3.0.0 1919 2023-01-13T04:49:47Z 2023-01-13T04:49:47Z Senate S S 2005-10-25 109 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2005-10-25T22:45:18Z 2005-10-25 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral 2005-10-25 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S11825-11826) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2005-10-25 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress H001028 Sen. Hagel, Chuck [R-NE] CHUCK HAGEL R NE N Immigration Administrative fees Administrative remedies Admission of nonimmigrants Alien labor Aliens Armed Forces and National Security Citizenship Compulsory military service Confidential communications Crime and Law Enforcement Criminal justice information Deportation Economics and Public Finance Employers' liability Families Fines (Penalties) Fingerprints Fraud Government Operations and Politics Identification devices Identification of criminals Illegal aliens Immigrants Income tax Judicial review Labor and Employment Law Married people Personnel records Social Welfare Tax administration Taxation Visas Welfare eligibility Immigration 00 2005-10-25 Introduced in Senate 2006-01-23T19:11:58Z Immigration Accountability Act of 2005 - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) to create an earned permanent resident status adjustment program for long-term undocumented aliens who have satisfied requirements respecting: (1) security and law enforcement clearance; (2) U.S. residency and employment duration; (3) admissibility; (4) payment of federal and state income taxes; (5) citizenship skills; and (6) selective service registration.

Sets forth provisions respecting: (1) criminal penalties for false application statements; (2) public benefits eligibility; (3) administrative and judicial review; (4) fees; (5) employer protections; and (6) derivative status for the spouses and children.

Creates a program for qualifying illegal aliens who cannot meet the earned adjustment program work or residence requirements under which such aliens may be granted deferred mandatory departure status (three-year maximum) in order to leave the United States and subsequently seek immigrant or nonimmigrant admission. Sets forth provisions respecting: (1) U.S. residency and employment; (2) admissibility (and ineligibility); (3) medical examination; (4) security and law enforcement clearance; (5) registration at time of departure; (6) terms of status; (7) criminal penalties for false application statements; (8) fees; (9) employability; and (10) judicial review.

Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act to allow aliens granted adjustment of status under this Act to correct social security records without criminal prosecution.

Amends INA to exempt immediate relatives from the family-sponsored immigration cap. Expands the definition of immediate relatives to include spouses and children of lawful permanent residents.

]]> Immigrant Accountability Act of 2005 Display Title Immigrant Accountability Act of 2005 Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act in order to reunify families, to provide for earned adjustment of status, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Immigrant Accountability Act of 2005 Popular Titles Immigration Reform bill 9 Library of Congress Introduced in Senate 2005-10-25T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-109s1919is/xml/BILLS-109s1919is.xml 2005-10-25 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.