3.0.0 8078 2023-01-11T13:45:25Z 2023-01-11T13:45:25Z House HR 2020-08-21 116 [Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 148 (Friday, August 21, 2020)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. LOFGREN:H.R. 8078.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, clause 4 provides Congress with thepower to establish a ``uniform rule of Naturalization.''[Page H4251]]]> hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing Referred to 2020-08-21T16:01:10Z Emergency Stopgap USCIS Stabilization Act 116 8089 HR 2020-09-08 Received in the Senate. Related bill CRS Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021 and Other Extensions Act 116 8337 HR 2020-10-01 Became Public Law No: 116-159. Related bill CRS Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021 and Other Extensions Act 116 8319 HR 2020-09-23 Rule H. Res. 1129 passed House. 15:48:55 Related bill CRS 2020-08-21 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2020-08-21 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2020-08-21 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress L000397 Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-19] ZOE LOFGREN D CA 19 N N000002 Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-10] JERROLD NADLER D NY 10 2020-08-21 True F000449 Rep. Fortenberry, Jeff [R-NE-1] Jeff Fortenberry R NE 1 2020-08-21 True C001061 Rep. Cleaver, Emanuel [D-MO-5] Emanuel Cleaver D MO 5 2020-08-21 True B001297 Rep. Buck, Ken [R-CO-4] Ken Buck R CO 4 2020-08-21 True W000800 Rep. Welch, Peter [D-VT-At Large] Peter Welch D VT 0 2020-08-21 True R000606 Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8] Jamie Raskin D MD 8 2020-08-21 True Immigration Administrative law and regulatory procedures Citizenship and naturalization Congressional oversight Department of Homeland Security Executive agency funding and structure Foreign labor Government information and archives Immigration status and procedures Inflation and prices User charges and fees Visas and passports Immigration 00 2020-08-21 Introduced in House 2020-09-30T11:08:36Z Emergency Stopgap USCIS Stabilization Act

This bill expands Department of Homeland Security (DHS) authority to provide premium processing services for certain immigration-related applications and contains other related provisions.

DHS may collect a fee to provide premium processing of an application for any immigration benefit that DHS considers appropriate, subject to certain requirements. Currently, DHS only has statutory authority to provide premium processing for employment-based applications.

Under current law, DHS must use such premium fees to provide premium processing services and make infrastructure improvements. Under this bill, such fees shall be used for these purposes and other activities that offset the cost of providing adjudication and naturalization services.

DHS may suspend premium processing of applications only if circumstances prevent the timely processing of a significant number of such applications. DHS shall provide those who have requested premium processing with access to case status information and communications channels to the premium processing units.

DHS may expand premium processing to certain immigrant benefits and set fees for such processing without following certain rulemaking procedures if DHS meets certain requirements, such as limiting the premium fee to specified amounts.

The bill also increases the premium fees charged to applicants. DHS may, subject to requirements, biennially adjust premium fees to reflect inflation without following certain rulemaking requirements.

]]> Emergency Stopgap USCIS Stabilization Act Display Title Emergency Stopgap USCIS Stabilization Act Short Title(s) as Introduced Emergency Stopgap USCIS Stabilization Act Introduced in House IH Official Title as Introduced To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to expand premium processing for certain immigration benefits, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2020-08-21T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr8078ih/xml/BILLS-116hr8078ih.xml 2020-08-21 Referred to the House 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.