IMMIGRATION AND NATIONALITY ACT

Bills and resolutions

Armed Forces: exempt active-duty members with conditional residence status serving abroad from time period requirements to file a petition and appear for an interview to remove conditional status (see H.R. 6396), H7453 [15NO]

Citizenship: provide for the loss of U.S. citizenship by individuals who are unprivileged enemy belligerents (see H.R. 5166), H3013 [28AP]

Colleges and universities: permit States to determine residency standards for higher education purposes and cancel removal and adjust status of certain long-term resident alien students (see S. 3827), S7352 [22SE]

Courts: clarify that the revocation of an alien's visa or other documentation is not subject to judicial review (see S. 2935), S51 [20JA] (see H.R. 4471), H265 [20JA]

Dept. of Homeland Security: modify requirements for the visa waiver program (see S. 3544), S5538 [29JN]

———prohibit charging of a fee for a certificate of citizenship for a foreign-born child adopted within the U.S. (see S. 3091), S1311 [9MR]

———remove temporary suspension of waiver authority for participation in the visa waiver program (see S. 16), S7786 [29SE]

Dept. of Justice: reauthorize the State Criminal Alien Assistance Program (see S. 3376), S3716 [13MY]

Employment: exempt employment in mobile amusement industry from numerical limitation applicable to nonimmigrants (see H.R. 6179), H6879 [22SE]

Immigration: bar admission of aliens from countries designated state sponsors of terrorism and prohibit funding to transfer enemy combatants detained at Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to U.S. facilities (see H.R. 4441), H139 [13JA]

———cancel removal and adjust status of certain long-term resident alien students (see S. 3962, 3963), S7968 [17NO] (see S. 3992), S8298 [30NO] (see H.R. 6497), H8089 [7DE]

———create an exemption from the presumption that an alien is an immigrant for an alien seeking to enter the U.S. as a nonimmigrant to care for a relative with a serious health issue (see H.R. 5595), H4871 [24JN]

———discontinue granting visas to nationals and deny admission to officials from a country that denies or unreasonably delays repatriation of aliens ordered to leave the U.S. (see H.R. 6018), H6569 [30JY]

———eliminate deadline for application for asylum in the U.S. (see H.R. 4800), H1322 [10MR]

———enhance Federal, State, and local enforcement of immigration laws (see S. 3901), S7787 [29SE]

———establish enhanced penalties for alien smuggling by certain Federal officials (see H.R. 4622), H609 [9FE]

———impose new penalties for the knowing unlawful employment of aliens (see H.R. 4627), H646 [22FE]

———increase U.S. competitiveness through enhancing access to high-skilled foreign workers, retaining those educated in the U.S., and streamlining employer certification processes (see H.R. 5658), H5500 [1JY]

———modify age requirements for adopted alien children and harmonize adoptions between Hague Convention and non-Hague Convention countries (see H.R. 5532), H4506 [15JN]

———provide for adjustment of status for certain long-term conditional residents (see S. 3702), S6736 [4AU] (see H.R. 6438), H7614 [18NO]

———provide for nonimmigrant visas for certain aliens whose petitions or applications are pending or who have not received immigrant visas (see H.R. 5880), H6163 [27JY]

———provide for the seizure and forfeiture of real property used or intended to be used for alien smuggling (see H.R. 5769), H5711 [19JY]

———provide for the temporary employment of agricultural workers (see S. 3912), S7788 [29SE]

———reaffirm U.S. commitment to protecting refugees who are fleeing persecution (see S. 3113), S1516 [15MR]

———recognize the marriage of an Armed Forces member and an alien spouse when the parties are not physically in the presence of each other due to service abroad (see H.R. 6397), H7453 [15NO]

———reform (see S. 3932), S7788 [29SE]

———reform and reduce fraud and abuse in certain visa programs (see H.R. 5397), H3823 [25MY]

Pakistan: grant temporary protected status to certain nationals affected by flooding (see H.R. 6505), H8264 [8DE]

Cloture motions

Immigration: cancel removal and adjust status of certain long-term resident alien students (S. 3992), motion to proceed, S8552 [6DE]

Factsheets

Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors (DREAM) Act: Dept. of Homeland Security, S10662 [18DE]

Letters

Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors (DREAM) Act: Hardy Spoehr and Momi Imaikalani Fernandez, Papa Ola Lokahi (organization), H8240 [8DE]

Replace current ``Don't Ask, Don't Tell'' policy concerning homosexuality in the military with a policy of nondiscrimination on the basis of sexual orientation: Robert M. Gates, Sec. of Defense, S10653 [18DE]

———Senator Webb, S10653 [18DE]

Lists

Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors (DREAM) Act related quotations, S8547 [6DE]

Motions

Immigration: cancel removal and adjust status of certain long-term resident alien students (S. 3992), S8552 [6DE], S8668 [9DE]

Remarks in House

Armed Forces: exempt active-duty members with conditional residence status serving abroad from time period requirements to file a petition and appear for an interview to remove conditional status (H.R. 6396), H7408 [15NO]

Colleges and universities: permit States to determine residency standards for higher education purposes and cancel removal and adjust status of certain long-term resident alien students, H6859, H6864-H6867, H6869 [22SE]

———permit States to determine residency standards for higher education purposes and cancel removal and adjust status of certain long-term resident alien students (H.R. 1751), H5725 [20JY]

———permit States to determine residency standards for higher education purposes and cancel removal and adjust status of certain long-term resident alien students (S. 729), E1980 [18NO]

Dept. of State: eliminate the diversity immigrant program (H.R. 2305), H14 [12JA]

Immigration: cancel removal and adjust status of certain long-term resident alien students, H7858 [2DE], H8069, H8070 [7DE], H8092, H8093, H8094, H8213-H8222, H8243, H8246, H8255, H8261 [8DE], H8267, H8276, H8280 [9DE], H8600, H8779 [17DE], H8925-H8928 [21DE], E2085 [8DE], E2097, E2098, E2099, E2101, E2102, E2104, E2106 [9DE], E2115, E2117 [13DE], E2123 [14DE], E2162 [16DE], E2219 [21DE]

———clarify classes of individuals born in the U.S. who are nationals and citizens of the U.S. at birth (H.R. 1868), H2669 [20AP]

———eliminate deadline for application for asylum in the U.S. (H.R. 4800), E342 [10MR]

———enforce existing immigration laws and improve border security, H3829 [26MY], H4303 [9JN], H4416-H4422 [14JN], H4776 [23JN], H7484 [16NO], H7582-H7584 [18NO]

———enforce existing immigration laws in State or local governments that provide sanctuary to illegal aliens, H5680 [19JY], H5798 [20JY]

———history of legal immigration and contribution of immigrants to U.S economic strength, H4965 [29JN]

———modify age requirements for adopted alien children and harmonize adoptions between Hague Convention and non-Hague Convention countries (H.R. 5532), H5784, H5785 [20JY]

———permanently authorize EB-5 regional center program, H3624 [19MY]

———provide for the seizure and forfeiture of real property used or intended to be used for alien smuggling (H.R. 5769), H5723 [20JY], E1360 [19JY]

———recognize the marriage of an Armed Forces member and an alien spouse when the parties are not physically in the presence of each other due to service abroad (H.R. 6397), H7408-H7410 [15NO], H8366, H8367 [15DE]

———reform, H430 [2FE], H594 [4FE], H658 [23FE], H1342 [11MR], H2192 [22MR], H2651 [20AP], H2858 [26AP], H2883 [27AP], H2942 [28AP], H3062-H3075 [29AP], H3132 [5MY], H3207 [6MY], H3432-H3438 [12MY], H3468 [13MY], H3546, H3639-H3643 [19MY], H3693-H3698 [20MY], H3829, H3862-H3868 [26MY], H5207 [30JN], H5596 [14JY], H8928 [21DE], E447 [22MR]

———reform (H.R. 4321), H3624 [19MY], H4511 [16JN]

News media: allegations of bias in coverage of Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors (DREAM) Act, H8298 [14DE], E2022 [1DE]

Social Security: prevent unauthorized earnings from being credited toward certain pension benefits, improve provisions governing totalization agreements, and prevent unauthorized employment (H.R. 2028), H3815 [25MY]

Remarks in Senate

Colleges and universities: permit States to determine residency standards for higher education purposes and cancel removal and adjust status of certain long-term resident alien students, S7115 [15SE], S7159, S7161-S7163, S7166-S7168 [16SE], S7191-S7193, S7196 [20SE], S7242, S7244-S7249, S7252, S7254-S7257, S7259 [21SE], S7324 [22SE], S7415 [23SE]

———permit States to determine residency standards for higher education purposes and cancel removal and adjust status of certain long-term resident alien students (S. 3827), S7366 [22SE], S7367 [23SE]

———permit States to determine residency standards for higher education purposes and cancel removal and adjust status of certain long-term resident alien students (S. 729), S3055 [4MY], S4034 [20MY], S4484 [27MY], S6746-S6749 [4AU], S7071-S7074 [14SE]

Courts: clarify that the revocation of an alien's visa or other documentation is not subject to judicial review (S. 2935), S54 [20JA]

Dept. of Justice: reauthorize the State Criminal Alien Assistance Program (S. 3376), S3720 [13MY]

Immigration: cancel removal and adjust status of certain long-term resident alien students, S10259 [15DE], S10384, S10385 [16DE], S10496-S10504 [17DE], S10648-S10650, S10652, S10655-S10658, S10661-S10666, S10671 [18DE], S10732, S10736 [19DE]

———cancel removal and adjust status of certain long-term resident alien students (S. 3962), S7993 [17NO]

———cancel removal and adjust status of certain long-term resident alien students (S. 3963), S7993 [17NO]

———cancel removal and adjust status of certain long-term resident alien students (S. 3992), S8301, S8308 [30NO], S8309 [1DE], S8362 [2DE], S8546-S8549 [6DE], S8968 [14DE]

———cancel removal and adjust status of certain long-term resident alien students (S. 3992), motion to proceed, S8552 [6DE], S8596 [7DE], S8616, S8621-S8626 [8DE], S8660, S8664, S8665, S8668 [9DE]

———cancel removal and adjust status of certain long-term resident alien students (S. 3992), motion to proceed—unanimous-consent agreement, S8651 [8DE]

———cancel removal and adjust status of certain long-term resident alien students (S. 3992), motion to proceed—unanimous-consent request, S8660 [9DE]

———enhance Federal, State, and local enforcement of immigration laws (S. 3901), S7804-S7807 [29SE]

———reaffirm U.S. commitment to protecting refugees who are fleeing persecution (S. 3113), S1518-S1520 [15MR], S5104-S5106 [17JN], S5432 [24JN]

———reform, S3055 [4MY], S4484 [27MY], S4599 [7JN], S5388-S5390 [24JN], S6559-S6561 [2AU], S7071 [14SE]

———reform and reduce fraud and abuse in certain visa programs, S7584 [28SE]

———reform fees and taxes of certain visa programs, S6839 [5AU], S6997-S6999 [12AU]

———reform (S. 3932), S7834 [29SE]

Reports filed

Consideration of Senate Amendments to H.R. 5281, Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors (DREAM) Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 1756) (H. Rept. 111-677), H8263 [8DE]

Statements

Comprehensive Immigration Reform: Senator Specter, S4485-S4487 [27MY]

Manifest of the Hope, E447 [22MR]

Tables

Pay-as-you-go effects of H.R. 5532, International Adoption Harmonization Act, H5815 [20JY]

Pay-as-you-go effects of H.R. 6396, exemption of active-duty Armed Forces members with conditional residence status serving abroad from certain requirements to file a petition and appear for an interview to remove conditional status, H7433 [15NO]

Pay-as-you-go effects of H.R. 6397, recognize the marriage of an Armed Forces member and an alien spouse when the parties are not physically in the presence of each other due to service abroad, H7433 [15NO]

Texts of

H. Res. 1756, consideration of Senate amendments to H.R. 5281, Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors (DREAM) Act, H8213 [8DE]

H.R. 5532, International Adoption Harmonization Act, H5784 [20JY]

H.R. 6397, recognize the marriage of an Armed Forces member and an alien spouse when the parties are not physically in the presence of each other due to service abroad, H7408 [15NO]

S. 2935, clarify that the revocation of an alien's visa or other documentation is not subject to judicial review, S54 [20JA]

S. 3113, Refugee Protection Act, S1521-S1528 [15MR]

S. 3376, Dept. of Justice State Criminal Alien Assistance Program reauthorization, S3721 [13MY]

S. 3827, Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors (DREAM) Act, S7359-S7361 [22SE]

S. 3901, Strengthening Our Commitment to Legal Immigration and America's Security Act, S7807-S7809 [29SE]

S. 3962, Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors (DREAM) Act, S7974-S7976 [17NO]

S. 3963, Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors (DREAM) Act, S7976-S7978 [17NO]

S. 3992, Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors (DREAM) Act, S8301-S8304 [30NO]