IMMIGRATION AND NATIONALITY ACT

Amendments

Dept. of State: designate the Haqqani network as a foreign terrorist organization (S. 1959), S5624 [26JY], H4873 [17JY]

Articles and editorials

STEM Jobs Act a Step Backward on Immigration Reform, Warns Free Market Group, H6543 [30NO]

Bills and resolutions

Citizenship: provide for certain children of U.S. servicemen born overseas during the Vietnamese Conflict or Korean War (see H.R. 5156), H2271 [27AP]

Dept. of Homeland Security: establish an F–4 nonimmigrant visa for aliens pursuing advanced degrees in science, technology, engineering, or mathematics and authorize conditional permanent residency for such aliens (see S. 3192), S3234 [16MY]

——— modify requirements for the visa waiver program (see S. 2046), S208 [31JA] (see H.R. 3855), H218 [31JA]

——— provide certain immigration benefits for aliens with advanced degrees in science, technology, engineering, or mathematics (see S. 3185), S3174 [15MY]

Dept. of State: designate the Haqqani network as a foreign terrorist organization (see S. 3366), S4821 [10JY]

——— require a report on designation of the Haqqani network as a foreign terrorist organization (see H.R. 6036), H4156 [27JN]

Immigration: enhance national security, combat illegal immigration, and promote job creation, innovation, investment, and research (see S. 3553), S6453 [19SE]

——— implement a special visa system to allow long-term resident youth to pursue a technical or college degree or serve in the U.S. military (see S. 3639), S6947 [27NO]

——— improve sharing of information and enhance Federal, State, and local enforcement of immigration laws (see S. 2266), S2242 [29MR]

——— make detention and deportation mandatory for illegal aliens convicted of drunk driving (see H.R. 3808), H114 [23JA]

——— make voting in a Federal election by an unlawfully present alien an aggravated felony (see S. 3579), S6545 [20SE]

——— permanently authorize EB–5 regional center program (see H.R. 5874), H3362 [31MY]

——— provide authority for immigration judges to terminate proceedings or appoint counsel when necessary for aliens with mental disabilities (see H.R. 3881), H439 [2FE]

——— provide for visas for certain advanced science, technology, engineering, or math (STEM) graduates (see H.R. 6412), H6060 [14SE]

——— provide for visas for certain advanced science, technology, engineering, or math (STEM) graduates and eliminate the diversity immigrant program (see H.R. 6429), H6068 [18SE]

——— provide for visas for certain advanced science, technology, engineering, or math (STEM) graduates and eliminate the diversity immigrant program (H.R. 6429), consideration (see H. Res. 821), H6505 [28NO]

——— simplify petitioning procedure for H–2A agricultural workers and expand the scope of the H–2A program (see H.R. 6373), H5859 [11SE]

——— waive certain requirements for naturalization for American Samoan U.S. nationals to become U.S. citizens (see H.R. 4021), H725 [14FE]

Israel: include in the visa waiver program (see H.R. 5850), H3162 [18MY]

Travel and tourism: stimulate international tourism by reforming the visa process, encouraging Canadian and Chinese tourism to the U.S., and updating the visa waiver program (see S. 2233), S2030 [26MR] (see S. 3199), S3280 [17MY]

Virgin Islands: establish a visa waiver program (see H.R. 5875), H3362 [31MY]

Letters

Haqqani Network Terrorist Designation Act: Representative Lamar Smith, Committee on the Judiciary (House), H4874 [17JY]

——— Representative Ros-Lehtinen, Committee on Foreign Affairs (House), H4874 [17JY]

STEM Jobs Act: José H. Gomez, U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, H6545 [30NO]

——— Kenneth W. Starr, Baylor University, S7425 [5DE]

——— Timothy Tardibono, CONNECT (organization), S7425 [5DE]

Visas for certain advanced science, technology, engineering, or math (STEM) graduates: David W. Leebron, Rice University, S7423 [5DE]

——— Information Technology Industry Council, Partnership for a New American Economy (organization), and U.S. Chamber of Commerce, S7424 [5DE]

——— Lynn Shotwell, American Council on International Personnel and Michael P. Aitken, Society for Human Resource Management, S7424 [5DE]

——— several individuals, S7424 [5DE]

——— several Texas public university system chancellors, S7423 [5DE]

Motions

Immigration: provide for visas for certain advanced science, technology, engineering, or math (STEM) graduates and eliminate the diversity immigrant program (H.R. 6429), H6556 [30NO]

Remarks in House

Dept. of Homeland Security: modify requirements for the visa waiver program (H.R. 3855), H663 [9FE]

——— prohibit Immigration and Customs Enforcement funding for contravention of mandatory detention requirement for non-U.S. citizens convicted of certain crimes, H3641–H3643 [7JN]

Dept. of State: designate the Haqqani network as a foreign terrorist organization (S. 1959), H4873–H4875 [17JY]

Immigration: admit for permanent residence certain aliens who have postgraduate degrees in certain fields of study and exempt such aliens from H–1B nonimmigrant numerical limitations (H.R. 399), H6193 [20SE], H6518, H6521 [29NO], H6543 [30NO]

——— allow companies to attract foreign graduates of U.S. universities in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics, and reform and create new immigration categories to stimulate the economy (H.R. 2161), H6518, H6521 [29NO]

——— allow U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (H.R. 1537), H3809 [20JN]

——— cancel removal and adjust status of certain long-term resident alien students, H6520 [29NO]

——— cancel removal and adjust status of certain long-term resident alien students (H.R. 1842), H3737 [19JN], E1048 [15JN]

——— cancel removal and adjust status of certain long-term resident alien students (S. 952), H2137 [26AP]

——— clarify law prohibiting issuance of certain visas to nationals of countries that refuse or unreasonably delay repatriation (H.R. 3256), H1629 [27MR], H4689 [10JY], H6708 [12DE]

——— create a nonimmigrant H-2C work visa program for agricultural workers (H.R. 2895), H6617 [4DE]

——— expand ‘‘V’’ nonimmigrant visa program for spouses and children of permanent residents awaiting availability of an immigrant visa, H6517, H6519 [29NO]

——— permanently authorize EB–5 regional center program, E1022 [7JN]

——— permanently authorize EB–5 regional center program (H.R. 5874), H6518 [29NO]

——— provide authority for immigration judges to terminate proceedings or appoint counsel when necessary for aliens with mental disabilities (H.R. 3881), E118 [2FE]

——— provide for visas for certain advanced science, technology, engineering, or math (STEM) graduates (H.R. 6412), H6155, H6188, H6190–H6193 [20SE], H6523 [29NO], H6550, H6551 [30NO], E1632 [21SE]

——— provide for visas for certain advanced science, technology, engineering, or math (STEM) graduates and eliminate the diversity immigrant program (H.R. 6429), H6162, H6185–H6194 [20SE], H6508, H6516, H6524 [29NO], H6539–H6561 [30NO], E1557 [19SE], E1632, E1640 [21SE], E1656, E1657 [25SE], E1865 [4DE]

——— provide for visas for certain advanced science, technology, engineering, or math (STEM) graduates and eliminate the diversity immigrant program (H.R. 6429), consideration (H. Res. 821), H6517–H6524 [29NO]

——— provide for visas for certain advanced science, technology, engineering, or math (STEM) graduates and eliminate the diversity immigrant program (H.R. 6429), motion to recommit, H6559 [30NO]

——— reaffirm U.S. commitment to protecting refugees who are fleeing persecution (H.R. 2185), E1093 [20JN]

——— require accreditation of certain educational institutions for purposes of a nonimmigrant student visa (H.R. 3120), H5504–H5506 [31JY], H5619 [1AU]

——— waive certain requirements for naturalization for American Samoan U.S. nationals to become U.S. citizens (H.R. 4021), E192 [14FE]

Taiwan: designate as a visa waiver program country, E33 [18JA]

Remarks in Senate

Dept. of Homeland Security: establish an F–4 nonimmigrant visa for aliens pursuing advanced degrees in science, technology, engineering, or mathematics and authorize conditional permanent residency for such aliens (S. 3192), S3199, S3200 [16MY], S3258–S3260 [17MY], S3760 [6JN]

——— modify requirements for the visa waiver program (S. 2046), S256 [1FE]

Dept. of State: designate the Haqqani network as a foreign terrorist organization (S. 1959), House amendment, S5624, S5625 [26JY]

Immigration: allow U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (S. 821), S1842 [20MR]

——— cancel removal and adjust status of certain long-term resident alien students (S. 952), S117 [26JA], S2204–S2206 [29MR], S2470 [18AP], S2589 [23AP], S2956 [8MY], S3068 [10MY], S3260 [17MY], S3402 [22MY], S3721 [5JN], S4141–S4143 [13JN], S4223, S4233 [18JN], S4253 [19JN], S4434, S4440–S4441 [25JN], S4645–S4647 [27JN], S4813, S4814 [10JY], S5064, S5081 [17JY], S5269 [24JY], S5935 [2AU], S6249 [12SE], S6519 [20SE], S6720 [13NO], S6887 [26NO], S7013 [28NO], S7699 [10DE]

——— enforce existing immigration laws and improve border security, S3067–S3069 [10MY]

——— enhance national security, combat illegal immigration, and promote job creation, innovation, investment, and research (S. 3553), S7421 [5DE]

——— enhance national security, combat illegal immigration, and promote job creation, innovation, investment, and research (S. 3553), unanimous-consent request, S7422 [5DE]

——— implement a special visa system to allow long-term resident youth to pursue a technical or college degree or serve in the U.S. military (S. 3639), S7013 [28NO]

——— provide for visas for certain advanced science, technology, engineering, or math (STEM) graduates and eliminate the diversity immigrant program (H.R. 6429), S7360 [3DE], S7363 [4DE], S7420–S7425 [5DE]

——— provide for visas for certain advanced science, technology, engineering, or math (STEM) graduates and eliminate the diversity immigrant program (H.R. 6429), unanimous-consent request, S7421 [5DE]

Reports filed

Consideration of H.R. 6429, STEM Jobs Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 821) (H. Rept. 112–697), H6505 [28NO]

Student Visa Reform Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 3120) (H. Rept. 112–595), H4862 [12JY]

Texts of

H. Res. 821, consideration of H.R. 6429, STEM Jobs Act and to allow consideration of motions to suspend rules and consider certain legislation, H6517 [29NO]

H.R. 3120, Student Visa Reform Act, H5504 [31JY]

H.R. 6429, STEM Jobs Act, H6185–H6187 [20SE], H6539–H6541 [30NO]

S. 1959, Haqqani Network Terrorist Designation Act, S5624 [26JY], H4873 [17JY]