| Bill No. |
Title/Description |
History of Legislation
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| H.R. 4660 |
NATIONAL HOMELAND SECURITY AND COMBATING
TERRORISM ACT OF 2002: A bill to create a Cabinet-level
Department of National Homeland Security and a separate White House
Office of Combating Terrorism. Specifically, the bill would create a
new department combining the U.S. Customs Service, Border Patrol,
Coast Guard, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), the
Agriculture Department's quarantine inspectors, and the INS’s
enforcement functions |
Introduced on 05/02/02., by Rep. William Thornberry
(R-TX). |
| H.R. 4649 |
HAITIAN ADJUSTMENT: A bill to provide for the
adjustment of status of certain Haitian nationals. |
Introduced by Rep. Alcee L. Hastings (D-FL) on
5/2/02. |
| H.R. 4597 |
INADMISSIBILITY FOR FAILURE TO PAY CHILD
SUPPORT: A bill to prevent aliens who are delinquent in child
support payments from gaining entry into the U.S. H.R. 4597 would
amend INA § 212(a)(10) to render inadmissible any alien whose
legally obligated child support payments are in arrears exceeding
$2,500. The legislation would also allow immigration officers to
serve legal process in child support cases on certain arriving
aliens. |
Introduced by Rep. Benjamin L. Cardin (D-MD) on
4/25/02. Approved by the House Immigration Subcommittee on 5/2/02.
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| H.R. 4575 |
NATURALIZATION FOR VETERANS: A bill that
would amend the INA to change the requirements for naturalization
through service in the U.S. armed forces. Section 1 of the bill
would amend INA §328(a) to reduce from three years to two the amount
of time that an individual must serve in active duty in the U.S.
armed forces to become eligible for naturalization under this
provision. The legislation would also add a new §328A to render
eligible for naturalization without a waiting period any enlisted
member of the armed forces whose eligibility for access to
classified information has been certified to the INS by the relevant
military department. |
Introduced by Rep. Martin Frost (D-TX) on 4/24/02.
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| H.R. 4558 |
IRISH VISAS: A bill that would extend for an
additional year the Irish Peace Process Cultural and Training
Program Act of 1998 (Pub. L. No. 105-319). |
Introduced by Rep. James T. Walsh (R-NY) on 4/23/02.
Approved by the House Immigration Subcommittee on 5/2/02. |
| H.R. 4503 |
CARIBBEAN AMNESTY AND RELIEF ACT: A bill to
provide eligibility for adjustment of status to certain nationals of
Caribbean countries if they have been continuously physically
present in the U.S. beginning not later than September 30, 1996. In
addition, the legislation would establish a “Visa Fairness
Commission” tasked with “gathering. empirical data on economic and
racial profiling by the Consular Affairs office in American
embassies and by Customs and immigration inspectors at U.S. points
of entry.” |
Introduced by Rep. Eliot L. Engel (D-NY) on 4/18/02.
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| H.R. 4108 |
IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE
REORGANIZATION ACT OF 2002: A bill to dismantle the INS and
transfer its functions elsewhere. Specifically, H.R. 4108 would
abolish the INS and consolidate border patrol, inspections,
investigations, and removal and related enforcement functions within
a Bureau of Immigration Enforcement, the Director of which would
report to the Attorney General. In addition, the legislation would
transfer immigration benefits related functions such as admissions,
refugees, asylum affairs and citizenship to the Department of State.
|
Introduced by Rep. Jim Kolbe (R–AZ) on 4/9/02.
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| H.R. 4058 |
MILITARY STANDARDS FOR AIRPORT SECURITY SCREENERS
ACT: A bill to amend Section 642(c) of the Illegal Immigration
Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (IIRAIRA) to require
the INS to verify whether an alien has an immigration status
rendering him or her eligible for service in the U.S. armed forces.
Under the bill, an alien who is verified as eligible for such
service would not be considered ineligible to be hired by the U.S.
for a position as an airport security screener as a result of his or
her immigration status. |
Introduced by Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D–CA) on 3/20/02.
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| H.R. 4043 |
DRIVER'S LICENSE LEGISLATION: A bill to bar
federal agencies from accepting for any identification-related
purpose any state-issued driver's license or other comparable
identification document unless the state requires such licenses or
documents issued to nonimmigrant aliens to expire upon the later of:
(1) the expiration of the aliens’ nonimmigrant visa; or (2) in an
instance where the visa's validity period has been modified, not
more than five years after license or document issuance. |
Introduced by Rep. Jeff Flake (R-AZ) on March 20,
2002. Approved by the House Immigration Subcommittee on 5/02/02.
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| H.R. 3984 |
Waivers for Certain Victims of September 11:
A bill to amend the USA Patriot Act to permit an alien lawfully
admitted for permanent residence whose spouse died as a result of a
terrorist activity on September 11, 2001, to apply for
naturalization under the conditions that would have applied if such
death had not occurred. |
Introduced by Representative Michael Ferguson (R-NJ)
on 3/18/02. Referred to House Committee on Judiciary. |
H.R. 3959 |
MILITARY STANDARDS FOR AIRPORT SECURITY SCREENERS
ACT: A bill that would create parity between the immigration
status required for employment as an airport security screener and
the immigration status required for service in the Armed Forces, and
would amend the INA to permit naturalization through active-duty
military service during Operation Enduring Freedom. |
Introduced by Representative Zoe Lofgren (D-CA) on
03/13/02. Referred to Committee on Judiciary. |
H.R. 3894 |
RESTORATION OF FAIRNESS IN IMMIGRATION ACT OF
2002: A bill that would restore due process by repealing the
retroactivity of IIRAIRA, restore judicial review and discretion,
eliminate mandatory detention, and otherwise restore fairness and
proportionality. |
Introduced by Representative John Conyers (R-MI) on
3/07/02. Referred to Committee on Judiciary. |
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H.R. 3776 |
ILLEGAL IMMIGRANT EMERGENCY CARE REIMBURSEMENT
IMPROVEMENT ACT OF 2002: A bill to amend Sections 562 and 563 of
IIRAIRA to the allow the federal government to pay hospitals,
ambulance services, and emergency medical care for illegal aliens.
|
Introduced by Representative Jim Kolbe (R-AZ) on
02/14/02. Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. |
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H.R. 3714 |
ILLNESS AND DEATH RELATIVES: A bill to amend
the Immigration and Nationality Act to allow non-immigrant aliens to
enter the US to visit family in case of serious illness or death of
an immediate family member.
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Introduced by Representative Alcee Hastings (D-FL)
on 02/12/02. Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. |
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H.R. 3600 |
NATIONAL BORDER SECURITY AGENCY ACT: A bill
to establish a National Border Security Agency. |
Introduced by Representative Tom Tancredo (R-CO) on
12/20/01. Referred to Committee on the Judiciary. |
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H.R. 3575 |
"SPOUSAL BENEFITS: A bill to amend the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the disallowance of the
marital deduction where the spouse is not a United States citizen
for purposes of estate and gift taxes.
" |
Introduced by Representative Jennifer Dunn (R-WA.)
on 12/20/01. Referred to Committee on Ways and Means. |
|
H.R.3564 |
TERRORISM TRIBUNAL ACT of 2001: A bill to
authorize the limited use of military tribunals absent a war
declared by Congress in cases arising out of acts of international
terrorism committed in the United States. |
Introduced by Representative Bob Barr (R-GA) on
12/20/01 Referred to Armed Services, House and Judiciary Committee.
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H.R. 3515 |
INTERNATIONAL STUDENT RESPONSIBILITY ACT: A
bill to ensure that aliens studying in the United States comply with
the terms and conditions applicable to such study, and for other
purposes.
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Introduced by Representative Miller (D-CA) on
12/18/01.Referred on House Education and the Workforce, House; and
Judiciary |
| H.R.3286 |
SECURING AMERICA FROM TERRORIST ENTRIES (SAFTE)
ACT: A bill to provide for a temporary moratorium on visas for
certain aliens, and for other purposes.
|
Introduced by Representative Weldon (R-FL) on
11/13/01. Referred on House Judiciary, House Transportation and
Infrastructure. |
| H.R. 3231 |
INS REORGANIZATION: A bill to replace the
Immigration and Naturalization Service with the Agency for
Immigration Affairs, and for other purposes. |
Introduced by Representative Sensenbrenner (R-WI) on
11/06/0.Referred to Committee on the Judiciary. |
| H.R. 3229 |
VISA ENTRY REFORM ACT of 2001: This bill
would focus on counter-terrorism efforts through visa entry reform
and other means.
|
Introduced by Representative Gallegly on 11/0.
Referred to Committee on the Judiciary. |
| H.R. 3222 |
VISA RESTRICTIONS: A bill to limit the number
of H1-B nonimmigrant visas issued in any fiscal year. |
Introduced by Representative Tancredo (R-CO) on
11/01/01. Referred to Committee on the Judiciary. |
| H.R. 3221 |
STUDENT MORATORIUM: A bill to establish a
temporary moratorium on the issuance of visas for nonimmigrant
foreign students and other exchange program participants and to
improve reporting requirements for universities under the foreign
student monitoring program. |
Introduced by Representative Roukema (R-N.J.) on
11/01/01. Referred to Committee on the Judiciary. |
| H.R. 3205 |
ENHANCED BORDER SECURITY ACT OF 2001: To
enhance the border security of the United States, and for other
purposes. |
Introduced by Representative Conyers (D-MI) on
11/01/01. Referred to Committee on the Judiciary. |
| H.R. 3181 |
STUDENT MORATORIUM: A bill to establish a
temporary moratorium on the issuance of visas for nonimmigrant
foreign students and other exchange program participants, to improve
procedures for issuance of nonimmigrant student visas, and to
enhance procedures for admission at ports of entry to the United
States. |
Introduced by Representative Bilirakis(R-FL) on
10/30/0. Referred to Committee on the Judiciary. |
| H.R. 3179 |
RELIEF: For the relief of certain aliens who
were aboard the Golden Venture. |
Introduced by Representative Platts (R-PA) on
10/30/01. Referred to Committee on the Judiciary. Received approval
of Subcommittee on 11/01/01. |
| H.R.3077
|
VISA INTEGRITY AND SECURITY ACT OF
2001:Expresses the sense of Congress that the Department of
Justice should fully implement the entry-exit control data system as
specified in Section 110 of IIRAIRA as expeditiously as practicable,
with a focus on the development of biometric technology and
tamper-proof identifications. The bill provides access by the
Department of State to criminal history databases (NCIC III),
expands the data collection and reporting requirement relating to
student visas, requires tamper proof passports for participation in
the Visa Waiver Program, and imposes additional reporting
requirements and penalties on H-1B employers. (Senate companion bill
is S. 1518) |
Introduced by Castle (R-DE) on 10/10/01. Referred to
Committee on Judiciary. |
| H.R.3052 |
VISA INFORMATION ACT OF 2001:A bill to
provide for the establishment and implementation of a system to
collect fingerprint data whenever a visa is issued and to compare
the data to prints taken at the time of admission. |
Introduced by Representative Green (D-TX) on
10/05/01. Referred to Committee on Judiciary. |
| H.R. 3043 |
STUDENT TRACKING: This bill would provide for
the establishment of an alien nonimmigrant student tracking system,
the establishment of additional fees and reporting requirements. |
Introduced by Representative Sweeney (R-NY) on
10/5/01. Referred to Committee on Judiciary. |
| H.R.3033 |
FOREIGN STUDENTS DATABASE ACT OF 2001: A bill
to amend the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility
Act of 1996 to authorize the appropriation of funds for the program
to collect information relating to nonimmigrant foreign students and
to provide for a GAO review of such program. |
Introduced by Representative McCollum (D-MN) on
10/04/01. Referred to Committee on Judiciary |
| H.R.3016 |
ANTI-TERRORISM: A bill to amend the
Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996 with respect
to the responsibilities of the secretary of Health and Human
Services regarding biological agents and toxins, and to amend title
18, United States Code, with respect to such agents and toxins, to
clarify the application of cable television system privacy
requirements to new cable services, to strengthen security at
certain nuclear facilities, and for other purposes. |
Introduced by Representative Mr. Tauzin (R-LA) on
10/03/01. Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. |
| H.R.3013 |
"PORT OF MARITIME SECURITY ACT OF 2001 To
direct the Secretary of Transportation to take actions to improve
security at the maritime borders of the United States." |
Introduced by Brown (D-FL) on 10/03/01. Referred to
Committee on Judiciary. |
| H.R.3004 |
ANTI-TERRORISM: To combat the financing of
terrorism and other financial crimes, and for other purposes. |
Introduced by Representative Oxley (R-OH) on
10/03/01. Referred to Committee on Financial Services. Also referred
to the Committee on Judiciary. |
| H.R. 3002 |
FOREIGN STUDENTS: A bill to provide for the
establishment of an alien nonimmigrant student tracking system. |
Introduced by Representative Sweeney (R-NY) on
10/03/01. Referred to Committee on Judiciary. |
| H.R. 2988 |
"STUDENT VISAS: A bill to amend title 49,
United States Code, to provide for the regulation of flight schools
and flight school applicants for the purposes of enhancing national
security and aviation safety, and for other purposes." |
Introduced by Representative Deutsch (D-FL.) on
10/02/01. Referred to Committee on Judiciary and Committee on
Transportation and Infrastructure. |
| H.R. 2984 |
NON IMMIGRANT TRACKING: A bill to amend the
Immigration and Nationality Act to ensure that aliens provided
nonimmigrant status under section 101(a)(15)(H)(i)(b) of that act
are counted, for purposes of determining whether the numerical
limitation on the provision of such status has been reached, in a
manner that is accurate, fair, and takes into account only those
aliens who actually commence employment as such a nonimmigrant. |
Introduced by Representative Andrews (D-NJ) on
10/02/01. Referred to Committee on Judiciary. |
| H.R. 2975 |
PATRIOT ACT: Provide Appropriate Tools
Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism . House anti-terrorism
proposal in response to attack on September 11, 2001. |
Introduced by Representative Sensenbrenner (R-WI)
and Representative Conyers on 10/02/01. Passed the House Judiciary
Committee. |
| H.R. 2965 |
"CRIMINAL VISA DENIAL ACT OF 2001 :A bill to
amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for the
exchange of information by electronic means between the Federal
Bureau of Investigation and other federal agencies." |
Introduced by Representative Shay (R-CT) on 9/25/01.
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. |
| H.R.2928 |
KEEPING AMERICA SAFE ACT OF 2001: A bill to
amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for the removal
of aliens who aid or abet a terrorist organization or an individual
who has conducted, is conducting, or is planning to conduct a
terrorist activity. |
Introduced by Representative Andrews (D-NJ) on
9/21/01 . Referred to the Committee on Judiciary. Parallel
anti-terrorism bill for S.1510. |
| H.R.2897 |
VICTIMS RELIEF: A bill to provide for the
granting of posthumous citizenship to certain aliens lawfully
admitted for permanent residence who died as a result of the
hijackings of 4 commercial aircraft, the attacks on the World Trade
Center, or the attack on the Pentagon, on September 11, 2001, and
for other purposes. |
Introduced by Representative Serrano (D-NJ) on
9/14/01 . Referred to the Committee on Judiciary. |
| H.R.2809 |
ESSENTIAL WORKERS (NURSES): A bill to
increase the total number of nonimmigrant visas that may be issued
to nurses under section 101(a)(15)(H)(i)(c) of the Immigration and
Nationality Act in each fiscal year, to increase the number of such
visas that may be allocated for employment in states with larger
populations, and to exempt locally-owned hospitals in health
professional shortage areas from certain requirements applicable to
employment of physicians and nurses admitted under section
101(a)(15)(H)(i)(b) of such act. |
Introduced by Representative Reyes (D-TX) on
08/02/01 . Referred to the Committee on Judiciary. |
| H.R.2791 |
"ADJUSTMENT OF STATUS: A bill to amend the
Immigration and Nationality Act to remove from an alien the initial
burden of establishing that he or she is entitled to nonimmigrant
status under section 101(a)(15)(B) of such act, in the case of an
alien seeking such status in order to enter the United States for a
brief temporary stay occasioned by a family obligation, such as the
illness or death of a close relative." |
Introduced by Representative Mink (D-HI) on
08/02/01. Referred to the Committee on th Judiciary. |
| H.R.2779 |
FOREIGN STUDENT: A bill to repeal section 641
of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act
of 1996, which requires the collection of information regarding
nonimmigrant foreign students and other exchange program
participants.
|
Introduced by Representative McCollum (D-MN) on
08/02/01. Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. |
| H.R.2772 |
"DUE PROCESS REFORM: A bill to amend the
Immigration and Nationality Act to modify restrictions added by the
Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of
1996."
|
Introduced by Representative LaFalce (D-NY) on
08/02/01. Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. |
| H.R.2766 |
FAMILY ADJUSTMENT OF STATUS : A bill to amend
the Immigration and Nationality Act to modify the requirements for a
child born abroad and out of wedlock to acquire citizenship based on
the citizenship of the child's father, and for other purposes. |
Introduced by Representative Sheila Jackson Lee
(D-TX) and one Representative Terry (R-NE) on 08/02/01 and referred
to the Committee on Judiciary. |
| H.R. 2737 |
REPARATIONS: To allow certain individuals of
Japanese ancestry who were brought forcibly to the United States
from countries in Latin America during World War II and were
interned in the United States to be provided restitution under the
Civil Liberties Act of 1988, and for other purposes. |
Introduced by Representative Innouye (D-HI) on
07/25/01. Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. |
| H.R.2736 |
STATUS ADJUSTMENT: A bill to provide for the
adjustment of status of certain foreign agricultural workers, to
amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to reform the H-2A worker
program under that act, and for other purposes " |
Introduced by Representative Berman (D- CA) on
08/02/01. Referred to the Committee House on Education and the
Workforce, Judiciary, Ways and Means.
|
| H.R. 2713 |
REGISTRY: A bill to amend the Immigration and
Nationality Act to permit the Attorney General to create a record of
lawful admission for permanent residence for certain aliens who
entered the United States at least 15 years prior to the application
date. |
Introduced by Representative Waters (D-CA) on
08/01/02. Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. |
| H.R.2712 |
MORATORIUM: A bill to effect a moratorium on
immigration. |
Introduced by Representative Tancredo (R-FL) on
08/01/01. Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. |
| H.R.2623 |
CITIZENSHIP: A bill to extend the deadline
for granting posthumous citizenship to individuals who die while on
active-duty service in the armed forces. |
Introduced by Representative Meehan (D-) on
07/25/01. Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. |
| H.R.2474 |
DUE PROCESS: A bill to amend the Immigration
and Nationality Act to specify that imprisonment for reentering the
United States after removal subsequent to a conviction for a felony
shall be under circumstances that stress strenuous work and sparse
living conditions, if the alien is convicted of another felony after
the reentry. |
Introduced on 07/11/01 by Representative Rohrabacher
(R-CA). Referred to Committee on the Judiciary. |
| H.R. 2457 |
AGRICULTURAL WORKER: A bill to amend the
Immigration and Nationality Act to impose a limitation on the wage
that the secretary of Labor may require an employer to pay an alien
who is an H-2A nonimmigrant agricultural worker. |
Introduced on 07/11/01 by Representative Cannon
(R-CA). Referred to Committee on Judiciary. |
| H.R.2276 |
BORDER CROSSING CARDS: A bill to amend the
Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996
to extend the deadline for aliens to present a border crossing card
that contains a biometric identifier matching the appropriate
biometric characteristic of the alien. |
Introduced on 06/21/01 by Representative Gekas
(R-PA) Referred to Committee on the Judiciary. Amended on 06/27/01.
|
| H.R. 2258 |
WOMEN IMMIGRANTS SAFE HARBOR ACT OF 2001: A
bill to amend title IV of the Personal Responsibility and Work
Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 to provide for the
eligibility of certain aliens suffering from domestic abuse for SSI,
food stamps, TANF, Medicaid, SSBG, and certain other public benefit
programs, and for other purposes. |
Introduced on 6/20/01 by Representative Levin
(D-MI). Referred to Committee on the Judiciary, Agriculture, Energy
and Commerce. |
| H.R.2257 |
BORDER HOSPITAL SURVIVAL AND ILLEGAL IMMIGRANT
CARE ACT: A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to
establish a 5-year pilot program under which health care providers
are reimbursed by the Secretary of Health and Human Services for the
costs associated with providing emergency medical care to aliens who
are not lawfully present in the United States and are not detained
by any law enforcement authority, and for other purposes. |
Introduced on 6/20/01 by Representative Kolbe
(R-AZ). Referred to Committee on the Judiciary, Energy and Commerce.
|
| H.R. 2155 |
INS JURISDICTION: A bill to amend title 18,
United States Code, to make it illegal to operate a motor vehicle
with a drug or alcohol in the body of the driver at a land border
port of entry, and for other purposes. An officer or employee of the
Immigration and Naturalization Service authorized under section
287(h) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1357(h)) for
the purpose of determining the presence or concentration of a drug
or alcohol in such blood, breath, or urine may assume individual
entering has given consent to be tested. |
Introduced by Representative Flake (R-AZ),
Representative Smith (R-TX), and Representative Stupak (D-MI). Read
twice and referred to Committee on the Judiciary. |
| H.R. 2113 |
SECRET EVIDENCE: A bill to amend the
Immigration and Nationality Act to ensure that no permanent resident
alien or alien in the United States with an un expired visa is
removed or otherwise deprived of liberty, based on evidence that is
kept secret from the alien. |
Introduced by Representative Rohrabacher (R-CA) on
06/07/01 and referred to the Committee on Judiciary. |
| H.R. 2030 |
DENIAL OF VISA: A bill to prohibit issuance
of a visa, or admission to the United States, of any physician who
is a citizen of the People's Republic of China and who seeks to
enter for the purpose of training in organ or bodily tissue
transplantation. |
Introduced by Representative Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL) on
05/25/01 and referred to the Committee on Judiciary. |
| H.R. 1984 |
"ENGLISH ONLY: A bill to reaffirm English as
the official language of the United States, to establish a uniform
English language rule for naturalization, and to avoid
mis-constructions of the English language texts of the Laws of the
United States, pursuant to Congress´ powers to provide for the
General Welfare of the United States and to establish a uniform Rule
of Naturalization under Article I, Section 8, of the Constitution"
|
Introduced by Representative Barr (R-GA) on
05/24/01. Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce,
and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary. |
| H.R. 1918 |
STUDENT ADJUSTMENT: A bill to amend the
Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996
to permit states to determine state residency for higher education
purposes and to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to cancel
the removal and adjust the status of certain alien college-bound
students who are long-term U.S. residents. |
Introduced by Representative Canon (R-UT) on
05/21/01 and referred to the Committee on Judiciary. |
| H.R. 1910 |
DENIAL OF BENEFITS TO PERSECUTORS: A bill to
deny federal public benefits to individuals who were participants in
Nazi persecution. |
Introduced by Representative Saxton (R-NJ) on
05/17/01 and referred to the Committee on Judiciary. |
| H.R. 1904 |
ALIEN CHILDREN: A bill to establish an Office
of Children's Services within the Department of Justice to
coordinate and implement government actions involving unaccompanied
alien children, and for other purposes. |
Introduced by Representative Lofgren (D-CA) on
05/17/01 and referred to the Committee on Judiciary. |
| H.R. 1892 |
FAMILY SPONSOR IMMIGRATION ACT OF 2001: A
bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for the
acceptance of an affidavit of support from another eligible sponsor
if the original sponsor has died and the attorney general has
determined for humanitarian reasons that the original sponsor's
classification petition should not be revoked. |
Introduced by Representative Calvert (R-CA) on
05/17/01 and referred to the Committee on Judiciary. |
| H.R. 1840 |
REFUGEE PROTECTION: A bill to extend
eligibility for refugee status of unmarried sons and daughters of
certain Vietnamese refugees. |
Introduced by Representative Tom Davis (R-VA).
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. |
| H.R. 1807 |
IMMIGRANT LABOR POLICY REVIEW ACT: A bill to
establish the High Level Commission on Immigrant Labor Policy. |
Introduced by Representative Kolbe (R-AZ) on
05/10/01 and referred to the Committee on Judiciary. |
| H.R. 1806 |
LIBERIAN REFUGEE IMMIGRATION FAIRNESS ACT OF
2001: A bill to provide for the adjustment of status of certain
nationals of Liberia to that of lawful permanent residence. |
Introduced by Representative Kennedy (D-R.I.)
on5/10/01 and referred to the Committee on Judiciary. |
| H.R. 1778 |
TRAFFIC STOPS ALONG THE BORDER STATISTICS STUDY
ACT OF 2001: This bill would provide for the collection of data
on traffic stops. This bill would mandate the Attorney General to
perform an initial analysis of existing data, including complaints
alleging, and other information concerning, traffic stops motivated
by race and other bias. |
Introduced by Representative Jackson-Lee (D-TX) on
05/09/01 and referred to the Committee on Judiciary. |
| H.R. 1733 |
CHILDREN/HEALTH CARE: A bill to amend the
Social Security Act to guarantee comprehensive health care coverage
for all children born after 2001 including individuals who are born
outside the United States after such date and who become eligible to
enroll by virtue of immigration into (or an adjustment of
immigration status in) the United States are deemed enrolled at the
time of entry or adjustment of status." |
Introduced by Representative Stark (D-CA) on
05/03/01. Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, Committee on
Energy and Commerce. |
| H.R. 1726 |
TPS: A bill to provide for adjustment of
immigration status for certain aliens granted temporary protected
status in the U.S. because of conditions in Montserrat. |
Introduced by Representative Owens (D-NY) on
05/03/01 and referred to the Committee on Judiciary. |
| H.R.1713 |
SECTION 245(i): A bill to amend the
Immigration and Nationality Act to restore the scope of eligibility
for adjustment of status under section 245(i) of that act to that in
effect before November 1997. |
Introduced by Representative Gutierrez (D-IL) on
05/03/01 and referred to the Committee on Judiciary. |
| H.R. 1646 |
FOREIGN RELATIONS AUTHORIZATION ACT, FISCAL YEARS
2002 AND 2003: An amendment that would state congressional
support for allowing Vietnamese refugees who served substantial
sentences in Vietnamese re-education camps due to wartime
associations with the United States to include their unmarried sons
and daughters as family members for purposes of resettlement. |
Introduced by Representative Hyde (R-IL) on 04/27/01
and adopted by voice vote on 05/02/01. |
| H.R. 1616 |
VETERANS' CITIZENSHIP ACT OF 2001: A bill to
amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for the
granting of U.S. citizenship, through the issuance of a certificate
of citizenship, to any person who, after obtaining the status of an
alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence, completes three
years of honorable service on active duty in the armed forces, and
for other purposes. |
Introduced by Representative Keller (R-FL) on
04/26/01 and referred to the Committee on Judiciary. |
| H.R. 1615 |
245(i) EXTENSION: A bill to expand the class
of beneficiaries who may apply for adjustment of status under
section 245(i) of the Immigration and Nationality Act by extending
the deadline for classification petition and labor certification
filings from April 30, 2001 to April 30, 2002. |
Introduced by Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX) on 04/26/01
and referred to the Committee on Judiciary. |
| H.R. 1614 |
EDUCATION: A bill to, among other things,
establish an Emergency Immigrant Education program. This program
authorizes the Secretary to make grants in accordance with the
provisions of this subpart to the Close Up Foundation of Washington,
District of Columbia, a nonpartisan, nonprofit foundation, for the
purpose of assisting the Close Up Foundation in carrying out its
programs of increasing understanding of the Federal Government among
economically disadvantaged older Americans, recent immigrants and
students of migrant parents. |
Introduced by Hoeffel (D-Pa.) on 04/26/01 and
referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce. |
| H.R. 1582 |
STUDENT ADJUSTMENT: A bill to amend the
Immigration and Nationality Act to adjust the status of certain
long-staying alien children, to lower high school drop out rates for
certain immigrant children, and to restore the right of State and
local governments to decide whom they will admit to their State and
local colleges and universities. |
Introduced by Representative Gutierrez (D-IL) on
04/25/01 and referred to the Committee on Judiciary and the
Committee on the Education and the Workforce. |
| H.R. 1572 |
WORKER AMNESTY AND OPPORTUNITY ACT OF 2001: A
bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for
legal permanent resident status for certain undocumented or
nonimmigrant aliens dependent on factors such as physical presence,
age, sponsorship by labor union, employment in an occupation with a
worker shortage and eligibility. |
Introduced by Representative Owens (D-NY) on
04/24/01 and referred to the Committee on Judiciary. |
| H.R. 1571 |
ALIEN CHILD PROTECTION AND DEFERRED ENFORCED
DEPARTURE FAMILY UNITY ACT OF 2001: A bill to provide for
permanent resident status for any alien orphan physically present in
the United States who is less than 12 years of age and to provide
for deferred enforced departure status for any alien physically
present in the United States who is the natural and legal parent of
a child born in the United States who is less than 18 years of age.
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Introduced by Representative Owens (D-NY) on
04/24/01 and referred to the Committee on Judiciary. |
| H.R. 1563 |
PRESERVING EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES FOR IMMIGRANT
CHILDREN ACT OF 2001: A bill to assist aliens who were
transplanted to the United States as children in continuing their
education and otherwise integrating into American society. |
Introduced by Representative Jackson-Lee (D-TX) on
04/24/01 and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. |
| H.R. 1562 |
IMMIGRATION RESTRUCTURING AND ACCOUNTABILITY ACT
OF 2001: A bill to replace the Immigration and Naturalization
Service with the Office of the Associate Attorney General for
Immigration Affairs, the Bureau of Immigration Services, and the
Bureau of Immigration Enforcement, and for other purposes. |
Introduced by Jackson-Lee (D-TX) on 04/24/01and
referred to the Committee on Judiciary. |
| H.R. 1561 |
DATE OF REGISTRY AND LEGAL AMNESTY RESTORATION
ACT OF 2001:A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act
with respect to the record of admission for permanent residence in
the case of certain aliens. Amends the Immigration and Nationality
Act to update the registry date from 1972 to 1986 thereby extending
the admission date for permanent residence for certain aliens,
including additional one-year extensions starting in Jan. 2002
through Jan. 2006 eventually bringing the registry date to 1991 in
the year 2006. |
Introduced by Jackson-Lee (D-TX) on 04/25/01 and
referred to the Committee on Judiciary. |
| H.R. 1560 |
INCREASE IN NUMERICAL LIMITATION FOR ASYLEES
ADJUSTMENT ACT OF 2001: A bill to increase the numerical
limitation on the number of asylees whose status may be adjusted to
that of an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence from
10,000 to 25,000. |
Introduced by Jackson-Lee (D-TX) on 04/24/01 and
referred to the Committee on Judiciary. |
| H.R. 1528 |
BENEFITS: A bill to amend title XIX of the
Social Security Act to assure coverage for legal immigrant children
and pregnant women under the Medicaid program and the state
children's health insurance program (SCHIP). |
Introduced by Representative Towns (D-NY) on
04/04/01; Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. |
| H.R.1452 |
REMOVAL AND RELIEF: A bill to amend the
Immigration and Nationality Act to permit certain long-term
permanent resident aliens to seek cancellation of removal under such
act, and for other purposes. |
Introduced by Representative Frank (D-MA) on
04/04/01; Referred to the Committee on Judiciary. |
| H.R.1449 |
EXCLUSION OF TORTURERS: A bill to amend the
Immigration and Nationality Act to provide that aliens who commit
acts of torture or war crimes abroad are inadmissible and removable
and to establish within the Criminal Division of the Department of
Justice an Office of Special Investigations having responsibilities
under that act with respect to all alien participants in war crimes
or acts of genocide or torture abroad. |
Introduced by Representative Foley (R-FL) on
04/04/01; Referred to the Committee on Judiciary. |
| H.R. 1345 |
CONSULAR REVIEW: A bill to amend the
Immigration and Nationality Act to establish a Board of Visa Appeals
within the Department of State to review decisions of consular
officers concerning visa applications, revocations, and
cancellations. |
Introduced by Representative Frank (D-MA) on
04/03/01; Referred to the Committee on Judiciary. |
| H.R. 1266 |
SECRET EVIDENCE: A bill to ensure that no
alien is removed, denied a benefit under the Immigration and
Nationality Act, or otherwise deprived of liberty, based on evidence
that is kept secret from the alien. |
Introduced by Representative Bonior (D-MI) on
03/28/01; Referred to the Committee on Judiciary. |
| H.R. 1242 |
245(i) EXTENSION: A bill to expand the class
of beneficiaries who may apply for adjustment of status under
section 245(i) of the Immigration and Nationality Act by extending
the deadline to October 31, 2001 for classification petition and
labor certification filings. |
Introduced by Representative King (R-NY) on
03/27/01; Referred to the Committee on Judiciary. |
| H.R. 1195 |
245(i) EXTENSION: A bill to expand the class
of beneficiaries who may apply for adjustment of status under
section 245(i) of the Immigration and Nationality Act by extending
the deadline for classification petition and labor certification
filings to April 30, 2002. |
Introduced by Representative Rangel (D-NY) on
03/22/01; Referred to Committee on Judiciary. |
| H.R. 1143 |
Legal Immigrant Children's Health Improvement Act
of 2001: A bill to amend titles XIX and XXI of the Social
Security Act to permit states the option of coverage of legal
immigrants under the Medicaid program and the State Children's
Health Insurance Program (SCHIP). |
Introduced by Representative Diaz-Balart (R-FL) on
03/21/0. Referred to House Energy and Commerce, House Judiciary.
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| H.R. 1028 |
SPOUSES AND CHILDREN OF PRA's: Amends the
Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for the temporary visitor
or student admission of certain alien spouses or children of U.S.
permanent resident aliens. |
Introduced by Representative Pallone (D-NJ) on
03/14/01. Referred to the Committee on Judiciary. |
| H.R. 945 |
ANDEAN ADJUSTMENT ACT OF 2001: A bill to
provide for the adjustment to permanent resident status of certain
U.S.-resident Colombian and Peruvian nationals (and spouses,
children, and certain unmarried sons or daughters). |
Introduced by Representative Diaz-Balart (R-Fla.) on
03/08/01; Referred to the Committee on Judiciary. |
| H.R. 823 |
STATE CRIMINAL ALIEN ASSISTANCE PROGRAM II AND
LOCAL MEDICAL EMERGENCY REIMBURSEMENT ACT: State Criminal Alien
Assistance Program II Act of 2001: A bill to amends the Immigration
Reform and Control Act of 1986 to provide for the reimbursement of
States for indirect costs of incarcerating illegal aliens. |
Introduced by Representative Condit (D-Calif) on
03/01/01. |
| H.R.814 |
REMOVAL OF VISA LIMITS FOR SPOUSES OF LPRs: A
bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for
U.S. admission of spouses of permanent resident aliens without
numerical limitation. |
Introduced by Representative Andrews (D-NJ) on
03/01/01; Referred to the Committee on Judiciary. |
| H.R. 720 |
ALIEN CHILDREN PROTECTION ACT 2001: A bill to
amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide temporary
protected status to certain unaccompanied alien children, to provide
for the adjustment of status of aliens unlawfully present in the
United States who are under 18 years of age. |
Introduced by Representative Wu (D-OR) on 02/14/01;
Referred to the Committee on Judiciary. |
| H.R. 707 |
CENTRAL AMERICAN AND HAITIAN ADJUSTMENT ACT OF
1999: A bill to amend the Nicaraguan Adjustment and Central
American Relief Act to provide to certain nationals of El Salvador,
Guatemala, Honduras, and Haiti an opportunity to apply for
adjustment of status under that act. |
Introduced by Representative Smith (R-NJ) on
02/14/01; Referred to the Committee on Judiciary. |
| H.R. 690 |
PERMANENT PARTNERS IMMIGRATION ACT OF 2001: A
bill to amend the INA to provide a mechanism for U.S. citizens and
lawful permanent residents to sponsor their permanent partners for
residence in the United States. |
Introduced by Representative Nadler (D-NY) on
02/14/01. |
| H.R. 654 |
IMMIGRATION SERVICES CONSUMER PROTECTION ACT OF
2001:This bill establishes criminal penalties for immigration
consultants who handle immigration matters and do not meet specified
requirements, including license and contract requirements. |
Introduced by Representative Gutierrez (D- IL) on
02/14/01; Referred to the Committee on Judiciary. |
| H.R. 544 |
REQUIREMENT TO PROMULGATE REGULATIONS CONCERNING
GENDER-RELATED PERSECUTION: A bill to require the Attorney
General to promulgate regulations relating to gender-related
persecution, including female genital mutilation, for use in
determining an alien's eligibility for asylum or withholding of
removal. |
Introduced by Representative Maloney (D- NY) on
02/08/01; Referred to the Committee on Judiciary. |
| H.R. 531 |
EL SALVADOR NATIONALS TEMPORARY PROTECTED
STATUS: A bill to designate El Salvador under section 244 of the
INA in order to render nationals of such foreign state eligible for
temporary protected status under such section. |
Introduced by Representative Berman (D- CA) on
02/08/01; Referred to the Senate Committee on Judiciary. |
| H.R. 505 |
ADJUSTMENT OF STATUS AND ASSISTANCE FOR
UNACCOMPANIED ALIEN CHILDREN: A bill to amend the Immigration
and Nationality Act to provide for the adjustment of status of
certain unaccompanied alien children and the establishment of a
panel of advisors to assist unaccompanied alien children in
immigration proceedings. |
Introduced by Representative Hastings (D-Fla.) on
02/07/01; Referred to the Committee on Judiciary. |
| H.R. 500 |
U.S. EMPLOYEE, FAMILY UNITY, AND LEGALIZATION
ACT: This bill calls for changes in the INA including a change
of entry date into the United States for purposes of a record of
admission for permanent residence for certain aliens; the
elimination of retroactive application; restoration of
proportionality to grounds of removal; elimination of prohibition on
admission for aliens who have been unlawfully present in the United
States; visas for certain spouses and children of citizens and
permanent residents temporarily waiting for visa numbers; and the
establishment of a national task force on the exploitation of and
trafficking of immigrants. |
Introduced by Representative Gutierrez (D-Ill) on
02/07/01; Referred to the Committee on Judiciary. |
| H.R. 357 |
LIBERIAN REFUGEE IMMIGRATION PROTECTION ACT OF
2001: A bill to adjust the immigration status of certain
Liberian nationals who were provided refuge in the United States.
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Introduced by Representative Kennedy (D-RI) on
01/31/01; Referred to the Committee on Judiciary. |
| H.R. 348 |
CENTRAL AMERICAN AND HAITIAN ADJUSTMENT ACT OF
1999: A bill to amend the Nicaraguan Adjustment and Central
American Relief Act to provide to certain nationals of El Salvador,
Guatemala, Honduras, and Haiti an opportunity to apply for
adjustment of status under that act, and for other purposes. |
Introduced by Representative Gutierrez (D-Ill.) on
01/31/01; Referred to the Committee on Judiciary. |
| H.R. 345 |
PUBLIC EDUCATION REINVESTMENT, REINVENTION, AND
RESPONSIBILITY ACT: A bill that revises and renames ESEA title
III as Language Minority Students and Indian, Native Hawaiian, and
Alaska Native Education, and sets forth related programs, as well as
the emergency immigrant education program. |
Introduced by Roemer (D- Ind.) on 01/31/01. |
| H.R. 340 |
EXCELLENCE AND ACCOUNTABILITY IN EDUCATION
ACT: This bill revises and renames ESEA title VII as Education
of Limited English Proficient Children and Emergency Immigrant
Education, including: (1) instructional programsin dete
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