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Birthright Citizenship Act of 2013
Client: FEDERATION FOR AMERICAN IMMIGRATION REFORM · Firm: FEDERATION FOR AMERICAN IMMIGRATION REFORM
Senate: S. 169 (I2, H-1B visas); S. 189 (Startup Visa Act); S. 202 (E-Verify); S. 301 (Birthright Citizenship); S. 310 (Startup 3.0) House: H.R. 140 (Birthright citizenship); H.R. 242 (Legal Agricultural Workforce Act); H.R. 457 (Criminal Alien Accountability Act); H.R. 463 (U Visa Reform Act); H.R. 478 (E-Verify); H.R. 714 (Startup 3.0); H.R. 933 (CR); H.R. 999 (SOS/flight schools)
Legal Agricultural Workforce Act
Client: FEDERATION FOR AMERICAN IMMIGRATION REFORM · Firm: FEDERATION FOR AMERICAN IMMIGRATION REFORM
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FEDERATION FOR AMERICAN IMMIGRATION REFORM via FEDERATION FOR AMERICAN IMMIGRATION REFORM
2013 · first_quarter · Q1
Senate: S. 169 (I2, H-1B visas); S. 189 (Startup Visa Act); S. 202 (E-Verify); S. 301 (Birthright Citizenship); S. 310 (Startup 3.0) House: H.R. 140 (Birthright citizenship); H.R. 242 (Legal Agricultural Workforce Act); H.R. 457 (Criminal Alien Accountability Act); H.R. 463 (U Visa Reform Act); H.R. 478 (E-Verify); H.R. 714 (Startup 3.0); H.R. 933 (CR); H.R. 999 (SOS/flight schools)
Filing targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
Source: Senate LDA
Senate: S. 169 (I2, H-1B visas); S. 189 (Startup Visa Act); S. 202 (E-Verify); S. 301 (Birthright Citizenship); S. 310 (Startup 3.0) House: H.R. 140 (Birthright citizenship); H.R. 242 (Legal Agricultural Workforce Act); H.R. 457 (Criminal Alien Accountability Act); H.R. 463 (U Visa Reform Act); H.R. 478 (E-Verify); H.R. 714 (Startup 3.0); H.R. 933 (CR); H.R. 999 (SOS/flight schools)
Criminal Alien Accountability Act
Client: FEDERATION FOR AMERICAN IMMIGRATION REFORM · Firm: FEDERATION FOR AMERICAN IMMIGRATION REFORM
Senate: S. 169 (I2, H-1B visas); S. 189 (Startup Visa Act); S. 202 (E-Verify); S. 301 (Birthright Citizenship); S. 310 (Startup 3.0) House: H.R. 140 (Birthright citizenship); H.R. 242 (Legal Agricultural Workforce Act); H.R. 457 (Criminal Alien Accountability Act); H.R. 463 (U Visa Reform Act); H.R. 478 (E-Verify); H.R. 714 (Startup 3.0); H.R. 933 (CR); H.R. 999 (SOS/flight schools)
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to reform the provisions relating to status under section 101(a)(15)(U) of that Act.
Client: FEDERATION FOR AMERICAN IMMIGRATION REFORM · Firm: FEDERATION FOR AMERICAN IMMIGRATION REFORM
Senate: S. 169 (I2, H-1B visas); S. 189 (Startup Visa Act); S. 202 (E-Verify); S. 301 (Birthright Citizenship); S. 310 (Startup 3.0) House: H.R. 140 (Birthright citizenship); H.R. 242 (Legal Agricultural Workforce Act); H.R. 457 (Criminal Alien Accountability Act); H.R. 463 (U Visa Reform Act); H.R. 478 (E-Verify); H.R. 714 (Startup 3.0); H.R. 933 (CR); H.R. 999 (SOS/flight schools)
E-Verify Modernization Act of 2013
Client: FEDERATION FOR AMERICAN IMMIGRATION REFORM · Firm: FEDERATION FOR AMERICAN IMMIGRATION REFORM
Senate: S. 169 (I2, H-1B visas); S. 189 (Startup Visa Act); S. 202 (E-Verify); S. 301 (Birthright Citizenship); S. 310 (Startup 3.0) House: H.R. 140 (Birthright citizenship); H.R. 242 (Legal Agricultural Workforce Act); H.R. 457 (Criminal Alien Accountability Act); H.R. 463 (U Visa Reform Act); H.R. 478 (E-Verify); H.R. 714 (Startup 3.0); H.R. 933 (CR); H.R. 999 (SOS/flight schools)
Startup Act 3.0
Client: FEDERATION FOR AMERICAN IMMIGRATION REFORM · Firm: FEDERATION FOR AMERICAN IMMIGRATION REFORM
Senate: S. 169 (I2, H-1B visas); S. 189 (Startup Visa Act); S. 202 (E-Verify); S. 301 (Birthright Citizenship); S. 310 (Startup 3.0) House: H.R. 140 (Birthright citizenship); H.R. 242 (Legal Agricultural Workforce Act); H.R. 457 (Criminal Alien Accountability Act); H.R. 463 (U Visa Reform Act); H.R. 478 (E-Verify); H.R. 714 (Startup 3.0); H.R. 933 (CR); H.R. 999 (SOS/flight schools)
To amend title 49, United States Code, to require that individuals seeking training in the operation of certain aircraft be checked against immigration information in the possession of the Secretary of Homeland Security to ensure that such individuals are citizens or nationals of the United States, lawful permanent resident aliens, or nonimmigrants admitted for a limited period to obtain such training, and for other purposes.
Client: FEDERATION FOR AMERICAN IMMIGRATION REFORM · Firm: FEDERATION FOR AMERICAN IMMIGRATION REFORM
Senate: S. 169 (I2, H-1B visas); S. 189 (Startup Visa Act); S. 202 (E-Verify); S. 301 (Birthright Citizenship); S. 310 (Startup 3.0) House: H.R. 140 (Birthright citizenship); H.R. 242 (Legal Agricultural Workforce Act); H.R. 457 (Criminal Alien Accountability Act); H.R. 463 (U Visa Reform Act); H.R. 478 (E-Verify); H.R. 714 (Startup 3.0); H.R. 933 (CR); H.R. 999 (SOS/flight schools)
I-Squared Act of 2013
Client: FEDERATION FOR AMERICAN IMMIGRATION REFORM · Firm: FEDERATION FOR AMERICAN IMMIGRATION REFORM
Senate: S. 169 (I2, H-1B visas); S. 189 (Startup Visa Act); S. 202 (E-Verify); S. 301 (Birthright Citizenship); S. 310 (Startup 3.0) House: H.R. 140 (Birthright citizenship); H.R. 242 (Legal Agricultural Workforce Act); H.R. 457 (Criminal Alien Accountability Act); H.R. 463 (U Visa Reform Act); H.R. 478 (E-Verify); H.R. 714 (Startup 3.0); H.R. 933 (CR); H.R. 999 (SOS/flight schools)
StartUp Visa Act of 2013
Client: FEDERATION FOR AMERICAN IMMIGRATION REFORM · Firm: FEDERATION FOR AMERICAN IMMIGRATION REFORM
Senate: S. 169 (I2, H-1B visas); S. 189 (Startup Visa Act); S. 202 (E-Verify); S. 301 (Birthright Citizenship); S. 310 (Startup 3.0) House: H.R. 140 (Birthright citizenship); H.R. 242 (Legal Agricultural Workforce Act); H.R. 457 (Criminal Alien Accountability Act); H.R. 463 (U Visa Reform Act); H.R. 478 (E-Verify); H.R. 714 (Startup 3.0); H.R. 933 (CR); H.R. 999 (SOS/flight schools)
Accountability Through Electronic Verification Act
Client: FEDERATION FOR AMERICAN IMMIGRATION REFORM · Firm: FEDERATION FOR AMERICAN IMMIGRATION REFORM
Senate: S. 169 (I2, H-1B visas); S. 189 (Startup Visa Act); S. 202 (E-Verify); S. 301 (Birthright Citizenship); S. 310 (Startup 3.0) House: H.R. 140 (Birthright citizenship); H.R. 242 (Legal Agricultural Workforce Act); H.R. 457 (Criminal Alien Accountability Act); H.R. 463 (U Visa Reform Act); H.R. 478 (E-Verify); H.R. 714 (Startup 3.0); H.R. 933 (CR); H.R. 999 (SOS/flight schools)
Birthright Citizenship Act of 2013
Client: FEDERATION FOR AMERICAN IMMIGRATION REFORM · Firm: FEDERATION FOR AMERICAN IMMIGRATION REFORM
Senate: S. 169 (I2, H-1B visas); S. 189 (Startup Visa Act); S. 202 (E-Verify); S. 301 (Birthright Citizenship); S. 310 (Startup 3.0) House: H.R. 140 (Birthright citizenship); H.R. 242 (Legal Agricultural Workforce Act); H.R. 457 (Criminal Alien Accountability Act); H.R. 463 (U Visa Reform Act); H.R. 478 (E-Verify); H.R. 714 (Startup 3.0); H.R. 933 (CR); H.R. 999 (SOS/flight schools)
Startup Act 3.0
Client: FEDERATION FOR AMERICAN IMMIGRATION REFORM · Firm: FEDERATION FOR AMERICAN IMMIGRATION REFORM
Senate: S. 169 (I2, H-1B visas); S. 189 (Startup Visa Act); S. 202 (E-Verify); S. 301 (Birthright Citizenship); S. 310 (Startup 3.0) House: H.R. 140 (Birthright citizenship); H.R. 242 (Legal Agricultural Workforce Act); H.R. 457 (Criminal Alien Accountability Act); H.R. 463 (U Visa Reform Act); H.R. 478 (E-Verify); H.R. 714 (Startup 3.0); H.R. 933 (CR); H.R. 999 (SOS/flight schools)
Secure Border Act of 2012
Client: FEDERATION FOR AMERICAN IMMIGRATION REFORM · Firm: FEDERATION FOR AMERICAN IMMIGRATION REFORM
See Attached. H.R.915 Rep. Cuellar, Henry (D-TX) - Jaime Zapata Border Enforcement Security Task Force Act. (Provisions authorizing appropriations for FY2012-FY2016 to: (1) establish and operate the BEST program; and (2) investigate, apprehend, and prosecute individuals engaged in drug trafficking, arms smuggling, illegal alien trafficking, and smuggling, violence, and kidnapping along and across the U.S. borders.) H.R.1299 Rep. Miller, Candice S. (R-MI) - Secure Border Act of 2012. (Provisions that directs the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) to submit to the appropriate congressional committees a comprehensive strategy for gaining, within five years, operational control of the international borders between U.S. ports of entry.) H.R.3842 Rep. Black, Diane (R-TN) - To prohibit Federal funding for lawsuits seeking to invalidate specified State laws that support the enforcement of Federal immigration laws. (Provisions the prohibits federal funds from being used by a federal agency or instrumentality to participate in a lawsuit to overturn, enjoin, or otherwise invalidate specified immigration-related laws in Oklahoma, Missouri, Arizona, Utah, Indiana, Alabama, South Carolina, or Georgia.) H.R.3992 Rep Berman, Howard (D-CA) - To allow otherwise eligible Israeli nationals to receive E-2 nonimmigrant visas if similarly situated United States nationals are eligible for similar nonimmigrant status in Israel. (Provisions that would expand the E-2 visa program to include Israeli nationals.) H.R.4970 Rep. Adams, Sandy (R-FL) - Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2012. (Provisions that amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to direct the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) to consider any credible relevant evidence, including evidence submitted by an accused U.S. national or permanent resident, in adjudicating an application for cancellation of removal by an alien who has been battered or subjected to extreme cruelty.) H.R.4251 Rep. Miller, Candice S. (R-MI) - Securing Maritime Activities through Risk-based Targeting for Port Security Act. (Provisions that aims to increase information sharing and efficient use of technology within the Department of Homeland Security, and between federal, state, and local governments and the private sector, in an effort to improve maritime and aviation security at U.S. ports of entry.) H.R.4119 Rep. Reyes, Silvestre (D-TX) - Border Tunnel Prevention Act of 2012. (Provisions that would expand existing laws to make it easier to prosecute people who facilitate and participate in illicit border tunnel activities.) H.R.5326 Rep. Wolf, Frank R. (R -VA) - Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2013. (Provisions that defunds the Obama Administrations lawsuits against several states that seek to strike down their immigration enforcement laws; that strips certain funding from sanctuary cities; prevent illegal aliens from receiving of the additional child tax credit (ACTC).) H.R.5869 Rep. Rivera, David (R-FL) - Studying Towards Adjusted Residency Act (STARS Act) (Provisions that would grant amnesty to illegal alien minors.) S.1925 Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. (D-VT) - Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2011. (Provisions that would increase the number of U visas by permitting the recapture of thousands of unused U visas from prior years.) S.3083 Sen. Rubio, Marco (R-FL) - Responsible Child Tax Credit Eligibility Verification Act of 2012 (Provisions to amend the Internal Revenue Code to require a taxpayer who is an alien and who is claiming the refundable portion of the child tax credit to attach to his or her tax return a photocopy of: (1) each page of the taxpayer's passport; (2) the taxpayer's nonimmigrant visa; (3) the taxpayer's employment authorization; (4) the taxpayer's arrival-departure record (Form I-94); and (5) the passport, visa, and Form I-94 for each qualifying alien child of the taxpayer.) S3216 Sen. Landrieu, Mary L. (D-LA) - Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2013. (Provisions that relax the requirements for entry into the VWP by allowing into the program countries whose visa overstay rate was not more than three percent in the previous fiscal year.) S.3245 Sen. Leahy, Patrick J.(D-VT) - A bill to permanently reauthorize the EB-5 Regional Center Program, the E-Verify Program, the Special Immigrant Nonminister Religious Worker Program, and the Conrad State 30 J-1 Visa Waiver Program. (Provisions relating to more controversial issues in three of the four programs because of significant deficiencies in oversight and fraud: A bill to permanently reauthorize the EB-5 Regional Center Program; Special Immigrant Nonminister Religious Worker Program; Conrad State 30 J-1 Visa Waiver Program.)
American Specialty Agriculture Act
Client: FEDERATION FOR AMERICAN IMMIGRATION REFORM · Firm: FEDERATION FOR AMERICAN IMMIGRATION REFORM
See attached. H.R.2847 Rep. Smith, Lamar (R-TX) - American Specialty Agriculture Act (Provisions would establish a new H-2C guest worker program that would expand the scope of the program to include all agricultural work.) H.R.3630 Rep. Camp, David (R-MI) Temporary Payroll Tax Cut Continuation Act of 2011. (Provisions that would fix a significant loophole in our nations laws my barring individuals without a valid SSN from being eligible to receive the credit thus stop the give-away of taxpayer dollars to illegal aliens.) H.R.3801 Rep. Giffords, Gabrielle (D-AZ) - Ultralight Aircraft Smuggling Prevention Act of 2012 (Provisions in bill that aims to help secure the border by increasing penalties for using aircraft for smuggling contraband.) H.R.3842 Rep. Black, Diane (R-TN) - To prohibit Federal funding for lawsuits seeking to invalidate specified State laws that support the enforcement of Federal immigration laws. (Provisions the prohibits federal funds from being used by a federal agency or instrumentality to participate in a lawsuit to overturn, enjoin, or otherwise invalidate specified immigration-related laws in Oklahoma, Missouri, Arizona, Utah, Indiana, Alabama, South Carolina, or Georgia.) H.R.3992 Rep Berman, Howard (D-CA) - To allow otherwise eligible Israeli nationals to receive E-2 nonimmigrant visas if similarly situated United States nationals are eligible for similar nonimmigrant status in Israel. (Provisions that would expand the E-2 visa program to include Israeli nationals.) S.1856 Sen. DeMint, Jim (R-SC) - A bill to prohibit Federal funding for lawsuits seeking to invalidate specific State laws that support the enforcement of Federal immigration laws. (Provisions that would prevent the federal government from using taxpayer funds to sue states over their immigration enforcement laws.) S.1925 Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. (D-VT) - Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2011. (Provisions that would increase the number of U visas by permitting the recapture of thousands of unused U visas from prior years.) S.1983 Sen. Schumer, Charles E. (D-NY) - Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2011 (Provisions in bill that would allow for an amnesty for Irish nationals; stricken and amended to create new E-3 visa program exclusively for Irish nationals.) S.2005 Sen. Brown, Scott (R-MA) - IRE Act (Provisions to authorize the Secretary of State to issue up to 10,500 E-3 visas per year to Irish nationals to include nationals of Ireland coming to the United States under a treaty of commerce to perform specialty occupation services in the nonimmigrant E-3 visa category.)
Student Visa Reform Act
Client: FEDERATION FOR AMERICAN IMMIGRATION REFORM · Firm: FEDERATION FOR AMERICAN IMMIGRATION REFORM
See Attached. H.R.915 Rep. Cuellar, Henry (D-TX) - Jaime Zapata Border Enforcement Security Task Force Act. (Provisions that seek to increase cooperation and information sharing between local, state, and federal agencies to strengthen collaborative efforts along the border.) H.R.3120 Rep. Lofgren, Zoe (D-CA) - Student Visa Reform Act. (Provisions that would amend federal immigration law governing the distribution of student visas (F-1s) to require that colleges, universities, or language training programs be accredited by an agency approved by the Secretary of Education in order to accept foreign students.) H.R.3783 Rep. Duncan, Jeff (R-SC) - Countering Iran in the Western Hemisphere Act of 2012. (Provisions that requires the Secretaries of State and Homeland Security to develop a plan to secure the U.S. borders with Canada and Mexico and prevent operatives from terrorist and other organizations from entering the United States.) H.R.4005 Rep. Hahn, Janice (GAPS Act) Gauging American Port Security Act. (Provisions that requires the Secretary of Homeland Security to submit to Congress a report on any existing gaps or weaknesses in U.S. port security, as well as a plan for addressing such gaps.) H.R.4119 Rep. Reyes, Silvestre (D-TX) - Border Tunnel Prevention Act of 2012. (Provisions that would expand existing laws to make it easier to prosecute people who facilitate and participate in illicit border tunnel activities.) H.R.4251 Rep. Miller, Candice S. (R-MI) - Securing Maritime Activities through Risk-based Targeting for Port Security Act. (Provisions that aims to increase information sharing and efficient use of technology within the Department of Homeland Security, and between federal, state, and local governments and the private sector, in an effort to improve maritime and aviation security at U.S. ports of entry.) H.R.6368 Rep. Canseco, Francisco (R-TX) - Border Security Information Improvement Act of 2012. (Provisions that requires DOJ and DHS to report on: the federal government's ability to track, investigate, and quantify cross-border violence; current steps being taken to address cross-border violence; information and data currently being collected on cross-border violence; and additional resources needed to successfully track, investigate, quantify, and report on cross-border violence.) H.R.6429 Rep. Smith, Lamar (R-TX) - STEM Jobs Act of 2012. (Provisions that would eliminate the visa lottery green card program and reallocate those 55,000 green cards to aliens with PhDs or Master's degrees in STEM fields (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) from U.S. Universities.) S.1925 Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. (D-VT) - Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2011. (Provisions that would increase the number of U visas by permitting the recapture of thousands of unused U visas from prior years.) S.3245 Sen. Leahy, Patrick J.(D-VT) - A bill to permanently reauthorize the EB-5 Regional Center Program, the E-Verify Program, the Special Immigrant Nonminister Religious Worker Program, and the Conrad State 30 J-1 Visa Waiver Program. (Provisions relating to more controversial issues in three of the four programs because of significant deficiencies in oversight and fraud: A bill to permanently reauthorize the EB-5 Regional Center Program; Special Immigrant Nonminister Religious Worker Program; Conrad State 30 J-1 Visa Waiver Program.) S.3579 Sen. Vitter, David (R-LA) - Voter Integrity Protection Act. (Provisions that would make unlawful voting in federal elections by illegal aliens both an aggravated felony and a deportable offense under the Immigration and Nationality Act, INA.)
Countering Iran in the Western Hemisphere Act of 2012
Client: FEDERATION FOR AMERICAN IMMIGRATION REFORM · Firm: FEDERATION FOR AMERICAN IMMIGRATION REFORM
See Attached. H.R.915 Rep. Cuellar, Henry (D-TX) - Jaime Zapata Border Enforcement Security Task Force Act. (Provisions that seek to increase cooperation and information sharing between local, state, and federal agencies to strengthen collaborative efforts along the border.) H.R.3120 Rep. Lofgren, Zoe (D-CA) - Student Visa Reform Act. (Provisions that would amend federal immigration law governing the distribution of student visas (F-1s) to require that colleges, universities, or language training programs be accredited by an agency approved by the Secretary of Education in order to accept foreign students.) H.R.3783 Rep. Duncan, Jeff (R-SC) - Countering Iran in the Western Hemisphere Act of 2012. (Provisions that requires the Secretaries of State and Homeland Security to develop a plan to secure the U.S. borders with Canada and Mexico and prevent operatives from terrorist and other organizations from entering the United States.) H.R.4005 Rep. Hahn, Janice (GAPS Act) Gauging American Port Security Act. (Provisions that requires the Secretary of Homeland Security to submit to Congress a report on any existing gaps or weaknesses in U.S. port security, as well as a plan for addressing such gaps.) H.R.4119 Rep. Reyes, Silvestre (D-TX) - Border Tunnel Prevention Act of 2012. (Provisions that would expand existing laws to make it easier to prosecute people who facilitate and participate in illicit border tunnel activities.) H.R.4251 Rep. Miller, Candice S. (R-MI) - Securing Maritime Activities through Risk-based Targeting for Port Security Act. (Provisions that aims to increase information sharing and efficient use of technology within the Department of Homeland Security, and between federal, state, and local governments and the private sector, in an effort to improve maritime and aviation security at U.S. ports of entry.) H.R.6368 Rep. Canseco, Francisco (R-TX) - Border Security Information Improvement Act of 2012. (Provisions that requires DOJ and DHS to report on: the federal government's ability to track, investigate, and quantify cross-border violence; current steps being taken to address cross-border violence; information and data currently being collected on cross-border violence; and additional resources needed to successfully track, investigate, quantify, and report on cross-border violence.) H.R.6429 Rep. Smith, Lamar (R-TX) - STEM Jobs Act of 2012. (Provisions that would eliminate the visa lottery green card program and reallocate those 55,000 green cards to aliens with PhDs or Master's degrees in STEM fields (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) from U.S. Universities.) S.1925 Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. (D-VT) - Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2011. (Provisions that would increase the number of U visas by permitting the recapture of thousands of unused U visas from prior years.) S.3245 Sen. Leahy, Patrick J.(D-VT) - A bill to permanently reauthorize the EB-5 Regional Center Program, the E-Verify Program, the Special Immigrant Nonminister Religious Worker Program, and the Conrad State 30 J-1 Visa Waiver Program. (Provisions relating to more controversial issues in three of the four programs because of significant deficiencies in oversight and fraud: A bill to permanently reauthorize the EB-5 Regional Center Program; Special Immigrant Nonminister Religious Worker Program; Conrad State 30 J-1 Visa Waiver Program.) S.3579 Sen. Vitter, David (R-LA) - Voter Integrity Protection Act. (Provisions that would make unlawful voting in federal elections by illegal aliens both an aggravated felony and a deportable offense under the Immigration and Nationality Act, INA.)
Ultralight Aircraft Smuggling Prevention Act of 2012
Client: FEDERATION FOR AMERICAN IMMIGRATION REFORM · Firm: FEDERATION FOR AMERICAN IMMIGRATION REFORM
See attached. H.R.2847 Rep. Smith, Lamar (R-TX) - American Specialty Agriculture Act (Provisions would establish a new H-2C guest worker program that would expand the scope of the program to include all agricultural work.) H.R.3630 Rep. Camp, David (R-MI) Temporary Payroll Tax Cut Continuation Act of 2011. (Provisions that would fix a significant loophole in our nations laws my barring individuals without a valid SSN from being eligible to receive the credit thus stop the give-away of taxpayer dollars to illegal aliens.) H.R.3801 Rep. Giffords, Gabrielle (D-AZ) - Ultralight Aircraft Smuggling Prevention Act of 2012 (Provisions in bill that aims to help secure the border by increasing penalties for using aircraft for smuggling contraband.) H.R.3842 Rep. Black, Diane (R-TN) - To prohibit Federal funding for lawsuits seeking to invalidate specified State laws that support the enforcement of Federal immigration laws. (Provisions the prohibits federal funds from being used by a federal agency or instrumentality to participate in a lawsuit to overturn, enjoin, or otherwise invalidate specified immigration-related laws in Oklahoma, Missouri, Arizona, Utah, Indiana, Alabama, South Carolina, or Georgia.) H.R.3992 Rep Berman, Howard (D-CA) - To allow otherwise eligible Israeli nationals to receive E-2 nonimmigrant visas if similarly situated United States nationals are eligible for similar nonimmigrant status in Israel. (Provisions that would expand the E-2 visa program to include Israeli nationals.) S.1856 Sen. DeMint, Jim (R-SC) - A bill to prohibit Federal funding for lawsuits seeking to invalidate specific State laws that support the enforcement of Federal immigration laws. (Provisions that would prevent the federal government from using taxpayer funds to sue states over their immigration enforcement laws.) S.1925 Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. (D-VT) - Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2011. (Provisions that would increase the number of U visas by permitting the recapture of thousands of unused U visas from prior years.) S.1983 Sen. Schumer, Charles E. (D-NY) - Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2011 (Provisions in bill that would allow for an amnesty for Irish nationals; stricken and amended to create new E-3 visa program exclusively for Irish nationals.) S.2005 Sen. Brown, Scott (R-MA) - IRE Act (Provisions to authorize the Secretary of State to issue up to 10,500 E-3 visas per year to Irish nationals to include nationals of Ireland coming to the United States under a treaty of commerce to perform specialty occupation services in the nonimmigrant E-3 visa category.)
To prohibit Federal funding for lawsuits seeking to invalidate specified State laws that support the enforcement of Federal immigration laws.
Client: FEDERATION FOR AMERICAN IMMIGRATION REFORM · Firm: FEDERATION FOR AMERICAN IMMIGRATION REFORM
See attached. H.R.2847 Rep. Smith, Lamar (R-TX) - American Specialty Agriculture Act (Provisions would establish a new H-2C guest worker program that would expand the scope of the program to include all agricultural work.) H.R.3630 Rep. Camp, David (R-MI) Temporary Payroll Tax Cut Continuation Act of 2011. (Provisions that would fix a significant loophole in our nations laws my barring individuals without a valid SSN from being eligible to receive the credit thus stop the give-away of taxpayer dollars to illegal aliens.) H.R.3801 Rep. Giffords, Gabrielle (D-AZ) - Ultralight Aircraft Smuggling Prevention Act of 2012 (Provisions in bill that aims to help secure the border by increasing penalties for using aircraft for smuggling contraband.) H.R.3842 Rep. Black, Diane (R-TN) - To prohibit Federal funding for lawsuits seeking to invalidate specified State laws that support the enforcement of Federal immigration laws. (Provisions the prohibits federal funds from being used by a federal agency or instrumentality to participate in a lawsuit to overturn, enjoin, or otherwise invalidate specified immigration-related laws in Oklahoma, Missouri, Arizona, Utah, Indiana, Alabama, South Carolina, or Georgia.) H.R.3992 Rep Berman, Howard (D-CA) - To allow otherwise eligible Israeli nationals to receive E-2 nonimmigrant visas if similarly situated United States nationals are eligible for similar nonimmigrant status in Israel. (Provisions that would expand the E-2 visa program to include Israeli nationals.) S.1856 Sen. DeMint, Jim (R-SC) - A bill to prohibit Federal funding for lawsuits seeking to invalidate specific State laws that support the enforcement of Federal immigration laws. (Provisions that would prevent the federal government from using taxpayer funds to sue states over their immigration enforcement laws.) S.1925 Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. (D-VT) - Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2011. (Provisions that would increase the number of U visas by permitting the recapture of thousands of unused U visas from prior years.) S.1983 Sen. Schumer, Charles E. (D-NY) - Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2011 (Provisions in bill that would allow for an amnesty for Irish nationals; stricken and amended to create new E-3 visa program exclusively for Irish nationals.) S.2005 Sen. Brown, Scott (R-MA) - IRE Act (Provisions to authorize the Secretary of State to issue up to 10,500 E-3 visas per year to Irish nationals to include nationals of Ireland coming to the United States under a treaty of commerce to perform specialty occupation services in the nonimmigrant E-3 visa category.)
To prohibit Federal funding for lawsuits seeking to invalidate specified State laws that support the enforcement of Federal immigration laws.
Client: FEDERATION FOR AMERICAN IMMIGRATION REFORM · Firm: FEDERATION FOR AMERICAN IMMIGRATION REFORM
See Attached. H.R.915 Rep. Cuellar, Henry (D-TX) - Jaime Zapata Border Enforcement Security Task Force Act. (Provisions authorizing appropriations for FY2012-FY2016 to: (1) establish and operate the BEST program; and (2) investigate, apprehend, and prosecute individuals engaged in drug trafficking, arms smuggling, illegal alien trafficking, and smuggling, violence, and kidnapping along and across the U.S. borders.) H.R.1299 Rep. Miller, Candice S. (R-MI) - Secure Border Act of 2012. (Provisions that directs the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) to submit to the appropriate congressional committees a comprehensive strategy for gaining, within five years, operational control of the international borders between U.S. ports of entry.) H.R.3842 Rep. Black, Diane (R-TN) - To prohibit Federal funding for lawsuits seeking to invalidate specified State laws that support the enforcement of Federal immigration laws. (Provisions the prohibits federal funds from being used by a federal agency or instrumentality to participate in a lawsuit to overturn, enjoin, or otherwise invalidate specified immigration-related laws in Oklahoma, Missouri, Arizona, Utah, Indiana, Alabama, South Carolina, or Georgia.) H.R.3992 Rep Berman, Howard (D-CA) - To allow otherwise eligible Israeli nationals to receive E-2 nonimmigrant visas if similarly situated United States nationals are eligible for similar nonimmigrant status in Israel. (Provisions that would expand the E-2 visa program to include Israeli nationals.) H.R.4970 Rep. Adams, Sandy (R-FL) - Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2012. (Provisions that amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to direct the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) to consider any credible relevant evidence, including evidence submitted by an accused U.S. national or permanent resident, in adjudicating an application for cancellation of removal by an alien who has been battered or subjected to extreme cruelty.) H.R.4251 Rep. Miller, Candice S. (R-MI) - Securing Maritime Activities through Risk-based Targeting for Port Security Act. (Provisions that aims to increase information sharing and efficient use of technology within the Department of Homeland Security, and between federal, state, and local governments and the private sector, in an effort to improve maritime and aviation security at U.S. ports of entry.) H.R.4119 Rep. Reyes, Silvestre (D-TX) - Border Tunnel Prevention Act of 2012. (Provisions that would expand existing laws to make it easier to prosecute people who facilitate and participate in illicit border tunnel activities.) H.R.5326 Rep. Wolf, Frank R. (R -VA) - Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2013. (Provisions that defunds the Obama Administrations lawsuits against several states that seek to strike down their immigration enforcement laws; that strips certain funding from sanctuary cities; prevent illegal aliens from receiving of the additional child tax credit (ACTC).) H.R.5869 Rep. Rivera, David (R-FL) - Studying Towards Adjusted Residency Act (STARS Act) (Provisions that would grant amnesty to illegal alien minors.) S.1925 Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. (D-VT) - Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2011. (Provisions that would increase the number of U visas by permitting the recapture of thousands of unused U visas from prior years.) S.3083 Sen. Rubio, Marco (R-FL) - Responsible Child Tax Credit Eligibility Verification Act of 2012 (Provisions to amend the Internal Revenue Code to require a taxpayer who is an alien and who is claiming the refundable portion of the child tax credit to attach to his or her tax return a photocopy of: (1) each page of the taxpayer's passport; (2) the taxpayer's nonimmigrant visa; (3) the taxpayer's employment authorization; (4) the taxpayer's arrival-departure record (Form I-94); and (5) the passport, visa, and Form I-94 for each qualifying alien child of the taxpayer.) S3216 Sen. Landrieu, Mary L. (D-LA) - Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2013. (Provisions that relax the requirements for entry into the VWP by allowing into the program countries whose visa overstay rate was not more than three percent in the previous fiscal year.) S.3245 Sen. Leahy, Patrick J.(D-VT) - A bill to permanently reauthorize the EB-5 Regional Center Program, the E-Verify Program, the Special Immigrant Nonminister Religious Worker Program, and the Conrad State 30 J-1 Visa Waiver Program. (Provisions relating to more controversial issues in three of the four programs because of significant deficiencies in oversight and fraud: A bill to permanently reauthorize the EB-5 Regional Center Program; Special Immigrant Nonminister Religious Worker Program; Conrad State 30 J-1 Visa Waiver Program.)
To allow otherwise eligible Israeli nationals to receive E-2 nonimmigrant visas if similarly situated United States nationals are eligible for similar nonimmigrant status in Israel.
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See attached. H.R.2847 Rep. Smith, Lamar (R-TX) - American Specialty Agriculture Act (Provisions would establish a new H-2C guest worker program that would expand the scope of the program to include all agricultural work.) H.R.3630 Rep. Camp, David (R-MI) Temporary Payroll Tax Cut Continuation Act of 2011. (Provisions that would fix a significant loophole in our nations laws my barring individuals without a valid SSN from being eligible to receive the credit thus stop the give-away of taxpayer dollars to illegal aliens.) H.R.3801 Rep. Giffords, Gabrielle (D-AZ) - Ultralight Aircraft Smuggling Prevention Act of 2012 (Provisions in bill that aims to help secure the border by increasing penalties for using aircraft for smuggling contraband.) H.R.3842 Rep. Black, Diane (R-TN) - To prohibit Federal funding for lawsuits seeking to invalidate specified State laws that support the enforcement of Federal immigration laws. (Provisions the prohibits federal funds from being used by a federal agency or instrumentality to participate in a lawsuit to overturn, enjoin, or otherwise invalidate specified immigration-related laws in Oklahoma, Missouri, Arizona, Utah, Indiana, Alabama, South Carolina, or Georgia.) H.R.3992 Rep Berman, Howard (D-CA) - To allow otherwise eligible Israeli nationals to receive E-2 nonimmigrant visas if similarly situated United States nationals are eligible for similar nonimmigrant status in Israel. (Provisions that would expand the E-2 visa program to include Israeli nationals.) S.1856 Sen. DeMint, Jim (R-SC) - A bill to prohibit Federal funding for lawsuits seeking to invalidate specific State laws that support the enforcement of Federal immigration laws. (Provisions that would prevent the federal government from using taxpayer funds to sue states over their immigration enforcement laws.) S.1925 Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. (D-VT) - Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2011. (Provisions that would increase the number of U visas by permitting the recapture of thousands of unused U visas from prior years.) S.1983 Sen. Schumer, Charles E. (D-NY) - Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2011 (Provisions in bill that would allow for an amnesty for Irish nationals; stricken and amended to create new E-3 visa program exclusively for Irish nationals.) S.2005 Sen. Brown, Scott (R-MA) - IRE Act (Provisions to authorize the Secretary of State to issue up to 10,500 E-3 visas per year to Irish nationals to include nationals of Ireland coming to the United States under a treaty of commerce to perform specialty occupation services in the nonimmigrant E-3 visa category.)
To allow otherwise eligible Israeli nationals to receive E-2 nonimmigrant visas if similarly situated United States nationals are eligible for similar nonimmigrant status in Israel.
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See Attached. H.R.915 Rep. Cuellar, Henry (D-TX) - Jaime Zapata Border Enforcement Security Task Force Act. (Provisions authorizing appropriations for FY2012-FY2016 to: (1) establish and operate the BEST program; and (2) investigate, apprehend, and prosecute individuals engaged in drug trafficking, arms smuggling, illegal alien trafficking, and smuggling, violence, and kidnapping along and across the U.S. borders.) H.R.1299 Rep. Miller, Candice S. (R-MI) - Secure Border Act of 2012. (Provisions that directs the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) to submit to the appropriate congressional committees a comprehensive strategy for gaining, within five years, operational control of the international borders between U.S. ports of entry.) H.R.3842 Rep. Black, Diane (R-TN) - To prohibit Federal funding for lawsuits seeking to invalidate specified State laws that support the enforcement of Federal immigration laws. (Provisions the prohibits federal funds from being used by a federal agency or instrumentality to participate in a lawsuit to overturn, enjoin, or otherwise invalidate specified immigration-related laws in Oklahoma, Missouri, Arizona, Utah, Indiana, Alabama, South Carolina, or Georgia.) H.R.3992 Rep Berman, Howard (D-CA) - To allow otherwise eligible Israeli nationals to receive E-2 nonimmigrant visas if similarly situated United States nationals are eligible for similar nonimmigrant status in Israel. (Provisions that would expand the E-2 visa program to include Israeli nationals.) H.R.4970 Rep. Adams, Sandy (R-FL) - Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2012. (Provisions that amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to direct the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) to consider any credible relevant evidence, including evidence submitted by an accused U.S. national or permanent resident, in adjudicating an application for cancellation of removal by an alien who has been battered or subjected to extreme cruelty.) H.R.4251 Rep. Miller, Candice S. (R-MI) - Securing Maritime Activities through Risk-based Targeting for Port Security Act. (Provisions that aims to increase information sharing and efficient use of technology within the Department of Homeland Security, and between federal, state, and local governments and the private sector, in an effort to improve maritime and aviation security at U.S. ports of entry.) H.R.4119 Rep. Reyes, Silvestre (D-TX) - Border Tunnel Prevention Act of 2012. (Provisions that would expand existing laws to make it easier to prosecute people who facilitate and participate in illicit border tunnel activities.) H.R.5326 Rep. Wolf, Frank R. (R -VA) - Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2013. (Provisions that defunds the Obama Administrations lawsuits against several states that seek to strike down their immigration enforcement laws; that strips certain funding from sanctuary cities; prevent illegal aliens from receiving of the additional child tax credit (ACTC).) H.R.5869 Rep. Rivera, David (R-FL) - Studying Towards Adjusted Residency Act (STARS Act) (Provisions that would grant amnesty to illegal alien minors.) S.1925 Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. (D-VT) - Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2011. (Provisions that would increase the number of U visas by permitting the recapture of thousands of unused U visas from prior years.) S.3083 Sen. Rubio, Marco (R-FL) - Responsible Child Tax Credit Eligibility Verification Act of 2012 (Provisions to amend the Internal Revenue Code to require a taxpayer who is an alien and who is claiming the refundable portion of the child tax credit to attach to his or her tax return a photocopy of: (1) each page of the taxpayer's passport; (2) the taxpayer's nonimmigrant visa; (3) the taxpayer's employment authorization; (4) the taxpayer's arrival-departure record (Form I-94); and (5) the passport, visa, and Form I-94 for each qualifying alien child of the taxpayer.) S3216 Sen. Landrieu, Mary L. (D-LA) - Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2013. (Provisions that relax the requirements for entry into the VWP by allowing into the program countries whose visa overstay rate was not more than three percent in the previous fiscal year.) S.3245 Sen. Leahy, Patrick J.(D-VT) - A bill to permanently reauthorize the EB-5 Regional Center Program, the E-Verify Program, the Special Immigrant Nonminister Religious Worker Program, and the Conrad State 30 J-1 Visa Waiver Program. (Provisions relating to more controversial issues in three of the four programs because of significant deficiencies in oversight and fraud: A bill to permanently reauthorize the EB-5 Regional Center Program; Special Immigrant Nonminister Religious Worker Program; Conrad State 30 J-1 Visa Waiver Program.)
GAPS Act
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See Attached. H.R.915 Rep. Cuellar, Henry (D-TX) - Jaime Zapata Border Enforcement Security Task Force Act. (Provisions that seek to increase cooperation and information sharing between local, state, and federal agencies to strengthen collaborative efforts along the border.) H.R.3120 Rep. Lofgren, Zoe (D-CA) - Student Visa Reform Act. (Provisions that would amend federal immigration law governing the distribution of student visas (F-1s) to require that colleges, universities, or language training programs be accredited by an agency approved by the Secretary of Education in order to accept foreign students.) H.R.3783 Rep. Duncan, Jeff (R-SC) - Countering Iran in the Western Hemisphere Act of 2012. (Provisions that requires the Secretaries of State and Homeland Security to develop a plan to secure the U.S. borders with Canada and Mexico and prevent operatives from terrorist and other organizations from entering the United States.) H.R.4005 Rep. Hahn, Janice (GAPS Act) Gauging American Port Security Act. (Provisions that requires the Secretary of Homeland Security to submit to Congress a report on any existing gaps or weaknesses in U.S. port security, as well as a plan for addressing such gaps.) H.R.4119 Rep. Reyes, Silvestre (D-TX) - Border Tunnel Prevention Act of 2012. (Provisions that would expand existing laws to make it easier to prosecute people who facilitate and participate in illicit border tunnel activities.) H.R.4251 Rep. Miller, Candice S. (R-MI) - Securing Maritime Activities through Risk-based Targeting for Port Security Act. (Provisions that aims to increase information sharing and efficient use of technology within the Department of Homeland Security, and between federal, state, and local governments and the private sector, in an effort to improve maritime and aviation security at U.S. ports of entry.) H.R.6368 Rep. Canseco, Francisco (R-TX) - Border Security Information Improvement Act of 2012. (Provisions that requires DOJ and DHS to report on: the federal government's ability to track, investigate, and quantify cross-border violence; current steps being taken to address cross-border violence; information and data currently being collected on cross-border violence; and additional resources needed to successfully track, investigate, quantify, and report on cross-border violence.) H.R.6429 Rep. Smith, Lamar (R-TX) - STEM Jobs Act of 2012. (Provisions that would eliminate the visa lottery green card program and reallocate those 55,000 green cards to aliens with PhDs or Master's degrees in STEM fields (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) from U.S. Universities.) S.1925 Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. (D-VT) - Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2011. (Provisions that would increase the number of U visas by permitting the recapture of thousands of unused U visas from prior years.) S.3245 Sen. Leahy, Patrick J.(D-VT) - A bill to permanently reauthorize the EB-5 Regional Center Program, the E-Verify Program, the Special Immigrant Nonminister Religious Worker Program, and the Conrad State 30 J-1 Visa Waiver Program. (Provisions relating to more controversial issues in three of the four programs because of significant deficiencies in oversight and fraud: A bill to permanently reauthorize the EB-5 Regional Center Program; Special Immigrant Nonminister Religious Worker Program; Conrad State 30 J-1 Visa Waiver Program.) S.3579 Sen. Vitter, David (R-LA) - Voter Integrity Protection Act. (Provisions that would make unlawful voting in federal elections by illegal aliens both an aggravated felony and a deportable offense under the Immigration and Nationality Act, INA.)
Border Tunnel Prevention Act of 2012
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See attached. S. 3639 by Sens. Kay Bailey Hutchison, Jon Kyl, and John McCain: creates a new, tiered nonimmigrant visa program, the W-visa, that puts illegal aliens on a path to a green card and subsequent citizenship. S. 1925 by Sen. Pat Leahy: contained a provision that would increase the number of U visas by tens of thousands over the course of several years. H.R. 6429 by Rep. Lamar Smith: eliminates the visa lottery by reallocating the 55,000 green cards available under the program to two new employment-based visa categories, the EB-6 and EB-7 H.R. 6025 by Rep. Candice Miller: requires the DHS Secretary to update Congress on the number of miles of land and maritime border that are under operational control. The bill also requires the Secretary to report to Congress on the estimated number of unlawful entries along land and maritime borders of the United States using the same methodology and terminology as was used during fiscal years 2008 to 2010 to guarantee consistency in reporting methods H.R. 915 by Rep. Henry Cuellar: legislation that authorizes the appropriation of $10 million for each of the fiscal years 2012 through 2016 for the Border Enforcement Security Task Force (BEST) program within the Department of Homeland Security. H.R. 5855 by Rep. Robert Aderholt: annual funding bill through which Congress appropriated money to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and its agencies, including Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), and Customs and Border Protection (CBP). Funding is used to pay for the salaries and expenses of all DHS employees, as well as all programs implemented by the department. H.R. 4119 by Rep. Silvestre Reyes: legislation that makes it a federal crime to attempt or conspire to use, construct, or finance underground tunnels that bypass U.S. international borders. Penalties for attempt and conspiracy are the same as existing penalties for use, construction, and financing of border tunnels. The bill also amends existing federal law to add activities relating to construction or use of international border tunnels to the list of offenses which can be investigated via wiretapping by federal agencies.
Border Tunnel Prevention Act of 2012
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See Attached. H.R.915 Rep. Cuellar, Henry (D-TX) - Jaime Zapata Border Enforcement Security Task Force Act. (Provisions that seek to increase cooperation and information sharing between local, state, and federal agencies to strengthen collaborative efforts along the border.) H.R.3120 Rep. Lofgren, Zoe (D-CA) - Student Visa Reform Act. (Provisions that would amend federal immigration law governing the distribution of student visas (F-1s) to require that colleges, universities, or language training programs be accredited by an agency approved by the Secretary of Education in order to accept foreign students.) H.R.3783 Rep. Duncan, Jeff (R-SC) - Countering Iran in the Western Hemisphere Act of 2012. (Provisions that requires the Secretaries of State and Homeland Security to develop a plan to secure the U.S. borders with Canada and Mexico and prevent operatives from terrorist and other organizations from entering the United States.) H.R.4005 Rep. Hahn, Janice (GAPS Act) Gauging American Port Security Act. (Provisions that requires the Secretary of Homeland Security to submit to Congress a report on any existing gaps or weaknesses in U.S. port security, as well as a plan for addressing such gaps.) H.R.4119 Rep. Reyes, Silvestre (D-TX) - Border Tunnel Prevention Act of 2012. (Provisions that would expand existing laws to make it easier to prosecute people who facilitate and participate in illicit border tunnel activities.) H.R.4251 Rep. Miller, Candice S. (R-MI) - Securing Maritime Activities through Risk-based Targeting for Port Security Act. (Provisions that aims to increase information sharing and efficient use of technology within the Department of Homeland Security, and between federal, state, and local governments and the private sector, in an effort to improve maritime and aviation security at U.S. ports of entry.) H.R.6368 Rep. Canseco, Francisco (R-TX) - Border Security Information Improvement Act of 2012. (Provisions that requires DOJ and DHS to report on: the federal government's ability to track, investigate, and quantify cross-border violence; current steps being taken to address cross-border violence; information and data currently being collected on cross-border violence; and additional resources needed to successfully track, investigate, quantify, and report on cross-border violence.) H.R.6429 Rep. Smith, Lamar (R-TX) - STEM Jobs Act of 2012. (Provisions that would eliminate the visa lottery green card program and reallocate those 55,000 green cards to aliens with PhDs or Master's degrees in STEM fields (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) from U.S. Universities.) S.1925 Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. (D-VT) - Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2011. (Provisions that would increase the number of U visas by permitting the recapture of thousands of unused U visas from prior years.) S.3245 Sen. Leahy, Patrick J.(D-VT) - A bill to permanently reauthorize the EB-5 Regional Center Program, the E-Verify Program, the Special Immigrant Nonminister Religious Worker Program, and the Conrad State 30 J-1 Visa Waiver Program. (Provisions relating to more controversial issues in three of the four programs because of significant deficiencies in oversight and fraud: A bill to permanently reauthorize the EB-5 Regional Center Program; Special Immigrant Nonminister Religious Worker Program; Conrad State 30 J-1 Visa Waiver Program.) S.3579 Sen. Vitter, David (R-LA) - Voter Integrity Protection Act. (Provisions that would make unlawful voting in federal elections by illegal aliens both an aggravated felony and a deportable offense under the Immigration and Nationality Act, INA.)
Border Tunnel Prevention Act of 2012
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See Attached. H.R.915 Rep. Cuellar, Henry (D-TX) - Jaime Zapata Border Enforcement Security Task Force Act. (Provisions authorizing appropriations for FY2012-FY2016 to: (1) establish and operate the BEST program; and (2) investigate, apprehend, and prosecute individuals engaged in drug trafficking, arms smuggling, illegal alien trafficking, and smuggling, violence, and kidnapping along and across the U.S. borders.) H.R.1299 Rep. Miller, Candice S. (R-MI) - Secure Border Act of 2012. (Provisions that directs the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) to submit to the appropriate congressional committees a comprehensive strategy for gaining, within five years, operational control of the international borders between U.S. ports of entry.) H.R.3842 Rep. Black, Diane (R-TN) - To prohibit Federal funding for lawsuits seeking to invalidate specified State laws that support the enforcement of Federal immigration laws. (Provisions the prohibits federal funds from being used by a federal agency or instrumentality to participate in a lawsuit to overturn, enjoin, or otherwise invalidate specified immigration-related laws in Oklahoma, Missouri, Arizona, Utah, Indiana, Alabama, South Carolina, or Georgia.) H.R.3992 Rep Berman, Howard (D-CA) - To allow otherwise eligible Israeli nationals to receive E-2 nonimmigrant visas if similarly situated United States nationals are eligible for similar nonimmigrant status in Israel. (Provisions that would expand the E-2 visa program to include Israeli nationals.) H.R.4970 Rep. Adams, Sandy (R-FL) - Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2012. (Provisions that amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to direct the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) to consider any credible relevant evidence, including evidence submitted by an accused U.S. national or permanent resident, in adjudicating an application for cancellation of removal by an alien who has been battered or subjected to extreme cruelty.) H.R.4251 Rep. Miller, Candice S. (R-MI) - Securing Maritime Activities through Risk-based Targeting for Port Security Act. (Provisions that aims to increase information sharing and efficient use of technology within the Department of Homeland Security, and between federal, state, and local governments and the private sector, in an effort to improve maritime and aviation security at U.S. ports of entry.) H.R.4119 Rep. Reyes, Silvestre (D-TX) - Border Tunnel Prevention Act of 2012. (Provisions that would expand existing laws to make it easier to prosecute people who facilitate and participate in illicit border tunnel activities.) H.R.5326 Rep. Wolf, Frank R. (R -VA) - Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2013. (Provisions that defunds the Obama Administrations lawsuits against several states that seek to strike down their immigration enforcement laws; that strips certain funding from sanctuary cities; prevent illegal aliens from receiving of the additional child tax credit (ACTC).) H.R.5869 Rep. Rivera, David (R-FL) - Studying Towards Adjusted Residency Act (STARS Act) (Provisions that would grant amnesty to illegal alien minors.) S.1925 Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. (D-VT) - Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2011. (Provisions that would increase the number of U visas by permitting the recapture of thousands of unused U visas from prior years.) S.3083 Sen. Rubio, Marco (R-FL) - Responsible Child Tax Credit Eligibility Verification Act of 2012 (Provisions to amend the Internal Revenue Code to require a taxpayer who is an alien and who is claiming the refundable portion of the child tax credit to attach to his or her tax return a photocopy of: (1) each page of the taxpayer's passport; (2) the taxpayer's nonimmigrant visa; (3) the taxpayer's employment authorization; (4) the taxpayer's arrival-departure record (Form I-94); and (5) the passport, visa, and Form I-94 for each qualifying alien child of the taxpayer.) S3216 Sen. Landrieu, Mary L. (D-LA) - Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2013. (Provisions that relax the requirements for entry into the VWP by allowing into the program countries whose visa overstay rate was not more than three percent in the previous fiscal year.) S.3245 Sen. Leahy, Patrick J.(D-VT) - A bill to permanently reauthorize the EB-5 Regional Center Program, the E-Verify Program, the Special Immigrant Nonminister Religious Worker Program, and the Conrad State 30 J-1 Visa Waiver Program. (Provisions relating to more controversial issues in three of the four programs because of significant deficiencies in oversight and fraud: A bill to permanently reauthorize the EB-5 Regional Center Program; Special Immigrant Nonminister Religious Worker Program; Conrad State 30 J-1 Visa Waiver Program.)
SMART Port Security Act
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See Attached. H.R.915 Rep. Cuellar, Henry (D-TX) - Jaime Zapata Border Enforcement Security Task Force Act. (Provisions authorizing appropriations for FY2012-FY2016 to: (1) establish and operate the BEST program; and (2) investigate, apprehend, and prosecute individuals engaged in drug trafficking, arms smuggling, illegal alien trafficking, and smuggling, violence, and kidnapping along and across the U.S. borders.) H.R.1299 Rep. Miller, Candice S. (R-MI) - Secure Border Act of 2012. (Provisions that directs the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) to submit to the appropriate congressional committees a comprehensive strategy for gaining, within five years, operational control of the international borders between U.S. ports of entry.) H.R.3842 Rep. Black, Diane (R-TN) - To prohibit Federal funding for lawsuits seeking to invalidate specified State laws that support the enforcement of Federal immigration laws. (Provisions the prohibits federal funds from being used by a federal agency or instrumentality to participate in a lawsuit to overturn, enjoin, or otherwise invalidate specified immigration-related laws in Oklahoma, Missouri, Arizona, Utah, Indiana, Alabama, South Carolina, or Georgia.) H.R.3992 Rep Berman, Howard (D-CA) - To allow otherwise eligible Israeli nationals to receive E-2 nonimmigrant visas if similarly situated United States nationals are eligible for similar nonimmigrant status in Israel. (Provisions that would expand the E-2 visa program to include Israeli nationals.) H.R.4970 Rep. Adams, Sandy (R-FL) - Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2012. (Provisions that amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to direct the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) to consider any credible relevant evidence, including evidence submitted by an accused U.S. national or permanent resident, in adjudicating an application for cancellation of removal by an alien who has been battered or subjected to extreme cruelty.) H.R.4251 Rep. Miller, Candice S. (R-MI) - Securing Maritime Activities through Risk-based Targeting for Port Security Act. (Provisions that aims to increase information sharing and efficient use of technology within the Department of Homeland Security, and between federal, state, and local governments and the private sector, in an effort to improve maritime and aviation security at U.S. ports of entry.) H.R.4119 Rep. Reyes, Silvestre (D-TX) - Border Tunnel Prevention Act of 2012. (Provisions that would expand existing laws to make it easier to prosecute people who facilitate and participate in illicit border tunnel activities.) H.R.5326 Rep. Wolf, Frank R. (R -VA) - Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2013. (Provisions that defunds the Obama Administrations lawsuits against several states that seek to strike down their immigration enforcement laws; that strips certain funding from sanctuary cities; prevent illegal aliens from receiving of the additional child tax credit (ACTC).) H.R.5869 Rep. Rivera, David (R-FL) - Studying Towards Adjusted Residency Act (STARS Act) (Provisions that would grant amnesty to illegal alien minors.) S.1925 Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. (D-VT) - Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2011. (Provisions that would increase the number of U visas by permitting the recapture of thousands of unused U visas from prior years.) S.3083 Sen. Rubio, Marco (R-FL) - Responsible Child Tax Credit Eligibility Verification Act of 2012 (Provisions to amend the Internal Revenue Code to require a taxpayer who is an alien and who is claiming the refundable portion of the child tax credit to attach to his or her tax return a photocopy of: (1) each page of the taxpayer's passport; (2) the taxpayer's nonimmigrant visa; (3) the taxpayer's employment authorization; (4) the taxpayer's arrival-departure record (Form I-94); and (5) the passport, visa, and Form I-94 for each qualifying alien child of the taxpayer.) S3216 Sen. Landrieu, Mary L. (D-LA) - Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2013. (Provisions that relax the requirements for entry into the VWP by allowing into the program countries whose visa overstay rate was not more than three percent in the previous fiscal year.) S.3245 Sen. Leahy, Patrick J.(D-VT) - A bill to permanently reauthorize the EB-5 Regional Center Program, the E-Verify Program, the Special Immigrant Nonminister Religious Worker Program, and the Conrad State 30 J-1 Visa Waiver Program. (Provisions relating to more controversial issues in three of the four programs because of significant deficiencies in oversight and fraud: A bill to permanently reauthorize the EB-5 Regional Center Program; Special Immigrant Nonminister Religious Worker Program; Conrad State 30 J-1 Visa Waiver Program.)
SMART Port Security Act
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See Attached. H.R.915 Rep. Cuellar, Henry (D-TX) - Jaime Zapata Border Enforcement Security Task Force Act. (Provisions that seek to increase cooperation and information sharing between local, state, and federal agencies to strengthen collaborative efforts along the border.) H.R.3120 Rep. Lofgren, Zoe (D-CA) - Student Visa Reform Act. (Provisions that would amend federal immigration law governing the distribution of student visas (F-1s) to require that colleges, universities, or language training programs be accredited by an agency approved by the Secretary of Education in order to accept foreign students.) H.R.3783 Rep. Duncan, Jeff (R-SC) - Countering Iran in the Western Hemisphere Act of 2012. (Provisions that requires the Secretaries of State and Homeland Security to develop a plan to secure the U.S. borders with Canada and Mexico and prevent operatives from terrorist and other organizations from entering the United States.) H.R.4005 Rep. Hahn, Janice (GAPS Act) Gauging American Port Security Act. (Provisions that requires the Secretary of Homeland Security to submit to Congress a report on any existing gaps or weaknesses in U.S. port security, as well as a plan for addressing such gaps.) H.R.4119 Rep. Reyes, Silvestre (D-TX) - Border Tunnel Prevention Act of 2012. (Provisions that would expand existing laws to make it easier to prosecute people who facilitate and participate in illicit border tunnel activities.) H.R.4251 Rep. Miller, Candice S. (R-MI) - Securing Maritime Activities through Risk-based Targeting for Port Security Act. (Provisions that aims to increase information sharing and efficient use of technology within the Department of Homeland Security, and between federal, state, and local governments and the private sector, in an effort to improve maritime and aviation security at U.S. ports of entry.) H.R.6368 Rep. Canseco, Francisco (R-TX) - Border Security Information Improvement Act of 2012. (Provisions that requires DOJ and DHS to report on: the federal government's ability to track, investigate, and quantify cross-border violence; current steps being taken to address cross-border violence; information and data currently being collected on cross-border violence; and additional resources needed to successfully track, investigate, quantify, and report on cross-border violence.) H.R.6429 Rep. Smith, Lamar (R-TX) - STEM Jobs Act of 2012. (Provisions that would eliminate the visa lottery green card program and reallocate those 55,000 green cards to aliens with PhDs or Master's degrees in STEM fields (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) from U.S. Universities.) S.1925 Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. (D-VT) - Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2011. (Provisions that would increase the number of U visas by permitting the recapture of thousands of unused U visas from prior years.) S.3245 Sen. Leahy, Patrick J.(D-VT) - A bill to permanently reauthorize the EB-5 Regional Center Program, the E-Verify Program, the Special Immigrant Nonminister Religious Worker Program, and the Conrad State 30 J-1 Visa Waiver Program. (Provisions relating to more controversial issues in three of the four programs because of significant deficiencies in oversight and fraud: A bill to permanently reauthorize the EB-5 Regional Center Program; Special Immigrant Nonminister Religious Worker Program; Conrad State 30 J-1 Visa Waiver Program.) S.3579 Sen. Vitter, David (R-LA) - Voter Integrity Protection Act. (Provisions that would make unlawful voting in federal elections by illegal aliens both an aggravated felony and a deportable offense under the Immigration and Nationality Act, INA.)
Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2012
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See Attached. H.R.915 Rep. Cuellar, Henry (D-TX) - Jaime Zapata Border Enforcement Security Task Force Act. (Provisions authorizing appropriations for FY2012-FY2016 to: (1) establish and operate the BEST program; and (2) investigate, apprehend, and prosecute individuals engaged in drug trafficking, arms smuggling, illegal alien trafficking, and smuggling, violence, and kidnapping along and across the U.S. borders.) H.R.1299 Rep. Miller, Candice S. (R-MI) - Secure Border Act of 2012. (Provisions that directs the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) to submit to the appropriate congressional committees a comprehensive strategy for gaining, within five years, operational control of the international borders between U.S. ports of entry.) H.R.3842 Rep. Black, Diane (R-TN) - To prohibit Federal funding for lawsuits seeking to invalidate specified State laws that support the enforcement of Federal immigration laws. (Provisions the prohibits federal funds from being used by a federal agency or instrumentality to participate in a lawsuit to overturn, enjoin, or otherwise invalidate specified immigration-related laws in Oklahoma, Missouri, Arizona, Utah, Indiana, Alabama, South Carolina, or Georgia.) H.R.3992 Rep Berman, Howard (D-CA) - To allow otherwise eligible Israeli nationals to receive E-2 nonimmigrant visas if similarly situated United States nationals are eligible for similar nonimmigrant status in Israel. (Provisions that would expand the E-2 visa program to include Israeli nationals.) H.R.4970 Rep. Adams, Sandy (R-FL) - Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2012. (Provisions that amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to direct the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) to consider any credible relevant evidence, including evidence submitted by an accused U.S. national or permanent resident, in adjudicating an application for cancellation of removal by an alien who has been battered or subjected to extreme cruelty.) H.R.4251 Rep. Miller, Candice S. (R-MI) - Securing Maritime Activities through Risk-based Targeting for Port Security Act. (Provisions that aims to increase information sharing and efficient use of technology within the Department of Homeland Security, and between federal, state, and local governments and the private sector, in an effort to improve maritime and aviation security at U.S. ports of entry.) H.R.4119 Rep. Reyes, Silvestre (D-TX) - Border Tunnel Prevention Act of 2012. (Provisions that would expand existing laws to make it easier to prosecute people who facilitate and participate in illicit border tunnel activities.) H.R.5326 Rep. Wolf, Frank R. (R -VA) - Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2013. (Provisions that defunds the Obama Administrations lawsuits against several states that seek to strike down their immigration enforcement laws; that strips certain funding from sanctuary cities; prevent illegal aliens from receiving of the additional child tax credit (ACTC).) H.R.5869 Rep. Rivera, David (R-FL) - Studying Towards Adjusted Residency Act (STARS Act) (Provisions that would grant amnesty to illegal alien minors.) S.1925 Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. (D-VT) - Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2011. (Provisions that would increase the number of U visas by permitting the recapture of thousands of unused U visas from prior years.) S.3083 Sen. Rubio, Marco (R-FL) - Responsible Child Tax Credit Eligibility Verification Act of 2012 (Provisions to amend the Internal Revenue Code to require a taxpayer who is an alien and who is claiming the refundable portion of the child tax credit to attach to his or her tax return a photocopy of: (1) each page of the taxpayer's passport; (2) the taxpayer's nonimmigrant visa; (3) the taxpayer's employment authorization; (4) the taxpayer's arrival-departure record (Form I-94); and (5) the passport, visa, and Form I-94 for each qualifying alien child of the taxpayer.) S3216 Sen. Landrieu, Mary L. (D-LA) - Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2013. (Provisions that relax the requirements for entry into the VWP by allowing into the program countries whose visa overstay rate was not more than three percent in the previous fiscal year.) S.3245 Sen. Leahy, Patrick J.(D-VT) - A bill to permanently reauthorize the EB-5 Regional Center Program, the E-Verify Program, the Special Immigrant Nonminister Religious Worker Program, and the Conrad State 30 J-1 Visa Waiver Program. (Provisions relating to more controversial issues in three of the four programs because of significant deficiencies in oversight and fraud: A bill to permanently reauthorize the EB-5 Regional Center Program; Special Immigrant Nonminister Religious Worker Program; Conrad State 30 J-1 Visa Waiver Program.)
STARS Act
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See Attached. H.R.915 Rep. Cuellar, Henry (D-TX) - Jaime Zapata Border Enforcement Security Task Force Act. (Provisions authorizing appropriations for FY2012-FY2016 to: (1) establish and operate the BEST program; and (2) investigate, apprehend, and prosecute individuals engaged in drug trafficking, arms smuggling, illegal alien trafficking, and smuggling, violence, and kidnapping along and across the U.S. borders.) H.R.1299 Rep. Miller, Candice S. (R-MI) - Secure Border Act of 2012. (Provisions that directs the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) to submit to the appropriate congressional committees a comprehensive strategy for gaining, within five years, operational control of the international borders between U.S. ports of entry.) H.R.3842 Rep. Black, Diane (R-TN) - To prohibit Federal funding for lawsuits seeking to invalidate specified State laws that support the enforcement of Federal immigration laws. (Provisions the prohibits federal funds from being used by a federal agency or instrumentality to participate in a lawsuit to overturn, enjoin, or otherwise invalidate specified immigration-related laws in Oklahoma, Missouri, Arizona, Utah, Indiana, Alabama, South Carolina, or Georgia.) H.R.3992 Rep Berman, Howard (D-CA) - To allow otherwise eligible Israeli nationals to receive E-2 nonimmigrant visas if similarly situated United States nationals are eligible for similar nonimmigrant status in Israel. (Provisions that would expand the E-2 visa program to include Israeli nationals.) H.R.4970 Rep. Adams, Sandy (R-FL) - Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2012. (Provisions that amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to direct the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) to consider any credible relevant evidence, including evidence submitted by an accused U.S. national or permanent resident, in adjudicating an application for cancellation of removal by an alien who has been battered or subjected to extreme cruelty.) H.R.4251 Rep. Miller, Candice S. (R-MI) - Securing Maritime Activities through Risk-based Targeting for Port Security Act. (Provisions that aims to increase information sharing and efficient use of technology within the Department of Homeland Security, and between federal, state, and local governments and the private sector, in an effort to improve maritime and aviation security at U.S. ports of entry.) H.R.4119 Rep. Reyes, Silvestre (D-TX) - Border Tunnel Prevention Act of 2012. (Provisions that would expand existing laws to make it easier to prosecute people who facilitate and participate in illicit border tunnel activities.) H.R.5326 Rep. Wolf, Frank R. (R -VA) - Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2013. (Provisions that defunds the Obama Administrations lawsuits against several states that seek to strike down their immigration enforcement laws; that strips certain funding from sanctuary cities; prevent illegal aliens from receiving of the additional child tax credit (ACTC).) H.R.5869 Rep. Rivera, David (R-FL) - Studying Towards Adjusted Residency Act (STARS Act) (Provisions that would grant amnesty to illegal alien minors.) S.1925 Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. (D-VT) - Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2011. (Provisions that would increase the number of U visas by permitting the recapture of thousands of unused U visas from prior years.) S.3083 Sen. Rubio, Marco (R-FL) - Responsible Child Tax Credit Eligibility Verification Act of 2012 (Provisions to amend the Internal Revenue Code to require a taxpayer who is an alien and who is claiming the refundable portion of the child tax credit to attach to his or her tax return a photocopy of: (1) each page of the taxpayer's passport; (2) the taxpayer's nonimmigrant visa; (3) the taxpayer's employment authorization; (4) the taxpayer's arrival-departure record (Form I-94); and (5) the passport, visa, and Form I-94 for each qualifying alien child of the taxpayer.) S3216 Sen. Landrieu, Mary L. (D-LA) - Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2013. (Provisions that relax the requirements for entry into the VWP by allowing into the program countries whose visa overstay rate was not more than three percent in the previous fiscal year.) S.3245 Sen. Leahy, Patrick J.(D-VT) - A bill to permanently reauthorize the EB-5 Regional Center Program, the E-Verify Program, the Special Immigrant Nonminister Religious Worker Program, and the Conrad State 30 J-1 Visa Waiver Program. (Provisions relating to more controversial issues in three of the four programs because of significant deficiencies in oversight and fraud: A bill to permanently reauthorize the EB-5 Regional Center Program; Special Immigrant Nonminister Religious Worker Program; Conrad State 30 J-1 Visa Waiver Program.)
Mandatory Operational Control Reporting and Performance Measures Act of 2012
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See attached. S. 3639 by Sens. Kay Bailey Hutchison, Jon Kyl, and John McCain: creates a new, tiered nonimmigrant visa program, the W-visa, that puts illegal aliens on a path to a green card and subsequent citizenship. S. 1925 by Sen. Pat Leahy: contained a provision that would increase the number of U visas by tens of thousands over the course of several years. H.R. 6429 by Rep. Lamar Smith: eliminates the visa lottery by reallocating the 55,000 green cards available under the program to two new employment-based visa categories, the EB-6 and EB-7 H.R. 6025 by Rep. Candice Miller: requires the DHS Secretary to update Congress on the number of miles of land and maritime border that are under operational control. The bill also requires the Secretary to report to Congress on the estimated number of unlawful entries along land and maritime borders of the United States using the same methodology and terminology as was used during fiscal years 2008 to 2010 to guarantee consistency in reporting methods H.R. 915 by Rep. Henry Cuellar: legislation that authorizes the appropriation of $10 million for each of the fiscal years 2012 through 2016 for the Border Enforcement Security Task Force (BEST) program within the Department of Homeland Security. H.R. 5855 by Rep. Robert Aderholt: annual funding bill through which Congress appropriated money to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and its agencies, including Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), and Customs and Border Protection (CBP). Funding is used to pay for the salaries and expenses of all DHS employees, as well as all programs implemented by the department. H.R. 4119 by Rep. Silvestre Reyes: legislation that makes it a federal crime to attempt or conspire to use, construct, or finance underground tunnels that bypass U.S. international borders. Penalties for attempt and conspiracy are the same as existing penalties for use, construction, and financing of border tunnels. The bill also amends existing federal law to add activities relating to construction or use of international border tunnels to the list of offenses which can be investigated via wiretapping by federal agencies.
Border Security Information Improvement Act of 2012
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See Attached. H.R.915 Rep. Cuellar, Henry (D-TX) - Jaime Zapata Border Enforcement Security Task Force Act. (Provisions that seek to increase cooperation and information sharing between local, state, and federal agencies to strengthen collaborative efforts along the border.) H.R.3120 Rep. Lofgren, Zoe (D-CA) - Student Visa Reform Act. (Provisions that would amend federal immigration law governing the distribution of student visas (F-1s) to require that colleges, universities, or language training programs be accredited by an agency approved by the Secretary of Education in order to accept foreign students.) H.R.3783 Rep. Duncan, Jeff (R-SC) - Countering Iran in the Western Hemisphere Act of 2012. (Provisions that requires the Secretaries of State and Homeland Security to develop a plan to secure the U.S. borders with Canada and Mexico and prevent operatives from terrorist and other organizations from entering the United States.) H.R.4005 Rep. Hahn, Janice (GAPS Act) Gauging American Port Security Act. (Provisions that requires the Secretary of Homeland Security to submit to Congress a report on any existing gaps or weaknesses in U.S. port security, as well as a plan for addressing such gaps.) H.R.4119 Rep. Reyes, Silvestre (D-TX) - Border Tunnel Prevention Act of 2012. (Provisions that would expand existing laws to make it easier to prosecute people who facilitate and participate in illicit border tunnel activities.) H.R.4251 Rep. Miller, Candice S. (R-MI) - Securing Maritime Activities through Risk-based Targeting for Port Security Act. (Provisions that aims to increase information sharing and efficient use of technology within the Department of Homeland Security, and between federal, state, and local governments and the private sector, in an effort to improve maritime and aviation security at U.S. ports of entry.) H.R.6368 Rep. Canseco, Francisco (R-TX) - Border Security Information Improvement Act of 2012. (Provisions that requires DOJ and DHS to report on: the federal government's ability to track, investigate, and quantify cross-border violence; current steps being taken to address cross-border violence; information and data currently being collected on cross-border violence; and additional resources needed to successfully track, investigate, quantify, and report on cross-border violence.) H.R.6429 Rep. Smith, Lamar (R-TX) - STEM Jobs Act of 2012. (Provisions that would eliminate the visa lottery green card program and reallocate those 55,000 green cards to aliens with PhDs or Master's degrees in STEM fields (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) from U.S. Universities.) S.1925 Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. (D-VT) - Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2011. (Provisions that would increase the number of U visas by permitting the recapture of thousands of unused U visas from prior years.) S.3245 Sen. Leahy, Patrick J.(D-VT) - A bill to permanently reauthorize the EB-5 Regional Center Program, the E-Verify Program, the Special Immigrant Nonminister Religious Worker Program, and the Conrad State 30 J-1 Visa Waiver Program. (Provisions relating to more controversial issues in three of the four programs because of significant deficiencies in oversight and fraud: A bill to permanently reauthorize the EB-5 Regional Center Program; Special Immigrant Nonminister Religious Worker Program; Conrad State 30 J-1 Visa Waiver Program.) S.3579 Sen. Vitter, David (R-LA) - Voter Integrity Protection Act. (Provisions that would make unlawful voting in federal elections by illegal aliens both an aggravated felony and a deportable offense under the Immigration and Nationality Act, INA.)
STEM Jobs Act of 2012
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See attached. S. 3639 by Sens. Kay Bailey Hutchison, Jon Kyl, and John McCain: creates a new, tiered nonimmigrant visa program, the W-visa, that puts illegal aliens on a path to a green card and subsequent citizenship. S. 1925 by Sen. Pat Leahy: contained a provision that would increase the number of U visas by tens of thousands over the course of several years. H.R. 6429 by Rep. Lamar Smith: eliminates the visa lottery by reallocating the 55,000 green cards available under the program to two new employment-based visa categories, the EB-6 and EB-7 H.R. 6025 by Rep. Candice Miller: requires the DHS Secretary to update Congress on the number of miles of land and maritime border that are under operational control. The bill also requires the Secretary to report to Congress on the estimated number of unlawful entries along land and maritime borders of the United States using the same methodology and terminology as was used during fiscal years 2008 to 2010 to guarantee consistency in reporting methods H.R. 915 by Rep. Henry Cuellar: legislation that authorizes the appropriation of $10 million for each of the fiscal years 2012 through 2016 for the Border Enforcement Security Task Force (BEST) program within the Department of Homeland Security. H.R. 5855 by Rep. Robert Aderholt: annual funding bill through which Congress appropriated money to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and its agencies, including Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), and Customs and Border Protection (CBP). Funding is used to pay for the salaries and expenses of all DHS employees, as well as all programs implemented by the department. H.R. 4119 by Rep. Silvestre Reyes: legislation that makes it a federal crime to attempt or conspire to use, construct, or finance underground tunnels that bypass U.S. international borders. Penalties for attempt and conspiracy are the same as existing penalties for use, construction, and financing of border tunnels. The bill also amends existing federal law to add activities relating to construction or use of international border tunnels to the list of offenses which can be investigated via wiretapping by federal agencies.
STEM Jobs Act of 2012
Client: FEDERATION FOR AMERICAN IMMIGRATION REFORM · Firm: FEDERATION FOR AMERICAN IMMIGRATION REFORM
See Attached. H.R.915 Rep. Cuellar, Henry (D-TX) - Jaime Zapata Border Enforcement Security Task Force Act. (Provisions that seek to increase cooperation and information sharing between local, state, and federal agencies to strengthen collaborative efforts along the border.) H.R.3120 Rep. Lofgren, Zoe (D-CA) - Student Visa Reform Act. (Provisions that would amend federal immigration law governing the distribution of student visas (F-1s) to require that colleges, universities, or language training programs be accredited by an agency approved by the Secretary of Education in order to accept foreign students.) H.R.3783 Rep. Duncan, Jeff (R-SC) - Countering Iran in the Western Hemisphere Act of 2012. (Provisions that requires the Secretaries of State and Homeland Security to develop a plan to secure the U.S. borders with Canada and Mexico and prevent operatives from terrorist and other organizations from entering the United States.) H.R.4005 Rep. Hahn, Janice (GAPS Act) Gauging American Port Security Act. (Provisions that requires the Secretary of Homeland Security to submit to Congress a report on any existing gaps or weaknesses in U.S. port security, as well as a plan for addressing such gaps.) H.R.4119 Rep. Reyes, Silvestre (D-TX) - Border Tunnel Prevention Act of 2012. (Provisions that would expand existing laws to make it easier to prosecute people who facilitate and participate in illicit border tunnel activities.) H.R.4251 Rep. Miller, Candice S. (R-MI) - Securing Maritime Activities through Risk-based Targeting for Port Security Act. (Provisions that aims to increase information sharing and efficient use of technology within the Department of Homeland Security, and between federal, state, and local governments and the private sector, in an effort to improve maritime and aviation security at U.S. ports of entry.) H.R.6368 Rep. Canseco, Francisco (R-TX) - Border Security Information Improvement Act of 2012. (Provisions that requires DOJ and DHS to report on: the federal government's ability to track, investigate, and quantify cross-border violence; current steps being taken to address cross-border violence; information and data currently being collected on cross-border violence; and additional resources needed to successfully track, investigate, quantify, and report on cross-border violence.) H.R.6429 Rep. Smith, Lamar (R-TX) - STEM Jobs Act of 2012. (Provisions that would eliminate the visa lottery green card program and reallocate those 55,000 green cards to aliens with PhDs or Master's degrees in STEM fields (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) from U.S. Universities.) S.1925 Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. (D-VT) - Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2011. (Provisions that would increase the number of U visas by permitting the recapture of thousands of unused U visas from prior years.) S.3245 Sen. Leahy, Patrick J.(D-VT) - A bill to permanently reauthorize the EB-5 Regional Center Program, the E-Verify Program, the Special Immigrant Nonminister Religious Worker Program, and the Conrad State 30 J-1 Visa Waiver Program. (Provisions relating to more controversial issues in three of the four programs because of significant deficiencies in oversight and fraud: A bill to permanently reauthorize the EB-5 Regional Center Program; Special Immigrant Nonminister Religious Worker Program; Conrad State 30 J-1 Visa Waiver Program.) S.3579 Sen. Vitter, David (R-LA) - Voter Integrity Protection Act. (Provisions that would make unlawful voting in federal elections by illegal aliens both an aggravated felony and a deportable offense under the Immigration and Nationality Act, INA.)
Jaime Zapata Border Enforcement Security Task Force Act
Client: FEDERATION FOR AMERICAN IMMIGRATION REFORM · Firm: FEDERATION FOR AMERICAN IMMIGRATION REFORM
See Attached. H.R.915 Rep. Cuellar, Henry (D-TX) - Jaime Zapata Border Enforcement Security Task Force Act. (Provisions that seek to increase cooperation and information sharing between local, state, and federal agencies to strengthen collaborative efforts along the border.) H.R.3120 Rep. Lofgren, Zoe (D-CA) - Student Visa Reform Act. (Provisions that would amend federal immigration law governing the distribution of student visas (F-1s) to require that colleges, universities, or language training programs be accredited by an agency approved by the Secretary of Education in order to accept foreign students.) H.R.3783 Rep. Duncan, Jeff (R-SC) - Countering Iran in the Western Hemisphere Act of 2012. (Provisions that requires the Secretaries of State and Homeland Security to develop a plan to secure the U.S. borders with Canada and Mexico and prevent operatives from terrorist and other organizations from entering the United States.) H.R.4005 Rep. Hahn, Janice (GAPS Act) Gauging American Port Security Act. (Provisions that requires the Secretary of Homeland Security to submit to Congress a report on any existing gaps or weaknesses in U.S. port security, as well as a plan for addressing such gaps.) H.R.4119 Rep. Reyes, Silvestre (D-TX) - Border Tunnel Prevention Act of 2012. (Provisions that would expand existing laws to make it easier to prosecute people who facilitate and participate in illicit border tunnel activities.) H.R.4251 Rep. Miller, Candice S. (R-MI) - Securing Maritime Activities through Risk-based Targeting for Port Security Act. (Provisions that aims to increase information sharing and efficient use of technology within the Department of Homeland Security, and between federal, state, and local governments and the private sector, in an effort to improve maritime and aviation security at U.S. ports of entry.) H.R.6368 Rep. Canseco, Francisco (R-TX) - Border Security Information Improvement Act of 2012. (Provisions that requires DOJ and DHS to report on: the federal government's ability to track, investigate, and quantify cross-border violence; current steps being taken to address cross-border violence; information and data currently being collected on cross-border violence; and additional resources needed to successfully track, investigate, quantify, and report on cross-border violence.) H.R.6429 Rep. Smith, Lamar (R-TX) - STEM Jobs Act of 2012. (Provisions that would eliminate the visa lottery green card program and reallocate those 55,000 green cards to aliens with PhDs or Master's degrees in STEM fields (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) from U.S. Universities.) S.1925 Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. (D-VT) - Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2011. (Provisions that would increase the number of U visas by permitting the recapture of thousands of unused U visas from prior years.) S.3245 Sen. Leahy, Patrick J.(D-VT) - A bill to permanently reauthorize the EB-5 Regional Center Program, the E-Verify Program, the Special Immigrant Nonminister Religious Worker Program, and the Conrad State 30 J-1 Visa Waiver Program. (Provisions relating to more controversial issues in three of the four programs because of significant deficiencies in oversight and fraud: A bill to permanently reauthorize the EB-5 Regional Center Program; Special Immigrant Nonminister Religious Worker Program; Conrad State 30 J-1 Visa Waiver Program.) S.3579 Sen. Vitter, David (R-LA) - Voter Integrity Protection Act. (Provisions that would make unlawful voting in federal elections by illegal aliens both an aggravated felony and a deportable offense under the Immigration and Nationality Act, INA.)
Jaime Zapata Border Enforcement Security Task Force Act
Client: FEDERATION FOR AMERICAN IMMIGRATION REFORM · Firm: FEDERATION FOR AMERICAN IMMIGRATION REFORM
See attached. S. 3639 by Sens. Kay Bailey Hutchison, Jon Kyl, and John McCain: creates a new, tiered nonimmigrant visa program, the W-visa, that puts illegal aliens on a path to a green card and subsequent citizenship. S. 1925 by Sen. Pat Leahy: contained a provision that would increase the number of U visas by tens of thousands over the course of several years. H.R. 6429 by Rep. Lamar Smith: eliminates the visa lottery by reallocating the 55,000 green cards available under the program to two new employment-based visa categories, the EB-6 and EB-7 H.R. 6025 by Rep. Candice Miller: requires the DHS Secretary to update Congress on the number of miles of land and maritime border that are under operational control. The bill also requires the Secretary to report to Congress on the estimated number of unlawful entries along land and maritime borders of the United States using the same methodology and terminology as was used during fiscal years 2008 to 2010 to guarantee consistency in reporting methods H.R. 915 by Rep. Henry Cuellar: legislation that authorizes the appropriation of $10 million for each of the fiscal years 2012 through 2016 for the Border Enforcement Security Task Force (BEST) program within the Department of Homeland Security. H.R. 5855 by Rep. Robert Aderholt: annual funding bill through which Congress appropriated money to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and its agencies, including Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), and Customs and Border Protection (CBP). Funding is used to pay for the salaries and expenses of all DHS employees, as well as all programs implemented by the department. H.R. 4119 by Rep. Silvestre Reyes: legislation that makes it a federal crime to attempt or conspire to use, construct, or finance underground tunnels that bypass U.S. international borders. Penalties for attempt and conspiracy are the same as existing penalties for use, construction, and financing of border tunnels. The bill also amends existing federal law to add activities relating to construction or use of international border tunnels to the list of offenses which can be investigated via wiretapping by federal agencies.
Jaime Zapata Border Enforcement Security Task Force Act
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See Attached. H.R.915 Rep. Cuellar, Henry (D-TX) - Jaime Zapata Border Enforcement Security Task Force Act. (Provisions authorizing appropriations for FY2012-FY2016 to: (1) establish and operate the BEST program; and (2) investigate, apprehend, and prosecute individuals engaged in drug trafficking, arms smuggling, illegal alien trafficking, and smuggling, violence, and kidnapping along and across the U.S. borders.) H.R.1299 Rep. Miller, Candice S. (R-MI) - Secure Border Act of 2012. (Provisions that directs the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) to submit to the appropriate congressional committees a comprehensive strategy for gaining, within five years, operational control of the international borders between U.S. ports of entry.) H.R.3842 Rep. Black, Diane (R-TN) - To prohibit Federal funding for lawsuits seeking to invalidate specified State laws that support the enforcement of Federal immigration laws. (Provisions the prohibits federal funds from being used by a federal agency or instrumentality to participate in a lawsuit to overturn, enjoin, or otherwise invalidate specified immigration-related laws in Oklahoma, Missouri, Arizona, Utah, Indiana, Alabama, South Carolina, or Georgia.) H.R.3992 Rep Berman, Howard (D-CA) - To allow otherwise eligible Israeli nationals to receive E-2 nonimmigrant visas if similarly situated United States nationals are eligible for similar nonimmigrant status in Israel. (Provisions that would expand the E-2 visa program to include Israeli nationals.) H.R.4970 Rep. Adams, Sandy (R-FL) - Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2012. (Provisions that amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to direct the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) to consider any credible relevant evidence, including evidence submitted by an accused U.S. national or permanent resident, in adjudicating an application for cancellation of removal by an alien who has been battered or subjected to extreme cruelty.) H.R.4251 Rep. Miller, Candice S. (R-MI) - Securing Maritime Activities through Risk-based Targeting for Port Security Act. (Provisions that aims to increase information sharing and efficient use of technology within the Department of Homeland Security, and between federal, state, and local governments and the private sector, in an effort to improve maritime and aviation security at U.S. ports of entry.) H.R.4119 Rep. Reyes, Silvestre (D-TX) - Border Tunnel Prevention Act of 2012. (Provisions that would expand existing laws to make it easier to prosecute people who facilitate and participate in illicit border tunnel activities.) H.R.5326 Rep. Wolf, Frank R. (R -VA) - Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2013. (Provisions that defunds the Obama Administrations lawsuits against several states that seek to strike down their immigration enforcement laws; that strips certain funding from sanctuary cities; prevent illegal aliens from receiving of the additional child tax credit (ACTC).) H.R.5869 Rep. Rivera, David (R-FL) - Studying Towards Adjusted Residency Act (STARS Act) (Provisions that would grant amnesty to illegal alien minors.) S.1925 Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. (D-VT) - Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2011. (Provisions that would increase the number of U visas by permitting the recapture of thousands of unused U visas from prior years.) S.3083 Sen. Rubio, Marco (R-FL) - Responsible Child Tax Credit Eligibility Verification Act of 2012 (Provisions to amend the Internal Revenue Code to require a taxpayer who is an alien and who is claiming the refundable portion of the child tax credit to attach to his or her tax return a photocopy of: (1) each page of the taxpayer's passport; (2) the taxpayer's nonimmigrant visa; (3) the taxpayer's employment authorization; (4) the taxpayer's arrival-departure record (Form I-94); and (5) the passport, visa, and Form I-94 for each qualifying alien child of the taxpayer.) S3216 Sen. Landrieu, Mary L. (D-LA) - Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2013. (Provisions that relax the requirements for entry into the VWP by allowing into the program countries whose visa overstay rate was not more than three percent in the previous fiscal year.) S.3245 Sen. Leahy, Patrick J.(D-VT) - A bill to permanently reauthorize the EB-5 Regional Center Program, the E-Verify Program, the Special Immigrant Nonminister Religious Worker Program, and the Conrad State 30 J-1 Visa Waiver Program. (Provisions relating to more controversial issues in three of the four programs because of significant deficiencies in oversight and fraud: A bill to permanently reauthorize the EB-5 Regional Center Program; Special Immigrant Nonminister Religious Worker Program; Conrad State 30 J-1 Visa Waiver Program.)
2012 · fourth_quarter · Q4
See attached. S. 3639 by Sens. Kay Bailey Hutchison, Jon Kyl, and John McCain: creates a new, tiered nonimmigrant visa program, the W-visa, that puts illegal aliens on a path to a green card and subsequent citizenship. S. 1925 by Sen. Pat Leahy: contained a provision that would increase the number of U visas by tens of thousands over the course of several years. H.R. 6429 by Rep. Lamar Smith: eliminates the visa lottery by reallocating the 55,000 green cards available under the program to two new employment-based visa categories, the EB-6 and EB-7 H.R. 6025 by Rep. Candice Miller: requires the DHS Secretary to update Congress on the number of miles of land and maritime border that are under operational control. The bill also requires the Secretary to report to Congress on the estimated number of unlawful entries along land and maritime borders of the United States using the same methodology and terminology as was used during fiscal years 2008 to 2010 to guarantee consistency in reporting methods H.R. 915 by Rep. Henry Cuellar: legislation that authorizes the appropriation of $10 million for each of the fiscal years 2012 through 2016 for the Border Enforcement Security Task Force (BEST) program within the Department of Homeland Security. H.R. 5855 by Rep. Robert Aderholt: annual funding bill through which Congress appropriated money to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and its agencies, including Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), and Customs and Border Protection (CBP). Funding is used to pay for the salaries and expenses of all DHS employees, as well as all programs implemented by the department. H.R. 4119 by Rep. Silvestre Reyes: legislation that makes it a federal crime to attempt or conspire to use, construct, or finance underground tunnels that bypass U.S. international borders. Penalties for attempt and conspiracy are the same as existing penalties for use, construction, and financing of border tunnels. The bill also amends existing federal law to add activities relating to construction or use of international border tunnels to the list of offenses which can be investigated via wiretapping by federal agencies.
Filing targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), SENATE
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2012 · third_quarter · Q3
See Attached. H.R.915 Rep. Cuellar, Henry (D-TX) - Jaime Zapata Border Enforcement Security Task Force Act. (Provisions that seek to increase cooperation and information sharing between local, state, and federal agencies to strengthen collaborative efforts along the border.) H.R.3120 Rep. Lofgren, Zoe (D-CA) - Student Visa Reform Act. (Provisions that would amend federal immigration law governing the distribution of student visas (F-1s) to require that colleges, universities, or language training programs be accredited by an agency approved by the Secretary of Education in order to accept foreign students.) H.R.3783 Rep. Duncan, Jeff (R-SC) - Countering Iran in the Western Hemisphere Act of 2012. (Provisions that requires the Secretaries of State and Homeland Security to develop a plan to secure the U.S. borders with Canada and Mexico and prevent operatives from terrorist and other organizations from entering the United States.) H.R.4005 Rep. Hahn, Janice (GAPS Act) Gauging American Port Security Act. (Provisions that requires the Secretary of Homeland Security to submit to Congress a report on any existing gaps or weaknesses in U.S. port security, as well as a plan for addressing such gaps.) H.R.4119 Rep. Reyes, Silvestre (D-TX) - Border Tunnel Prevention Act of 2012. (Provisions that would expand existing laws to make it easier to prosecute people who facilitate and participate in illicit border tunnel activities.) H.R.4251 Rep. Miller, Candice S. (R-MI) - Securing Maritime Activities through Risk-based Targeting for Port Security Act. (Provisions that aims to increase information sharing and efficient use of technology within the Department of Homeland Security, and between federal, state, and local governments and the private sector, in an effort to improve maritime and aviation security at U.S. ports of entry.) H.R.6368 Rep. Canseco, Francisco (R-TX) - Border Security Information Improvement Act of 2012. (Provisions that requires DOJ and DHS to report on: the federal government's ability to track, investigate, and quantify cross-border violence; current steps being taken to address cross-border violence; information and data currently being collected on cross-border violence; and additional resources needed to successfully track, investigate, quantify, and report on cross-border violence.) H.R.6429 Rep. Smith, Lamar (R-TX) - STEM Jobs Act of 2012. (Provisions that would eliminate the visa lottery green card program and reallocate those 55,000 green cards to aliens with PhDs or Master's degrees in STEM fields (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) from U.S. Universities.) S.1925 Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. (D-VT) - Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2011. (Provisions that would increase the number of U visas by permitting the recapture of thousands of unused U visas from prior years.) S.3245 Sen. Leahy, Patrick J.(D-VT) - A bill to permanently reauthorize the EB-5 Regional Center Program, the E-Verify Program, the Special Immigrant Nonminister Religious Worker Program, and the Conrad State 30 J-1 Visa Waiver Program. (Provisions relating to more controversial issues in three of the four programs because of significant deficiencies in oversight and fraud: A bill to permanently reauthorize the EB-5 Regional Center Program; Special Immigrant Nonminister Religious Worker Program; Conrad State 30 J-1 Visa Waiver Program.) S.3579 Sen. Vitter, David (R-LA) - Voter Integrity Protection Act. (Provisions that would make unlawful voting in federal elections by illegal aliens both an aggravated felony and a deportable offense under the Immigration and Nationality Act, INA.)
Filing targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, White House Office
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2012 · second_quarter · Q2
See Attached. H.R.915 Rep. Cuellar, Henry (D-TX) - Jaime Zapata Border Enforcement Security Task Force Act. (Provisions authorizing appropriations for FY2012-FY2016 to: (1) establish and operate the BEST program; and (2) investigate, apprehend, and prosecute individuals engaged in drug trafficking, arms smuggling, illegal alien trafficking, and smuggling, violence, and kidnapping along and across the U.S. borders.) H.R.1299 Rep. Miller, Candice S. (R-MI) - Secure Border Act of 2012. (Provisions that directs the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) to submit to the appropriate congressional committees a comprehensive strategy for gaining, within five years, operational control of the international borders between U.S. ports of entry.) H.R.3842 Rep. Black, Diane (R-TN) - To prohibit Federal funding for lawsuits seeking to invalidate specified State laws that support the enforcement of Federal immigration laws. (Provisions the prohibits federal funds from being used by a federal agency or instrumentality to participate in a lawsuit to overturn, enjoin, or otherwise invalidate specified immigration-related laws in Oklahoma, Missouri, Arizona, Utah, Indiana, Alabama, South Carolina, or Georgia.) H.R.3992 Rep Berman, Howard (D-CA) - To allow otherwise eligible Israeli nationals to receive E-2 nonimmigrant visas if similarly situated United States nationals are eligible for similar nonimmigrant status in Israel. (Provisions that would expand the E-2 visa program to include Israeli nationals.) H.R.4970 Rep. Adams, Sandy (R-FL) - Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2012. (Provisions that amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to direct the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) to consider any credible relevant evidence, including evidence submitted by an accused U.S. national or permanent resident, in adjudicating an application for cancellation of removal by an alien who has been battered or subjected to extreme cruelty.) H.R.4251 Rep. Miller, Candice S. (R-MI) - Securing Maritime Activities through Risk-based Targeting for Port Security Act. (Provisions that aims to increase information sharing and efficient use of technology within the Department of Homeland Security, and between federal, state, and local governments and the private sector, in an effort to improve maritime and aviation security at U.S. ports of entry.) H.R.4119 Rep. Reyes, Silvestre (D-TX) - Border Tunnel Prevention Act of 2012. (Provisions that would expand existing laws to make it easier to prosecute people who facilitate and participate in illicit border tunnel activities.) H.R.5326 Rep. Wolf, Frank R. (R -VA) - Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2013. (Provisions that defunds the Obama Administrations lawsuits against several states that seek to strike down their immigration enforcement laws; that strips certain funding from sanctuary cities; prevent illegal aliens from receiving of the additional child tax credit (ACTC).) H.R.5869 Rep. Rivera, David (R-FL) - Studying Towards Adjusted Residency Act (STARS Act) (Provisions that would grant amnesty to illegal alien minors.) S.1925 Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. (D-VT) - Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2011. (Provisions that would increase the number of U visas by permitting the recapture of thousands of unused U visas from prior years.) S.3083 Sen. Rubio, Marco (R-FL) - Responsible Child Tax Credit Eligibility Verification Act of 2012 (Provisions to amend the Internal Revenue Code to require a taxpayer who is an alien and who is claiming the refundable portion of the child tax credit to attach to his or her tax return a photocopy of: (1) each page of the taxpayer's passport; (2) the taxpayer's nonimmigrant visa; (3) the taxpayer's employment authorization; (4) the taxpayer's arrival-departure record (Form I-94); and (5) the passport, visa, and Form I-94 for each qualifying alien child of the taxpayer.) S3216 Sen. Landrieu, Mary L. (D-LA) - Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2013. (Provisions that relax the requirements for entry into the VWP by allowing into the program countries whose visa overstay rate was not more than three percent in the previous fiscal year.) S.3245 Sen. Leahy, Patrick J.(D-VT) - A bill to permanently reauthorize the EB-5 Regional Center Program, the E-Verify Program, the Special Immigrant Nonminister Religious Worker Program, and the Conrad State 30 J-1 Visa Waiver Program. (Provisions relating to more controversial issues in three of the four programs because of significant deficiencies in oversight and fraud: A bill to permanently reauthorize the EB-5 Regional Center Program; Special Immigrant Nonminister Religious Worker Program; Conrad State 30 J-1 Visa Waiver Program.)
Filing targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, White House Office
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2012 · first_quarter · Q1
See attached. H.R.2847 Rep. Smith, Lamar (R-TX) - American Specialty Agriculture Act (Provisions would establish a new H-2C guest worker program that would expand the scope of the program to include all agricultural work.) H.R.3630 Rep. Camp, David (R-MI) Temporary Payroll Tax Cut Continuation Act of 2011. (Provisions that would fix a significant loophole in our nations laws my barring individuals without a valid SSN from being eligible to receive the credit thus stop the give-away of taxpayer dollars to illegal aliens.) H.R.3801 Rep. Giffords, Gabrielle (D-AZ) - Ultralight Aircraft Smuggling Prevention Act of 2012 (Provisions in bill that aims to help secure the border by increasing penalties for using aircraft for smuggling contraband.) H.R.3842 Rep. Black, Diane (R-TN) - To prohibit Federal funding for lawsuits seeking to invalidate specified State laws that support the enforcement of Federal immigration laws. (Provisions the prohibits federal funds from being used by a federal agency or instrumentality to participate in a lawsuit to overturn, enjoin, or otherwise invalidate specified immigration-related laws in Oklahoma, Missouri, Arizona, Utah, Indiana, Alabama, South Carolina, or Georgia.) H.R.3992 Rep Berman, Howard (D-CA) - To allow otherwise eligible Israeli nationals to receive E-2 nonimmigrant visas if similarly situated United States nationals are eligible for similar nonimmigrant status in Israel. (Provisions that would expand the E-2 visa program to include Israeli nationals.) S.1856 Sen. DeMint, Jim (R-SC) - A bill to prohibit Federal funding for lawsuits seeking to invalidate specific State laws that support the enforcement of Federal immigration laws. (Provisions that would prevent the federal government from using taxpayer funds to sue states over their immigration enforcement laws.) S.1925 Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. (D-VT) - Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2011. (Provisions that would increase the number of U visas by permitting the recapture of thousands of unused U visas from prior years.) S.1983 Sen. Schumer, Charles E. (D-NY) - Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2011 (Provisions in bill that would allow for an amnesty for Irish nationals; stricken and amended to create new E-3 visa program exclusively for Irish nationals.) S.2005 Sen. Brown, Scott (R-MA) - IRE Act (Provisions to authorize the Secretary of State to issue up to 10,500 E-3 visas per year to Irish nationals to include nationals of Ireland coming to the United States under a treaty of commerce to perform specialty occupation services in the nonimmigrant E-3 visa category.)
Filing targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, White House Office