Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2015 [HB-861]
[National Security ]
[Immigration ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Science ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Public Safety ]
[Funding ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Healthcare ]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Public Health ]
[Veterans ]
[Military ]
Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2015 Provides FY2015 appropriations to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Provides appropriations for Departmental Management and Operations for the Office of the Secretary and Executive Management, the Office of the Under Secretary for Management, the Office of the Chief Financial Officer, the Office of the Chief Information Officer, Analysis and Operations, and the Office of Inspector General. Provides appropriations for Security, Enforcement, and Investigations for U.S. Customs and Border
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HB-861: Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2015
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Introduced In House on 02/11/2015
New IDEA Act New Illegal Deduction Elimination Act [HB-841]
[Immigration ]
[Taxes ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[National Security ]
New IDEA Act New Illegal Deduction Elimination Act Amends the Internal Revenue Code to deny a tax deduction for wages and benefits paid to or on behalf of an unauthorized alien. Extends to six years the period for assessing and collecting underpayments of tax due to deductions claimed for wages paid to unauthorized aliens. Directs the Commissioner of Social Security and the Secretaries of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Treasury to jointly establish a program to share information that may lead to the identification of unauthorized aliens. Requires
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HB-841: New IDEA Act New Illegal Deduction Elimination Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Steve King
Referred To The Subcommittee On Immigration And Border Security. on 03/16/2015
Baseball Diplomacy Act [HB-738]
[Trade ]
[International ]
[Sports ]
[Immigration ]
Baseball Diplomacy Act Waives certain foreign assistance and trade and travel prohibitions against Cuba under specified federal law regarding Cuban nationals who: (1) enter the United States on a visa to play organized professional baseball, and (2) return to Cuba with their baseball earnings. States that such visa shall be valid only for the duration of the season and need not be renewed as long as the player remains with the same team. Prohibits the President from denying visas to such nationals based upon authority under the Immigration and Nationality
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HB-738: Baseball Diplomacy Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Immigration And Border Security. on 03/16/2015
America's Small Business Tax Relief Act of 2015 [HB-636]
[Taxes ]
[Small Business ]
[Inflation ]
America's Small Business Tax Relief Act of 2015 (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to make permanent after 2014 the $500,000 allowance for the expensing of depreciable business property (section 179 property) and the $2 million threshold after which the amount of such allowance is reduced. Both the allowance and the threshold amount are indexed for inflation for taxable years beginning after 2015. The allowance is also made permanent for computer software and qualified real property (i.e., qualified leasehold improvement property,
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HB-636: America's Small Business Tax Relief Act of 2015
Sponsored by: Rep. Ryan Costello
Signed By President. on 07/15/2016
American Entrepreneurship and Investment Act of 2015 [HB-616]
[Immigration ]
[Small Business ]
[Investments ]
[Trade ]
[Economic Development ]
American Entrepreneurship and Investment Act of 2015 Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to make the EB-5 immigrant investor program permanent. Increases the targeted employment area set-aside. Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security to defer to state targeted employment area designations. Directs the Secretary to: (1) establish a preapproval procedure for commercial enterprises that allows a regional center to apply for preapproval of a new commercial enterprise before an alien files a petition for classification by reason of investment
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HB-616: American Entrepreneurship and Investment Act of 2015
Sponsored by: Rep. David Valadao
Committee On Small Business And Entrepreneurship. Hearings Held. on 02/25/2016
Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 [HB-5926]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Education ]
[Public Health ]
[Mental Health ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Human Services ]
[Social Security ]
[Pensions ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Disabilities ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Veterans ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Reproductive Rights / Abortion ]
[Ethics ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 Provides FY2017 appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and several related agencies. Department of Labor Appropriations Act, 2017 TITLE I--DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Provides FY2017 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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HB-5926: Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Tom Cole
The House Committee On Appropriations Reported An Original Measure, H. Rept. 114-699, By Mr. Cole. on 07/22/2016
HB-5888: 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".
Sponsored by: Rep. Gregorio Sablan
Referred To The Subcommittee On Indian, Insular And Alaska Native Affairs. on 08/04/2016
You have voted HB-5888: 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"..
Protect and Grow American Jobs Act [HB-5801]
[Immigration ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Inflation ]
Protect and Grow American Jobs Act This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to revise the definition of "exempt H-1B nonimmigrant" to eliminate the masters or higher degree requirement and raise the annual salary threshold requirement from $60,000 to $100,000. (An exempt H-1B nonimmigrant is a nonimmigrant H-1B [specialty occupation] worker meeting certain criteria whom an H-1B dependent employer may hire without having to satisfy certain otherwise applicable H-1B hiring criteria. An H-1B dependent employer is generally one whose H-1B
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HB-5801: Protect and Grow American Jobs Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Susan Davis
Referred To The Subcommittee On Immigration And Border Security. on 09/08/2016
H-1B and L-1 Visa Reform Act of 2016 [HB-5657]
[Immigration ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Trade ]
[Science ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Artificial Intelligence ]
[Economic Development ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Human Rights ]
[National Security ]
H-1B and L-1 Visa Reform Act of 2016 This bill amends the the Immigration and Nationality Act to revise employer and government requirements regarding visas for nonimmigrant aliens rated H-1B (specialty occupation) and L-1 (intracompany transfer to the United States from abroad). H-1B employer application requirements are revised. The bill establishes an H-1B visa allocation system, with first priority reserved for aliens who have earned an advanced degree in a field of science, technology, engineering, or mathematics (STEM) from a U.S. institution
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HB-5657: H-1B and L-1 Visa Reform Act of 2016
Sponsored by: Rep. Bill Pascrell
Referred To The Subcommittee On Immigration And Border Security. on 08/11/2016
Recognizing American Children Act [HB-5533]
[Immigration ]
[Children and Youth ]
Recognizing American Children Act This bill authorizes the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to cancel the removal of, and adjust to conditional nonimmigrant for an initial five-year period the status of, an alien who: was younger than 16 years old when he or she initially entered the United States and who has been physically present in the United States since January 1, 2010; is a person of good moral character; is not inadmissible or deportable on specified grounds under the Immigration and Nationality Act; has not participated in the persecution
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HB-5533: Recognizing American Children Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Mike Coffman
Referred To The Subcommittee On Human Resources. on 07/05/2016
Immigration for a Competitive America Act of 2016 [HB-5398]
[Immigration ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Agriculture ]
[National Security ]
[Taxes ]
[International ]
Immigration for a Competitive America Act of 2016 This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to reduce the annual cap for family-sponsored immigrants and increase the annual cap for certain employment-sponsored immigrants. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) shall establish an employment eligibility verification system (EEVS), patterned after the E-Verify system. (The current paper-based I-9 system is eliminated.) An employer shall verify that an individual is not an unauthorized alien by: (1) obtaining the individual's social security
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HB-5398: Immigration for a Competitive America Act of 2016
Sponsored by: Rep. Tom Rice
Referred To The Subcommittee On Border And Maritime Security. on 08/19/2016
Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2017 [HB-5293]
[Defense ]
[Military ]
[National Security ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[International ]
[Trade ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Energy ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Construction ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Public Safety ]
[Healthcare ]
[Veterans ]
[Small Business ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Human Rights ]
[Economic Development ]
[Elections ]
[Ethics ]
[Science ]
[Food ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Human Services ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Real Estate ]
[Property Tax ]
[Taxes ]
[Artificial Intelligence ]
[Crime ]
Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2017 TITLE I--MILITARY PERSONNEL Provides appropriations for active-duty and reserve personnel in the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, and Air Force (the military departments), and for National Guard personnel in the Army and Air Force. TITLE II--OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE Provides appropriations for Operation and Maintenance (O&M) for the military departments, other agencies of DOD, the Reserve Components, and the Army and Air National Guard. Provides appropriations for: the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed
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HB-5293: Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Rodney Frelinghuysen
Second Cloture On The Motion To Proceed To The Measure Not Invoked In Senate By Yea-nay Vote. 55 - 43. Record Vote Number: 136. (consideration: Cr S5239-5240) on 09/06/2016
Save America Comprehensive Immigration Act of 2015 [HB-52]
[Immigration ]
[Crime ]
[Human Rights ]
[National Security ]
Save America Comprehensive Immigration Act of 2015 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 in the rest of this bill) 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
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HB-52: Save America Comprehensive Immigration Act of 2015
Sponsored by: Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee
Referred To The Subcommittee On Border And Maritime Security. on 01/23/2015
Visa Transparency Anti-Trafficking Act of 2016 [HB-5006]
[Immigration ]
[Human Rights ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Human Services ]
[Trade ]
[Data Privacy ]
Visa Transparency Anti-Trafficking Act of 2016 This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to expand nonimmigrant employer annual data reporting requirements to include all nonimmigrant worker categories and compensated cultural exchange, training, and business classifications. Expanded reporting requirements include information regarding: (1) the age and gender of admitted nonimmigrants; (2) categories and numbers of visas issued; (3) numbers of persons admitted under each visa classification and subclassification; (4) blanket petitions;
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HB-5006: Visa Transparency Anti-Trafficking Act of 2016
Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Referred To The Subcommittee On Immigration And Border Security. on 05/17/2016
American Dream Employment Act of 2016 [HB-4842]
[Immigration ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
American Dream Employment Act of 2016 This bill amends the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016 to permit the compensation of congressional employees who have been issued employment authorization documents under the Department of Homeland Security's Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals Program. The program enables many unlawfully present aliens who came to the United States as children to be granted deferred action (a type of relief from removal which does not confer immigration status) and work authorization.
HB-4842: American Dream Employment Act of 2016
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Introduced In House on 03/23/2016
Bringing Entertainment Artists to the States (BEATS) Act of 2016 [HB-4823]
[Immigration ]
[Arts and Culture ]
[International ]
Bringing Entertainment Artists to the States (BEATS) Act of 2016 This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to prescribe special procedures for the nonimmigrant entry of P-2 visa Canadian citizens (artists or entertainers participating in a government approved reciprocal exchange program). Such persons may, after U.S. admission and without filing an amended petition, alter or add to the dates and venues of performances listed in the original petition, provided that the altered or additional performances constitute no more than one third
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HB-4823: Bringing Entertainment Artists to the States (BEATS) Act of 2016
Sponsored by: Rep. Ann Kuster
Referred To The Subcommittee On Immigration And Border Security. on 04/28/2016
Reuniting Families Act [HB-4798]
[Immigration ]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Veterans ]
[Human Rights ]
Reuniting Families Act This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) to establish the fiscal year worldwide level of employment-based immigrants at 140,000 plus: (1) the previous year's unused visas, and (2) the number of unused visas from FY1992-FY2015. The bill establishes the fiscal year worldwide level of family-sponsored immigrants at 480,000 plus: (1) the previous year's unused visas, and (2) the number of unused visas from FY1992-FY2015. The bill redefines "immediate relative" to: mean a child, spouse, permanent partner, or parent
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HB-4798: Reuniting Families Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Immigration And Border Security. on 04/01/2016
Keeping American Jobs Act [HB-4609]
[Immigration ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[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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HB-4609: Keeping American Jobs Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Donald Norcross
Referred To The Subcommittee On Immigration And Border Security. on 02/29/2016