Justice for Yazidis Act [HB-379]
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Justice for Yazidis Act This bill states that Syrian and Iraqi nationals who are members of a religious minority in their country of origin: (1) shall be classified as refugees of special humanitarian concern, (2) shall be eligible for priority-2 refugee resettlement processing, and (3) may apply directly to the U.S. refugee admissions program. No alien shall be denied the opportunity to apply for admission under this bill solely because he or she: (1) qualifies as an immediate relative, (2) is eligible for any other immigrant classification, or
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HB-379: Justice for Yazidis Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Introduced In House on 01/09/2017
416d65726963612043616e20436f6465 Act of 2017 America Can Code Act of 2017 [HB-2303]
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416d65726963612043616e20436f6465 Act of 2017 America Can Code Act of 2017 This bill amends the America COMPETES Act to include computer programming language that is critical to the national security and economic competitiveness of the United States as a "critical foreign language," the study of which is included in the teacher education programs and Advanced Placement or International Baccalaureate programs funded under that Act. The bill also amends the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 to provide for: (1) state plans to
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HB-2303: 416d65726963612043616e20436f6465 Act of 2017 America Can Code Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Introduced In House on 05/03/2017