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  <title>Open Congress : Major Bill Actions in Immigration</title>
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  <updated>2012-02-01T19:00:00Z</updated>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.3881 Ensuring Mental Competence in Immigration Proceedings Act</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/112-h3881/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2012-02-01:/action/319601</id>
    <updated>2012-02-01T19:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide authority for immigration judges to terminate proceedings or appoint counsel when necessary for aliens with mental disabilities, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.3842 To prohibit Federal funding for lawsuits seeking to invalidate specified State laws that support the enforcement of Federal immigration laws.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/112-h3842/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2012-01-30:/action/319294</id>
    <updated>2012-01-30T19:00:00Z</updated>
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To prohibit Federal funding for lawsuits seeking to invalidate specified State laws that support the enforcement of Federal immigration laws.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.3855 Visa Waiver Program Enhanced Security and Reform Act</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/112-h3855/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2012-01-30:/action/319349</id>
    <updated>2012-01-30T19:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to modify the requirements of the visa waiver program and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.2046 Visa Waiver Program Enhanced Security and Reform Act</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2012-01-30:/action/319327</id>
    <updated>2012-01-30T19:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to modify the requirements of the visa waiver program and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.3823 ARMS Act</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/112-h3823/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2012-01-23:/action/318999</id>
    <updated>2012-01-23T19:00:00Z</updated>
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To authorize the cancellation of removal and adjustment of status of certain aliens who are long-term United States residents and who entered the United States as children, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.3808 Scott Gardner Act</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/112-h3808/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2012-01-22:/action/318875</id>
    <updated>2012-01-22T19:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act with respect to detention of unlawfully present aliens who are apprehended for driving while intoxicated, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.3761 Support and Defend Our Military Personnel and Their Families Act</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/112-h3761/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2011-12-19:/action/318185</id>
    <updated>2011-12-19T19:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to protect the well-being of soldiers and their families, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.3718 Save Our Small and Seasonal Businesses Act of 2011</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/112-h3718/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2011-12-15:/action/317768</id>
    <updated>2011-12-15T19:00:00Z</updated>
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To prioritize certain returning workers for purposes of the numerical limitation on H-2B temporary workers.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.3692 INVEST in America Act</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/112-h3692/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2011-12-14:/action/317676</id>
    <updated>2011-12-14T19:00:00Z</updated>
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To establish an entrepreneur-based immigrant category for alien entrepreneurs who have completed or are in the process of completing a degree in Science, Engineering, Math or a technology-related field.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.2005 Irish Immigration Recognition and Encouragement Act of 2011</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/112-s2005/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2011-12-14:/action/317630</id>
    <updated>2011-12-14T19:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to authorize the Secretary of State to issue up to 10,500 E-3 visas per year to Irish nationals.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.3686 Save Our Small and Seasonal Businesses Act of 2011</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/112-h3686/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2011-12-14:/action/317717</id>
    <updated>2011-12-14T19:00:00Z</updated>
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To extend the termination date for the exemption of returning workers from the numerical limitations for temporary workers.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.1983 Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2011</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/112-s1983/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2011-12-12:/action/317341</id>
    <updated>2011-12-12T19:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to eliminate the per-country numerical limitation for employment-based immigrants, to increase the per-country numerical limitation for family-sponsored immigrants, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.1986 STEM Visa Act of 2011</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/112-s1986/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2011-12-12:/action/317354</id>
    <updated>2011-12-12T19:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to promote innovation, investment, and research in the United States, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.1979 Conrad State 30 Improvement Act</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/112-s1979/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2011-12-11:/action/317159</id>
    <updated>2011-12-11T19:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to provide incentives to physicians to practice in rural and medically underserved communities and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.1949 A bill to provide for safe and humane policies and procedures pertaining to the arrest, detention, and processing of aliens in immigration enforcement operations.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/112-s1949/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2011-12-06:/action/316550</id>
    <updated>2011-12-06T19:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to provide for safe and humane policies and procedures pertaining to the arrest, detention, and processing of aliens in immigration enforcement operations.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.3590 Indonesian Family Refugee Protection Act</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/112-h3590/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2011-12-06:/action/316722</id>
    <updated>2011-12-06T19:00:00Z</updated>
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To allow certain Indonesian citizens to file a motion to reopen their asylum claims.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.3557 Religious Worker Visa Reciprocity Act of 2011</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/112-h3557/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2011-12-01:/action/316290</id>
    <updated>2011-12-01T19:00:00Z</updated>
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To require the country of origin of certain special immigrant religious workers to extend reciprocal immigration treatment to nationals of the United States.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.3517 Passport Recovery Assistance Act of 2011</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/112-h3517/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2011-11-28:/action/315521</id>
    <updated>2011-11-28T19:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend the Passport Act of 1920 to waive the collection of passport fees to replace passports that were lost, damaged, or destroyed as a result of major disasters or emergencies.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Signed by President: H.R.398 To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to toll, during active-duty service abroad in the Armed Forces, the periods of time to file a petition and appear for an interview to remove the conditional basis for permanent resident status, and for other purposes.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/112-h398/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2011-11-22:/action/315219</id>
    <updated>2011-11-22T19:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to toll, during active-duty service abroad in the Armed Forces, the periods of time to file a petition and appear for an interview to remove the conditional basis for permanent resident status, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;November 22, 2011: Signed by President.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Enacted: H.R.398 To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to toll, during active-duty service abroad in the Armed Forces, the periods of time to file a petition and appear for an interview to remove the conditional basis for permanent resident status, and for other purposes.</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2011-11-22:/action/315220</id>
    <updated>2011-11-22T19:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to toll, during active-duty service abroad in the Armed Forces, the periods of time to file a petition and appear for an interview to remove the conditional basis for permanent resident status, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;November 22, 2011: Became Public Law No: 112-58.    </content>
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