BORDER PROTECTION, ANTITERRORISM, AND ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION CONTROL ACT

Amendments

Enact (H.R. 4437), H11505 [13DE], H11655, H11656 [14DE], H11820, H11837, H11838, H11839, H11842, H11843, H11845, H11846, H11848, H11850, H11851, H11852, H11856 [15DE], H11940, H11942, H11943, H11944, H11949, H11950, H11951, H11953, H11954, H11957, H11958, H11971, H11973, H11975, H11976, H11978, H11979, H11980, H11982, H11984 [16DE]

Bills and resolutions

Enact (H.R. 4437): consideration (see H. Res. 610), H11878 [15DE] (see H. Res. 621), H12047 [16DE]

Letters

Provisions, H11994 [16DE]

———John M. McClung, Texas Produce Association, H11813 [15DE]

Visa waiver program suspension until the automated entry/exit system is implemented: 9/11 Families for a Secure America (organization), H11845 [15DE]

Lists

Groups opposed to H.R. 4437, provisions, H11816 [15DE]

Motions

Enact (H.R. 4437), H11858 [15DE], H11995 [16DE]

Remarks in House

Citizenship: codify oath of allegiance, H11983, H11984 [16DE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: conduct a pilot program to evaluate the use of automated systems for the immediate prescreening of passengers on flights in foreign air transportation, H11856 [15DE]

———construct a fence along the southern border of the U.S., H11853-H11856 [15DE]

———establish deadline to achieve operational control of entire international and maritime borders of the U.S., H11949, H11950 [16DE]

———include satellite communications in border protection policy, H11837, H11838 [15DE]

———increase detention space and expedite removal of ``other than Mexican'' nationals entering the U.S. through Mexico, H11810 [15DE], H11958, H11959 [16DE]

———prohibit the granting of legal immigration status until background checks are complete, H11951 [16DE]

———require report on implementation of Employment Eligibility Verification System, H11979, H11980 [16DE]

———require reports on certain groups of aliens in order to develop security screening watch lists, H11850 [15DE]

———require the Inspector General to refer any contractor misconduct to the Sec. of Homeland Security, H11838, H11839 [15DE]

———submit report on timeline for deploying all phases of the US-VISIT entry/exit system, H11843-H11845 [15DE]

———verify security measures under the Customer Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (C-TPAT) and the Free and Secure Trade (FAST) programs, H11818 [15DE]

Dept. of Justice: prohibit funding to States or localities that restrict information on an individual's citizenship or immigration status, H11958 [16DE]

Dept. of State: eliminate the diversity immigrant program, H11941, H11942 [16DE]

Enact (H.R. 4437), H11510 [14DE], H11800, H11858 [15DE], H11884, H11885, H11940-H11959, H11968-H12014, H12037-H12039 [16DE], H12146 [17DE], E2545 [15DE], E2595, E2596, E2598, E2602, E2603 [17DE], E2609, E2611 [18DE], E2623, E2626 [19DE], E2637, E2642, E2644 [22DE]

———amendment process, H11266 [8DE]

———consideration (H. Res. 610), H11670-H11678 [15DE]

———consideration (H. Res. 621), H11893-H11901 [16DE]

———corrections in engrossment, H12014 [16DE]

Executive departments: enforce current immigration laws, H11839-H11842 [15DE]

Foreign policy: prohibit return of persons by the U.S., for purposes of detention, interrogation, or trial, to countries engaging in torture or other inhuman treatment of persons, H11818 [15DE]

Immigration: add human trafficking and human smuggling to the list of specified unlawful activities under the Federal money laundering statute, H11975 [16DE]

———adjust status of certain foreign agricultural workers, reform H-2A worker program, provide a stable, legal agricultural workforce, and extend basic legal protections and better working conditions to more workers, H11993, H11994 [16DE]

———condemn rapes committed by smugglers along the international border of the U.S. and urge the Mexican Government and U.S. Customs and Border Protection to prevent such rapes from occurring, H11851, H11852 [15DE]

———criminalize assisting an undocumented immigrant, H11820 [15DE]

———deny admission of nationals from countries who do not accept nationals from that country who have been ordered to be removed from the U.S., H11812 [15DE]

———earned legalization program, H11802 [15DE]

———eliminate corruption and prevent acquisition of immigration benefits through fraud, H11986, H11987 [16DE]

———enforce employment restrictions on unauthorized aliens through the use of improved Social Security cards and an Employment Eligibility Database, H11675 [15DE]

———enhance Federal, State, and local enforcement of immigration laws, H11955-H11957 [16DE]

———enhance penalties for crimes related to document fraud and drug trafficking, H11973-H11975 [16DE]

———increase number of employment-based visas available through a reduction in other non-employment-based categories, H11943, H11944 [16DE]

———increase penalties for employers who knowingly hire illegal aliens, H11978, H11979 [16DE]

———maintain current penalty for illegal entry and establish analogous criminal penalty for unlawful presence, H11952, H11953 [16DE]

———penalties for distribution of fraudulent or illegal immigration documents, H11942, H11943 [16DE]

———prohibit Federal grants to law enforcement agencies within jurisdictions that prohibit the provision of information to the Dept. of Homeland Security about illegal aliens, H11846, H11847 [15DE]

———provide certain undocumented workers with temporary work visas, H11672, H11674 [15DE]

———provide guidelines for implementing the secured alternatives to detention, H11848-H11850 [15DE]

———reduce the immigration application backlog to six months, H11953, H11954 [16DE]

———require all non-citizens to be processed through the automated entry/exit control system, H11981, H11982 [16DE]

———require employers to conduct employment eligibility verification, H11659 [15DE]

———require the automatic deportation of illegal aliens convicted of driving while intoxicated, H11972, H11973 [16DE]

———require U.S. Border Patrol uniforms be manufactured in the U.S., H11842, H11843 [15DE]

———set caps on monetary penalties for hiring or employing illegal aliens, H11976, H11977 [16DE]

———suspend visa waiver program until the automated entry/exit system is implemented, H11845, H11846 [15DE]

Immigration and Nationality Act: impose mandatory sentencing ranges with respect to aliens who reenter the U.S. after having been removed, H11994 [16DE]

National security: ensure greater security for U.S. seaports, H11813 [15DE]

———secure borders of the U.S., H11803 [15DE]

Reports

Immigration Laws the Administration Is Not Enforcing, H11840 [15DE]

Reports filed

Consideration of H.R. 4437, Provisions: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 610) (H. Rept. 109-347), H11878 [15DE]

———Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 621) (H. Rept. 109-350), H12047 [16DE]

Provisions: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 4437) (H. Rept. 109-345), H11502 [13DE]

Texts of

H. Res. 621, consideration of H.R. 4437, provisions, H11893 [16DE]

H.R. 4437, provisions, H11820-H11837 [15DE]