IMMIGRATION AND NATIONALITY ACT

Amendments

Immigration: improve and permanently authorize the Visa Waiver Pilot Program (H.R. 3767), S9528 [28SE], H9541 [10OC]

Northern Mariana Islands: modify covenant relative to immigration laws (S. 1052), S355, S369, S370, S384 [7FE]

Articles and editorials

Haitian Parents of U.S. Kids Deserve To Remain Here Together, S9366 [27SE]

No Room for 5,000 Elians, S9366 [27SE]

Bills and resolutions

Caribbean nations: amend relative to Caribbean-born immigrants (see H.R. 5032), H7207 [27JY]

Crime: clarify provisions applicable to arrest, detention, and release of criminal aliens pending removal decisions (see H.R. 5379), H8799 [4OC]

———clarify special rule on continuous residence or physical presence status for certain criminal aliens (see H.R. 5378), H8799 [4OC]

———extend limitation on certain waivers to aliens unlawfully present in the U.S. (see H.R. 5377), H8799 [4OC]

———treatment of aliens who have committed crimes (see H.R. 5293), H8199 [26SE]

Dept. of Justice: create a record of lawful admission for permanent residence for certain aliens (see S. 2407), S2616 [12AP] (see H.R. 4172), H1763 [4AP]

Immigration: cancellation of removal and adjustment of status for certain nonpermanent resident aliens whose removal would result in extreme medical hardship (see H.R. 5232), H7932 [20SE]

———create a record of lawful admission for permanent residence for certain aliens (see H.R. 4138), H1628 [30MR]

———defer removal and detention of certain aliens awaiting trial on Federal or State criminal charges (see H.R. 3664), H454 [15FE]

———ensure no alien is removed, denied benefits, or otherwise deprived of liberty, based on evidence that is kept secret from the alien (see S. 3139), S9466 [28SE]

———establish a system of registries for temporary agricultural workers and streamline the procedures for the admission, and extension of stay, for nonimmigrant agricultural workers (see H.R. 4056), H1284 [22MR] (see H.R. 4548), H3867 [25MY]

———establish special procedures for filing and consideration of asylum applications by alien children and for the detention of any unaccompanied alien children (see H.R. 4590), H3924 [6JN]

———establish the eligibility for cancellation of removal of certain aliens lawfully admitted for permanent residence (see H.R. 5062), H7208 [27JY]

———extend priority to certain family-sponsored immigrants based upon educational attainment and require diversity immigrants to have a bachelor's degree (see H.R. 5448), H9767 [11OC]

———extend the special immigrant religious worker program (see S. 2406), S2616 [12AP] (see S. 3226), S10801 [19OC] (see H.R. 4068), H1404 [23MR]

———extend Visa Waiver Pilot Program (see H.R. 4269), H2336 [13AP]

———improve and permanently authorize the Visa Waiver Pilot Program (see S. 2367), S2233 [5AP] (see H.R. 3767), H630 [1MR]

———improve procedures for the adjustment of status of aliens and reduce the backlog of family-sponsored aliens (see S. 2668), S4460 [25MY]

———modify provisions governing naturalization of children born outside the U.S. (see H.R. 3667), H454 [15FE]

———prevent fraud and abuse in the granting of H-1B nonimmigrant visas (see H.R. 4227), H2121 [11AP]

———promote a fairer and more efficient means for using highly skilled workers and improve collection and use of H-1B nonimmigrant fees (see H.R. 3983), H1076 [15MR]

———provide a mechanism for U.S. citizens, and lawful permanent residents, to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (see H.R. 3650), H373 [14FE]

———provide for legal permanent resident status for certain undocumented or nonimmigrant aliens (see H.R. 4887), H6599 [19JY]

———provide H-1B nonimmigrant status to aliens without regard to certain limits if the U.S. employer seeking the alien's entry makes a scholarship contribution to an institution of higher education (see H.R. 5625), H11842 [3NO]

———provide special immigrant status for certain U.S. international broadcasting employees (see S. 3239), S10999 [25OC]

———remove certain limitations on the eligibility of aliens residing in the U.S. to obtain lawful permanent residency status (see S. 2912), S7542 [25JY] (see S. 3068), S8759 [19SE] (see S. 3095), S8941 [21SE]

———restore fairness to immigration law (see S. 3120), S9381 [27SE] (see H.R. 4966), H7127 [26JY]

———treatment of Armed Forces service relative to the period of required U.S. residence of a citizen parent in order for a person born outside the U.S., of an alien parent, to acquire U.S. citizenship at birth (see H.R. 4371), H2511 [3MY]

———treatment of H-1B nonimmigrant aliens and fair distribution of employment-based immigrant visas (see H.R. 4200), H1956 [6AP]

Letters

Dept. of Justice record of lawful admission for permanent residence for certain aliens: Steven C. Anderson and Lee Culpepper, National Restaurant Association, S9127 [25SE]

Improve procedures for the adjustment of status of aliens and reduce the backlog of family-sponsored aliens: several business, religious, labor union, and immigration organizations, S4486 [25MY]

Remove certain immigration limitations on the eligibility of aliens residing in the U.S. to obtain lawful permanent residency status: Jesuit Conference, S9245 [26SE]

———Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service, S9245 [26SE]

———several children, S9244 [26SE]

Memorandums

Address Backlog of Applications for Lawful Permanent Residency and Reunite Eligible Applicants With Their Families While Awaiting Visa Processing: Senators Abraham and Kennedy, S11851 [15DE]

Remarks in House

Caribbean nations: amend relative to Caribbean-born immigrants (H.R. 5032), H7902 [20SE], H11412 [27OC]

Citizenship: confer U.S. citizenship automatically and retroactively to foreign-born children adopted by U.S. citizens (H.R. 2883), H7774-H7778 [19SE]

Dept. of Justice: create a record of lawful admission for permanent residence for certain aliens, H5147-H5149 [26JN]

———create a record of lawful admission for permanent residence for certain aliens (H.R. 4172), H5747 [11JY], H8781 [4OC]

Immigration: cancellation of removal and adjustment of status for certain nonpermanent resident aliens whose removal would result in extreme medical hardship (H.R. 5232), E1549 [20SE]

———defer removal and detention of certain aliens awaiting trial on Federal or State criminal charges (H.R. 3664), E139 [15FE]

———establish the eligibility for cancellation of removal of certain aliens lawfully admitted for permanent residence, H12483, H12494, H12496, H12499 [15DE]

———establish the eligibility for cancellation of removal of certain aliens lawfully admitted for permanent residence (H.R. 5062), H7765-H7770 [19SE], H8432 [28SE]

———extend the special immigrant religious worker program (H.R. 4068), H7778-H7780 [19SE]

———improve and permanently authorize the Visa Waiver Pilot Program (H.R. 3767), H2036-H2040 [11AP], H9541-H9545 [10OC]

———make Religious Worker Visa Program permanent (H.R. 1871), E1400 [6SE]

———pilot program to extend voluntary departure period for certain nonimmigrant aliens admitted under the Visa Waiver Pilot Program for medical treatment in the U.S. (H.R. 2961), H6377-H6380 [18JY]

———prohibit refusal of visas based on sex, race, sexual orientation, or disability, H9544 [10OC]

———promote a fairer and more efficient means for using highly skilled workers and improve collection and use of H-1B nonimmigrant fees (H.R. 3983), H1052, H1055 [15MR]

———protection of battered immigrant women, H9033 [6OC]

———provide special immigrant status for certain U.S. international broadcasting employees (S. 3239), H11699-H11701 [31OC], E2059 [1NO]

———remove certain limitations on the eligibility of aliens residing in the U.S. to obtain lawful permanent residency status, H8781 [4OC], H10813 [25OC], H11199, H11236-H11240, H11286-H11297 [26OC], H11450, H11454, H11455 [28OC], H11505, H11510, H11513 [29OC], H11609 [30OC], H11797, H11798 [2NO], E2024 [30OC]

———restore certain provisions relative to the definition of aggravated felony (H.R. 3272), H494 [16FE]

———restore fairness to immigration law (H.R. 4966), E1350 [27JY]

———treatment of H-1B nonimmigrant aliens, H7741 [19SE]

International Telecommunications Satellite Organization: permit foreign employees to maintain visa status after privatization, H9544 [10OC]

Northern Mariana Islands: residential status for women who are victims of sexual slavery under the Immigration and Nationality Act, H2686 [9MY]

Remarks in Senate

Citizenship: confer U.S. citizenship automatically and retroactively to foreign-born children adopted by U.S. citizens (H.R. 2883), S8938 [21SE], S10491 [12OC], S10584 [13OC]

Dept. of Justice: create a record of lawful admission for permanent residence for certain aliens, S9125-S9127 [25SE], S9220-S9229 [26SE], S9344, S9348 [27SE], S10652 [18OC]

———create a record of lawful admission for permanent residence for certain aliens (S. 2407), S2619 [12AP]

Immigration: address backlog of applications for lawful permanent residency and reunite eligible applicants with their families while awaiting visa processing, S11232, S11265-S11267, S11269, S11279 [27OC], S11329-S11331 [29OC], S11850 [15DE]

———ensure no alien is removed, denied benefits, or otherwise deprived of liberty, based on evidence that is kept secret from the alien, S125 [31JA]

———establish a system of registries for temporary agricultural workers and streamline the procedures for the admission, and extension of stay, for nonimmigrant agricultural workers, S9247 [26SE], S11851 [15DE]

———establish a system of registries for temporary agricultural workers and streamline the procedures for the admission, and extension of stay, for nonimmigrant agricultural workers (S. 1814), S710 [23FE]

———extend the special immigrant religious worker program (H.R. 4068), S10841 [19OC]

———extend the special immigrant religious worker program (S. 2406), S2618 [12AP], S10584 [13OC], S10842 [19OC]

———improve and permanently authorize the Visa Waiver Pilot Program (H.R. 3767), S7822 [27JY], S8936 [21SE], S9451-S9453 [28SE], S9649 [3OC]

———improve and permanently authorize the Visa Waiver Pilot Program (S. 2367), S2248 [5AP]

———improve procedures for the adjustment of status of aliens and reduce the backlog of family-sponsored aliens (S. 2668), S4481-S4487 [25MY]

———make Religious Worker Visa Program permanent (H.R. 1871), S10484 [12OC]

———pilot program to extend voluntary departure period for certain nonimmigrant aliens admitted under the Visa Waiver Pilot Program for medical treatment in the U.S. (H.R. 2961), S10843 [19OC]

———provide special immigrant status for certain U.S. international broadcasting employees (S. 3239), S10987, S11012 [25OC]

———remove certain limitations on the eligibility of aliens residing in the U.S. to obtain lawful permanent residency status, S8800-S8807 [20SE], S8908-S8916 [21SE], S9124-S9127 [25SE], S9215, S9220-S9229, S9240-S9242, S9244 [26SE], S9337-S9350, S9355, S9358, S9363-S9376 [27SE], S9600 [2OC], S9643, S9644, S9647, S9650 [3OC], S11223, S11232, S11281, S11284 [27OC], S11329-S11332, S11342 [29OC], S11417 [31OC], S11851 [15DE]

———remove certain limitations on the eligibility of aliens residing in the U.S. to obtain lawful permanent residency status (S. 2912), S7521 [25JY], S7619 [26JY], S7744-S7747, S7749 [27JY]

———remove certain limitations on the eligibility of aliens residing in the U.S. to obtain lawful permanent residency status (S. 2912), unanimous-consent request, S7744 [27JY]

———remove certain limitations on the eligibility of aliens residing in the U.S. to obtain lawful permanent residency status (S. 3068), S8772 [19SE], S8787 [20SE], S9401 [27SE]

———remove certain limitations on the eligibility of aliens residing in the U.S. to obtain lawful permanent residency status (S. 3095), S9013 [21SE], S9117, S9118 [22SE]

———restore fairness to immigration law (S. 3120), S9387-S9389 [27SE], S9647 [3OC]

Northern Mariana Islands: modify covenant relative to immigration laws (S. 1052), S355-S367, S369-S373 [7FE], S485 [8FE]

Refugees: reaffirm U.S. commitment to protecting refugees who are fleeing prosecution or torture (S. 1940), S8752 [19SE], S9647 [3OC]

Reports filed

Adopted Orphans Citizenship Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2883) (H. Rept. 106-852), H7650 [14SE]

Agricultural Opportunities Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 4548) (H. Rept. 106-982), H10035 [17OC]

International Patient Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2961) (H. Rept. 106-721), H5842 [11JY]

Religious Workers Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 2406), S4820 [8JN]

Secret Evidence Repeal Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2121) (H. Rept. 106-981), H10035 [17OC]

Technology Worker Temporary Relief Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 4227) (H. Rept. 106-692), H5083 [23JN]

Travel, Tourism, and Jobs Preservation Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 2367), S2726 [13AP]

Visa Waiver Permanent Program Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 3767) (H. Rept. 106-564), H1956 [6AP]

Resolutions by organizations

Immigration Amnesty: AFL-CIO, H5148 [26JN]

Summaries

Improve Procedures for the Adjustment of Status of Aliens and Reduce the Backlog of Family-Sponsored Aliens (S. 2668), S4486 [25MY]

Restoration of Fairness in Immigration Law Act (H.R. 4966), E1350-E1353 [27JY]

Texts of

H.R. 2883, Adopted Orphans Citizenship Act, H7774-H7776 [19SE]

H.R. 2961, International Patient Act, H6377 [18JY]

H.R. 3767, Visa Waiver Permanent Program Act, H2036 [11AP]

H.R. 4068, Religious Workers Act, H7778 [19SE]

H.R. 5062, establish the eligibility for cancellation of removal of certain aliens lawfully admitted for permanent residence, H7765 [19SE]

S. 1052, Northern Mariana Islands Covenant Implementation Act, S370-S373 [7FE]

S. 2406, Religious Workers Act, S2619 [12AP], S10843 [19OC]

S. 2668, improve procedures for the adjustment of status of aliens and reduce the backlog of family-sponsored aliens, S4481-S4486 [25MY]

S. 3239, provide special immigrant status for certain U.S. international broadcasting employees, S11013 [25OC], H11699 [31OC]