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Startup Act [S.181]
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Startup Act Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to authorize the Secretary 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 field (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 STEM
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Sponsored by: Sen. Amy Klobuchar
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 01/16/2015
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Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016 [S.1695]
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Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016 Provides FY2016 appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and several related agencies. Department of Labor Appropriations Act, 2016 TITLE I--DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Provides FY2016 appropriations for agencies and programs within the Department of Labor. Provides appropriations to the Employment and Training Administration for: Training and Employment Services, Job Corps, Community Service Employment
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Sponsored by: Sen. Roy Blunt
Committee On Appropriations. Original Measure Reported To Senate By Senator Blunt. With Written Report No. 114-74. on 06/25/2015
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Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2016 [S.1619]
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Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2016 Provides FY2016 appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). TITLE I--DEPARTMENTAL MANAGEMENT AND OPERATIONS Provides appropriations for: (1) the Office of the Secretary and Executive Management, (2) the Office of the Under Secretary for Management, (3) the Office of the Chief Financial Officer, (4) the Office of the Chief Information Officer, (5) Analysis and Operations, and (6) the Office of Inspector General. Requires DHS to submit to Congress a comprehensive plan for implementation
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Sponsored by: Sen. John Hoeven
Committee On Appropriations. Original Measure Reported To Senate By Senator Hoeven. With Written Report No. 114-68. on 06/18/2015
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Domestic Refugee Resettlement Reform and Modernization Act of 2015 [S.1615]
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Domestic Refugee Resettlement Reform and Modernization Act of 2015 Requires the Government Accountability Office to study the effectiveness of the Office of Refugee Resettlement's domestic refugee resettlement programs. Requires the Office of Refugee Resettlement to: (1) ensure that refugee assistance is provided to qualifying refugees who are secondary migrants; (2) report to Congress regarding states experiencing departures and arrivals due to secondary migration; and (3) expand the Office's data analysis, collection, and sharing activities to
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Sponsored by: Sen. Angus King
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 06/18/2015
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Immigration Slush Fund Elimination Act of 2015 [S.1593]
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Immigration Slush Fund Elimination Act of 2015 This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) to provide that the following fees shall be miscellaneous receipts to be deposited in the general fund of the Treasury: asylum fees, nonimmigrant nurse fees, employer fees, additional employer fees, Department of State and Department of Homeland Security fraud prevention and detection fees, visa waiver program fees, temporary protected status fees, adjustment of status fees, administrative fines and penalties, the genealogy fee, the premium
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Sponsored by: Sen. Ted Cruz
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 06/17/2015
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Partner with Korea Act [S.1547]
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Partner with Korea Act Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to create an E-4 treaty trader visa category for up to 15,000 nationals of the Republic of Korea (South Korea) each fiscal year who are coming to the United States solely to perform specialty occupation services and with respect to whom the Secretary of Labor has certified to the Secretary of Homeland Security and the Secretary of State that the intending employer has filed an attestation concerning U.S. worker protections with the Secretary of Labor.
Sponsored by: Sen. Mark Warner
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 06/10/2015
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I-Squared Act of 2015 Immigration Innovation Act of 2015 [S.153]
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I-Squared Act of 2015 Immigration Innovation Act of 2015 Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to establish an annual cap on H-1B nonimmigrant visas (specialty occupations) at between 115,000 and 195,000 visas depending upon market conditions and existing demand. (The current annual H-1B cap is 65,000.) Sets forth allocation provisions. Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) to: (1) authorize the accompanying spouse of an H-1B alien to work in the United States, and (2) provide such spouse with an appropriate work permit. Prohibits
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Sponsored by: Sen. Mike Lee
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 01/13/2015
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American Job Creation and Investment Promotion Reform Act of 2015 [S.1501]
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American Job Creation and Investment Promotion Reform Act of 2015 This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to extend the EB-5 regional center program through September 30, 2020. A regional center shall operate within a defined geographic area, and shall be consistent with the purpose of concentrating pooled investment and creating a significant economic impact within such area. Up to 90% of the employment creation requirements for an EB-5 visa regional center investor (alien investor) may be satisfied through indirect job creation. Job
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Sponsored by: Sen. Chuck Grassley
Committee On The Judiciary. Hearings Held. on 02/02/2016
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A bill to permanently authorize the special immigrant nonminister religious worker program. [S.1339]
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A bill to permanently authorize the special immigrant nonminister religious worker program. Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to make the special immigrant non-minister religious worker program permanent.
Sponsored by: Sen. Benjamin Cardin
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 05/14/2015
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Repeal Executive Amnesty Act of 2015 [S.129]
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Repeal Executive Amnesty Act of 2015 This bill shifts from the Attorney General to the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) the authority to parole an alien temporarily into the United States, on a case-by-case basis, and in the Secretary's sole discretion, for an urgent humanitarian reasons or for another reason strictly in the public interest. A humanitarian parole is limited to: a medical emergency or organ or tissue donation in certain circumstances; or a situation in which a close family member in the United States is dying and the alien could
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Sponsored by: Sen. Roy Blunt
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 01/08/2015
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Conrad State 30 and Physician Access Act [S.1189]
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Conrad State 30 and Physician Access Act Amends the Immigration and Nationality Technical Corrections Act of 1994 to make the J-1 visa waiver (Conrad state 30/medical services in underserved areas) program permanent. Excludes from numerical immigration limitations alien physicians who have completed national interest waiver requirements by working in a health care shortage area (including alien physicians who completed such service before the date of enactment of this Act and any spouses or children of such alien physicians). Sets forth specified
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Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Collins
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 05/05/2015
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Accountability Through Electronic Verification Act [S.1032]
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Accountability Through Electronic Verification Act Amends the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 to make the E-Verify program permanent. Requires: (1) federal departments, agencies, contractors, and critical employers to participate in E-Verify; (2) all U.S. employers to participate in E-Verify within one year of enactment of this Act; and (3) employers using a contract, subcontract, or exchange to obtain labor to certify that they utilize E-Verify. Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) to require the
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Sponsored by: Sen. Chuck Grassley
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. (sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure: Cr S2305) on 04/21/2015
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Recognizing Mayte Lara Ibarra, and Larissa Martinez for their bravery and leadership in addressing anti-immigrant sentiments voiced by United States politicians. [HR-777]
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Recognizing Mayte Lara Ibarra, and Larissa Martinez for their bravery and leadership in addressing anti-immigrant sentiments voiced by United States politicians. Recognizes Mayte Lara Ibarra, and Larissa Martinez for their bravery and leadership in addressing anti-immigrant sentiments voiced by U.S. politicians. Recognizes that beneficiaries of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program have provided inspiration in their pursuit of the American dream. Commends their efforts to promote comprehensive immigration reform. Recognizes the many
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Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Referred To The Subcommittee On Immigration And Border Security. on 06/15/2016
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Recognizing the three-year anniversary of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, which permits young people who were brought to the United States by their parents as children to remain temporarily in the United States and make meaningful contributions to our country. [HR-327]
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Recognizing the three-year anniversary of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, which permits young people who were brought to the United States by their parents as children to remain temporarily in the United States and make meaningful contributions to our country. Recognizes the three-year anniversary of the deferred action for childhood arrivals (DACA) program, which permits young people who were brought to the United States by their parents as children to remain temporarily in the United States and make meaningful contributions
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Immigration And Border Security. on 07/01/2015
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Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Secretary of Defense should review section 504 of title 10, United States Code, for purposes related to enlisting certain aliens in the Armed Forces. [HR-179]
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Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Secretary of Defense should review section 504 of title 10, United States Code, for purposes related to enlisting certain aliens in the Armed Forces. Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the Department of Defense should review exceptions to citizenship, residency, and disqualification standards for enlistment in the Armed Forces to make a determination regarding the enlistment of aliens who possess an employment authorization document issued under the Deferred Action
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Sponsored by: Rep. James McGovern
Referred To The Subcommittee On Military Personnel. on 06/05/2015
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Making continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2017, and for other purposes. [HJR-99]
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Making continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2017, and for other purposes.
Sponsored by: Rep. Steve King
Introduced In House on 09/28/2016
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Expressing the sense of Congress that the President's executive amnesty is illegal notwithstanding passage of H.B. 240, the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act of 2015. [HCR-28]
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Expressing the sense of Congress that the President's executive amnesty is illegal notwithstanding passage of H.B. 240, the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act of 2015. Expresses the sense of Congress that specified memoranda issued by the President and the Secretary of Homeland Security regarding enforcement of immigration laws are unlawful notwithstanding the passage of the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2015.
Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Comstock
Referred To The Subcommittee On Immigration And Border Security. on 04/21/2015
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Startup Act [HB-962]
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Startup Act Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to authorize the Secretary of Homeland Security 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 field (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 STEM field.
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Sponsored by: Rep. David Valadao
Referred To The Subcommittee On Research And Technology. on 03/10/2015
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Religious Worker Visa Reciprocity Act of 2015 [HB-899]
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[International ]
Religious Worker Visa Reciprocity Act of 2015 Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to prohibit the Secretary of Homeland Security from approving a petition for classification of an alien as a special immigrant religious worker/minister if the Secretary has determined that the alien's country of nationality: is identified as a Country of Particular Concern or a country where religious freedom is of significant interest in the 2013 International Religious Freedom Report, or does not extend reciprocal immigration treatment to U.S. nationals who
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Sponsored by: Rep. Steve King
Referred To The Subcommittee On Immigration And Border Security. on 03/16/2015
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United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement Authorization Act [HB-877]
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United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement Authorization Act Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 with respect to the establishment in the Department of Homeland Security of United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (formerly the Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement).
Sponsored by: Rep. Filemon Vela
Referred To The Subcommittee On Immigration And Border Security. on 03/16/2015