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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 (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Ann M. Kuster Referred To The Subcommittee On Immigration And Border Security. on 04/28/2016

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Iran Ballistic Missile Sanctions Act of 2016 [HB-4815] [Defense ] [International ] [National Security ] [Aerospace ] [Trade ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Energy ] [Telecommunications ] [Mining ]
Iran Ballistic Missile Sanctions Act of 2016 This bill amends the Iran-Iraq Arms Non-Proliferation Act of 1992 to cover ballistic missile or related technology. The Iran Sanctions Act of 1996 is amended to: (1) extend the Act through December 31, 2031, and (2) require sanctions on Iran and related entities and persons for actions to acquire or develop ballistic missiles and launch technology. The Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act of 2012 is amended to direct the President to report to Congress biannually on: (1) identified persons (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Dave Brat Referred To The Subcommittee On Trade. on 04/22/2016

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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 (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul M. Grijalva Referred To The Subcommittee On Immigration And Border Security. on 04/01/2016

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Preventing Illegal Visa Overstays Act of 2016 [HB-4726] [Immigration ] [National Security ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Cybersecurity ] [Law Enforcement ]
Preventing Illegal Visa Overstays Act of 2016 This bill prohibits the obligation of funds to pay the salary of the Secretary of Homeland Security until a biometric entry and exit data system has been fully implemented.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Sam Graves Introduced In House on 03/10/2016

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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 (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Donald Norcross Referred To The Subcommittee On Immigration And Border Security. on 02/29/2016

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Support and Defend Our Military Personnel and Their Families Act [HB-4600] [Defense ] [Immigration ] [Military ] [Veterans ] [National Security ]
Support and Defend Our Military Personnel and Their Families Act This bill states that any person who serves or has served under honorable conditions as a member of the Armed Forces in support of contingency operations shall be eligible for naturalization as if the person had served during a period of presidentially-designated military hostilities. The Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) is amended to extend the period for filing a naturalization application to one year after completion of eligible military service. An alien who is eligible for (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. James P. McGovern Referred To The Subcommittee On Immigration And Border Security. on 02/29/2016

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American Jobs First Act of 2016 [HB-4598] [Immigration ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Trade ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Economic Development ]
American Jobs First Act of 2016 This bill amends the the Immigration and Nationality Act to revise the H-1B nonimmigrant visa (specialty occupation) program, including by declaring that a petitioner employer: must offer an annual wage to the H-1B nonimmigrant that is the greater of the annual wage paid to the U.S. citizen or lawful permanent resident employee who did identical or similar work during the previous 2 years, or $110,000, if offered not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act (with an annual inflation adjustment); will (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Steve King Referred To The Subcommittee On Immigration And Border Security. on 02/29/2016

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To approve an agreement between the United States and the Republic of Palau, and for other purposes. [HB-4531] [International ] [Budget and Spending ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Infrastructure ] [Trade ] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Economic Development ]
To approve an agreement between the United States and the Republic of Palau, and for other purposes. This bill approves, with specified exceptions, the agreement and appendices signed by the United States and the Republic of Palau on September 3, 2010, in connection with the Compact of Free Association between the United States and Palau. If Palau withdraws more than $5 million from the trust fund set up by the Compact in FY2015, certain amounts will be withheld from Palau until it reimburses the fund for the total amounts withdrawn that exceeded (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Gregorio Sablan Subcommittee Hearings Held. on 07/06/2016

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EB-5 Integrity Act of 2016 [HB-4530] [Immigration ] [Finance ] [National Security ] [Law Enforcement ] [Human Rights ] [Public Safety ] [Crime ]
EB-5 Integrity Act of 2016 This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to revise the EB-5 (alien investor) regional center program. A regional center shall operate within a defined geographic area, and shall be consistent with the purpose of concentrating pooled investment within such area. The bill prescribes job creation requirements. Alien investor capital may not be used to purchase municipal or any other publicly-available bonds. Approved regional centers must give advance notice to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) of significant (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Jared Polis Referred To The Subcommittee On Immigration And Border Security. on 02/29/2016

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Equal Protection in Travel Act of 2016 [HB-4380] [Immigration ] [International ] [National Security ]
Equal Protection in Travel Act of 2016 This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to eliminate the prohibition against participation in the visa waiver program of an alien who, regardless of whether the alien is a national of a program country, is a national of: (1) Iraq or Syria, (2) a country designated as a country that has repeatedly provided support for acts of international terrorism, or (3) any other country or area of concern.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Gerald E. Connolly Referred To The Subcommittee On Immigration And Border Security. on 02/03/2016

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Counterterrorism Screening and Assistance Act of 2016 [HB-4314] [Defense ] [International ] [National Security ] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Trade ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Law Enforcement ] [Military ] [Public Safety ] [Crime ]
Counterterrorism Screening and Assistance Act of 2016 (Sec. 2) This bill expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) the U.S. government must ensure that capacity-building assistance to combat terrorist travel is coordinated among departments and agencies as well as with foreign implementing partners, and (2) such assistance should be prioritized for the highest-risk countries for travel by terrorists and foreign fighters. The Department of State shall submit to Congress biennially a foreign partner engagement plan that catalogues existing capacity-building (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Martha McSally Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Foreign Relations. on 04/04/2016

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Vet Electronic Trails Act of 2015 [HB-4310] [Immigration ] [National Security ] [Cybersecurity ] [Data Privacy ]
Vet Electronic Trails Act of 2015 This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to require the Department of Homeland Security, before issuing any immigrant or nonimmigrant visa, to check a person's interactions on and posting of material to the Internet (including social media services) in order to ensure that he or she is not a U.S. security threat.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Dave Brat Referred To The Subcommittee On Immigration And Border Security. on 01/15/2016

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To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to search all public records to determine if an alien is inadmissible to the United States. [HB-4301] [Immigration ] [National Security ] [Data Privacy ] [Law Enforcement ]
To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to search all public records to determine if an alien is inadmissible to the United States. This bill requires the Department of Homeland Security to search all public records, including Internet sites and social media profiles, to determine if an alien applying for admission to the United States is inadmissible under the Immigration and Nationality Act.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. David G. Valadao Referred To The Subcommittee On Immigration And Border Security. on 01/15/2016

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K-1 Visa Program Suspension Act of 2015 [HB-4274] [Immigration ] [National Security ]
K-1 Visa Program Suspension Act of 2015 This bill prohibits the admission of K-1 nonimmigrants (fiancee or fiance) and the issuance of K-1 visas. The Government Accountability Office shall review the national security risks associated with the K-1 visa program.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Brian Babin Referred To The Subcommittee On Immigration And Border Security. on 01/15/2016

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Azerbaijan Democracy Act of 2015 [HB-4264] [Human Rights ] [International ] [Trade ] [National Security ] [Law Enforcement ]
Azerbaijan Democracy Act of 2015 This bill prohibits the issuance of any visa to, and requires denial of entry to the United States of, any alien who: holds a position in the senior leadership of the government of Azerbaijan, or is an immediate family member of such person; through his or her business dealings with such senior leadership derives significant financial benefit from policies or actions, including electoral fraud, human rights abuses, or corruption, that undermine democratic institutions or impede the transition to democracy in Azerbaijan; (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. James P. McGovern Introduced In House on 12/16/2015

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Trade Enforcement Improvement Act of 2015 [HB-4196] [Trade ] [Manufacturing ] [Law Enforcement ] [National Security ] [Crime ]
Trade Enforcement Improvement Act of 2015 This bill amends the Tariff Act of 1930 to direct the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) to consider expanded factors when determining whether imports of merchandise receiving a countervailable subsidy from an exporting country substantially weaken the remedial effect of any countervailing duty order. These factors shall include: an increase in the U.S. market share of those imports after the filing by domestic manufacturers or unions of a petition for remedies, an increase in underselling of the (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Richard M. Nolan Introduced In House on 12/09/2015

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To provide that an alien who has traveled to Iraq or Syria during the 5-year period prior to the alien's application for admission is ineligible to be admitted to the United States under the visa waiver program, and for other purposes. [HB-4173] [Immigration ] [National Security ]
To provide that an alien who has traveled to Iraq or Syria during the 5-year period prior to the alien's application for admission is ineligible to be admitted to the United States under the visa waiver program, and for other purposes. This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to prohibit the visa waiver admission of an alien who has traveled to Iraq or Syria during the preceding five-year period. The Department of Homeland Security may waive such prohibition.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Betty McCollum Referred To The Subcommittee On Immigration And Border Security. on 01/15/2016

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Visa Waiver Program Firearms Clarification Act of 2015 [HB-4135] [Firearms/Gun Control ] [Immigration ] [Law Enforcement ] [National Security ] [Public Safety ]
Visa Waiver Program Firearms Clarification Act of 2015 The bill amends the federal criminal code to modify the eligibility of certain foreign nationals to purchase and possess firearms in the United States. Current law prohibits firearm sale or transfer to or possession by a foreign national (i.e., alien) who is: (1) unlawfully present in the United States, or (2) lawfully present under a nonimmigrant visa (e.g., tourist visa). The prohibitions do not apply in certain circumstances. This bill expands the prohibition to bar firearm sale or transfer (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Henry C. Johnson Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations. on 01/15/2016

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Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 [HB-4127] [Defense ] [National Security ] [Cybersecurity ] [Technology and Innovation ] [International ] [Military ] [Law Enforcement ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Budget and Spending ] [Data Privacy ] [Crime ]
Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 TITLE I--INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES (Sec. 101) This bill authorizes FY2016 appropriations for the conduct of intelligence and intelligence-related activities of: the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (DNI); the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA); the Department of Defense (DOD); the Defense Intelligence Agency; the National Security Agency; the Departments of the Army, Navy, and Air Force; the Coast Guard; the Departments of State, the Treasury, Energy (DOE), and Justice; the Federal (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Adam B. Schiff Received In The Senate. Read Twice. Placed On Senate Legislative Calendar Under General Orders. Calendar No. 309. on 12/02/2015

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To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide that aliens who were present in certain countries may not be admitted under the visa waiver program, and for other purposes. [HB-4122] [Immigration ] [National Security ] [International ]
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide that aliens who were present in certain countries may not be admitted under the visa waiver program, and for other purposes. This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to prohibit the visa waiver admission of an alien who was present during the preceding five-year period in: a country designated by the Department of State or any other provision of law as a country whose government has repeatedly provided support for acts of international terrorism; Afghanistan, Egypt, Iraq, Libya, (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Collin C. Peterson Referred To The Subcommittee On Immigration And Border Security. on 12/04/2015

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