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Immigration for a Competitive America Act of 2016
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Immigration for a Competitive America Act of 2016 This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to reduce the annual cap for family-sponsored immigrants and increase the annual cap for certain employment-sponsored immigrants. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) shall establish an employment eligibility verification system (EEVS), patterned after the E-Verify system. (The current paper-based I-9 system is eliminated.) An employer shall verify that an individual is not an unauthorized alien by: (1) obtaining the individual's social security account number, and (2) examining an individual's identity and work authorization documents. An individual shall attest that he or she is a U.S. citizen or national, a lawful permanent resident, or an alien authorized to work in the United States. The bill establishes a phased-in EEVS participation deadline for different categories of employers, including agricultural employers. The bill requires reverification of certain workers who have not been verified under E-verify. An employer may voluntarily reverify employees. Employment recruitment and referral are included within the scope of EEVS. The bill provides for the establishment of programs to: (1) block the use of misused social security numbers, and (2) suspend or limit the use of social security numbers of victims of identity fraud. DHS shall establish: (1) a program under which parents or legal guardians may suspend or limit the use of the social security account number or other identifying information of a minor for the purposes of the employment eligibility verification system, and (2) an Identity Authentication Employment Eligibility Verification pilot program to provide employers with identity authentication and employment verification of enrolled new employees. The Internal Revenue Code is amended to: (1) deny an earned income tax credit and a child care credit to an alien receiving work authorization pursuant to a deferred removal action; and (2) require an individual to include his or her social security number on his or her tax return in order to receive a child tax credit. The Department of State shall suspend all U.S. foreign assistance to Mexico, Honduras, Guatemala, and El Salvador, except for assistance under the international narcotic control law enforcement program. The annual H-2B visa (temporary nonagricultural workers) cap is increased. A specified Department of Labor rule regarding temporary employment certification for nonimmigrant seasonal agricultural workers and enforcement of employer contractual obligations applicable to such workers shall cease to have effect and an earlier Labor rule relating to such matters shall resume effect. No visa may be issued under this bill unless DHS certifies to Congress that the issuance of such visa would not result in a U.S. security threat.
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2016 · fourth_quarter · Immigration
S. 2123 S. 3100 S. 2193 S. 3124 S. 461 S. 3542 S. 1808 H.R. 3713 H.R. 5804 H.R. 5710 H.R. 3636 H.R. 5398 H.R. 5851 H.R. 5881 H.R. 5657 H.R. 5825 H.R. 5826 H.R. 5853 H.R. 5801 H.R. 6044 H.R. 6087 H.R. 6092 H.R. 6097 H.R. 6110 H.R. 6175 H.R. 2793 H.R. 5646 H.R. 5619 H.R. 3314 H.R. 5653 H.R. 5654 H.R. 3011 H.R. 6198 H.R. 213 H.R. 5992 H.R. 5325 H.R. 5485 H.R. 5905 H.R. 6252 H.R. 6329 H.R. 455 H.R. 6345 H.R. 5253 H.R. 6456 H.R. 6468
Referred to the Subcommittee on Border and Maritime Security.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Homeland Security, Foreign Affairs, and Education and the Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Congress.gov source codes: H11100, H11100-A
Introduced in House
Congress.gov source codes: 1000, Intro-H
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Client expense: $57,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2016 · fourth_quarter · Banking
S. 1484, the "The Financial Regulatory Improvement Act of 2015" HR 5143, the Transparent Insurance Standards Act of 2016" HR 5398, the Financial CHOICE Act of 206
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
2016 · third_quarter · Immigration
Senate: S. 2123 S. 3100 S. 2193 S. 3124 House: H.R. 3713 H.R. 5804 H.R. 5710 H.R. 3636 H.R. 5398 H.R. 5851 H.R. 5881 H.R. 5657 H.R. 5825 H.R. 5826 H.R. 5853 H.R. 5801 H.R. 6044 H.R. 6087 H.R. 6092 H.R. 6097 H.R. 6110 H.R. 6175 H.R. 2793 H.R. 5646 H.R. 5619 H.R. 3314 H.R. 5653 H.R. 5654 H.R. 3011 H.R. 6198 H.R. 213 H.R. 5992 H.R. 5325 H.R. 5485 H.R. 5905
Client expense: $30,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2016 · third_quarter · Banking
S. 1484, the "The Financial Regulatory Improvement Act of 2015" HR 5143, the Transparent Insurance Standards Act of 2016" HR 5398, the Financial CHOICE Act of 206
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
2016 · second_quarter · Immigration
Senate: S. 2943 S. 2123 S. 3100 S. 2193 House: H.R. 5203 H.R. 5207 H.R. 4909 H.R. 5101 H.R. 5102 H.R. 5103 H.R. 3713 H.R. 5224 H.R. 5253 H.R. 5141 H.R. 5035 H.R. 5012 H.R. 5055 H.R. 5325 H.R. 5398 H.R. 3636 H. Res. 708
Client expense: $30,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2016 · second_quarter · Immigration
H.R. 158, Visa Waiver Program Improvement Act of 2015 H.R. 213, Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2015 H.R. 399, Secure Our Borders First Act of 2015 H.R. 616, American Entrepreneurship and Investment Act of 2015 H.R. 962/S. 181, Startup Act H.R. 1147, Legal Workforce Act H.R. 1148, Michael Davis, Jr. in Honor of State and Local Law Enforcement Act H.R. 1153, Asylum Reform and Border Protection Act of 2015 H.R. 1401, Jobs Originated through Launching Travel (JOLT) Act of 2015 H.R. 2758, To make permanent the returning worker exception to the annual numerical limitation on nonimmigrant visas issued under section 101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(b) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, and for other purposes H.R. 3370, Entrepreneurial Businesses Creating Jobs Act of 2015 H.R. 3918, Strengthen Employment and Seasonal Opportunities Now (SEASON) Act H.R. 4403, Enhancing Overseas Traveler Vetting Act H.R. 4530, EB-5 Integrity Act of 2016 H.R. 4598, American Jobs First Act of 2016 H.R. 4609, Keeping American Jobs Act H.R. 5203, Visa Integrity and Security Act of 2016 H.R. 5253, Strong Visa Integrity Secures America Act H.R. 5398, Immigration for a Competitive America Act of 2016 H.R. 5634, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2017 S. 98, STEM Jobs Act of 2015 S. 153, I-Squared Act of 2015 S. 208, Secure the Border First Act of 2015 S. 1501, American Job Creation and Investment Promotion Reform Act of 2015 S. 2091, Jobs Originated through Launching Travel (JOLT) Act of 2015 S. 2115, Targeted Employment Areas Improvement Act S. 2122, Invest in Our Communities Act S. 2225, Save Our Small and Seasonal Businesses Act of 2015 S. 2266, H-1B and L-1 Visa Reform Act of 2015 S. 2337, Visa Waiver Program Security Enhancement Act S. 2362, Visa Waiver Program Improvement and Terrorist Travel Prevention Act of 2015 S. 2365, Protecting American Jobs Act S. 2394, American Jobs First Act of 2015 S. 2415, EB-5 Integrity Act of 2015 S. 2449, Equal Protection in Travel Act of 2016 S. 2827, Willing Workers and Willing Employers Act of 2016 S. 3040, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 Potential legislation related to H.R. 2131, Supplying Knowledge-based Immigrants and Lifting Levels of STEM Visas (SKILLS) Act (113th Congress) Various issues relating to visa waiver program; H1-B Visa Program; H2-B Visa Program; L-1B Visa Program; E-B5 Visa Program; E-Verify Program; private-public partnerships with the Department of Homeland Security at land border ports of entry; STEM visa reform; nonimmigrant workers in temporary or seasonal nonagricultural employment; Customs and Border Protection staffing at U.S. ports of entry; border security; immigration reform; guest worker programs; legalization concepts; visa reform; customs trade facilitation and enforcement; inclusion of Singapore in the Global Entry Program; administrative changes to the EB-5 regional center program; changes by Department of Labor to the Permanent Labor Certification (PERM) process
| Referred to |
| June 7, 2016 |
| Foreign Affairs Committee | House | Referred to | June 7, 2016 |
Client expense: $22,770,000 · Firm income: Not reported
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