Open Congress : Major Bill Actions in Immigration

Bill Introduced: S.1059 A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to deem any person who has received an award from the Armed Forces of the United States for engagement in active combat or active participation in combat to have satisfied certain requirements for naturalization.

2013-05-22T20:00:00Z

A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to deem any person who has received an award from the Armed Forces of the United States for engagement in active combat or active participation in combat to have satisfied certain requirements for naturalization.

Bill Introduced: S.990 A bill to extend the Iraqi and Afghan Special Immigrant Visa Programs by 1 year.

2013-05-19T20:00:00Z

A bill to extend the Iraqi and Afghan Special Immigrant Visa Programs by 1 year.

Bill Introduced: H.R.1966 Virgin Islands Visa Waiver Act of 2013

2013-05-13T20:00:00Z

To establish a visa waiver program for the United States Virgin Islands.

Bill Introduced: H.R.1901 Keep Our Communities Safe Act of 2013

2013-05-08T20:00:00Z

To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for extensions of detention of certain aliens ordered removed, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.1923 To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for the eligibility of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region for designation for participation in the visa waiver program for certain visitors to the United States.

2013-05-08T20:00:00Z

To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for the eligibility of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region for designation for participation in the visa waiver program for certain visitors to the United States.

Bill Introduced: H.R.1886 Promoting Border Commerce and Travel Act

2013-05-07T20:00:00Z

To prohibit land border crossing fees.

Bill Introduced: S.891 American Jobs in American Forests Act of 2013

2013-05-07T20:00:00Z

A bill to increase the employment of Americans by requiring State workforce agencies to certify that employers are actively recruiting Americans and that Americans are not qualified or available to fill the positions that the employer wants to fill with H-2B nonimmigrants.

Bill Introduced: S.883 Domestic Refugee Resettlement Reform and Modernization Act of 2013

2013-05-06T20:00:00Z

A bill to reform and modernize domestic refugee resettlement programs, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.1772 Legal Workforce Act

2013-04-25T20:00:00Z

To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to make mandatory and permanent requirements relating to use of an electronic employment eligibility verification system, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.1773 Agricultural Guestworker Act

2013-04-25T20:00:00Z

To create a nonimmigrant H-2C work visa program for agricultural workers, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.1781 Mustafa Akarsu Local Guard Force Support Act

2013-04-25T20:00:00Z

To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for special immigrant status for certain spouses and children of employees of the United States Government abroad killed in the line of duty.

Bill Introduced: H.R.1812 Partner with Korea Act

2013-04-25T20:00:00Z

To provide high-skilled visas for nationals of the Republic of Korea, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.1784 Domestic Refugee Resettlement Reform and Modernization Act of 2013

2013-04-25T20:00:00Z

To reform and modernize domestic refugee resettlement programs, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.1760 INVEST in America Act

2013-04-24T20:00:00Z

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.

Bill Introduced: H.R.1680 Tohono O'odham Citizenship Act of 2013

2013-04-22T20:00:00Z

To render all enrolled members of the Tohono O'odham Nation citizens of the United States as of the date of their enrollment and to recognize the valid membership credential of the Tohono O'odham Nation as the legal equivalent of a certificate of citizenship or a State-issued birth certificate for all Federal purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.1596 American Jobs in American Forests Act of 2013

2013-04-16T20:00:00Z

To increase the employment of Americans by requiring State workforce agencies to certify that employers are actively recruiting Americans and that Americans are not qualified or available to fill the positions that the employer wants to fill with H-2B nonimmigrants.

Bill Introduced: S.744 Tibetan Refugee Assistance Act of 2013

2013-04-15T20:00:00Z

A bill to provide for comprehensive immigration reform and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.1562 Family Farm Relief Act of 2013

2013-04-14T20:00:00Z

To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to simplify the petitioning procedure for H-2A workers, to expand the scope of the H-2A program, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.1525 Save America Comprehensive Immigration Act of 2013

2013-04-11T20:00:00Z

To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to comprehensively reform immigration law, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.1543 Senior Citizenship Act of 2013

2013-04-11T20:00:00Z

To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to exempt certain elderly persons from demonstrating an understanding of the English language and the history, principles, and form of government of the United States as a requirement for naturalization, and to permit certain other elderly persons to take the history and government examination in a language of their choice.