Visas And Passports
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Sarah's Law [HB-5646]
[Immigration ]
[Crime ]
[Human Rights ]
[Public Safety ]
Sarah's Law This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to require the detention of an alien: (1) who was not inspected and admitted into the United States, who held a revoked nonimmigrant visa (or other nonimmigrant admission document), or who is deportable for failing to maintain nonimmigrant status; and (2) who has been charged in the United States with a crime that resulted in the death or serious bodily injury of another person. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement shall make reasonable efforts to: obtain information about the
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Sponsored by: Rep. Dave Brat
Referred To The Subcommittee On Immigration And Border Security. on 07/15/2016
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Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2017 [HB-5634]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Immigration ]
[National Security ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Funding ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Public Safety ]
Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2017 Provides FY2017 appropriations to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Provides appropriations for Departmental Management, Operations, Intelligence, and Oversight for: Departmental Management and Operations, Analysis and Operations, and the Office of Inspector General. Provides appropriations for Security, Enforcement, and Investigations for: U.S. Customs and Border Protection, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the Transportation Security Administration, the U.S. Coast Guard,
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Sponsored by: Rep. John Carter
The House Committee On Appropriations Reported An Original Measure, H. Rept. 114-668, By Mr. Carter (tx). on 07/06/2016
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Iran Accountability Act of 2016 [HB-5631]
[Human Rights ]
[International ]
[National Security ]
Iran Accountability Act of 2016 This bill prescribes requirements for mandatory sanctions with respect to: Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), its agents, and persons or entities it owns; Mahan Air; Iran's support of terrorism and money laundering; Iran's human rights abuses; certain Iranian individuals, including the Supreme Leader of Iran and the President of Iran; persons who conduct transactions with or on behalf of certain Iranian individuals; persons that support or are involved in Iran's ballistic missile program; and financial institutions
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Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Scalise
Referred To The Subcommittee On Trade. on 07/15/2016
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Sarah's Law [HB-5619]
[Immigration ]
[Crime ]
[Human Rights ]
[Public Safety ]
Sarah's Law This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to require the detention of an alien: (1) who was not inspected and admitted into the United States, who held a revoked nonimmigrant visa (or other nonimmigrant admission document), or who is deportable for failing to maintain nonimmigrant status; and (2) who has been charged in the United States with a crime that resulted in the death or serious bodily injury of another person. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement shall make reasonable efforts to: obtain information about the
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Sponsored by: Rep. David Young
Referred To The Subcommittee On Immigration And Border Security. on 07/20/2016
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Homeland Safety and Security Act [HB-5611]
[National Security ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
[International ]
Homeland Safety and Security Act This bill amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to establish within the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) the Office for Partnerships to Prevent Terrorism (OPPT). The OPPT shall: lead DHS efforts to prevent violent extremist activities and radicalization associated with the threat posed by radical Islamist terrorist networks, and their recruiting, radicalization, and propaganda; coordinate all DHS activities to counter radical Islamist terrorism; establish a counter-messaging program to craft strategic counter-messages
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Sponsored by: Rep. Kevin McCarthy
Referred To The Subcommittee On Terrorism, Nonproliferation, And Trade. on 09/07/2016
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Donbass People's Militia Terrorist Designation Act of 2015 [HB-56]
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[National Security ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Immigration ]
[Human Rights ]
[Crime ]
Donbass People's Militia Terrorist Designation Act of 2015 Expresses the sense of Congress that the Donbass People's Militia (an armed militia with allegiance to the Donestsk People's Republic, a self-proclaimed state in Eastern Europe) has met the criteria for designation as a foreign terrorist organization, and the Secretary of State should so designate it. Requires the Secretary to report to Congress the reasons why if he does not designate the Donbass People's Militia as a foreign terrorist organization within 60 days. Directs the President
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Sponsored by: Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee
Referred To The Subcommittee On Immigration And Border Security. on 01/12/2015
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Adoptee Citizenship Act of 2016 [HB-5454]
[Immigration ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Human Rights ]
Adoptee Citizenship Act of 2016 This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to grant automatic citizenship to all qualifying children adopted by a U.S. citizen parent, regardless of the date on which the adoption was finalized. An individual born outside of the United States who was adopted by a U.S. citizen parent shall automatically become a U.S. citizen when the following conditions have been fulfilled: the individual was adopted by a U.S. citizen before the individual reached age 18, the individual was physically present in the United
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Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Comstock
Referred To The Subcommittee On Immigration And Border Security. on 06/15/2016
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Foreign ID Review Act of 2016 [HB-5446]
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[International ]
[Finance ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[National Security ]
Foreign ID Review Act of 2016 This bill requires the Department of Justice to review every two years all forms of identification issued to foreign nationals in the United States by the governments of Mexico, Nicaragua, El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras, including consular-issued identification and passports, to determine if such forms of identification are sufficiently secure to verify the bearer's identity for purposes such as opening a financial institution account and obtaining any lawful benefit for the bearer's child.
Sponsored by: Rep. James McGovern
Referred To The Subcommittee On Immigration And Border Security. on 06/16/2016
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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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Sponsored by: Rep. Tom Rice
Referred To The Subcommittee On Border And Maritime Security. on 08/19/2016
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No Impunity for Iranian Aggression at Sea Act of 2016 [HB-5333]
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[National Security ]
[Military ]
[Human Rights ]
No Impunity for Iranian Aggression at Sea Act of 2016 This bill requires the President to submit a report that includes: a determination of whether, during the June 2016 incident when Iranian forces boarded two U.S. Navy combat vessels and detained the crews at gunpoint, any of the Iranian actions violated the Geneva Convention or the international right to conduct innocent passage; and a certification of whether or not federal funds were paid to Iran to effect the release of the detained crew members or other U.S. citizens. The bill prescribes
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Sponsored by: Sen. Martha McSally
Introduced In House on 05/25/2016
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Expanding DHS Overseas Passenger Security Screening and Vetting Operations Act [HB-5256]
[National Security ]
[Immigration ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Trade ]
[Agriculture ]
[Cybersecurity ]
Expanding DHS Overseas Passenger Security Screening and Vetting Operations Act This bill requires the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to report to Congress: a comprehensive five-year strategy for international programs or operations of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) or U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement that are targeted at vetting and screening persons seeking to enter the United States and in which DHS personnel and resources are deployed abroad; annually with the President's budget request for each fiscal year through FY2022,
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Sponsored by: Rep. James Langevin
Referred To The Subcommittee On Border And Maritime Security. on 05/20/2016
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Strong Visa Integrity Secures America Act [HB-5253]
[Immigration ]
[National Security ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Cybersecurity ]
Strong Visa Integrity Secures America Act This bill amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to require the Department of State to assign, in a risk-based manner, State Department employees to at least 30 visa-issuing diplomatic and consular posts based upon the following criteria: the number of nationals of a country in which such posts are located who were identified in U.S. terrorist databases, such a country's counterterrorism cooperation with the United States, the adequacy of border and immigration control of such country, terrorist organization
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Sponsored by: Sen. Martha McSally
Reported (amended) By The Committee On Homeland Security. H. Rept. 114-850, Part I. on 12/08/2016
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Criminal Alien Deportation Enforcement Act of 2016 [HB-5224]
[Immigration ]
[Crime ]
[International ]
[Human Rights ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[National Security ]
Criminal Alien Deportation Enforcement Act of 2016 This bill amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to prohibit financial assistance to a foreign country that refuses or unreasonably delays the acceptance of an alien who: (1) is a citizen, subject, national, or resident of such country; and (2) has received a final order of removal from the United States. A country shall be deemed to have refused or unreasonably delayed acceptance of an alien if it does not accept such alien within 90 days of receiving an authorized repatriation request. The
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Sponsored by: Rep. Robert Wittman
Referred To The Subcommittee On Immigration And Border Security. on 05/18/2016
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Visa Integrity and Security Act of 2016 [HB-5203]
[Immigration ]
[National Security ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Visa Integrity and Security Act of 2016 This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) to require that: (1) visa and admissions petitions and applications filed with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) or a consular officer must contain all required signatures; (2) each immigrant visa application must be signed in the presence of a consular officer and verified by oath; (3) supporting documents that contain information in a foreign language may not be accepted without a certified English translation; and (4) any requested additional
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Sponsored by: Rep. F. James Sensenbrenner
Committee Consideration And Mark-up Session Held. on 05/25/2016
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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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Sponsored by: Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee
Referred To The Subcommittee On Border And Maritime Security. on 01/23/2015
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International Megan's Law to Prevent Demand for Child Sex Trafficking [HB-515]
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[Crime ]
[Human Rights ]
[Funding ]
[National Security ]
[Public Safety ]
[Human Services ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Criminal Justice ]
International Megan's Law to Prevent Demand for Child Sex Trafficking (Sec. 4) This bill directs the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to establish the Angel Watch Center within the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. The center must identify outbound sex offender travelers who failed to provide advanced notice of international travel and provide a list of such individuals to the Marshals Service (USMS) to investigate. The center may receive notifications of inbound sex offender travel. It must share information with the Department of
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Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Became Public Law No: 114-119. (txt | Pdf) on 02/08/2016
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Venezuela Defense of Human Rights and Civil Society Extension Act of 2016 [HB-5134]
[Human Rights ]
[International ]
[National Security ]
[Defense ]
Venezuela Defense of Human Rights and Civil Society Extension Act of 2016 This bill amends the Venezuela Defense of Human Rights and Civil Society Act of 2014 to extend through December 31, 2019, provisions requiring the President to impose sanctions against individuals in Venezuela who are responsible for human rights violations.
Sponsored by: Rep. Theodore Deutch
Introduced In House on 04/29/2016
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Expatriate Terrorist Act [HB-503]
[National Security ]
[Immigration ]
[Crime ]
[Human Rights ]
Expatriate Terrorist Act This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to include among the grounds for loss of U.S. nationality by a native-born or naturalized citizen: taking an oath or making a declaration of allegiance to a foreign terrorist organization after attaining the age of 18; entering, or serving in, a foreign terrorist organization; becoming a member of or providing training or material assistance to a foreign terrorist organization; and accepting, serving in, or performing the duties of any office, post, or employment under
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Sponsored by: Rep. Dave Brat
Referred To The Subcommittee On Immigration And Border Security. on 02/19/2015
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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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Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Referred To The Subcommittee On Immigration And Border Security. on 05/17/2016
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Filipino Veterans Family Reunification Act of 2015 [HB-483]
[Immigration ]
[Veterans ]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
Filipino Veterans Family Reunification Act of 2015 Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to exempt from worldwide or numerical limitations on immigrant visas the sons and daughters of Filipino World War II veterans who were naturalized under the Immigration Act of 1990 or other specified federal law.
Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Referred To The Subcommittee On Immigration And Border Security. on 02/19/2015