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Remedies for Refusal of Repatriation Act [HB-1499] [Immigration ] [National Security ] [Crime ] [Human Rights ] [International ] [Public Safety ]
Remedies for Refusal of Repatriation Act This bill requires the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to establish procedures for determining whether a foreign government systematically and unreasonably refuses or delays the repatriation of its nationals who: (1) have been ordered removed from the United States; and (2) have been convicted of a felony or a crime of violence or are a threat to national security or public safety. Upon determining that a country does refuse or delay repatriation of its nationals, DHS shall notify the Department of (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Joe Courtney Referred To The Subcommittee On Immigration And Border Security. on 03/31/2017

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A bill to block implementation of the Executive Order that restricts individuals from certain countries from entering the United States. [S.549] [Immigration ] [International ] [National Security ] [Human Rights ]
A bill to block implementation of the Executive Order that restricts individuals from certain countries from entering the United States. This bill prohibits any federal agency funds, resources, or fees from being used to implement or enforce Executive Order 13780, entitled "Protecting the Nation from Foreign Terrorist Entry into the United States." Among the order's major provisions are restrictions on the entry of nationals from six countries (Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, and Yemen) and additional limitations on refugee admissions to the (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Cory Booker Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 03/07/2017

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H-1B and L-1 Visa Reform Act of 2017 [HB-1303] [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: Rep. Barbara Comstock Referred To The Subcommittee On Immigration And Border Security. on 03/16/2017

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Protecting Allies from Visa Exclusion (PAVE) Act [HB-1263] [Immigration ] [International ] [National Security ] [Veterans ] [Human Rights ]
Protecting Allies from Visa Exclusion (PAVE) Act This bill makes any executive order precluding issuance of visas to, revoking visas issued to, or precluding entry or admission of, a class or classes of aliens inapplicable to an alien who is a national of Iraq or Afghanistan and has been granted special immigrant status pursuant to: (1) the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008, (2) the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006, or (3) the Afghan Allies Protection Act of 2009. Any such executive order shall not apply (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Peter Welch Referred To The Subcommittee On Immigration And Border Security. on 03/16/2017

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Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act of 2017 [S.417] [Human Rights ] [International ] [Immigration ] [National Security ]
Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act of 2017 This bill amends the United States-Hong Kong Policy Act of 1992 to direct the Department of State to report to Congress (within 90 days and annually thereafter through 2023) on conditions in Hong Kong that are of U.S. interest. Such report shall include matters in which Hong Kong is given separate treatment under U.S. laws from that accorded to China. The State Department shall certify to Congress annually whether Hong Kong is sufficiently autonomous to justify separate treatment different from that (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Benjamin Cardin Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Foreign Relations. on 02/16/2017

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Student Visa Security Improvement Act [HB-1129] [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 (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Gus Bilirakis Referred To The Subcommittee On Immigration And Border Security. on 03/06/2017

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Counterterrorism Screening and Assistance Act of 2017 [HB-1196] [National Security ] [International ] [Law Enforcement ] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Trade ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Human Rights ] [Public Safety ] [Cybersecurity ] [Military ] [Crime ]
Counterterrorism Screening and Assistance Act of 2017 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: Rep. Ted Poe Ordered To Be Reported In The Nature Of A Substitute (amended) By Voice Vote. on 09/28/2017

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SAFE for America Act Security and Fairness Enhancement for America Act of 2017 [HB-1178] [Immigration ]
SAFE for America Act Security and Fairness Enhancement for America Act of 2017 This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to eliminate the diversity immigrant program.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Mike Johnson Referred To The Subcommittee On Immigration And Border Security. on 03/16/2017

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Nuclear Family Priority Act [HB-1149] [Immigration ] [Family-Related Legislation ]
Nuclear Family Priority Act This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to eliminate parents from the definition of "immediate relatives" with respect to those aliens not subject to worldwide immigration levels or numerical limitations. Existing family-sponsored immigrant categories are replaced with a single preference allocation for spouses and children of permanent resident aliens. This bill: (1) reduces the number of, and revises the calculation for, fiscal year family-sponsored immigrant entrants; and (2) establishes a nonimmigrant (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Dave Brat Referred To The Subcommittee On Immigration And Border Security. on 03/06/2017

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VISA Act of 2017 Visa Investigation and Social Media Activity Act of 2017 [HB-1125] [Immigration ] [National Security ] [Cybersecurity ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Law Enforcement ] [Crime ]
VISA Act of 2017 Visa Investigation and Social Media Activity Act of 2017 This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to prohibit a petition or application filed with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) or with a consular officer for the issuance of a visa or the admission of an alien from being approved unless a background check to determine whether the alien is a national security threat or is otherwise ineligible for such visa or admission is completed for: (1) the petitioner or applicant, and (2) each beneficiary or derivative (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Jim Banks Referred To The Subcommittee On Border And Maritime Security. on 03/07/2017

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Expressing the sense of Congress on the admission of refugees and immigrants to the United States. [HCR-25] [Immigration ] [Human Rights ] [National Security ] [Race and Civil Rights ]
Expressing the sense of Congress on the admission of refugees and immigrants to the United States. Expresses the sense of Congress that Executive Order 13769, entitled "Protecting the Nation from Foreign Terrorist Entry into the United States," is not a testament to the United States as a nation that is welcoming to all regardless of race, religion, or country of origin. Among the order's major provisions are restrictions on the entry of immigrants and nonimmigrants from seven countries (Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, and Yemen) and additional (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. James McGovern Referred To The Subcommittee On Immigration And Border Security. on 03/09/2017

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Russia Sanctions Review Act of 2017 [HB-1059] [Cybersecurity ] [International ] [National Security ] [Technology and Innovation ]
Russia Sanctions Review Act of 2017 This bill provides that the following executive orders, as in effect on January 1, 2017, and any sanctions imposed pursuant to such orders, shall remain in effect: (1) Executive Order 13694 (relating to blocking property of certain persons engaging in significant malicious cyber-enabled activities); (2) Executive Orders 13660, 13661, and 13662 (relating to blocking property of certain persons contributing to the situation in Ukraine); and (3) Executive Order 13685 (relating to blocking property of certain persons (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee Referred To The Subcommittee On Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law. on 03/06/2017

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Freedom for Refugees Escaping Enmity (FREE) Act [HB-1075] [Immigration ] [Human Rights ] [National Security ]
Freedom for Refugees Escaping Enmity (FREE) Act This bill nullifies Executive Order 13769, entitled "Protecting the Nation from Foreign Terrorist Entry into the United States." No federal funds may be used to implement or enforce any of the policy changes set forth in such order. Among the order's major provisions are restrictions on the entry of immigrants and nonimmigrants from seven countries (Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, and Yemen) and additional limitations on refugee admissions to the United States. The Department of Homeland (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Gregory Meeks Referred To The Subcommittee On Immigration And Border Security. on 03/06/2017

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American Families United Act [HB-1036] [Immigration ] [Family-Related Legislation ] [Human Rights ] [Children and Youth ]
American Families United Act This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) to revise waiver of inadmissibility requirements, including by waiving inadmissibility for: (1) certain persons who entered the United States before age 16 who have earned a degree from a U.S. institution of higher education, (2) false claims of U.S. citizenship by persons under age 18 or lacking mental competence to knowingly misrepresent a claim, and (3) false claims of U.S. citizenship if inadmissibility would create family separation hardship for the alien (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. David Valadao Referred To The Subcommittee On Immigration And Border Security. on 03/06/2017

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Expatriate Terrorist Act [HB-1021] [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 (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Dave Brat Referred To The Subcommittee On Immigration And Border Security. on 03/02/2017

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Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives with regard to the courts' actions against President Trump's Executive order. [HR-120] [Immigration ] [National Security ] [Human Rights ]
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives with regard to the courts' actions against President Trump's Executive order. Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that: (1) Judge James L. Robart of the Western District of Washington ignored the Constitution, federal law, and court precedent in issuing a temporary restraining order against Executive Order 13769, entitled "Protecting the Nation from Foreign Terrorist Entry into the United States"; and (2) the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit erred in failing to reverse (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Steve King Referred To The Subcommittee On Immigration And Border Security. on 03/02/2017

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Defense of Legal Workers Act of 2017 [HB-1010] [Immigration ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
Defense of Legal Workers Act of 2017 This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to: (1) exclude from the definition of "unauthorized alien," with respect to the unlawful employment of aliens, any alien otherwise admitted to and lawfully present in the United States; and (2) consider an alien without lawful status to be an unauthorized alien whose employment is unlawful.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Paul Gosar Referred To The Subcommittee On Immigration And Border Security. on 03/02/2017

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RAISE Act Reforming American Immigration for Strong Employment Act [S.354] [Immigration ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
RAISE Act Reforming American Immigration for Strong Employment Act This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to eliminate the diversity immigrant visa category. The fiscal year limit for refugee admissions is set at 50,000. The President shall annually enumerate the previous year's number of asylees. The bill defines: (1) "immediate relative" as the under-21 year old child or spouse of a U.S. citizen, and (2) "family-sponsored immigrant" as the under-21 year old child or spouse of an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence. The (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. David Perdue Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 02/13/2017

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Expatriate Terrorist Act [S.361] [Immigration ] [National Security ] [Law Enforcement ] [Human Rights ] [Crime ]
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; accepting, serving in, or performing the duties of any office, post, or employment under the government of a foreign state, a political subdivision, or a foreign terrorist organization after attaining (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Chuck Grassley Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 02/13/2017

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Russia Sanctions Review Act of 2017 [S.341] [Cybersecurity ] [International ] [National Security ] [Technology and Innovation ]
Russia Sanctions Review Act of 2017 This bill provides that the following executive orders, as in effect on January 1, 2017, and any sanctions imposed pursuant to such orders, shall remain in effect: (1) Executive Order 13694 (relating to blocking property of certain persons engaging in significant malicious cyber-enabled activities); (2) Executive Orders 13660, 13661, and 13662 (relating to blocking property of certain persons contributing to the situation in Ukraine); and (3) Executive Order 13685 (relating to blocking property of certain persons (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey Committee On Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs. Hearings Held. on 04/27/2017

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