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BRAIN Act Best Return on America's Investment Now Act [HB-4097]
[Immigration ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Science ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Education ]
BRAIN Act Best Return on America's Investment Now Act This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to make up to 10% of the worldwide employment-based immigration level available to qualified immigrants who: (1) hold a doctorate degree in a field of science, technology, engineering, or mathematics (STEM degree) from a U.S. doctoral institution of higher education; and (2) have taken all doctoral courses in a STEM field, including all courses taken by correspondence or by distance education, while physically present in the United States.
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Sponsored by: Rep. Michael E. Capuano
Referred To The Subcommittee On Immigration And Border Security. on 12/04/2015
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Student Visa Security Improvement Act [HB-4089]
[National Security ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Education ]
[Immigration ]
Student Visa Security Improvement Act This bill amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to direct the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to: require DHS employees to review the applications, conduct in-person interviews where appropriate, and conduct on-site reviews of applications and supporting documentation with respect to student and exchange program visa applicants prior to final visa adjudication, with emphasis on determining whether an applicant is inadmissible for terrorist-related activities; require an institution or exchange visitor
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Sponsored by: Rep. Gus M. Bilirakis
Sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure. (cr H9214) on 12/10/2015
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Free Trade With Cuba Act [HB-403]
[Trade ]
[International ]
[Telecommunications ]
[Human Rights ]
[Taxes ]
[National Security ]
Free Trade With Cuba Act Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to repeal the embargo on trade with Cuba. Prohibits the exercise by the President with respect to Cuba of certain authorities conferred by the Trading With the Enemy Act and exercised on July 1, 1977, as a result of a specified national emergency. Makes ineffective any prohibition on exports to Cuba under the Export Administration Act of 1979. Authorizes the President to impose export controls with respect to Cuba and exercise certain authorities under the International Emergency
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul M. Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Trade. on 02/27/2015
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Save Christians from Genocide Act [HB-4017]
[Immigration ]
[Human Rights ]
[Religion ]
[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,
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Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Referred To The Subcommittee On Immigration And Border Security. on 12/04/2015
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Secure Our Borders First Act of 2015 [HB-399]
[Defense ]
[Immigration ]
[Infrastructure ]
[National Security ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Military ]
[Public Safety ]
[Grants ]
[Funding ]
Secure Our Borders First Act of 2015 (Sec. 2) Directs the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to submit Border Security Verification Commission (BSVC) and Government Accountability Office reports, at specified intervals, that assess the state of situational awareness and operational control along the northern and southern U.S. land borders, including an identification of the high traffic areas and the unlawful border crossing effectiveness rate for each sector along such borders that are within the responsibility of the Border Patrol. Requires
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Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Reported (amended) By The Committee On Homeland Security. H. Rept. 114-10, Part I. on 01/27/2015
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Jobs in America Act [HB-3987]
[Immigration ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Small Business ]
[Economic Development ]
Jobs in America Act This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to establish an employment-based, conditional immigrant visa (StartUp visa) for a sponsored alien entrepreneur: (1) with required amounts of financial backing from a qualifying investor or venture capitalist; and (2) whose commercial activities will generate required levels of employment, revenue, or capital investment. The Department of Homeland Security shall terminate the status of a sponsored entrepreneur (and the alien spouse and children of such entrepreneur) if not later
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Sponsored by: Rep. David G. Valadao
Referred To The Subcommittee On Immigration And Border Security. on 12/04/2015
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Save Christians from Genocide Act [HB-3942]
[Immigration ]
[Human Rights ]
[Religion ]
[National Security ]
Save Christians from Genocide Act This bill recognizes that Christians and Yazidis in Iraq, Syria, Pakistan, Iran, Egypt, 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, Egypt, or Libya, or in the case of an alien having no nationality, whose country of last habitual residence
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Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Referred To The Subcommittee On Immigration And Border Security. on 12/04/2015
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Strengthen Employment And Seasonal Opportunities Now (SEASON) Act [HB-3918]
[Immigration ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
Strengthen Employment And Seasonal Opportunities Now (SEASON) Act This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide, effective as if enacted on January 1, 2015, that a returning H-2B visa alien (temporary nonagricultural worker) who has already been counted toward the applicable numerical limitation during one of the three preceding fiscal years: (1) shall not again be counted toward such limitation during a fiscal year, but (2) shall be considered a returning worker. "Other temporary service or labor" for H-2B purposes means that
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Sponsored by: Rep. Andy Harris
Referred To The Subcommittee On Immigration And Border Security. on 12/04/2015
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First Responders Passport Act of 2015 [HB-3750]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Human Services ]
[International ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
First Responders Passport Act of 2015 (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Passport Act of June 4, 1920 to waive passport fees for an individual who is operating under a contract, grant, or cooperative agreement with the U.S. government, including a volunteer, to aid a foreign country suffering from a qualifying natural disaster. The Department of State shall report to Congress on the number of fee waivers for the issuance of passports to first responders.
Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Star Print Ordered On The Bill. on 02/01/2016
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Venezuelan Refugee Assistance Act [HB-3744]
[Immigration ]
[Human Rights ]
[International ]
Venezuelan Refugee Assistance Act This bill provides for the status adjustment to permanent resident of a qualifying Venezuelan national who: (1) was physically present in the United States on January 1, 2013, (2) has been physically present in the United States for at least one year and is physically present in the United States on the date the status adjustment application is filed, (3) has not been convicted of specified crimes and was never involved in the persecution of others, and (4) applies for adjustment before January 1, 2019. Derivative
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Sponsored by: Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz
Referred To The Subcommittee On Immigration And Border Security. on 11/03/2015
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To authorize unused visas numbers made available under section 101(a)(15)(E)(iii) of the Immigration and Nationality Act to be made available to nationals of Ireland, and for other purposes. [HB-3730]
[Immigration ]
[International ]
[Trade ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
To authorize unused visas numbers made available under section 101(a)(15)(E)(iii) of the Immigration and Nationality Act to be made available to nationals of Ireland, and for other purposes. This bill makes E-3 nonimmigrant visas (specialty occupation) for Australian nationals that are unused during a fiscal year available on the same basis in the subsequent fiscal year to nationals of Ireland residing in Ireland. The Immigration and Nationality Act is amended to make eligible for an E-3 visa an alien who is a national of Ireland coming to the United
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Sponsored by: Rep. F. James Sensenbrenner
Referred To The Subcommittee On Immigration And Border Security. on 11/03/2015
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To amend the Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act of 2012 to modify the requirement to impose sanctions with respect to the provision of specialized financial messaging services to the Central Bank of Iran and other sanctioned Iranian financial institutions, and for other purposes. [HB-3728]
[International ]
[Finance ]
[National Security ]
[Human Rights ]
To amend the Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act of 2012 to modify the requirement to impose sanctions with respect to the provision of specialized financial messaging services to the Central Bank of Iran and other sanctioned Iranian financial institutions, and for other purposes. This bill changes the current discretionary authority to a requirement that the President impose sanctions under the Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act of 2012 with respect to the provision of specialized financial messaging services to the Central
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Sponsored by: Rep. David Schweikert
Referred To The Subcommittee On Immigration And Border Security. on 11/03/2015
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STOP Organ Trafficking Act Strategy To Oppose Predatory Organ Trafficking Act [HB-3694]
[Human Rights ]
[Healthcare ]
[International ]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
STOP Organ Trafficking Act Strategy To Oppose Predatory Organ Trafficking Act (Sec. 3) This bill expresses the sense of Congress that: kidnapping or coercion of individuals to extract their organs for profit contradicts the standards for ethical behavior upon which the United States has based its laws; illegal harvesting of organs from children is a violation of the chid's human rights and a breach of international medical ethical standards; illegal harvesting and trafficking of human organs violates the Universal Declaration of Human Rights; and
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Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Foreign Relations. on 06/14/2016
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Fairness for Families Act of 2015 [HB-3647]
[Immigration ]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Human Services ]
[Disabilities ]
Fairness for Families Act of 2015 This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to define "mental or physical disability" as a mental or physical impairment or physical disability that: (1) a licensed examining physician designated by the Department of State has determined renders the individual unable to care for himself or herself as an adult, and (2) because of this impairment or disability the individual's parent or sibling is solely responsible for the individual's care. U.S. citizens' sons and daughters with mental or physical disabilities
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Sponsored by: Rep. Beto O'Rourke
Referred To The Subcommittee On Immigration And Border Security. on 11/03/2015
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O-VISA Act Oversee Visa Integrity with Stakeholder Advisories Act [HB-3636]
[Immigration ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Media and Advertising ]
[Film Production ]
O-VISA Act Oversee Visa Integrity with Stakeholder Advisories Act (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to require the Department of Homeland Security to give a copy of any decision regarding the nonimmigrant O-1 visa admission of an alien seeking to work in a motion picture or television production (or an accompanying O-2 visa alien involved in such production) to the labor union and management organizations that have provided advisory opinions with respect to such admission.
Sponsored by: Rep. F. James Sensenbrenner
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 06/14/2016
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Freedom of Faith Act of 2015 [HB-3631]
[Immigration ]
[Religion ]
Freedom of Faith Act of 2015 This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to make the special immigrant non-minister religious worker program permanent.
Sponsored by: Rep. Judy Chu
Referred To The Subcommittee On Immigration And Border Security. on 10/05/2015
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To make persons who conspire to commit, commit, or benefit from an act of human trafficking ineligible for admission to the United States of America. [HB-345]
[Immigration ]
[Human Rights ]
[Crime ]
[International ]
[Law Enforcement ]
To make persons who conspire to commit, commit, or benefit from an act of human trafficking ineligible for admission to the United States of America. This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to make an alien who commits or conspires to commit a single human trafficking offense (under current law, more than one offense), or assists a trafficker, ineligible for U.S. admission. Makes the spouse, son, or daughter of such an inadmissible alien also permanently inadmissible if he or she has obtained a financial or other benefit from that alien's
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Sponsored by: Rep. Alan Grayson
Referred To The Subcommittee On Immigration And Border Security. on 02/05/2015
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EB-JOBS Act of 2015 Entrepreneurial Businesses Creating Jobs Act of 2015 [HB-3370]
[Immigration ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Small Business ]
[Economic Development ]
EB-JOBS Act of 2015 Entrepreneurial Businesses Creating Jobs Act of 2015 This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to make conditional permanent resident (EB-6) visas (adjustable to permanent resident after two years) available to qualifying venture capital-backed and self-sponsored startup entrepreneurs based upon specified investment, job creation, and commercial activity requirements. Permanent resident (EB-7) visas shall be made available to nonimmigrant treaty investors holding an E-2 visa who: (1) have maintained such status for
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Sponsored by: Rep. Judy Chu
Referred To The Subcommittee On Immigration And Border Security. on 09/08/2015
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Postal Innovation Act [HB-3319]
[Telecommunications ]
[Alcoholic Beverages ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Energy ]
[Environmental ]
[Small Business ]
[Public Safety ]
Postal Innovation Act This bill directs the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) to establish a pilot program to provide nonpostal services through public-private partnerships in five postal districts or regions, including at least one rural area. Such nonpostal services may include financial services, warehousing, experimental postal products market testing, community support services, Internet voting, municipal broadband and public wireless Internet service, emergency broadband Internet service, and passport services. The bill also authorizes the USPS to
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Sponsored by: Rep. Earl Blumenauer
Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations. on 10/01/2015
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Ensuring Congressional Oversight of Immigration Act [HB-3302]
[Immigration ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[National Security ]
Ensuring Congressional Oversight of Immigration Act This bill terminates the authority exercised by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) through U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) two years after enactment of this Act, unless extended by legislation. No funds, fees, or resources available to USCIS may be used to implement specified immigration-related memoranda from the President, DHS, USCIS, or U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
Sponsored by: Rep. David P. Roe
Referred To The Subcommittee On Immigration And Border Security. on 09/08/2015