3.0.0 3775 2023-01-11T13:38:42Z 2023-01-11T13:38:42Z House HR 2017-09-14 115 [Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 149 (Thursday, September 14, 2017)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. SMITH of Texas:H.R. 3775.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clause 4 of the United StatesConstitution enumerating congressional authority ``[t]oestablish an uniform Rule of Naturalization.''[Page H7423]]]> hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing hsju01 Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee Referred to 2017-09-28T20:10:58Z Referred to 2017-09-14T13:03:50Z RAISE Act 115 354 S 2017-02-13 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Related bill CRS RAISE Act 115 1720 S 2017-08-02 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Related bill CRS SAFE for America Act 115 1178 HR 2017-03-16 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security. Related bill CRS Visa Lottery Repeal Act 115 2082 S 2017-11-06 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Related bill CRS 2017-09-28 hsju01 Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security. Committee 2017-09-14 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2017-09-14 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2017-09-14 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress S000583 Rep. Smith, Lamar [R-TX-21] LAMAR SMITH R TX 21 N H001071 Rep. Hice, Jody B. [R-GA-10] Jody Hice R GA B. 10 2017-09-14 True K000362 Rep. King, Steve [R-IA-4] Steve King R IA 4 2017-09-14 True J000255 Rep. Jones, Walter B., Jr. [R-NC-3] WALTER JONES R NC B. 3 2017-09-14 True M001158 Rep. Marchant, Kenny [R-TX-24] Kenny Marchant R TX 24 2017-09-14 True B001290 Rep. Brat, Dave [R-VA-7] Dave Brat R VA 7 2017-09-14 True C001103 Rep. Carter, Earl L. "Buddy" [R-GA-1] Earl Carter R GA L. "Buddy" 1 2017-09-14 True D000615 Rep. Duncan, Jeff [R-SC-3] Jeff Duncan R SC 3 2017-09-14 True B001274 Rep. Brooks, Mo [R-AL-5] Mo Brooks R AL 5 2017-09-14 True R000607 Rep. Rooney, Francis [R-FL-19] Francis Rooney R FL 19 2017-09-14 True H001048 Rep. Hunter, Duncan D. [R-CA-50] Duncan Hunter R CA D. 50 2017-09-14 True M001157 Rep. McCaul, Michael T. [R-TX-10] Michael McCaul R TX T. 10 2017-09-14 True W000806 Rep. Webster, Daniel [R-FL-11] Daniel Webster R FL 11 2017-09-14 True B001299 Rep. Banks, Jim [R-IN-3] Jim Banks R IN 3 2017-09-14 True D000626 Rep. Davidson, Warren [R-OH-8] Warren Davidson R OH 8 2017-09-14 True D000533 Rep. Duncan, John J., Jr. [R-TN-2] JOHN DUNCAN R TN J. 2 2017-09-14 True H001052 Rep. Harris, Andy [R-MD-1] Andy Harris R MD 1 2017-09-14 True P000605 Rep. Perry, Scott [R-PA-4] Scott Perry R PA 4 2017-09-14 True P000606 Rep. Pittenger, Robert [R-NC-9] Robert Pittenger R NC 9 2017-09-18 False B001269 Rep. Barletta, Lou [R-PA-11] Lou Barletta R PA 11 2017-09-27 False H001067 Rep. Hudson, Richard [R-NC-8] Richard Hudson R NC 8 2017-10-04 False M001195 Rep. Mooney, Alexander X. [R-WV-2] Alexander Mooney R WV X. 2 2017-12-06 False G000546 Rep. Graves, Sam [R-MO-6] SAM GRAVES R MO 6 2018-07-10 False Immigration Administrative remedies Business investment and capital Citizenship and naturalization Congressional oversight Debt collection Department of Homeland Security Employee hiring Family relationships Foreign labor Government information and archives Immigration status and procedures Refugees, asylum, displaced persons U.S. and foreign investments Visas and passports Wages and earnings Immigration 00 2017-09-14 Introduced in House 2019-01-08T20:54:07Z Immigration in the National Interest Act of 2017

This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to:

  • eliminate the diversity visa program;
  • replace the current employment visa system with a skills-based point system;
  • revise the worldwide level of family-sponsored immigrants, including by eliminating certain family-based immigration preferences;
  • establish a 50,000 annual limit for refugees given permanent resident status;
  • create a nonimmigrant visa for parents of U.S. citizen children who are at least 21 years old; and
  • establish a new visa for immigrants seeking to enter the United States to engage in a new commercial enterprise.

The bill prohibits an alien from being be naturalized if his or her sponsor has not repaid the federal government for any means-tested public benefits received by the alien during the five-year period beginning on the date the alien was lawfully admitted for permanent residence.

]]> Immigration in the National Interest Act of 2017 Display Title Immigration in the National Interest Act of 2017 Short Titles as Introduced Immigration in the National Interest Act of 2017 Official Title as Introduced To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to establish a skills-based immigration points system, to focus family-sponsored immigration on spouses and minor children, to eliminate the Diversity Visa Program, to set a limit on the number of refugees admitted annually to the United States, and for other purposes. Introduced in House 2017-09-14T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115hr3775ih/xml/BILLS-115hr3775ih.xml 2017-09-28 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security. 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.