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Amendments

Dept. of Homeland Security: strengthen border security and increase resources for enforcement of immigration laws (H.R. 6136), H5447 [21JN]

Articles and editorials

Koch Network Raps Trump, Won’t Support House Immigration Bills, H5446 [21JN]

Bills and resolutions

American Samoa: waive certain requirements for naturalization for American Samoan U.S. nationals to become U.S. citizens (see H.R. 5026), H1177 [14FE]

Bureau of the Census: establish task force to review new decennial census questions and the impact on accuracy, response rates for minorities, legislative redistricting, and distribution of Federal funds (see H.R. 5292), H1651 [15MR]

——— make clear that each decennial census shall tabulate the total number of persons in each State, and that no information regarding U.S. citizenship or immigration status may be elicited in any such census (see S. 2580), S1845 [20MR]

——— prohibit use of questions on citizenship, nationality, or immigration status in a decennial census (see H.R. 4906), H732 [30JA]

——— provide that the penalty for refusing or neglecting to answer a decennial census question shall apply only to the extent necessary to obtain information needed to enumerate the population (see H.R. 7106), H9459 [30OC]

Constitutional amendments: interpret 14th Amendment to disapprove birthright citizenship, pursue legislative action to end such practices, and support Presidential directives on interpreting such amendment (see H. Res. 1143), H9510 [13NO]

Dept. of Commerce: transmit documents and Dept. of Justice letter relative to decision to include a question on citizenship in the decennial census (see H. Res. 877), H3833 [8MY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: require border patrol and immigration enforcement agents document all stops and searches of persons suspected of being in the U.S. illegally and make such information publicly available (see S. 2832), S2623 [10MY] (see H.R. 5991), H4738 [1JN]

——— strengthen border security and increase resources for enforcement of immigration laws (see H.R. 6136), H5284 [19JN]

——— strengthen border security and increase resources for enforcement of immigration laws (H.R. 6136), consideration (see H. Res. 953), H5361 [20JN]

Education: recognize importance of civics education (see H. Res. 882), H3834 [8MY]

Families and domestic relations: provide for automatic acquisition of U.S. citizenship for certain internationally adopted individuals (see S. 2522), S1578 [8MR] (see H.R. 5233), H1501 [8MR]

Federal aid programs: provide benefits only to individuals verified to be U.S. citizens (see H.R. 6989), H9405 [28SE]

Immigration: expedite naturalization processes for alien spouses of first responders who die as a result of their employment (see H.R. 6580), H7722 [26JY]

——— fund southern border wall by requiring a work-authorized Social Security number to claim refundable tax credits and welfare applicants to verify citizenship, and increasing illegal border crossing fines (see S. 3713), S7319 [5DE]

——— improve border security and extend Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program (see S. 2464), S1243 [27FE]

——— promote family unity by reducing visa backlogs and implementing policies to facilitate immigrant family reunification (see H.R. 4944), H901 [6FE]

——— provide that certain naturalized individuals who are affiliated with a criminal gang are subject to revocation of citizenship (see H.R. 4996), H1074 [8FE] (see H.R. 5065), H1212 [15FE]

OMB: require Federal agencies to allocate grant funding to States and localities based on the number of U.S. citizens and legal residents as determined under the decennial census (see H.R. 5435), H3059 [5AP]

Voting: prohibit a State from registering an individual to vote in elections for Federal office unless the individual provides documentary proof that they are a U.S. citizen (see H.R. 6723), H7919 [6SE]

——— prohibit Federal payments to a unit of local government that allows individuals who are not U.S. citizens to vote in elections for State or local office (see H.R. 6482), H7154 [24JY]

Letters

Border Security and Immigration Reform Act: Representative Conaway, Committee on Agriculture (House), H5482 [21JN]

——— Representative Goodlatte, Committee on the Judiciary (House), H5482 [21JN]

——— Representative McCaul, Committee on Homeland Security (House), H5482 [21JN]

Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program extension: several Representatives, H1546 [14MR]

Motions

Dept. of Homeland Security: strengthen border security and increase resources for enforcement of immigration laws (H.R. 6136), H5765 [27JN]

Remarks in House

Bureau of the Census: prohibit use of questions on citizenship, nationality, or immigration status in a decennial census (H.R. 4906), E119 [30JA]

Constitutional amendments: anniversary of ratification of 14th Amendment relative to the rights of citizenship and equal protection of the law, E987 [10JY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: strengthen border security and increase resources for enforcement of immigration laws, H3881 [9MY], H9579 [27NO], H9753, H9756 [30NO]

——— strengthen border security and increase resources for enforcement of immigration laws (H.R. 6136), H5376, H5377, H5450–H5488, H5504 [21JN], H5510, H5573–H5576 [22JN], H5761, H5762, H5764 [27JN], H5970 [28JN], H6489 [18JY], E883 [21JN], E933 [27JN]

——— strengthen border security and increase resources for enforcement of immigration laws (H.R. 6136), consideration (H. Res. 953), H5438–H5447 [21JN]

——— strengthen border security and increase resources for enforcement of immigration laws (H.R. 6136), motion to recommit, H5765 [27JN]

Families and domestic relations: provide for automatic acquisition of U.S. citizenship for certain internationally adopted individuals (H.R. 5233), E1608 [6DE]

Hammond, IN: tribute to individuals taking oath of citizenship, E8 [8JA], E95 [25JA], E251 [5MR], E405 [9AP], E587 [7MY], E760 [5JN], E927 [27JN], E1120 [3AU], E1191 [4SE], E1391 [12OC], E1473 [30OC]

Immigration: expedite naturalization processes for alien spouses of first responders who die as a result of their employment (H.R. 1970), H3959 [15MY]

——— expedite naturalization processes for alien spouses of first responders who die as a result of their employment (H.R. 6580), H8847–H8849 [25SE]

——— historical analysis of U.S. immigration policy, H5358–H5360 [20JN]

——— improve border security, reallocate Diversity Visa Program visas, provide a path to citizenship for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program participants, and reform family-based immigration, H1129, H1137 [14FE], H1203 [15FE], H1270 [27FE], H5196 [14JN], H5583 [25JN]

——— improve border security and extend Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, H1546 [14MR], H5003 [8JN]

——— opposition to amnesty for illegal aliens, H4239 [18MY], H5497–H5502 [21JN]

——— provide a path to citizenship for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program participants, H1431 [6MR]

——— reform, H5583–H5585 [25JN]

Kaur, Tejinder: California 3d Congressional District Woman of the Year award recipient, E1416 [16OC]

Law enforcement officers: tribute to border patrol and immigration enforcement agents, H5584 [25JN]

Philippines: extend honorary citizenship to otherwise qualified noncitizens who enlisted in the Philippines and died while serving on active duty with U.S. Armed Forces during certain periods of hostilities (H.R. 887), H10152 [12DE]

Veterans: provide a more navigable and accommodating pathway for veterans honorably discharged from the U.S. military to naturalize and seek citizenship (H.R. 3563), H632 [29JA]

Voting: prohibit a State from registering an individual to vote in elections for Federal office unless the individual provides documentary proof that they are a U.S. citizen (H.R. 6723), H9051 [26SE]

Remarks in Senate

Dept. of Homeland Security: strengthen border security and increase resources for enforcement of immigration laws, S82 [9JA], S257, S258 [17JA], S338 [19JA]

——— strengthen border security and increase resources for enforcement of immigration laws (S. 2192), S53, S56–S59 [8JA]

Immigration: fund southern border wall by requiring a work-authorized Social Security number to claim refundable tax credits and welfare applicants to verify citizenship, and increasing illegal border crossing fines, S7034 [15NO]

——— improve border security, reallocate Diversity Visa Program visas, provide a path to citizenship for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program participants, and reform family-based immigration, S671 [7FE], S795, S804, S807, S832 [8FE], S855–S868 [12FE], S889–S904 [13FE], S929, S930–S965 [14FE], S1131–S1135, S1138–S1149, S1152–S1155 [15FE], S1365 [6MR], S3978 [18JN]

——— improve border security and extend Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, S1662 [13MR], S2198 [17AP], S2604 [10MY]

——— improve border security and extend Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program (S. 2464), S1254 [27FE], S1260 [28FE], S1365 [6MR]

——— reform, S3976–S3978 [18JN], S7205–S7207 [29NO]

Reports filed

Consideration of H.R. 6136, Border Security and Immigration Reform Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 953) (H. Rept. 115–771), H5361 [20JN]

Dept. of Commerce Transmittal of Documents and Dept. of Justice Letter on Decision To Include a Question on Citizenship in the Decennial Census: Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H. Res. 877) (H. Rept. 115–705), H4728 [24MY]

Waive Certain Requirements for Naturalization for American Samoan U.S. Nationals To Become U.S. Citizens: Committee on Homeland Security (House) (H.R. 5026) (H. Rept. 115–773), H5505 [21JN]

Texts of

H. Res. 953, consideration of H.R. 6136, Border Security and Immigration Reform Act, H5438 [21JN]

H.R. 887, extend honorary citizenship to otherwise qualified noncitizens who enlisted in the Philippines and died while serving on active duty with U.S. Armed Forces during certain periods of hostilities, H10152 [12DE]

H.R. 6136, Border Security and Immigration Reform Act, H5450–H5481 [21JN]

H.R. 6580, First Responders Family Support Act, H8847 [25SE]

S. 2464, Three-Year Border and DACA Extension Act, S1249–S1251 [27FE]