U.S. commitment to defending allies in the region, including through deployment of a Terminal High Altitude Area Defense battery to South Korea and through joint U.S.-Japan efforts to develop the next generation of missile defense
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SR-564: A resolution condemning North Korea's fifth nuclear test on September 9, 2016.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jack Reed
Referred To The Committee On Foreign Relations. (text Of Measure As Introduced: Cr S5849-5850) on 09/15/2016
STEM Jobs Act of 2015 [S.98]
[Immigration ]
[Science ]
[Education ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Budget and Spending ]
STEM Jobs Act of 2015 Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to make up to 55,000 visas available in FY2016 and subsequent fiscal years to qualified immigrants who: (1) have a doctorate degree in a field of science, technology, engineering, or mathematics (STEM degree) from a U.S. doctoral institution of higher education; and (2) have taken all doctoral courses in a STEM field, including all courses taken by correspondence or by distance education, while physically present in the United States. Defines "United States doctoral institution of
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S.98: STEM Jobs Act of 2015
Sponsored by: Sen. David Vitter
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 01/07/2015
Economic Freedom Zones Act of 2015 [S.790]
[Taxes ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Education ]
[Immigration ]
[Environmental ]
[Small Business ]
[Poverty ]
[Economic Development ]
[Community Development ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Construction ]
[Real Estate ]
[Finance ]
[Human Services ]
Economic Freedom Zones Act of 2015 Prohibits federal assistance (e.g., loans, loan guarantees, or purchases) from being provided to: (1) a municipality or a zip code (eligible entity), other than an entity that is designated an Economic Free Zone by this Act; (2) a municipality that is a debtor in a bankruptcy proceeding; or (3) a municipality that is insolvent. Sets forth requirements for the designation of an eligible entity that is a municipality as an Economic Freedom Zone for a 10-year period, including bankruptcy eligibility, insolvency, or
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S.790: Economic Freedom Zones Act of 2015
Sponsored by: Sen. Rand Paul
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 03/18/2015