Open Congress : Major Bill Actions in Detention of persons

Bill Introduced: S.3181 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2009

2008-06-23T00:00:00Z

An original bill making appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: S.3114 Secure and Safe Detention and Asylum Act

2008-06-11T00:00:00Z

A bill to provide safeguards against faulty asylum procedures, to improve conditions of detention for detainees, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: S.Res.574 A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the Government of the People's Republic of China should immediately release from custody the children of Rebiya Kadeer and Canadian citizen Huseyin Celil and should refrain from further engaging in acts of cultural, linguistic, and religious suppression directed against the Uyghur people.

2008-05-22T00:00:00Z

A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the Government of the People's Republic of China should immediately release from custody the children of Rebiya Kadeer and Canadian citizen Huseyin Celil and should refrain from further engaging in acts of cultural, linguistic, and religious suppression directed against the Uyghur people.

Bill Introduced: H.R.6028 Merida Initiative to Combat Illicit Narcotics and Reduce Organized Crime Authorization Act of 2008

2008-05-13T00:00:00Z

To authorize law enforcement and security assistance, and assistance to enhance the rule of law and strengthen civilian institutions, for Mexico and the countries of Central America, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: S.2996 Foreign Intelligence and Information Commission Act

2008-05-08T00:00:00Z

An original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2009 for intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the United States Government, the Community Management Account, and the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.5959 Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009

2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2009 for intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the United States Government, the Community Management Account, and the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: S.Res.533 A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate regarding the political situation in Zimbabwe.

2008-04-24T00:00:00Z

A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate regarding the political situation in Zimbabwe.

Bill Introduced: S.Res.504 A resolution condemning the violence in Tibet and calling for restraint by the Government of the People's Republic of China and the people of Tibet.

2008-04-07T00:00:00Z

A resolution condemning the violence in Tibet and calling for restraint by the Government of the People's Republic of China and the people of Tibet.

Bill Introduced: H.R.5658 Reconstruction and Stabilization Civilian Management Act of 2008

2008-03-31T00:00:00Z

To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2009 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, to amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to provide for the protection of child custody arrangements for parents who are members of the Armed Forces deployed in support of a contingency operation, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: S.2738 Criminal Alien Removal Act of 2008

2008-03-10T00:00:00Z

A bill to identify and remove criminal aliens incarcerated in correctional facilities in the United States and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: S.2717 Effective Immigration Enforcement Partnerships Act of 2008

2008-03-05T00:00:00Z

A bill to provide for enhanced Federal enforcement of, and State and local assistance in the enforcement of, the immigration laws of the United States, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.4660 Detainee Interrogation Recording Act of 2007

2007-12-13T00:00:00Z

To require the videotaping of strategic interrogations and certain other interactions between detainees and members of the Armed Forces, intelligence operatives, and contractors, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: S.2366 Border Law Enforcement Act

2007-11-15T00:00:00Z

A bill to provide immigration reform by securing America's borders, clarifying and enforcing existing laws, and enabling a practical verification program.

Bill Introduced: S.2368 Border Law Enforcement Act

2007-11-15T00:00:00Z

A bill to provide immigration reform by securing America's borders, clarifying and enforcing existing laws, and enabling a practical employer verification program.

Bill Introduced: H.R.4192 OVERDUE Immigration Reform Act of 2007

2007-11-15T00:00:00Z

To reform immigration to serve the national interest.

Bill Introduced: H.R.4201 Justice for the Newark College Students Act

2007-11-15T00:00:00Z

To require State and local law enforcement agencies to determine the immigration status of all individuals arrested by such agencies for a felony, to require such agencies to report to the Secretary of Homeland Security when they have arrested for a felony an alien unlawfully present in the United States, to require mandatory Federal detention of such individuals pending removal in cases where they are not otherwise detained, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.4156 Orderly and Responsible Iraq Redeployment Appropriations Act, 2008

2007-11-13T00:00:00Z

Making emergency supplemental appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: S.2348 Emergency Border Security Funding Act of 2007

2007-11-13T00:00:00Z

A bill to ensure control over the United States border and to strengthen enforcement of the immigration laws.

Bill Introduced: S.Res.372 A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate on the declaration of a state of emergency in Pakistan.

2007-11-08T00:00:00Z

A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate on the declaration of a state of emergency in Pakistan.

Bill Introduced: H.R.4088 SAVE Act of 2007

2007-11-06T00:00:00Z

To provide immigration reform by securing America's borders, clarifying and enforcing existing laws, and enabling a practical employer verification program.