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Visa Overstay Enforcement Act of 2017 [HB-643] [Immigration ] [Crime ] [National Security ] [Law Enforcement ]
Visa Overstay Enforcement Act of 2017 This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to subject any alien who remains in the United States after any visa or status under which the alien is lawfully present has expired to: (1) a fine or imprisonment for up to six months, or both, for a first offense; and (2) a fine or imprisonment for up to two years, or both, for any subsequent offense. Such penalties shall be waived if the overstay was due to medical necessity, public safety, or national security. An alien convicted of a first offense may (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Steve King Referred To The Subcommittee On Immigration And Border Security. on 02/08/2017

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Protect DREAMer Confidentiality Act of 2017 [S.229] [Immigration ] [Data Privacy ] [Law Enforcement ] [National Security ] [Human Rights ] [Children and Youth ]
Protect DREAMer Confidentiality Act of 2017 This bill directs the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to protect individual application information submitted to DHS after June 15, 2012, as part of a request for consideration or reconsideration for the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program from disclosure to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) or U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) for any purpose other than implementing such program. Such information may be shared with national security and law enforcement agencies: (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Jack Reed Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 01/24/2017

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High-Skilled Integrity and Fairness Act of 2017 [HB-670] [Immigration ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Small Business ]
High-Skilled Integrity and Fairness Act of 2017 This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to: (1) eliminate the per-country limit for employment-based immigrant visas, and (2) increase the limit for family sponsored visas. The bill revises: (1) the H-1B nonimmigrant visa (specialty occupation) program, including by revising the definition of "exempt H-1B nonimmigrant"; and (2) the computation of prevailing wage level for purposes of occupational classification. The bill provides that H-1B visas will be allocated on a three-tiered wage-based (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Zoe Lofgren Referred To The Subcommittee On Immigration And Border Security. on 02/08/2017

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State Refugee Security Act of 2017 [S.211] [Immigration ] [National Security ] [Public Safety ] [Human Services ]
State Refugee Security Act of 2017 This bill directs the Office of Refugee Resettlement to notify the state agency responsible for coordinating the placement or resettlement of an alien refugee not later than 21 days before the alien's arrival in the state. No alien refugee shall be placed or resettled in a state if the governor certifies to the Office of Refugee Resettlement that it has failed, in the sole determination of the governor, to provide adequate assurance that such person does not present a security risk to the state.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Richard Shelby Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 01/24/2017

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BARN Act Better Agriculture Resources Now Act [HB-641] [Agriculture ] [Immigration ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
BARN Act Better Agriculture Resources Now Act This bill revises the H-2A nonimmigrant agricultural worker visa program, including with respect to: (1) agricultural labor and services, (2) application requirements, (3) wages, (4) period of authorized nonimmigrant status, (5) housing, (6) legal assistance, and (7) violations.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Luke Messer Referred To The Subcommittee On Immigration And Border Security. on 02/08/2017

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Electronic Notification Improvement Act of 2017 [HB-639] [Immigration ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Agriculture ] [Technology and Innovation ]
Electronic Notification Improvement Act of 2017 This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to direct the Department of Homeland Security to provide electronic notification to any petitioner who submits a petition or payment of any fee pertaining to the importation of an H-2A visa alien (temporary agricultural worker) or an H-2B visa alien (temporary nonagricultural worker) upon receipt of such petition or payment.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Comstock Referred To The Subcommittee On Immigration And Border Security. on 02/08/2017

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State Refugee Security Act of 2017 [HB-604] [Immigration ] [National Security ] [Public Safety ] [Human Services ]
State Refugee Security Act of 2017 This bill directs the Office of Refugee Resettlement to notify the state agency responsible for coordinating the placement or resettlement of an alien refugee not later than 21 days before the alien's arrival in the state. No alien refugee shall be placed or resettled in a state if the governor certifies to the Office of Refugee Resettlement that it has failed, in the sole determination of the governor, to provide adequate assurance that such person does not present a security risk to the state.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe Introduced In House on 01/23/2017

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H-1B and L-1 Visa Reform Act of 2017 [S.180] [Immigration ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Trade ] [Small Business ] [Cybersecurity ] [Artificial Intelligence ] [Data Privacy ] [Economic Development ] [Law Enforcement ] [National Security ]
H-1B and L-1 Visa Reform Act of 2017 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 (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Chuck Grassley Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 01/20/2017

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USCIS Act Use Spending for Congressional Immigration Supervision Act [HB-591] [Immigration ] [Budget and Spending ]
USCIS Act Use Spending for Congressional Immigration Supervision Act This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to declare that all deposits into the Immigration Examinations Fee Account shall remain available to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) (currently, the Department of Justice [DOJ]) for reimbursement of administrative expenses to the extent and in such amounts as are provided in advance in appropriation Acts. The Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 is amended to declare that certain foreign (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. H. Morgan Griffith Referred To The Subcommittee On Immigration And Border Security. on 02/08/2017

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DREAMer Information Protection Act [HB-532] [Immigration ] [Data Privacy ]
DREAMer Information Protection Act This bill: (1) prohibits information provided by an applicant for deferred action under the Department of Homeland Security's Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program from being used for the purpose of immigration enforcement proceedings, and (2) shall take effect as if enacted on January 19, 2017.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva Referred To The Subcommittee On Immigration And Border Security. on 02/08/2017

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HELD Act Help Ensure Legal Detainers Act [HB-514] [Immigration ] [Law Enforcement ] [Funding ] [National Security ] [Public Safety ]
HELD Act Help Ensure Legal Detainers Act This bill prohibits the use of federal funds by a state or local subdivision that has in effect a law, policy, or procedure that prevents or impedes: (1) a timely response to a request by the Department of Homeland Security for information about an alien in custody, including the alien's estimated release date; or (2) compliance with a detainer request.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Doug LaMalfa Referred To The Subcommittee On Immigration And Border Security. on 02/08/2017

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Save Christians from Genocide Act [HB-565] [Immigration ] [Human Rights ] [Religion ] [International ] [National Security ]
Save Christians from Genocide Act This bill recognizes that Christians and Yazidis in Iraq, Syria, Pakistan, Iran, and Libya are targets of genocide. The Department of Homeland Security shall provide for expedited visa processing and shall ensure that such applications receive first priority among refugee and (family- or employment-based) immigrant applications for an alien who: is a citizen or national of Iraq, Syria, Pakistan, Iran, or Libya, or in the case of an alien having no nationality, whose country of last habitual residence was Iraq, Syria, (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe Introduced In House on 01/13/2017

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No Resettlement Without Consent Act [HB-546] [Immigration ] [Human Rights ]
No Resettlement Without Consent Act This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide that: (1) the Office of Refugee Resettlement shall not place or resettle a refugee within a state without the governor's approval; and (2) notwithstanding such approval, the office shall not place or resettle a refugee in any locality within a state if the locality has in effect a law, or a policy with the effect of law, disapproving of refugee resettlement in that locality.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Kristi Noem Referred To The Subcommittee On Immigration And Border Security. on 02/08/2017

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BRIDGE Act Bar Removal of Individuals who Dream and Grow our Economy Act [S.128] [Immigration ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [National Security ] [Children and Youth ]
BRIDGE Act Bar Removal of Individuals who Dream and Grow our Economy Act This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS): (1) shall grant a three-year provisional protected presence to a qualifying alien, (2) may not remove the alien from the United States unless such protected presence is rescinded, and (3) shall provide such alien with employment authorization. An alien is eligible for such protected presence and employment authorization if the alien: (1) was born after June 15, 1981; (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Dianne Feinstein Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 01/12/2017

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Baseball Diplomacy Act [HB-573] [Trade ] [International ] [Sports ] [Immigration ]
Baseball Diplomacy Act This bill 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.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. The bill prohibits the President from denying visas to such nationals based upon authority under the Immigration (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Cohen Referred To The Subcommittee On Immigration And Border Security. on 02/08/2017

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BRIDGE Act Bar Removal of Individuals who Dream and Grow our Economy Act [HB-496] [Immigration ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [National Security ] [Law Enforcement ] [Children and Youth ]
BRIDGE Act Bar Removal of Individuals who Dream and Grow our Economy Act This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS): (1) shall grant a three-year provisional protected presence to a qualifying alien, (2) may not remove the alien from the United States unless such protected presence is rescinded, and (3) shall provide such alien with employment authorization. An alien is eligible for such protected presence and employment authorization if the alien: (1) was born after June 15, 1981; (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. David Valadao Motion To Discharge Committee Filed By Mr. Coffman. Petition No: 115-4. (discharge Petition Text With Signatures.) on 09/05/2017

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No Religious Registry Act of 2017 [HB-489] [Human Rights ] [Immigration ] [National Security ] [Religion ] [Law Enforcement ] [Data Privacy ]
No Religious Registry Act of 2017 This bill prohibits U.S. government officers or employees from collecting information or utilizing a registry or database to classify or surveil on the basis of religious affiliation: (1) U.S. nationals, (2) aliens lawfully present in the United States, or (3) aliens who apply for a visa or seek admission to the United States or on whose behalf a petition under the immigration laws is submitted. The bill also prohibits studies related to the collection of such information or the establishment or utilization of such (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Gerald Connolly Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations. on 02/06/2017

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No Funding for Sanctuary Campuses Act [HB-483] [Education ] [Immigration ] [Funding ]
No Funding for Sanctuary Campuses Act This bill amends title IV (Student Aid) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to make an institution of higher education (IHE) that is a sanctuary campus ineligible for funds under title IV. It defines the term "sanctuary campus." The Department of Homeland Security must transmit to the Department of Education and publish in the Federal Register notice of a determination that an IHE is a sanctuary campus. The bill expresses the sense of Congress that providing in-state tuition to an alien who lacks lawful immigration (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Russell Introduced In House on 01/12/2017

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Grant's Law [HB-486] [Immigration ] [Crime ] [National Security ] [Criminal Justice ]
Grant's Law This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to require mandatory detention of any alien who is unlawfully present in the United States and arrested for inadmissible or deportable crimes. The bill transfers release authority from the Department of Justice to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). DHS may release the alien to an appropriate authority for proceedings related to the arrest, but DHS must resume custody for any period that the alien is not in custody of the appropriate authority. If the alien is not convicted (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Andy Biggs Sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure. (cr H964) on 02/03/2017

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Protection of Children Act of 2017 [HB-495] [Children and Youth ] [Immigration ] [Human Rights ] [Law Enforcement ] [Human Services ] [Public Safety ] [Family-Related Legislation ]
Protection of Children Act of 2017 This bill amends the William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008 to eliminate the special repatriation requirements for unaccompanied alien children (UAC) who are nationals or residents of a country contiguous to the United States. (The same removal requirements are applied to all UACs who are not victims of a severe form of trafficking in persons and who do not have a fear of returning to their country of nationality or last habitual residence.) An immigration officer who finds (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Matt Gaetz Committee Consideration And Mark-up Session Held. Markup Report Cq on 06/21/2017

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