IMMIGRATION AND NATIONALITY ACT

Amendments

Immigration: eliminate per-country numerical limitation for employment-based immigrants and increase per-country limitation for family-sponsored immigrants (H.R. 1044), S5543 [17SE]

——— eliminate per-country numerical limitation for employment-based immigrants and increase per-country limitation for family-sponsored immigrants (S. 386), S4733 [9JY]

——— reform H–2A program for nonimmigrant agricultural workers to earn legal status and provide employer flexibility, and establish mandatory E-verify program for employment eligibility (H.R. 5038), H10070 [11DE]

Venezuela: permit nationals to be eligible for temporary protected status (H.R. 549), consideration (H. Res. 519), H7395 [25JY]

Bills and resolutions

‘‘Alien’’ and ‘‘illegal alien’’: eliminate terms and replace them with ‘‘foreign national’’ and ‘‘undocumented foreign national’’ (see H.R. 3776), H5911 [16JY]

American Samoa: waive certain requirements for naturalization for American Samoan U.S. nationals to become U.S. citizens (see H.R. 1208), H1583 [13FE] (see H.R. 3482), H5166 [25JN]

Armed Forces: facilitate naturalization and removal of conditional immigration status of military personnel and their families (see H.R. 2346), H3275 [18AP]

——— limit grounds of deportability for certain relatives of Armed Forces members and veterans (see S. 2450), S5407 [10SE] (see H.R. 3806), H5998 [17JY]

Bahamas: permit nationals to be eligible for temporary protected status (see S. 2478), S5474 [12SE] (see H.R. 4272), H7596 [10SE] (see H.R. 4303), H7704 [12SE]

Bueso Barrera, Maria I., and family: relief (see S. 2612), S5841 [16OC] (see H.R. 4225), H7528 [30AU]

Carreno Rojas, J. Refugio: relief (see H.R. 1548), H2368 [5MR]

Castro Ramirez, Maria C.: relief (see H.R. 1548), H2368 [5MR]

Citizenship: provide for automatic acquisition of U.S. citizenship for lawful permanent resident children of military and Federal Government personnel residing abroad (see S. 2679), S6092 [23OC] (see H.R. 4803), H8455 [23OC]

Crime: add membership in a significant transnational criminal organization to list of grounds of inadmissibility and prohibit provision of material support or resources to such organizations (see S. 3031), S7026 [12DE] (see H.R. 5417), H10257 [12DE]

Dept. of Education: prohibit provision of certain assistance to institutions of higher education that violate immigration laws by creating sanctuary campuses (see H.R. 768), H1210 [24JA]

Dept. of Homeland Security: allow certain deported alien veterans to be temporarily paroled into the U.S. to seek health care at Dept. of Veterans Affairs facilities (see S. 1042), S2270 [4AP]

——— allow undocumented immediate family members of Armed Forces members or veterans who were not dishonorably discharged to lawfully remain in the U.S. (see S. 2797), S6447 [6NO] (see H.R. 5282), H9221 [3DE]

——— alter deadlines by which an application for asylum must be made (see H.R. 481), H463 [10JA]

——— clarify rights of all persons held or detained at a port of entry or detention facility overseen by U.S. Customs and Border Protection or U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (see S. 2219), S5012 [23JY]

——— clarify that U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers are authorized to conduct asylum interviews (see H.R. 4202), H7520 [23AU]

——— detain any unlawfully present alien who is arrested for certain criminal offenses (see H.R. 74), H203 [3JA]

——— eliminate Optional Practical Training Program (see H.R. 3564), H5257 [27JN]

——— establish a State-sponsored nonimmigrant guest worker visa pilot program (see H.R. 5174), H9056 [19NO]

——— facilitate removal of aliens identified in the terrorist screening database (see H.R. 146), H206 [3JA]

——— limit fees charged and collected from applicants for naturalization and related benefits based on poverty (see S. 1862), S3476 [13JN] (see H.R. 3328), H4771 [18JN]

——— modify data reporting requirements relative to nonimmigrant employees (see H.R. 3881), H7239 [23JY]

——— prohibit funding to implement Migrant Protection Protocols (see H.R. 2662), H3726 [10MY]

——— prohibit funding to implement ‘‘public charge’’ rule that expands the list of Federal aid programs that could be considered when an immigrant is applying for admission (see S. 2482), S5539 [17SE] (see H.R. 3222), H4626 [12JN]

——— prohibit immigration officers or agents from wearing clothing or other items bearing the word ‘‘police’’ (see S. 2151), S4907 [17JY] (see H.R. 3498), H5199 [26JN]

——— protect victims of crime or serious labor violations from deportation during enforcement actions (see S. 2929), S6755 [21NO] (see H.R. 5225), H9168 [21NO]

——— provide for certain additional means of qualification for Visa Waiver Program (see H.R. 2946), H4161 [23MY]

——— provide for certain protections for aliens granted temporary protected status or deferred enforced departure (see H.R. 2783), H3923 [16MY]

——— provide lawful permanent resident status to previously removed alien parents and spouses of U.S. citizens (see H.R. 168), H207 [3JA]

——— provide oversight of border zone in which Federal agents may conduct vehicle checkpoints and stops and enter private land without a warrant (see S. 2180), S4948 [18JY] (see H.R. 3852), H7150 [18JY]

——— remove authorization to implement Migrant Protection Protocols (see H.R. 5207), H9121 [20NO]

——— rename Visa Waiver Program as Secure Travel Partnership (see H.R. 1996), H2923 [29MR]

——— require that court proceedings settling just compensation be completed prior to taking possession of property using eminent domain (see H.R. 440), H461 [10JA]

——— require U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to take into custody certain aliens who have been charged with a crime that resulted in the death or serious injury of another person (see S. 285), S799 [31JA] (see H.R. 385), H357 [9JA]

——— strike marijuana use, possession, and distribution as grounds of inadmissibility and removal from the country (see S. 2021), S4628 [27JN] (see H.R. 4390), H7773 [18SE]

——— use alternatives to detention for certain vulnerable immigrant populations (see S. 1894), S3843 [19JN] (see H.R. 532), H543 [14JA]

——— waive certain environmental requirements to permit searches for unlawful border crossing tunnels on private land to prevent the illegal entry of aliens into the U.S. (see H.R. 3968), H7462 [25JY]

Dept. of Justice: modify data reporting requirements relative to nonimmigrant employees (see S. 2224), S5012 [23JY]

——— reauthorize State Criminal Alien Assistance Program and allow reimbursement of State and local governments that incur correctional officer salary costs for incarcerating criminal illegal aliens (see S. 1470), S2815 [14MY]

Dept. of State: ban foreigners who have committed gross violations of internationally recognized human rights against lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and intersex (LGBTI) individuals from entering the U.S. (see S. 1825), S3475 [13JN] (see H.R. 3252), H4693 [13JN]

——— eliminate Diversity Immigrant Visa Program (see S. 1632), S3104 [23MY] (see H.R. 479), H463 [10JA]

——— make available to the public records pertaining to refusal of a visa or permit based on an alien’s involvement in a violation of human rights or acts of significant corruption (see H.R. 3441), H5075 [24JN]

——— revoke existing, and prohibit issuance of, visas to researchers affiliated with the Chinese People’s Liberation Army and call for certain allies to take similar measures (see S. 1451), S2815 [14MY] (see H.R. 2713), H3788 [14MY]

Economy: jump-start economic recovery through formation and growth of new businesses (see S. 328), S832 [4FE]

Elections: expose and deter unlawful and subversive foreign interference in Federal elections (see H.R. 3501), H5199 [26JN]

Employment: make E-verify program for employment eligibility confirmation mandatory and improve validation of employee identity and work authorization status (see S. 301), S800 [31JA]

——— make E-verify program for employment eligibility confirmation permanent (see S. 1806), S3363 [12JN]

——— make E-verify program for employment eligibility confirmation permanent and mandatory (see H.R. 250), H228 [4JA]

Espinal Moreno, Edith: relief (see H.R. 4224), H7528 [30AU]

Haiti: permit nationals to be eligible for temporary protected status (see S. 2176), S4948 [18JY]

——— permit nationals to be eligible for temporary protected status during and after the pendency of certain litigation (see H.R. 4112), H7480 [30JY]

Health care professionals: provide incentives to foreign-born physicians to practice in rural and medically underserved communities (see S. 948), S2088 [28MR] (see H.R. 2895), H4117 [22MY]

Immigration: address protective custody of alien children accompanied by parents (see H.R. 2522), H3447 [3MY]

——— admit Canadian retirees who own or lease a home in the U.S. as long-term visitors for purpose of travel or recreation (see S. 2507), S5577 [18SE] (see H.R. 3241), H4627 [12JN]

——— amend certain laws relative to detention of dangerous aliens (see H.R. 3860), H7157 [19JY]

——— ban Federal funding to sanctuary jurisdictions that interfere with enforcement of Federal immigration law and provide liability protection for local law enforcement who enforce Federal laws (see S. 1644), S3105 [23MY] (see H.R. 3000), H4163 [23MY]

——— clarify admissibility and deportability of aliens acting in accordance with State and foreign marijuana laws (see H.R. 2703), H3788 [14MY]

——— clarify classes of individuals born in the U.S. who are nationals and citizens of the U.S. at birth (see H.R. 140), H206 [3JA]

——— clarify that noncitizen nationals who are children of U.S. citizens are eligible for U.S. citizenship (see H.R. 1206), H1583 [13FE]

——— create a nonimmigrant H-2C work visa program (see H.R. 1740), H2716 [13MR]

——— criminalize overstaying a visa (see H.R. 147), H206 [3JA]

——— designate foreign persons who improperly interfere in U.S. elections as inadmissible aliens (see S. 1328), S2645 [6MY]

——— designate foreign persons who improperly interfere in U.S. elections as inadmissible and deportable aliens (see H.R. 3442), H5075 [24JN]

——— eliminate annual numerical limitation on U visas and grant work authorization to certain aliens with a pending application for nonimmigrant status (see H.R. 4319), H7705 [12SE]

——— eliminate per-country numerical limitation for employment-based immigrants, increase per-country limitation for family-sponsored immigrants, and exempt nurses and certain college graduates (see S. 2091), S4807 [11JY]

——— eliminate per-country numerical limitation for employment-based immigrants and increase per-country limitation for family-sponsored immigrants (see S. 386), S1132 [7FE] (see H.R. 1044), H1458 [7FE]

——— eliminate time limit on motions to reopen removal proceedings if motion claims fraud, negligence, misrepresentation, or extortion, or attempted, promised, or actual practice of law without authorization (see H.R. 2289), H3255 [10AP]

——— end mandatory in absentia removal proceedings for asylum seekers by providing immigration judges discretion in use of such orders (see H.R. 3748), H5774 [12JY]

——— establish criminal penalties for aliens who fail to depart before the expiration of their visas (see S. 1631), S3104 [23MY]

——— establish critical assistance programs for immigrants and refugees to overcome common challenges such as language barriers and employment attainment, and help in breaking down barriers to naturalization (see H.R. 4928), H8678 [30OC]

——— establish grounds to deny entry or deport aliens associated with a criminal gang (see S. 599), S1593 [28FE] (see H.R. 98), H204 [3JA]

——— establish skills-based immigration points system, focus family-sponsored immigration on spouses and minor children, eliminate Diversity Immigrant Visa Program, and limit number of refugees admitted (see S. 1103), S2386 [10AP] (see H.R. 2278), H3255 [10AP]

——— extend application period for certain aliens present in the U.S. for adjustment of status (see H.R. 3312), H4770 [18JN]

——— extend detention of certain aliens ordered removed (see S. 2869), S6604 [14NO]

——— improve care of children and families at the southern U.S. border, streamline processing, and increase resources at ports of entry (see S. 1303), S2613 [2MY]

——— include U.S. nationals among eligible employees of an EB-5 commercial enterprise (see H.R. 1207), H1583 [13FE]

——— increase penalties for those who illegally reenter the U.S. after being removed (see H.R. 384), H357 [9JA]

——— limit immigration enforcement actions and clarify powers of immigration officers at sensitive locations (see S. 2097), S4807 [11JY] (see H.R. 1011), H1390 [6FE]

——— limit separation of families at or near ports of entry (see S. 292), S799 [31JA] (see H.R. 541), H543 [14JA]

——— make permanent the returning worker exception to the annual numerical limitation on nonimmigrant visas (see H.R. 798), H1217 [25JA]

——— modify eligibility criteria for E visas (see S. 2863), S6604 [14NO]

——— permit certain E–2 nonimmigrant investors to adjust status to lawful permanent resident (see H.R. 2124), H3128 [8AP]

——— prioritize allocation of H-2B work visas for States with low unemployment rates (see S. 135), S220 [15JA]

——— promote family unity by reducing visa backlogs and implementing policies to facilitate immigrant family reunification (see H.R. 3799), H5998 [17JY]

——— provide a special rule for period of admission of H–2A nonimmigrants employed as dairy workers and sheepherders (see H.R. 1778), H2743 [14MR]

——— provide additional security requirements for Syrian and Iraqi refugees, including polygraphs, biometric data and DNA samples, and background checks including investigation of online activity (see H.R. 364), H356 [9JA]

——— provide admission of certain sons and daughters of U.S. citizens who served on active duty in the Armed Forces abroad (see H.R. 1640), H2613 [8MR]

——— provide for naturalization processes for the immediate relatives of public safety officers who die as a result of their employment (see H.R. 2378), H3303 [29AP]

——— provide immigration status for certain battered spouses and children (see S. 415), S1133 [7FE]

——— provide that an alien may not be denied admission to the U.S. because of religion (see H.R. 590), H674 [16JA]

——— provide that any alien who has been convicted of a felony or two misdemeanors, is deportable (see H.R. 2989), H4163 [23MY]

——— provide that certain naturalized individuals who are affiliated with a criminal gang are subject to revocation of citizenship (see H.R. 1106), H1462 [7FE]

——— reauthorize the EB-5 regional center program (see S. 2540), S5663 [24SE]

——— reform asylum procedures (see H.R. 3855), H7157 [19JY]

——— reform asylum procedures relative to filing frivolous applications (see H.R. 3857), H7157 [19JY]

——— reform asylum procedures relative to safe third countries (see H.R. 3856), H7157 [19JY]

——— reform H–2A program for nonimmigrant agricultural workers (see H.R. 60), H203 [3JA]

——— reform policies relative to family-sponsored immigrants (see H.R. 1989), H2917 [28MR]

——— reform policies relative to family-sponsored immigrants and reduce the number of such immigrants (see H.R. 891), H1334 [30JA]

——— render overstaying a visa a criminal offense (see H.R. 523), H518 [11JA]

——— require a DNA test to determine familial relationship between an alien and an accompanying minor (see S. 2420), S5311 [1AU] (see H.R. 3864), H7157 [19JY]

——— require congressional approval for a nation’s citizens’ eligibility for temporary protected status (see H.R. 3899), H7240 [23JY]

——— require country of origin of certain special immigrant religious workers to extend reciprocal treatment to U.S. nationals (see H.R. 772), H1210 [24JA]

——— require reunification of families separated as a result of the zero tolerance policy that prosecutes all adults entering the U.S. illegally (see S. 557), S1492 [26FE] (see H.R. 1012), H1390 [6FE]

——— require the President to set a minimum annual goal for number of refugees to be admitted into the U.S. at not less than 110,000 after 2020 (see H.R. 3376), H5005 [20JN]

——— require the President to set a minimum annual goal for number of refugees to be admitted into the U.S. at not less than 95,000 (see S. 1088), S2328 [9AP] (see H.R. 2146), H3215 [9AP]

——— rescind Executive actions suspending issuance of visas to nationals of certain countries, prohibit religious discrimination, and limit Presidential authority to suspend or restrict entry of a class of aliens (see S. 1123), S2386 [10AP] (see H.R. 2214), H3252 [10AP]

——— rescind Executive order prioritizing the majority of unauthorized individuals for removal and withholding Federal funding to sanctuary cities (see S. 1591), S3058 [22MY]

——— reserve EB–5 visas for investors in new commercial enterprises in nationally declared major disaster areas (see H.R. 2173), H3216 [9AP]

——— simplify and rename H-2C worker program (see H.R. 3740), H5774 [12JY]

——— streamline application process for H–2A employers to meet labor needs of agricultural communities (see S. 1887), S3651 [18JN] (see H.R. 3319), H4770 [18JN]

——— terminate the EB–5 Visa Program (see H.R. 773), H1210 [24JA]

Ireland: add to E-3 nonimmigrant visa program (see S. 3134), S7208 [19DE] (see H.R. 2418), H3339 [30AP] (see H.R. 2877), H4063 [21MY]

McAllister, Malachy: relief (see S. 653), S1659 [5MR] (see H.R. 1547), H2368 [5MR]

McAllister, Nicola: relief (see S. 653), S1659 [5MR] (see H.R. 1547), H2368 [5MR]

McAllister, Sean R.: relief (see S. 653), S1659 [5MR] (see H.R. 1547), H2368 [5MR]

Members of Congress: prohibit any limitation on entry of a Member to detention facilities for aliens (see H.R. 2842), H4009 [20MY] (see H.R. 3868), H7160 [22JY]

Nicaragua: permit nationals to be eligible for temporary protected status (see H.R. 2413), H3339 [30AP]

Terrorism: deem certain cartel organizations to be foreign terrorist organizations (see H.R. 5509), H12289 [19DE]

——— deem specific activities in support of terrorism as renunciation of U.S. nationality (see H.R. 774), H1210 [24JA]

Travel and tourism: encourage Canadian tourism in the U.S. (see H.R. 4498), H7989 [25SE]

Trump, President: prohibit funding to enforce Executive order suspending the issuance of visas to nationals of certain countries and entrance of all refugees (see S. 246), S698 [28JA] (see H.R. 810), H1242 [28JA]

Venezuela: permit nationals to be eligible for temporary protected status (see S. 636), S1594 [28FE] (see H.R. 549), H600 [15JA]

——— permit nationals to be eligible for temporary protected status (H.R. 549), consideration (see H. Res. 519), H7376 [24JY]

Virgin Islands: establish a visa waiver program (see H.R. 407), H358 [9JA]

Letters

Farm Workforce Modernization Act: Brent Gardner, Americans for Prosperity (organization) and Daniel Garza, LIBRE Initiative (organization), H10072 [11DE]

——— Doug Goehring, National Association of State Depts. of Agriculture, H10072 [11DE]

——— Joe Vasquez and Frank J. Dewane, U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, H10072 [11DE]

——— Mary Ann Borgeson and Melissa McKinlay, National Association of Counties, H10071 [11DE]

——— Neil L. Bradley, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, H10072 [11DE]

——— Representative Nadler, Committee on the Judiciary (House), H10067 [11DE]

——— Representative Neal, Committee on Ways and Means (House), H10067 [11DE]

——— Representative Waters, Committee on Financial Services (House), H10067 [11DE]

——— several agricultural organizations and businesses, H10036, H10070, H10077 [11DE]

——— several organizations, H10078 [11DE]

——— Teresa Romero and Arturo S. Rodriguez, United Farm Workers (organization), H10075 [11DE]

——— Terry O’Sullivan, Laborers’ International Union of North America (LIUNA), H10079 [11DE]

Motions

Immigration: reform H–2A program for nonimmigrant agricultural workers to earn legal status and provide employer flexibility, and establish mandatory E-verify program for employment eligibility (H.R. 5038), H10093, H10095 [11DE]

Venezuela: permit nationals to be eligible for temporary protected status (H.R. 549), H7440 [25JY]

Notices

Estimated budget effects of H.R. 549, Venezuela TPS Act, H7237 [23JY]

Estimated budget effects of H.R. 4803, Citizenship for Children of Military Members and Civil Servants Act, H9219 [3DE]

Remarks in House

Citizenship: provide for automatic acquisition of U.S. citizenship for lawful permanent resident children of military and Federal Government personnel residing abroad (H.R. 4803), H9188, H9189 [3DE], E1453 [15NO], E1560 [9DE]

Dept. of Defense: modify pre-separation counseling checklist to provide service personnel the opportunity to request information on expedited naturalization, H5658 [11JY]

——— provide that Armed Forces members and their immediate family members are eligible for parole in place under Immigration and Nationality Act, H5631, H5632 [11JY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: detain any unlawfully present alien who is arrested for certain criminal offenses, H1435 [7FE]

——— end Migrant Protection Protocols and improve asylum protocols at the southern U.S. border, H8599 [30OC]

——— prohibit funding to implement ‘‘public charge’’ rule that expands the list of Federal aid programs that could be considered when an immigrant is applying for admission (H.R. 3222), H4923 [20JN]

Dept. of Justice: Executive Office for Immigration Review funding to hire additional Federal immigration judges, H4784, H4785, H4885 [19JN]

Dept. of State: implementation of visa waiver process relative to Executive order suspending the issuance of visas to nationals of certain countries and entrance of all refugees, H5042 [24JN]

Immigration: address protective custody of alien children accompanied by parents, H3552 [9MY]

——— clarify admissibility and deportability of aliens acting in accordance with State and foreign marijuana laws (H.R. 2703), E591 [14MY]

——— clarify classes of individuals born in the U.S. who are nationals and citizens of the U.S. at birth, H3668 [9MY]

——— create a nonimmigrant H-2C work visa program (H.R. 1740), H2509 [7MR]

——— eliminate per-country numerical limitation for employment-based immigrants and increase per-country limitation for family-sponsored immigrants (H.R. 1044), H2342 [5MR], H3224 [10AP], H5317, H5323–H5328 [10JY]

——— establish Guest Worker Program for agriculture, hospitality, and construction workers, H7824–H7826 [19SE]

——— modernize, develop and implement an online application system for the H–2A visa program, H393 [10JA]

——— permit certain E–2 nonimmigrant investors to adjust status to lawful permanent resident (H.R. 2124), H3774 [14MY]

——— prohibit subjecting growers to private right of action in Federal court relative to reform of H–2A program for nonimmigrant agricultural workers, H10093 [11DE]

——— provide for naturalization processes for the immediate relatives of public safety officers who die as a result of their employment (H.R. 2378), H3956 [17MY]

——— reform asylum procedures, H7831 [19SE]

——— reform H–2A program for nonimmigrant agricultural workers, H7824–H7826 [19SE]

——— require reunification of families separated as a result of the zero tolerance policy that prosecutes all adults entering the U.S. illegally (H.R. 1012), H3718 [10MY]

Members of Congress: prohibit any limitation on entry of a Member to detention facilities for aliens, H7451 [25JY]

Venezuela: acknowledge current economic, humanitarian, security, and refugee crisis is a direct result of socialist policies implemented by Hugo Chavez and Nicolas Maduro, H7441 [25JY]

——— permit nationals to be eligible for temporary protected status (H.R. 549), H1250 [29JA], H7211–H7215 [23JY], H7409–H7412, H7444 [25JY], E973, E982 [24JY]

——— permit nationals to be eligible for temporary protected status (H.R. 549), consideration (H. Res. 519), H7390–H7397 [25JY]

——— permit nationals to be eligible for temporary protected status (H.R. 549), motion to recommit, H7441 [25JY]

Remarks in Senate

Bueso Barrera, Maria I., and family: relief (S. 2612), S5849 [16OC]

Dept. of Homeland Security: proposed rule to update and reform EB–5 Visa Program, S4838 [16JY], S5036 [24JY]

——— provide oversight of border zone in which Federal agents may conduct vehicle checkpoints and stops and enter private land without a warrant (S. 2180), S4952 [18JY]

Immigration: designate foreign persons who improperly interfere in U.S. elections as inadmissible aliens (S. 1328), S3169 [3JN], S3231 [5JN], S3339 [12JN], S5284 [1AU], S5460 [12SE], S5587 [19SE], S5959 [22OC], S6783 [2DE], S6985 [11DE]

——— eliminate per-country numerical limitation for employment-based immigrants and increase per-country limitation for family-sponsored immigrants (H.R. 1044), S5592 [19SE], S5872–S5877 [17OC]

——— eliminate per-country numerical limitation for employment-based immigrants and increase per-country limitation for family-sponsored immigrants (H.R. 1044), unanimous-consent request, S5591 [19SE], S5874 [17OC]

——— eliminate per-country numerical limitation for employment-based immigrants and increase per-country limitation for family-sponsored immigrants (S. 386), S5590 [19SE], S5811 [16OC], S6274 [30OC], S6323 [31OC], S6416 [6NO], S7140 [18DE]

——— eliminate per-country numerical limitation for employment-based immigrants and increase per-country limitation for family-sponsored immigrants (S. 386), unanimous-consent request, S4618, S4619 [27JN]

——— improve care of children and families at the southern U.S. border, streamline processing, and increase resources at ports of entry, S3342–S3344 [12JN], S5049–S5051 [24JY]

——— improve care of children and families at the southern U.S. border, streamline processing, and increase resources at ports of entry (S. 1303), S2616 [2MY], S2626–S2628 [6MY], S2760 [9MY], S3149 [3JN], S3229–S3231 [5JN], S3274 [10JN], S3453 [13JN], S3643 [18JN], S4145 [20JN], S4711 [9JY], S4787, S4788 [11JY], S4836 [16JY], S4959 [22JY], S5033 [24JY]

——— limit separation of families at or near ports of entry (S. 292), S802 [31JA]

——— prioritize allocation of H-2B work visas for States with low unemployment rates (S. 135), S2583 [2MY]

——— reform H–1B visa program, S5810 [16OC]

——— require a DNA test to determine familial relationship between an alien and an accompanying minor (S. 2420), S5461 [12SE]

——— require the President to set a minimum annual goal for number of refugees to be admitted into the U.S. at not less than 95,000 (S. 1088), S4165 [20JN]

——— rescind Executive order prioritizing the majority of unauthorized individuals for removal and withholding Federal funding to sanctuary cities (S. 1591), S3072 [23MY]

Venezuela: permit nationals to be eligible for temporary protected status, S2358 [10AP]

——— permit nationals to be eligible for temporary protected status (H.R. 549), S5153–S5156 [30JY], S5303 [1AU], S6145 [24OC], S6207 [29OC]

——— permit nationals to be eligible for temporary protected status (H.R. 549), unanimous-consent request, S5154 [30JY], S5696 [25SE], S6145, S6146 [24OC]

Reports filed

Consideration of H.R. 3, Lower Drug Costs Now Act and H.R. 5038, Farm Workforce Modernization Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 758) (H. Rept. 116–334), H10015 [10DE]

Consideration of H.R. 549, Venezuela TPS Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 519) (H. Rept. 116–183), H7376 [24JY]

Defending Elections Against Trolls From Enemy Regimes (DETER) Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1328), S3057 [22MY]

Farm Workforce Modernization Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 5038) (H. Rept. 116–328), H9386 [9DE]

Venezuela TPS Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 549) (H. Rept. 116–168), H7239 [23JY]

Statements

Farm Workforce Modernization Act: Farmworker Justice (organization), H10079 [11DE]

Tables

Estimated pay-as-you-go effects of H.R. 549, Venezuela TPS Act, H7237 [23JY]

Texts of

H. Res. 519, consideration of H.R. 549, Venezuela TPS Act, H7390 [25JY]

H. Res. 758, consideration of H.R. 3, Lower Drug Costs Now Act and H.R. 5038, Farm Workforce Modernization Act, H10033 [11DE]

H.R. 549, Venezuela TPS Act, H7211 [23JY], H7409 [25JY]

H.R. 1044, Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act, H5323 [10JY]

H.R. 4803, Citizenship for Children of Military Members and Civil Servants Act, H9188 [3DE]

H.R. 5038, Farm Workforce Modernization Act, H10045–H10066 [11DE]

S. 1328, Defending Elections Against Trolls From Enemy Regimes (DETER) Act, S3169 [3JN]

S. 1328, designate foreign persons who improperly interfere in U.S. elections as inadmissible aliens, S2648 [6MY]

S. 2612, relief for Maria I. Bueso Barrera and family, S5849 [16OC]