IMMIGRATION related term(s) Department of Homeland Security; Refugees
Addresses
Naturalization Ceremony, Vermont State House, Montpelier, VT: William K. Sessions III, S4164 [20JN]
State of the Union: President Trump, S862–S866 [5FE], H1356–H1361 [5FE]
Amendments
Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations for border security and necessary expenses associated with significant rise in unaccompanied alien children (H.R. 3401), S4542, S4581, S4583 [26JN], H5246 [27JN]
——— making supplemental appropriations for border security and necessary expenses associated with significant rise in unaccompanied alien children (H.R. 3401), consideration (H. Res. 462), H5145 [25JN]
——— making supplemental appropriations for border security and necessary expenses associated with significant rise in unaccompanied alien children (H.R. 3401), consideration of Senate amendment (H. Res. 466), H5242 [27JN]
Dept. of Homeland Security: authorize cancellation of removal and adjustment of status of aliens known as Dreamers and people covered by Temporary Protected Status and Deferred Enforced Departure (H.R. 6), consideration (H. Res. 415), H4243 [4JN]
——— increase transparency, accountability, and community engagement, provide independent border security oversight, and improve training of border agents and officers (H.R. 2203), consideration (H. Res. 577), H7919 [25SE]
——— require U.S. Customs and Border Protection provision of health screenings, medical care, water, nutrition, hygiene, sanitation, and living accommodations for detainees (H.R. 3239), consideration (H. Res. 509), H7263 [24JY]
——— require U.S. Customs and Border Protection provision of initial health screenings, adequate medical care, water, nutrition, hygiene, sanitation, and living accommodations for detainees (H.R. 3239), H7340, H7342, H7343, H7350 [24JY]
——— require U.S. Customs and Border Protection uniform and improved processes for performance of initial health screenings of individuals interdicted between ports of entry (H.R. 3525), consideration (H. Res. 577), H7919 [25SE]
Employment: 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]
——— 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), consideration (H. Res. 758), H10041 [11DE]
Foreign countries: 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]
Hong Kong: issue certification of autonomy, identify human rights violators, protect U.S. citizens and businesses, assess enforcement of certain export regulations, and clarify admissibility of visa applicants (S. 1838), S6654, S6676 [19NO]
House of Representatives: find Attorney General Barr and Sec. of Commerce Ross in contempt of Congress for refusal to comply with a subpoena duly issued (H. Rept. 116–125), consideration (H. Res. 491), H5843 [16JY]
Trump, President: condemn racist comments directed at certain Members of Congress and support immigrants, new citizens, and legal immigration by those seeking asylum or refuge (H. Res. 489), consideration (H. Res. 491), H5843 [16JY]
——— terminate declared national emergency to obtain funding for construction of a continuous wall or fence along southern U.S. border (H.J. Res. 46), S1910 [14MR]
——— terminate declared national emergency to obtain funding for construction of a continuous wall or fence along southern U.S. border (H.J. Res. 46), consideration (H. Res. 144), H2119 [26FE]
——— terminate declared national emergency to obtain funding for construction of a continuous wall or fence along southern U.S. border (S.J. Res. 54), consideration (H. Res. 591), H8005 [26SE]
Venezuela: permit nationals to be eligible for temporary protected status (H.R. 549), consideration (H. Res. 519), H7395 [25JY]
Articles and editorials
Border Agents Just Apprehended Convicted Child Molesters and an MS-13 Member at the Texas Border Where There’s No Barrier, H1483 [8FE]
Dangerous Course—Congress Shouldn’t Cede Power to President in Border Funding Dispute, S1649 [5MR]
Fact Check—Trump’s Wild Letter to Pelosi Is Filled With False and Misleading Claims, H12127 [18DE]
Horrifying Conditions Facing Kids in Border Detention, Explained, H5236 [27JN]
I Support Trump’s Vision on Border Security. But I Would Vote Against the Emergency, S1860 [14MR]
It’s Time for Republicans in Congress To Put Country Over Party, S1860 [14MR]
Lawyers Say Migrant Children Are Living in ‘Traumatic and Dangerous’ Conditions at Border Detention Site, H5237 [27JN]
Lincoln Magicians Bring Joy to Refugees at the Border, S5186 [30JY]
Pentagon Has Warned of Dire Outcomes if Military Projects Canceled for Wall Don’t Happen, S5655 [24SE]
Projects Defunded for Trump’s Border Wall Include Military Buildings With ‘Life Safety Violations’ and Hazmat Concerns, H8067 [27SE]
‘Taliban Gave Me Toothpaste’—Former Captives Contrast U.S. Treatment of Child Migrants, H5232 [27JN]
‘There Is a Stench’—Soiled Clothes and No Baths for Migrant Children at a Texas Center, H5231 [27JN]
Timeline of Steve King’s Racist Remarks and Divisive Actions, E56 [16JA]
Trump vs. Congress—The Emergency Declaration Should Not Be Resolved in Court, S1613 [4MR]
Trump’s Emergency Exit—How He Can Declare Victory on Wall Money Without Losing a Vote, S1859 [14MR]
When Will Congress Get Serious About the Suffering at the Border? It’s Time To Cut the Squabbling and Pass an Emergency Relief Package, S3275 [10JN]
Bills and resolutions
Agriculture: improve job opportunities, benefits, and security for undocumented alien farmworkers (see S. 175), S293 [17JA] (see H.R. 641), H716 [17JA] (see H.R. 4151), H7488 [2AU]
Alvarez Torres, Irma: relief (see H.R. 3075), H4216 [3JN]
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]
Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations for border security and necessary expenses associated with significant rise in unaccompanied alien children (see S. 1900), S3843 [19JN] (see H.R. 3056), H4215 [3JN] (see H.R. 3401), H5035 [21JN]
——— making supplemental appropriations for border security and necessary expenses associated with significant rise in unaccompanied alien children (H.R. 3401), consideration (see H. Res. 462), H5165 [25JN]
——— making supplemental appropriations for border security and necessary expenses associated with significant rise in unaccompanied alien children (H.R. 3401), consideration of Senate amendment (see H. Res. 466), H5255 [27JN]
Arab American Heritage Month: designate (see H. Res. 335), H3340 [30AP]
Armed Forces: authorize enlistment of certain aliens who entered the U.S. as children and are unlawfully present and provide a way for such aliens to be lawfully admitted to the U.S. through U.S. military service (see H.R. 3400), H5035 [21JN]
——— establish military family immigration advisory committee (see H.R. 5151), H8958 [18NO]
——— 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]
——— render certain military parents eligible for adjustment of status (see H.R. 1871), H2826 [26MR]
——— render certain military spouses eligible for adjustment of status (see H.R. 557), H600 [15JA]
Arreola-Saucedo, Esidronio and family: relief (see S. 798), S1898 [14MR]
Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: observance (see S. Res. 218), S3060 [22MY] (see H. Res. 401), H4164 [23MY]
Aviation: withhold Federal grants from airports that violate grant agreements by discriminating against an air carrier operating pursuant to Federal contract (see H.R. 2955), H4161 [23MY]
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]
Bureau of the Census: 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. 201), S586 [24JA]
——— prohibit use of questions on citizenship, nationality, or immigration status in a decennial census (see H.R. 1734), H2716 [13MR]
——— provide that 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. 181), H207 [3JA]
——— require any questionnaire used in determining the decennial census of population shall contain an option for respondents to indicate citizenship status (see S. 1358), S2742 [8MY] (see H.R. 3765), H5910 [16JY]
——— require any questionnaire used in determining the decennial census of population shall contain an option for respondents to indicate citizenship status or lawful presence in the U.S. (see H.R. 1320), H2046 [22FE]
Camacho Alvarez, Omar A.: relief (see H.R. 3075), H4216 [3JN]
Camacho Alvarez, Yesenia: relief (see H.R. 3075), H4216 [3JN]
Cambodia: promote free and fair elections, political freedoms, and human rights by applying sanctions and codifying existing visa restrictions (see S. 3081), S7156 [18DE] (see H.R. 526), H518 [11JA]
Canada: 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]
Cardona Molina, Consuelo: relief (see H.R. 1136), H1493 [8FE]
Carreno Rojas, J. Refugio: relief (see H.R. 1548), H2368 [5MR]
Castro Ramirez, Maria C.: relief (see H.R. 1548), H2368 [5MR]
Central America: expand in-country processing of family units and minors in Guatemala, Honduras, and El Salvador to provide relief to the southern border and uphold access to humanitarian protection consistent with U.S. laws (see H.R. 2347), H3275 [18AP]
——— implement U.S. Strategy for Engagement in Central America, support people and governments, and address root causes of migration from El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras (see H. Res. 426), H4313 [4JN]
——— manage violence and humanitarian crisis in El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras by addressing migration factors, smugglers, and traffickers, and expanding refugee processing programs (see S. 1445), S2815 [14MY]
——— redirect foreign assistance provided to El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras and target it to fight systemic corruption and address driving causes of illegal immigration into the U.S. (see H. Res. 18), H211 [3JA]
——— respond to migrant surge from Northern Triangle countries of El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras at the southern border in a strategic and humane manner (see H.R. 3731), H5727 [11JY]
——— support people and strengthen U.S. national security by addressing root causes of migration from El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras (see H.R. 2615), H3678 [9MY] (see H.R. 3524), H5255 [27JN]
Children and youth: address protective custody of alien children accompanied by parents (see H.R. 2522), H3447 [3MY]
——— close loopholes in immigration to establish a minimum age of 18 years for marriage-based and fiance-based immigrant visa petitions to reduce child marriages and sex trafficking (see S. 742), S1792 [12MR] (see H.R. 2175), H3216 [9AP]
——— modify treatment of unaccompanied alien children who are in Federal custody by reason of their immigration status (see H.R. 3360), H4917 [19JN]
——— protect children affected by immigration enforcement actions or proceedings against their parents (see S. 2256), S5062 [24JY] (see H.R. 3451), H5075 [24JN]
——— protect health and safety of children in immigration detention (see S. 2113), S4821 [15JY] (see H.R. 3918), H7241 [23JY]
——— provide access to counsel for unaccompanied alien children (see S. 662), S1659 [5MR]
Citizenship: 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]
——— interpret 14th Amendment to the Constitution to disapprove birthright citizenship, pursue legislative action to end such practices, and support Presidential directives on interpreting such amendment (see H. Res. 140), H2047 [22FE]
——— prohibit removal of certain veterans from the U.S. and expedite their naturalization (see H.R. 1078), H1460 [7FE]
Civil liberties: appoint counsel to children and vulnerable individuals, provide legal orientation programs to detainees, and identify number of persons represented by counsel and receiving legal orientation presentations (see S. 2389), S5248 [31JY] (see H.R. 4155), H7488 [2AU]
——— ensure due process protections of individuals against unlawful detention based solely on a protected characteristic (see S. 505), S1382 [14FE] (see H.R. 1288), H2032 [14FE]
——— establish a national commission to investigate the treatment of migrant families and children by the Trump Administration (see H.R. 3777), H5911 [16JY]
——— establish legal orientation programs at immigration detention facilities to inform detainees of their legal rights (see H.R. 1045), H1458 [7FE]
——— expedite detainee transport to border patrol processing facilities (see S. 2202), S4966 [22JY]
——— prohibit Federal funds from being used to violate the terms of the Flores settlement agreement which prohibits indefinite detention of migrant children (see H.R. 4394), H7773 [18SE]
Climate: establish Global Climate Change Resilience Strategy and authorize admission of climate-displaced persons (see S. 2565), S5747 [26SE] (see H.R. 4732), H8227 [17OC]
Congress: allow Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program beneficiaries to be congressional employees (see S. 1095), S2329 [9AP] (see H.R. 668), H718 [17JA]
Courts: 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]
——— extend guaranteed right to counsel to all people in the immigration court system, increase opportunities for appeal and judicial review, and prohibit case production quotas for immigration judges (see H.R. 3775), H5911 [16JY]
——— provide that the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia shall have exclusive jurisdiction over actions arising under immigration laws (see H.R. 75), H203 [3JA]
Credit: clarify that eligibility of certain mortgages with Federal credit enhancement may not be conditioned on the status of a mortgagor as a Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program beneficiary (see S. 1929), S4169 [20JN] (see H.R. 3154), H4348 [6JN]
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]
——— elevate communities that face systemic barriers in the effort to end sexual violence and support all survivors of sexual and gender-based violence (see S. Res. 281), S5013 [23JY] (see H. Res. 514), H7241 [23JY]
——— 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]
——— establish grounds to deny entry or deport aliens associated with a criminal gang (see S. 599), S1593 [28FE] (see H.R. 98), H204 [3JA]
——— increase penalties for those who illegally reenter the U.S. after being removed (see H.R. 384), H357 [9JA]
——— provide for certain sentencing enhancements relating to illegal reentry offenses and clarify manner in which sentences for such offenses are to be served (see H.R. 1645), H2613 [8MR]
——— provide that certain naturalized individuals who are affiliated with a criminal gang are subject to revocation of citizenship (see H.R. 1106), H1462 [7FE]
——— reform criminal legal system to ensure justice for all by reducing incarceration, decriminalizing certain offenses, and providing fair treatment under the law to vulnerable populations (see H. Res. 702), H8878 [14NO]
——— render overstaying a visa a criminal offense (see H.R. 523), H518 [11JA]
Cuba: grant waiver to allow Cuban nationals to play professional baseball in the U.S. (see H.R. 213), H209 [3JA]
Dept. of Defense: establish a process to inspect facilities located on military installations used to house, detain, screen, and review migrants and refugees (see H.R. 3727), H5727 [11JY]
——— prohibit use of military construction or Corps of Engineers appropriations for construction of barriers, land acquisition, or other associated activities on the border without congressional consent (see S. 326), S831 [4FE] (see H.R. 1293), H2032 [14FE]
——— provide for inclusion of certain workers in exemption from numerical limitations on H-2B workers (see H.R. 2658), H3679 [9MY]
——— review citizenship and residency eligibility requirements for enlistment of certain aliens in Armed Forces (see H. Res. 468), H5258 [27JN]
Dept. of Education: establish State-Federal partnerships to provide students with debt-free college, provide Pell Grant eligibility to certain immigrants, and restore assistance eligibility for drug-related offenses (see S. 672), S1705 [6MR] (see H.R. 1571), H2504 [6MR]
——— prohibit discrimination in higher education against certain undocumented students on the basis of immigration status (see H.R. 1298), H2038 [15FE]
——— prohibit provision of certain assistance to institutions of higher education that violate immigration laws by creating sanctuary campuses (see H.R. 768), H1210 [24JA]
——— provide for temporary emergency Impact Aid Program funds for local educational agencies (see H.R. 4316), H7705 [12SE]
——— require States to charge in-State tuition rates at public institutions of higher education for refugees, asylees, and certain special immigrants who reside in such State (see H.R. 3391), H5006 [20JN]
Dept. of HHS: award grants to support access of marginalized youth to sexual health services (see S. 1530), S2924 [16MY] (see H.R. 2701), H3788 [14MY]
——— clarify responsibilities for unaccompanied alien children relative to background checks for sponsors, monitoring care, appearance at immigration proceedings, and notifying States of placement of such children (see S. 1165), S2433 [11AP]
——— prohibit operation of unlicensed temporary emergency shelters for unaccompanied alien children (see S. 397), S1132 [7FE] (see H.R. 1069), H1460 [7FE]
——— provide Dept. of Homeland Security certain information on unaccompanied alien children to protect them from trafficking (see S. 1561), S3004 [21MY]
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 H.R. 5282), H9221 [3DE]
——— alter deadlines by which an application for asylum must be made (see H.R. 481), H463 [10JA]
——— authorize cancellation of removal and adjustment of status of aliens known as Dreamers and people covered by Temporary Protected Status and Deferred Enforced Departure (H.R. 6), consideration (see H. Res. 415), H4215 [3JN]
——— authorize cancellation of removal and adjustment of status of certain aliens known as Dreamers as well as for people covered by Temporary Protected Status and Deferred Enforced Departure (see H.R. 6), H2678 [12MR]
——— authorize cancellation of removal and adjustment of status of certain aliens who are long-term U.S. residents and who entered the U.S. as children (see S. 874), S1987 [26MR] (see H.R. 2820), H3961 [17MY]
——— authorize cancellation of removal and adjustment of status of certain nationals of certain countries designated for temporary protected status or deferred enforced departure (see H.R. 2821), H3961 [17MY]
——— authorize certain U.S. Customs and Border Protection counter terrorist networks activities (see H.R. 3526), H5255 [27JN]
——— authorize U.S. Customs and Border Protection to conduct certain activities to secure the international land borders within designated wilderness areas (see H.R. 612), H675 [16JA]
——— 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]
——— continue to apply rule entitled ‘‘Allowing Certain H-4 Dependent Spouses To Apply for Employment Authorization’’ (see H.R. 3033), H4174 [28MY]
——— detain any unlawfully present alien who is arrested for certain criminal offenses (see H.R. 74), H203 [3JA]
——— determine if an alien has served, or is serving, in the U.S. Armed Forces when such alien applies for immigration benefits or is placed in an immigration enforcement proceeding (see S. 1040), S2270 [4AP]
——— disapprove rule modernizing EB–5 program and amending immigrant investor classification and associated regional center regulations (see S.J. Res. 55), S5663 [24SE]
——— 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 Optional Practical Training Program (see H.R. 3564), H5257 [27JN]
——— ensure access to appropriate temporary shelter, food, and water for individuals apprehended by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (see H.R. 3670), H5583 [10JY]
——— ensure humane treatment of pregnant detainees by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (see S. 648), S1659 [5MR] (see H.R. 3563), H5257 [27JN]
——— ensure receipt of required compensation before taking of land using eminent domain for construction of border infrastructure and provide for a consultation process prior to acquiring such land (see S. 263), S742 [29JA]
——— ensure that unclaimed money recovered at airport security checkpoints is transferred to a fund for certain border security activities (see H.R. 4383), H7773 [18SE]
——— ensure U.S. Customs and Border Protection provision of adequate medical care, water, nutrition, hygiene, sanitation, and living accommodations for individuals in custody (see H. Con. Res. 17), H1517 [11FE]
——— establish a pilot program waiving the Form I-94 document issuance requirement for certain Mexican nationals (see S. 3022), S6992 [11DE] (see H.R. 5405), H10123 [11DE]
——— establish a State-sponsored nonimmigrant guest worker visa pilot program (see H.R. 5174), H9056 [19NO]
——— establish a veterans visa program to permit veterans who have been removed from the U.S. to return as immigrants (see S. 1041), S2270 [4AP] (see H.R. 2098), H3099 [4AP]
——— establish Biometric Identification Transnational Migration Alert Program (see S. 1933), S4169 [20JN] (see H.R. 3377), H5005 [20JN]
——— establish fund for legal services for low-income landowners whose property the Federal government wants to take for border barrier construction (see H.R. 1233), H2029 [14FE]
——— extend application period for certain aliens present in the U.S. for adjustment of status (see H.R. 3312), H4770 [18JN]
——— facilitate removal of aliens identified in the terrorist screening database (see H.R. 146), H206 [3JA]
——— grant authority to waive environmental reviews required by certain legislation for purpose of construction of physical barriers along the southern border (see H.R. 1732), H2716 [13MR]
——— grant lawful permanent resident status to aliens from certain countries who meet specific eligibility requirements (see S. 879), S1987 [26MR]
——— grant lawful permanent resident status to certain eligible persons who were separated from immediate family and provide a path to citizenship and access to counsel (see S. 271), S769 [30JA] (see H.R. 883), H1333 [30JA]
——— identify aliens who have served or are serving in the Armed Forces when applying for immigration benefits or are placed in immigration enforcement proceedings (see H.R. 928), H1335 [30JA]
——— impose requirements on granting of waivers of certain standards applicable to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention facilities (see H.R. 2489), H3439 [2MY]
——— increase number of Agriculture Specialists and support staff in U.S. Customs and Border Protection Office of Field Operations (see S. 2107), S4807 [11JY] (see H.R. 4482), H7901 [24SE]
——— increase number of U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers and staff and require reports that identify staffing, infrastructure, and equipment needed to enhance security at ports of entry (see S. 1004), S2239 [3AP]
——— increase transparency, accountability, and community engagement, provide independent border security oversight, and improve training of border agents and officers (H.R. 2203), consideration (see H. Res. 577), H7900 [24SE]
——— increase transparency, accountability, and community engagement, provide independent border security oversight, and improve training of border security agents and officers (see S. 2691), S6155 [24OC] (see H.R. 2203), H3252 [10AP]
——— 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]
——— limit use of solitary confinement and other forms of restrictive housing in immigration detention (see S. 2870), S6604 [14NO]
——— make U.S. visas available to certain Kurdish Syrians and others who worked directly with the Armed Forces in Syria (see S. 2625), S5895 [17OC]
——— making appropriations (see S. 2582), S5748 [26SE] (see H.R. 3931), H7376 [24JY]
——— making supplemental appropriations for border security (see S. 811), S1898 [14MR]
——— modify data reporting requirements relative to nonimmigrant employees (see H.R. 3881), H7239 [23JY]
——— prohibit admission to U.S. as a nonimmigrant under certain categories, aliens who are nationals of noncompliant countries (see H.R. 5461), H10609 [17DE]
——— prohibit expansion of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention facilities and improve oversight of such facilities (see S. 2221), S5012 [23JY] (see H.R. 3906), H7240 [23JY]
——— prohibit from granting a work authorization to an alien found to have been unlawfully present in the U.S. (see H.R. 109), H205 [3JA]
——— 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]
——— prohibit seizing private land for a border wall (see H.R. 1234), H2029 [14FE]
——— protect confidentiality of information submitted pursuant to Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program (see S. 197), S327 [22JA] (see H.R. 1998), H2923 [29MR]
——— 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 continuing appropriations to pay salaries of Coast Guard and law enforcement and customs and border protection officers in the event of a Government shutdown (see H.R. 815), H1242 [28JA]
——— provide deferred action for certain individuals brought to the U.S. and establish a border security trust fund (see S. 108), S143 [10JA]
——— 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 for enhanced protections for vulnerable unaccompanied alien children (see S. 661), S1659 [5MR] (see H.R. 3729), H5727 [11JY]
——— provide for U.S. Border Patrol Processing Coordinators to enhance border security (see H.R. 5468), H10609 [17DE]
——— provide foreign assistance to countries for operations to address individuals who may pose a national security, border security, or terrorist threat to the U.S. (see H.R. 1958), H2915 [28MR]
——— provide lawful permanent resident status for certain advanced science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) degree holders (see H.R. 4623), H8101 [8OC]
——— 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]
——— provide pay incentive for border patrol agents to complete emergency technician and paramedic training and ensure that language interpretation services are available at border patrol stations (see S. 412), S1133 [7FE]
——— provide provisional protected presence status for eligible Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program participants and provide mandatory appropriations relative to border security (see S. 166), S274 [16JA]
——— provide standards for facilities at which aliens in custody are detained (see S. 1243), S2515 [30AP] (see H.R. 2415), H3339 [30AP]
——— provide temporary resident status and employment authorization for certain non-seasonal agricultural workers (see H.R. 2801), H3923 [16MY]
——— provide that U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services guidance on citizenship of children of Federal employees and Armed Forces members who are born abroad shall have no force or effect (see H.R. 4226), H7531 [3SE]
——— reduce ability of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to engage in enforcement actions that harm unaccompanied alien children and ensure safety and welfare of such children (see S. 388), S1132 [7FE] (see H.R. 2217), H3253 [10AP]
——— reform process for enforcing U.S. immigration laws (see H.R. 5383), H10015 [10DE]
——— reform the EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program (see S. 2778), S6391 [5NO]
——— 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 all U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents and officers to wear body cameras (see H.R. 1013), H1390 [6FE]
——— require border community stakeholder consultation before construction, installation, deployment, or operation of additional physical barriers, infrastructure, or technology between ports of entry (see H.R. 1292), H2032 [14FE]
——— require certain nonimmigrant visa applicants to post a bond prior to entry into the U.S., with funds being forfeited if such aliens overstay their visas (see H.R. 2260), H3254 [10AP]
——— require U.S. Customs and Border Protection annual hiring of a certain number of Border Patrol agents, report on Border Patrol workforce status, and conduct staffing analysis (see S. 2162), S4947 [18JY]
——— require U.S. Customs and Border Protection establishment of uniform and improved processes for performance of initial health screenings of individuals interdicted between ports of entry (see H.R. 3525), H5255 [27JN]
——— require U.S. Customs and Border Protection provision of health screenings, medical care, water, nutrition, hygiene, sanitation, and living accommodations for detainees (H.R. 3239), consideration (see H. Res. 509), H7239 [23JY]
——— require U.S. Customs and Border Protection provision of initial health screenings, adequate medical care, water, nutrition, hygiene, sanitation, and living accommodations for detainees (see S. 2135), S4907 [17JY] (see H.R. 3239), H4627 [12JN]
——— require U.S. Customs and Border Protection to acquire and enhance technology and assets in rural or remote areas near the southern border and establish an Agent Mobility Demonstration Program (see S. 404), S1132 [7FE]
——— require U.S. Customs and Border Protection uniform and improved processes for performance of initial health screenings of individuals interdicted between ports of entry (H.R. 3525), consideration (see H. Res. 577), H7900 [24SE]
——— require U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement submittal of annual reports on certain demographic information on aliens arrested (see H.R. 2973), H4161 [23MY]
——— 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]
——— require use of American made iron and steel products in southern border wall construction (see H.R. 1543), H2367 [5MR]
——— rescind authority to waive Federal law to facilitate construction of border barriers (see S. 254), S742 [29JA] (see H.R. 1232), H2029 [14FE]
——— 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]
——— support employees who carry out essential mission of the U.S. Border Patrol, Office of Field Operations, and Air and Marine Operations within U.S. Customs and Border Protection (see H. Res. 170), H2322 [4MR]
——— tribute to U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers and personnel for work during the crisis at the southern border (see S. Res. 280), S5013 [23JY]
——— 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 Homeland Seurity: provide lawful permanent resident status for certain advanced science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) degree holders (see S. 1744), S3251 [5JN]
Dept. of HUD: prevent breakup of families receiving certain Federal housing assistance (see H.R. 3024), H4170 [24MY]
——— prohibit implementation, administration, or enforcement of proposed rule requiring verification of eligible immigration status for provision of housing assistance (see S. 1904), S3844 [19JN]
——— require verification of eligible immigration status for provision of housing assistance (see H.R. 4214), H7525 [27AU]
Dept. of Justice: appoint additional immigration judges (see H.R. 3859), H7157 [19JY]
——— clarify status and enhance effectiveness of immigration courts by ensuring independent decisionmaking (see S. 663), S1660 [5MR]
——— make grants to nonprofit organizations to offer legal assistance to certain aliens lawfully admitted for permanent residence, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program recipients, and refugees (see H.R. 656), H717 [17JA]
——— 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]
——— require an alien lawfully admitted to the U.S. under a nonimmigrant visa to obtain approval prior to receiving a firearm (see H.R. 5507), H12289 [19DE]
——— use lawfully forfeited drug seizures to increase border security (see H.R. 416), H358 [9JA]
Dept. of State: authorize revocation or denial of passports and passport cards to individuals affiliated with foreign terrorist organizations (see H.R. 145), H206 [3JA]
——— 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]
——— provide additional visas for Afghan Special Immigrant Visa Program (see S. 1474), S2883 [15MY] (see H.R. 2796), H3923 [16MY]
——— reinstate Cuban Family Reunification Parole Program (see H.R. 4884), H8539 [28OC]
——— 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]
Dept. of the Interior: establish Maya Security and Conservation Partnership Program (see S. 3131), S7208 [19DE]
Dept. of the Treasury: accept public donations to fund construction of a barrier on the border between the U.S. and Mexico (see H.R. 32), H201 (see H.R. 200), H208 [3JA] (see H.R. 256), H228 [4JA]
——— issue bonds to finance construction of a southern border wall and installation of additional physical barriers, roads, lighting, cameras, and sensors to gain operational control of the southwest border (see H.R. 546), H600 [15JA]
Dept. of Transportation: withhold Federal highway funds from States that provide drivers’ licenses or identification cards to illegal aliens (see H.R. 3739), H5774 [12JY]
Depts. of Homeland Security and HHS: notify Congress, hold congressional hearings, and limit agency authority to invoke executive privilege to avoid testifying relative to deaths of foreign nationals in U.S. custody (see H.R. 3660), H5303 [9JY]
——— require investigations and reports on individuals who die in custody (see H.R. 5346), H9346 [6DE]
Disasters: prohibit certain disaster relief funding from being transferred or reprogrammed to plan, develop, or construct a continuous wall or fence along the southern U.S. border (see S. 534), S1384 [14FE] (see H.R. 1214), H1583 [13FE]
——— reserve EB–5 visas for investors in new commercial enterprises in nationally declared major disaster areas (see H.R. 2173), H3216 [9AP]
Discrimination: protect U.S. citizens and residents from unlawful profiling, arrest, and detention (see S. 2396), S5248 [31JY]
——— 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]
Drugs: clarify admissibility and deportability of aliens acting in accordance with State and foreign marijuana laws (see H.R. 2703), H3788 [14MY]
——— reduce gap between Federal and State marijuana policy (see S. 421), S1133 [7FE] (see H.R. 1119), H1491 [8FE]
Dunoyer Cardona, Camilo: relief (see H.R. 1136), H1493 [8FE]
Dunoyer Cardona, Pablo: relief (see H.R. 1136), H1493 [8FE]
Dunoyer Mejia, Roberto L.: relief (see H.R. 1136), H1493 [8FE]
Economy: jump-start economic recovery through formation and growth of new businesses (see S. 328), S832 [4FE]
Elections: 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]
——— expose and deter unlawful and subversive foreign interference in Federal elections (see H.R. 3501), H5199 [26JN]
——— prohibit interfering in elections with agents of foreign governments, ban foreign nationals from buying digital ads or issue ads, and make aliens convicted of such offenses inadmissible into the U.S. (see S. 1469), S2815 [14MY]
Employment: create a nonimmigrant H-2C work visa program (see H.R. 1740), H2716 [13MR]
——— expand use of E-Verify program for employment eligibility confirmation and hold employers accountable (see S. 556), S1492 [26FE] (see H.R. 1399), H2270 [27FE]
——— include U.S. nationals among eligible employees of an EB-5 commercial enterprise (see H.R. 1207), H1583 [13FE]
——— 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]
——— make permanent the returning worker exception to the annual numerical limitation on nonimmigrant visas (see H.R. 798), H1217 [25JA]
——— permit aliens seeking asylum in the U.S. to be eligible for employment (see H.R. 2813), H3924 [16MY]
——— 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]
——— provide a special rule for period of admission of H–2A nonimmigrants employed as dairy workers and sheepherders (see H.R. 1778), H2743 [14MR]
——— reauthorize the EB-5 regional center program (see S. 2540), S5663 [24SE]
——— reform H–2A program for nonimmigrant agricultural workers (see H.R. 60), H203 [3JA]
——— 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 (see H.R. 4916), H8677 [30OC] (see H.R. 5038), H8783 [12NO]
——— 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), consideration (see H. Res. 758), H10015 [10DE]
——— 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]
Encalada Latorre, Ingrid: relief (see H.R. 3455), H5076 [24JN]
English language: reaffirm as official language of U.S., establish uniform English language rule for naturalization, and avoid misconstructions of English language texts of U.S. laws (see S. 678), S1705 [6MR] (see H.R. 997), H1390 [6FE]
Entry Adjudication Through General Legal Expertise Corps: establish (see H.R. 2980), H4162 [23MY]
Espinal Moreno, Edith: relief (see H.R. 4224), H7528 [30AU]
Families and domestic relations: clarify standards of family detention and treatment of unaccompanied alien children (see H.R. 574), H601 [15JA]
——— ensure immigration status does not disqualify a parent or guardian for placement of a foster child and make policy changes to keep children of detained or deported parents with their families (see H.R. 3452), H5075 [24JN]
——— 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]
——— limit separation and detention of families, provide unaccompanied alien children access to counsel, increase immigration judges and support staff, and allow judges to prioritize certain cases (see S. 1733), S3251 [5JN]
——— limit separation of families at or near ports of entry (see S. 292), S799 [31JA] (see H.R. 541), H543 [14JA]
——— promote family unity by reducing visa backlogs and implementing policies to facilitate immigrant family reunification (see H.R. 3799), H5998 [17JY]
——— 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 immigration status for certain battered spouses and children (see S. 415), S1133 [7FE]
——— provide mental health services to every child who was separated from their parents due to zero tolerance policy that prosecutes all adults entering the U.S. illegally (see H.R. 1336), H2100 [25FE]
——— 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]
——— 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 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]
FBI: declassify information relative to Saudi Arabian assistance to Saudi citizens or nationals who fled the U.S. while awaiting trial or sentencing for a criminal offense (see S. 2635), S5896 [17OC] (see H.R. 5128), H8908 [15NO]
——— require National Instant Criminal Background Check System notification of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and State and local law enforcement when an illegal immigrant attempts to receive a firearm (see H.R. 1412), H2271 [27FE]
——— require National Instant Criminal Background Check System notification of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement of firearm transfer denials by reason of illegal or unlawful presence in the U.S. (see H.R. 1397), H2270 [27FE]
Federal agencies and departments: nullify effect of Executive order requiring the sharing of citizenship data (see S. 2233), S5012 [23JY]
Federal aid programs: prohibit an alien not in a lawful immigration status from eligibility for postsecondary education benefits not available to all U.S. citzens and nationals (see H.R. 1190), H1582 [13FE]
——— provide access to Federal public benefits for aliens, without regard to immigration status (see H.R. 5071), H8826 [13NO]
——— provide benefits only to individuals verified to be U.S. citizens (see H.R. 848), H1282 [29JA]
——— provide resources for jurisdictions and organizations that have experienced a significant influx of migrant aliens (see H.R. 4599), H8089 [1OC]
Federal employees: making appropriations to pay salaries of Coast Guard and Dept. of Homeland Security employees tasked with securing the border working during the Government shutdown (see H.R. 371), H357 [9JA]
——— making appropriations to pay salaries of Depts. of Homeland Security and Justice employees working during the Government shutdown (see S. 111), S143 [10JA]
Federal-State relations: ban Federal funding to any State or local government with laws or policies that prevents maintaining custody of an illegal immigrant pursuant to a Dept. of Homeland Security detainer (see H.R. 438), H461 [10JA]
——— provide exception from grounds for inadmissibility for participation in a cannabis business operating in compliance with State law (see S. 3097), S7156 [18DE]
Foreign aid: reduce foreign assistance to certain Central American countries based on the number of unaccompanied alien children placed in Federal custody due to immigration status (see H.R. 2049), H3067 [3AP]
Foreign countries: 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 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]
——— impose penalties for countries that systematically and unreasonably refuse or delay repatriation of certain nationals (see H.R. 2890), H4117 [22MY]
——— modify eligibility criteria for E visas (see S. 2863), S6604 [14NO]
——— require congressional approval for a nation’s citizens’ eligibility for temporary protected status (see H.R. 3899), H7240 [23JY]
Garcia, Edgar B.: relief (see H.R. 2394), H3303 [29AP]
Garcia Maldonado, Rene A. (Alex): relief (see H.R. 3750), H5775 [12JY]
Golden Venture (vessel): adjust status of certain aliens who were aboard the immigrant-smuggling ship (see H.R. 239), H211 [3JA]
Gutiérrez Soto, Emilio: relief (see H.R. 1751), H2717 [13MR]
Gutiérrez Soto, Oscar E.: relief (see H.R. 1751), H2717 [13MR]
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]
——— support granting of temporary protected status for Haitian nationals currently residing in the U.S. due to damage caused by Hurricane Matthew (see H. Con. Res. 5), H719 [17JA]
Health: expand access to health care services, including sexual, reproductive, and maternal health services, for immigrants by removing legal and policy barriers to health insurance coverage (see H.R. 4701), H8198 [16OC]
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]
Hernandez-Garcia, Arturo: relief (see H.R. 1703), H2680 [12MR]
Hong Kong: issue certification of autonomy, identify human rights violators, protect U.S. citizens and businesses, assess enforcement of certain export regulations, and clarify admissibility of visa applicants (see S. 1838), S3476 [13JN] (see H.R. 3289), H4695 [13JN]
House of Representatives: deem certain Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals Program participants as people who owe allegiance to the U.S. for purposes of employment by an office of a Member (see H.R. 623), H675 [16JA]
——— find Attorney General Barr and Sec. of Commerce Ross in contempt of Congress for refusal to comply with a subpoena duly issued (see H. Res. 497), H5999 [17JY]
——— find Attorney General Barr and Sec. of Commerce Ross in contempt of Congress for refusal to comply with a subpoena duly issued (H. Rept. 116–125), consideration (see H. Res. 491), H5824 [15JY]
Human rights: promote policies that uphold inherent human dignity of migrants and put an end to migrant deaths along U.S.-Mexico border (see H. Res. 670), H8718 [31OC]
Iceland: include in list of foreign states whose nationals are eligible for admission into the U.S. as E-1 and E-2 nonimmigrants if U.S. nationals are treated similarly by Iceland (see H.R. 5496), H12289 [19DE]
Immigrant Heritage Month: designate (see S. Res. 255), S4169 [20JN]
——— observance (see H. Res. 453), H5006 [20JN]
Immigration and Nationality Act: eliminate terms ‘‘alien’’ and ‘‘illegal alien’’ and replace them with ‘‘foreign national’’ and ‘‘undocumented foreign national’’ (see H.R. 3776), H5911 [16JY]
International Roma Day: observance (see S. Res. 141), S2270 [4AP] (see H. Res. 292), H3100 [4AP]
Iraq: defer removal of certain nationals living in the U.S. (see H.R. 2537), H3473 [7MY]
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]
IRS: report on Taxpayer Identification Number Perfection Program on how to better identify individuals receiving W-2 wages without work authorization (see H.R. 4005), H7464 [25JY]
Juarez, Alejandra: relief (see H.R. 581), H602 [15JA]
Juarez Coyoy, Yazmin Fabiola: relief (see H.R. 5533), H12290 [19DE]
Juarez Ramirez, Jayro I.: relief (see H.R. 4539), H8054 [26SE] (see H.R. 5058), H8784 [12NO]
Karapetian, Asmik: relief (see S. 796), S1898 [14MR]
King, Representative Steve: censure (see H. Res. 53), H676 [16JA]
——— condemn and censure relative to remarks about White supremacy and White nationalism (see H. Res. 40), H544 [14JA]
Kolami, Valent: relief (see S. 449), S1275 [12FE]
Korea, Republic of: express importance of U.S. alliance and strengthen and broaden diplomatic, economic, and security ties (see S. Res. 152), S2329 [9AP] (see H. Res. 301), H3217 [9AP]
——— provide high-skilled visas for nationals (see S. 843), S1899 [14MR] (see H.R. 1762), H2743 [14MR]
Korean American Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 38), H518 [11JA]
Kurdekar, Arpita: relief (see H.R. 631), H676 [16JA]
Kurdekar, Girish: relief (see H.R. 631), H676 [16JA]
Kurdekar, Vandana: relief (see H.R. 631), H676 [16JA]
Law enforcement: amend certain laws relative to detention of dangerous aliens (see H.R. 3860), H7157 [19JY]
——— assist State and local jurisdictions with processing unidentified remains and resolving missing persons cases and expand rescue and apprehension capabilities along U.S.-Mexico border (see S. 2174), S4948 [18JY]
——— authorize appropriations for detention spaces to enforce immigration laws (see H.R. 3858), H7157 [19JY]
——— ban Federal funding to sanctuary jurisdictions that interfere with enforcement of Federal immigration law (see H.R. 153), H206 [3JA] (see H.R. 516), H518 [11JA]
——— 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]
——— ban Federal funding to sanctuary jurisdictions that interfere with enforcement of Federal immigration law and redirect such funds to homeless and veterans’ assistance programs (see H.R. 3218), H4626 [12JN]
——— clarify definition of sanctuary jurisdictions, provide civil remedies for victims of crimes committed by individuals benefitting from a sanctuary policy, and withhold grant funding from such jurisdictions (see S. 2059), S4729 [9JY] (see H.R. 3964), H7462 [25JY]
——— close loopholes in immigration laws that serve as incentives to aliens to attempt to enter the U.S. unlawfully (see H.R. 517), H518 [11JA] (see H.R. 586), H673 [16JA] (see H.R. 1738), H2716 [13MR]
——— criminalize overstaying a visa (see H.R. 147), H206 [3JA]
——— ensure State and local compliance with all Federal immigration detainers on aliens in custody (see H.R. 2988), H4163 [23MY]
——— ensure State and local cooperation with Federal law enforcement against illegal alien criminals and ban Federal funding to sanctuary jurisdictions that interfere with enforcement of Federal immigration law (see H.R. 1885), H2827 [26MR]
——— establish criminal penalties for aliens who fail to depart before the expiration of their visas (see S. 1631), S3104 [23MY]
——— establish nonpartisan commission on immigration reform and border security (see H.R. 1283), H2032 [14FE]
——— establish refugee application centers outside the U.S., extend duration of family detentions, increase immigration judges, and return all unaccompanied minors to their country of origin after screening (see S. 1494), S2884 [15MY]
——— extend detention of certain aliens ordered removed (see S. 2869), S6604 [14NO]
——— improve use of immigration detainers by State and local law enforcement and incentivize compliance with Federal detainers through reimbursement of detention costs and indemnification for certain claims (see S. 2739), S6299 [30OC] (see H.R. 4948), H8717 [31OC]
——— limit immigration enforcement actions and clarify powers of immigration officers at sensitive locations (see S. 2097), S4807 [11JY] (see H.R. 1011), H1390 [6FE]
——— provide appropriations to secure the border between the U.S. and Mexico (see H.R. 796), H1217 [25JA]
——— provide punishments for immigration consultants that provide fraudulent services to immigrants (see H.R. 2430), H3403 [1MY]
——— provide that any alien who has been convicted of a felony or two misdemeanors, is deportable (see H.R. 2989), H4163 [23MY]
——— 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]
——— report on foreigners who flee the U.S. while awaiting trial or sentencing and list and penalize countries who have assisted with such departures (see S. 230), S680 [25JA]
——— rescind Executive order prioritizing the majority of unauthorized individuals for removal and withholding Federal funding to sanctuary cities (see S. 1591), S3058 [22MY]
——— rescind State and local immigration enforcement authority and clarify that immigration enforcement is solely a function of the Federal Government (see S. 1440), S2814 [14MY] (see H.R. 2729), H3789 [14MY]
——— screen asylum seekers at U.S. embassies or consulates outside the U.S., create bench warrants for immigrants failing to appear for court, provide detention alternatives, and codify third country asylum rule (see S. 2292), S5107 [25JY] (see H.R. 4030), H7465 [25JY]
——— use forfeited criminal proceeds from Treasury Forfeiture Fund for border security measures, including a border wall (see S. 293), S799 [31JA]
——— use forfeited criminal proceeds resulting from prosecution of Joaquín A. Guzmán Loera (El Chapo) or other felony drug convictions for border security measures, including a border wall (see S. 25), S19 [3JA] (see H.R. 714), H1170 [23JA]
Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender: promote equality globally, include LGBT-specific reporting in human rights reports, sanction those responsible for abuses, and ensure foreign aid includes LGBT populations (see S. 3004), S6949 [10DE] (see H.R. 3874), H7161 [22JY]
Liberia: adjust immigration status of certain nationals (see S. 456), S1276 [12FE] (see H.R. 1169), H1580 [13FE]
——— provide temporary protected status for certain nationals (see H.R. 1926), H2884 [27MR]
Marshall Islands: commend history, heritage, strategic importance, and contributions of citizens and improve census data to better serve citizens who reside in the U.S. (see S. Con. Res. 3), S1326 [13FE] (see H. Con. Res. 18), H1583 [13FE]
Martinez Moreno, Jose A., and family: relief (see S. 794), S1898 [14MR]
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]
Medicaid: prohibit Federal funding for administrative costs of providing health benefits to individuals who are unauthorized immigrants (see S. 131), S220 [15JA] (see H.R. 2856), H4063 [21MY]
——— promote program integrity relative to enrollment of certain immigrants in State plans (see H.R. 3695), H5725 [11JY]
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]
Mexico: oppose threat to shut down the U.S.-Mexico border and blocking of funds to address root causes of migration and affirm asylum-seeking individuals have a right to due process and humane treatment (see H. Res. 287), H3068 [3AP]
Mkoian, Ruben: relief (see S. 796), S1898 [14MR]
National Border Control Day: designate (see H. Res. 268), H2917 [28MR]
National objectives: 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 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]
National security: create a fund for construction of continuous wall along southern U.S. border, redirect amounts from foreign aid penalties and certain fees to such fund, and increase Border Patrol salaries and overtime (see H.R. 85), H204 [3JA]
——— express that immigration makes the U.S. stronger, secure borders, condemn White supremacy and leaders who legitimize such ideology, deter domestic terrorism, and call for removal of extremist online content (see H. Res. 299), H3217 [9AP]
——— 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. 53), S68 [8JA]
——— prohibit funding for construction of continuous wall or fence along the southern U.S. border (see H.R. 968), H1361 [5FE]
——— prohibit funding to live stream border wall construction activities (see S. 2848), S6566 [13NO]
——— prohibit taxpayer funds from being used to build a wall along southern U.S. border (see H.R. 48), H202 [3JA]
——— prohibit transfer, obligation, or expenditure of Federal funds to take property for construction of continuous wall or fence along the southern U.S. border (see H.R. 2686), H3727 [10MY]
——— require new legal permanent residents to pay a fee, deposit such fees in newly established Border Security Enhancement Fund, and authorize use of such Fund for border security and immigration improvements (see S. 643), S1621 [4MR]
Native Americans: provide the right of those born in Canada or the U.S. to pass U.S. borders to anyone who is a member, or is eligible to be a member, of a federally recognized Indian tribe in the U.S. or Canada (see H.R. 2496), H3439 [2MY]
Nicaragua: permit nationals to be eligible for temporary protected status (see H.R. 2413), H3339 [30AP]
Northern Mariana Islands: reform immigration policies (see H.R. 559, 560), H600 [15JA]
——— temporarily provide Commonwealth-only transitional worker permits for workers in construction occupations involved in disaster recovery (see H.R. 4479), H7901 [24SE]
Office of the Director of National Intelligence: assess drug trafficking and human trafficking and smuggling in Mexico and Northern Triangle countries of El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras (see H.R. 3720), H5726 [11JY]
Palacios Gamez, Alirio: relief (see H.R. 4539), H8054 [26SE] (see H.R. 5058), H8784 [12NO]
Plascencia Lopez, Alfredo: relief (see S. 795), S1898 [14MR]
Poland: designate as a program country under Visa Waiver Program (see H.R. 4218), H7528 [30AU]
Portugal: include in list of foreign states whose nationals are eligible for admission into the U.S. as E-1 and E-2 nonimmigrants if U.S. nationals are treated similarly by Portugal (see S. 2926), S6755 [21NO] (see H.R. 565), H600 [15JA]
Presidents of the U.S.: prohibit creation of manufactured emergencies in order to build border walls during a Government shutdown (see H.R. 522), H518 [11JA]
Public lands: prohibit construction of new border barriers, including walls or fences, on certain Federal land (see H.R. 365), H356 [9JA]
Public safety officers: 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]
Racial relations: recognize transnational White supremacist extremism as a major global threat (see H. Res. 732), H9175 [22NO]
——— reject White nationalism and White supremacy (see H. Res. 41), H544 [14JA]
Ragbir, Ravidath L.: relief (see H.R. 2738), H3790 [14MY]
Ramirez Mendez, Hilda V.: relief (see H.R. 4539), H8054 [26SE] (see H.R. 5058), H8784 [12NO]
Refugees: authorize certain aliens seeking asylum to be employed in the U.S. while their applications are being adjudicated (see S. 3048), S7027 [12DE]
——— expand access to U visas for non-citizen victims of hate crimes, prevent detention and deportation until case is adjudicated, and fund improved law enforcement and prosecution official training (see H.R. 5466), H10609 [17DE]
——— 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 for admission, protection, and processing of refugees, asylum seekers, and other vulnerable individuals in the Western Hemisphere, and modify certain special immigrant visa programs (see S. 2936), S6755 [21NO] (see H.R. 5210), H9167 [21NO]
——— provide for expedited removal of unaccompanied alien children who are not victims of severe forms of trafficking in persons and do not fear returning to country of nationality or last habitual residence (see H.R. 3940), H7376 [24JY]
——— reaffirm commitment to promote safety, health, education, and well-being of refugees and displaced persons and support individual and international efforts to provide assistance (see H. Res. 444), H4700 [14JN]
——— recognize anniversary of first refugee and Muslim ban, promote safety and health of refugees, and call for leadership in response to displacement and resettlement of refugees (see S. Res. 32), S698 [28JA]
——— 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]
Religion: provide that an alien may not be denied admission to the U.S. because of religion (see H.R. 590), H674 [16JA]
——— require country of origin of certain special immigrant religious workers to extend reciprocal treatment to U.S. nationals (see H.R. 772), H1210 [24JA]
Rojas, Claudio M.: relief (see H.R. 1894), H2827 [26MR]
Romeike, Uwe and family: relief (see H.R. 4616), H8095 [4OC]
Santos Santos, Gualterio L.: relief (see H.R. 4260), H7559 [9SE]
Silva Rodriguez, Cesar C.: relief (see S. 2267), S5107 [25JY]
Soriano, Areli: relief (see H.R. 1150), H1518 [11FE]
Soriano, Enrique: relief (see H.R. 1150), H1518 [11FE]
States: impose penalties for State noncompliance with enforcement of immigration laws (see H.R. 1928), H2885 [27MR]
Syria: provide for special immigrant status for Syrian Kurds and other Syrians who partnered with the U.S. in Syria (see H.R. 4873), H8538 [28OC]
Tan, Shirley Constantino: relief (see S. 797), S1898 [14MR]
Tariff: make revenue from certain duties imposed on goods imported from China available for border security (see S. 188), S293 [17JA]
Taxation: clarify that wages paid to unauthorized aliens are not deductible (see H.R. 904), H1334 [30JA]
——— terminate designation of income tax payments to Presidential Election Campaign Fund and provide for designation of income tax payments to Border Wall Trust Fund (see H.R. 3717), H5726 [11JY]
Terrorism: deem specific activities in support of terrorism as renunciation of U.S. nationality (see H.R. 774), H1210 [24JA]
Tesfamical, Alemseghed M.: relief (see S. 115), S219 [15JA] (see H.R. 1808), H2746 [14MR]
Travel and tourism: facilitate international travel to the U.S. by reforming visa procedures for certain foreign nationals (see H.R. 2187), H3217 [9AP]
Trump, President: condemn, censure, and call for an apology relative to racist comments directed at certain Members of Congress (see H. Res. 490), H5825 [15JY]
——— condemn administration’s systematic cruel and inhumane treatment of migrants, particularly children, at the southern border (see H. Res. 499), H5999 [17JY]
——— condemn racist comments directed at certain Members of Congress and call for celebration of ethnic, racial, and religious diversity of the U.S. (see H. Res. 494), H5911 [16JY]
——— condemn racist comments directed at certain Members of Congress and support immigrants, new citizens, and legal immigration by those seeking asylum or refuge (see H. Res. 489), H5825 [15JY]
——— condemn racist comments directed at certain Members of Congress and support immigrants, new citizens, and legal immigration by those seeking asylum or refuge (H. Res. 489), consideration (see H. Res. 491), H5824 [15JY]
——— impeachment (see H. Res. 498), H5999 [17JY]
——— 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]
——— terminate declared national emergency to obtain funding for construction of a continuous wall or fence along southern U.S. border (see S.J. Res. 10), S1594 [28FE] (see S.J. Res. 54), S5407 [10SE] (see H.J. Res. 46), H2046 [22FE] (see H.J. Res. 75), H7835 [19SE]
——— terminate declared national emergency to obtain funding for construction of a continuous wall or fence along southern U.S. border (H.J. Res. 46), consideration (see H. Res. 144), H2099 [25FE]
——— terminate declared national emergency to obtain funding for construction of a continuous wall or fence along southern U.S. border (S.J. Res. 54), consideration (see H. Res. 591), H7988 [25SE]
Tung, Vichai Sae: relief (see S. 813), S1898 [14MR]
Turcinovic, Corina de Chalup: relief (see H.R. 2737), H3790 [14MY]
Venckiene, Neringa: exclude from extradition treaty with Lithuania (see H.R. 1107), H1462 [7FE]
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]
Veterans: exempt children of certain Filipino World War II veterans from numerical limitations on immigrant visas (see S. 1598), S3059 [22MY] (see H.R. 2908), H4118 [22MY]
——— prevent noncitizen veterans from being deported, improve tracking of noncitizen veterans in immigration proceedings, and bring certain eligible deported veterans back home (see H.R. 4890), H8539 [28OC]
Vietnam: impose sanctions on individuals who are complicit in human rights abuses against nationals of Vietnam or their families (see S. 1369), S2743 [8MY]
Vietnamese Americans: recognize accomplishments and contributions (see H. Res. 332), H3340 [30AP]
Virgin Islands: establish a visa waiver program (see H.R. 407), H358 [9JA]
Visas: eliminate immigrant visa backlog by increasing number of visas, reclassify certain immigrants to exempt them from green card limits, protect certain ‘‘aging out’’ children, and lift country caps (see S. 2603), S5840 [16OC] (see H.R. 5327), H9294 [5DE]
Vizguerra-Ramirez, Jeanette: relief (see H.R. 1991), H2917 [28MR]
Voting: reaffirm as a fundamental right of all eligible U.S. citizens and recognize that allowing illegal immigrants the right to vote devalues the franchise and diminishes the voting power of U.S. citizens (see H. Res. 295), H3128 [8AP]
——— require States to provide voter registration forms at certain naturalization proceedings (see H.R. 3770), H5910 [16JY]
——— restrict enforcement of immigration laws at polling places (see H.R. 4718), H8226 [17OC]
World Refugee Day: observance (see S. Res. 254), S4169 [20JN]
Declarations
President Trump’s declaration of a national emergency to obtain funding for construction of a continuous wall or fence along southern U.S. border does not qualify under National Emergencies Act: several former national security officials, S5653–S5655 [24SE]
Essays
State of the Union: Alexis Jablonski, S796 [31JA]
——— Caroline Cassell, S767 [30JA]
Letters
American Dream and Promise Act: Michael J. Sheeran, Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities, E719 [6JN]
Aurora, CO, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention facility reporting criteria and requirements relative to disease outbreaks: Mark A. Morgan, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, E878 [9JY]
Border security and necessary expenses associated with significant rise in unaccompanied alien children supplemental appropriations: Alex M. Azar II, Sec. of HHS and Kevin McAleenan, Dept. of Homeland Security, H4670 [13JN]
Border security funding and immigration reform: President Trump, H294 [9JA]
——— Russell T. Vought, OMB, S43 [8JA], S1570 [28FE], H588 [15JA]
Cambodia Democracy Act: Representative Engel, Committee on Foreign Affairs (House), H5804 [15JY]
——— Representative Nadler, Committee on the Judiciary (House), H5804 [15JY]
Corps of Engineers Civil Works Program funding reallocation for construction of wall or fence along southern U.S. border: several Representatives, H4740 [18JN]
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]
Government shutdown relative to budget process: Law Enforcement Immigration Task Force, H1019 [23JA]
Homeland Security Improvement Act: Representative Bennie G. Thompson, Committee on Homeland Security (House), H7930 [25SE]
——— Representative Nadler, Committee on the Judiciary (House), H7930 [25SE]
——— Representative Neal, Committee on Ways and Means (House), H7930 [25SE]
Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act: Representative Engel, Committee on Foreign Affairs (House), H8122, H8123 [15OC]
——— Representative Nadler, Committee on the Judiciary (House), H8122 [15OC]
——— Representative Waters, Committee on Financial Services (House), H8122 [15OC]
Northern Mariana Islands Long-Term Legal Residents Relief Act: Christine M. Ciccone, Dept. of Homeland Security, H4203 [3JN]
Prohibit supplemental disaster appropriations from being used to plan, develop, or construct a wall along southern U.S. border: Greg Abbott, Governor of Texas, and Texas congressional delegation, H648 [16JA]
Public health risks and treatment of detainees at U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention facilities: Raymond Kovacic, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, E877 [9JY]
Reaffirm commitment to promote safety, health, education, and well-being of refugees and displaced persons and support efforts to provide assistance: Representative Engel, Committee on Foreign Affairs (House), H7887 [24SE]
——— Representative Nadler, Committee on the Judiciary (House), H7887 [24SE]
U.N. observer inspection of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention facilities: Representative Barbara Lee, H7338 [24JY]
U.S.-Northern Triangle Enhanced Engagement Act: Representative Engel, Committee on Foreign Affairs (House), H5784 [15JY]
——— Representative Nadler, Committee on the Judiciary (House), H5785 [15JY]
Lists
Dept. of Homeland Security U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents and officers killed in the line of duty, E686 [30MY]
Memorandums
DHS Needs To Address Dangerous Overcrowding Among Single Adults at El Paso Del Norte Processing Center (Redacted), S4555–S4557 [26JN]
Messages
Budget of the U.S. Government for Fiscal Year 2020: President Trump, S1760 [11MR], H2625 [11MR]
Veto of H.J. Res. 46, Terminate President Trump’s Declared National Emergency To Obtain Funding for Construction of a Continuous Wall or Fence Along Southern U.S. Border: President Trump, H2750 [18MR]
Veto of S.J. Res. 54, Terminate President Trump’s Declared National Emergency To Obtain Funding for Construction of a Continuous Wall or Fence Along Southern U.S. Border: President Trump, S5838, S5852 [16OC]
Motions
Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations for border security and necessary expenses associated with significant rise in unaccompanied alien children (H.R. 3401), S4542 [26JN], H5161 [25JN], H5248 [27JN]
Dept. of Homeland Security: authorize cancellation of removal and adjustment of status of certain aliens known as Dreamers as well as for people covered by Temporary Protected Status and Deferred Enforced Departure (H.R. 6), H4292 [4JN]
——— increase transparency, accountability, and community engagement, provide independent border security oversight, and improve training of border security agents and officers (H.R. 2203), H7974 [25SE]
——— require U.S. Customs and Border Protection establishment of uniform and improved processes for performance of initial health screenings of individuals interdicted between ports of entry (H.R. 3525), H8038 [26SE]
——— require U.S. Customs and Border Protection provision of initial health screenings, adequate medical care, water, nutrition, hygiene, sanitation, and living accommodations for detainees (H.R. 3239), H7348 [24JY]
Employment: 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]
——— 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), consideration (H. Res. 758), H10044 [11DE]
King, Representative Steve: censure (H. Res. 53), H663 [16JA]
Trump, President: condemn racist comments directed at certain Members of Congress and support immigrants, new citizens, and legal immigration by those seeking asylum or refuge (H. Res. 489), H5852, H5854 [16JY]
——— impeachment (H. Res. 498), H5973 [17JY]
Venezuela: permit nationals to be eligible for temporary protected status (H.R. 549), H7440 [25JY]
Notices
Estimated budget effects of H.R. 526, Cambodia Democracy Act, H5823 [15JY]
Estimated budget effects of H.R. 549, Venezuela TPS Act, H7237 [23JY]
Estimated budget effects of H.R. 559, Northern Mariana Islands Long-Term Legal Residents Relief Act, H4214 [3JN]
Estimated budget effects of H.R. 565, Advancing Mutual Interests and Growing our Success (AMIGOS) Act, H9219 [3DE]
Estimated budget effects of H.R. 2615, U.S.-Northern Triangle Enhanced Engagement Act, H5824 [15JY]
Estimated budget effects of H.R. 3289, Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act, H8141 [15OC]
Proposals
Condemn and censure Representative Steve King relative to remarks about White supremacy and White nationalism, H536, H537 [14JA]
President Trump impeachment, H5857 [16JY]
Remarks in House
Antone, Duraid: Ellis Island Honors Society Ellis Island Medal of Honor recipient, E578 [10MY]
Appropriations: border security and necessary expenses associated with significant rise in unaccompanied alien children funding, H4192, H4193 [3JN], H4274 [4JN], H4739–H4741 [18JN]
——— making supplemental appropriations for border security and necessary expenses associated with significant rise in unaccompanied alien children, H4351 [10JN], H4670–H4673 [13JN], H4795, H4798, H4800 [19JN]
——— making supplemental appropriations for border security and necessary expenses associated with significant rise in unaccompanied alien children (H.R. 3056), H4242 [4JN], H4335 [5JN], H4408 [11JN], H4443, H4444, H4450–H4452, H4581, H4606, H4609 [12JN], H4781, H4785, H4786 [19JN]
——— making supplemental appropriations for border security and necessary expenses associated with significant rise in unaccompanied alien children (H.R. 3056), unanimous-consent request, H4449, H4450 [12JN], H4750 [18JN]
——— making supplemental appropriations for border security and necessary expenses associated with significant rise in unaccompanied alien children (H.R. 3401), H5022–H5024 [21JN], H5083, H5085, H5086, H5093, H5094, H5096, H5098, H5147–H5159, H5161–H5163 [25JN], H5176 [26JN]
——— making supplemental appropriations for border security and necessary expenses associated with significant rise in unaccompanied alien children (H.R. 3401), consideration (H. Res. 462), H5139–H5147 [25JN]
——— making supplemental appropriations for border security and necessary expenses associated with significant rise in unaccompanied alien children (H.R. 3401), consideration of Senate amendment (H. Res. 466), H5223–H5243 [27JN]
——— making supplemental appropriations for border security and necessary expenses associated with significant rise in unaccompanied alien children (H.R. 3401), motion to recommit, H5161 [25JN]
——— making supplemental appropriations for border security and necessary expenses associated with significant rise in unaccompanied alien children (H.R. 3401), Senate amendment, H5246–H5250, H5252 [27JN], H5578, H5579 [10JY], H7450 [25JY]
——— making supplemental appropriations for border security and necessary expenses associated with significant rise in unaccompanied alien children (H.R. 3401), unanimous-consent request, H5228–H5235 [27JN]
Arab American Heritage Month: observance, E520 [1MY], E569 [9MY]
Argiz, Tony: Greater Miami, FL, Chamber of Commerce Sand in My Shoes Award recipient, E159 [11FE]
Armed Forces: impact on readiness of diverting funds to construction of a continuous wall or fence along southern U.S. border, H2821 [26MR]
——— prohibit deployment to the southern border to enforce immigration law, H5722 [11JY]
Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: observance, H4006 [20MY]
Bahamas: urge expedited visa application process and extension of temporary protected status designation for individuals unable to return to the Bahamas following Hurricane Dorian, H7550 [9SE]
Bensalem, PA: tribute to Fatima Community Garden Project, H4439 [12JN]
Bureau of the Census: ensure compliance with existing law relative to sharing of individualized census data across Federal agenices and penalize disclosure of information by census employees, H4930, H4931 [20JN]
——— prohibit funding to include any question in the decennial census that was not included in the Providence County, RI, End-to-End Census Test, H4784, H4886–H4888 [19JN]
——— prohibit funding to share collected data with other Federal agencies in contravention of confidentiality policies, H4892, H4893 [19JN]
——— prohibit use of questions on citizenship, nationality, or immigration status in a decennial census, H5172 [26JN]
——— prohibit use of questions on citizenship, nationality, or immigration status in a decennial census (H.R. 1734), E298 [13MR]
——— proposed use of questions on citizenship, nationality, or immigration status in a decennial census, H5942–H5945, H5947–H5949 [17JY], H7449 [25JY]
——— require any questionnaire used in determining the decennial census of population shall contain an option for respondents to indicate citizenship status (H.R. 3765), H5842 [16JY]
——— require any questionnaire used in determining the decennial census of population shall contain an option for respondents to indicate citizenship status or lawful presence in the U.S. (H.R. 1320), H5589 [11JY]
——— use of questions on citizenship, nationality, or immigration status in a decennial census, H995 [22JA], E638 [21MY]
California State University, Sacramento: anniversary of Japanese American Archival Collection, E1633 [19DE]
Cambodia: promote free and fair elections, political freedoms, and human rights by applying sanctions and codifying existing visa restrictions (H.R. 526), H5802–H5805 [15JY]
Central America: reduce foreign assistance provided to El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras, H3121 [8AP]
——— respond to migrant surge from Northern Triangle countries of El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras at the southern border in a strategic and humane manner (H.R. 3731), E902 [11JY]
——— support people and strengthen U.S. national security by addressing root causes of migration from El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras, H5576, H5580 [10JY], H7448 [25JY]
——— support people and strengthen U.S. national security by addressing root causes of migration from El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras (H.R. 2615), H5780–H5786 [15JY], E1026 [2AU]
——— support people and strengthen U.S. national security by addressing root causes of migration from El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras (H.R. 3524), H5580 [10JY]
Children and youth: address protective custody of alien children accompanied by parents, H3552 [9MY]
——— impact of illegal immigration on quality of U.S. education system, H5197 [26JN]
——— protect health and safety of children in immigration detention (H.R. 3918), E965 [23JY]
Chinese-American Planning Council: anniversary of Brooklyn Community Services, E1301 [17OC]
Citizenship: clarify classes of individuals born in the U.S. who are nationals and citizens of the U.S. at birth, H3668 [9MY]
——— interpret 14th Amendment to the Constitution to disapprove birthright citizenship, pursue legislative action to end such practices, and support Presidential directives on interpreting such amendment, H4059 [21MY], H7831 [19SE]
Civil liberties: require posting of ‘‘Detainee Bill of Rights’’, in indigenous languages, at immigration detention facilities to inform detainees of their legal rights, H7339 [24JY]
Colleges and universities: importance of international students studying in the U.S., E511 [30AP], E516 [1MY]
Congress: accomplishments of the 115th Congress, H350–H355 [9JA]
——— accomplishments of the 116th Congress, H7248 [24JY]
——— goals of the 116th Congress, H5 [3JA]
——— legislative priorities, H8155 [16OC]
——— reaffirm commitment to American values, H1508 [11FE]
——— recognize failure to pass legislation due to prioritization of impeachment inquiry against President Trump, H9152, H9153 [21NO]
Corps of Engineers: prohibit reallocation of Civil Works Program funding for construction of wall or fence along southern U.S. border, H4739–H4741 [18JN]
Courts: decision in New York v. Dept. of Commerce relative to inclusion of a question about citizenship in decennial census, H582 [15JA], H682 [17JA]
——— prohibit subjecting growers to private right of action in Federal court relative to reform of H–2A program for nonimmigrant agricultural workers, H10093 [11DE]
Crime: impact of illegal immigration on violent crime, H1354 [5FE], H2801 [26MR]
Delano, CA: tribute to Fil Bake Shop, H8708 [31OC]
Democratic Party: national agenda, H2002 [14FE], H3240 [10AP], H5085 [25JN], H9157 [21NO]
Dept. of Defense: modify pre-separation counseling checklist to provide service personnel the opportunity to request information on expedited naturalization, H5658 [11JY]
——— prohibit funding to house or construct housing for foreign nationals detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, H5733, H5734 [12JY]
——— prohibit use of facilities to house or detain unaccompanied alien children, H5721, H5722 [11JY]
——— prohibit use of facilities to house or detain undocumented aliens, H5723 [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]
——— restore funding to military construction projects that had funds diverted to fund national emergency declared by President Trump in order to construct a continuous wall or fence along southern U.S. border, H7739–H7742 [17SE]
——— use of military construction and Corps of Engineers appropriations for construction of continuous wall or fence along southern U.S. border, H7565 [10SE]
Dept. of Education: establish State-Federal partnerships to provide students with debt-free college, provide Pell Grant eligibility to certain immigrants, and restore assistance eligibility for drug-related offenses (H.R. 1571), H3397–H3399 [1MY]
Dept. of HHS: clarify that early childhood developmental screenings are considered an allowable medical service by the Office of Refugee Resettlement, H4614, H4615 [12JN]
——— Office of Refugee Resettlement Unaccompanied Alien Children’s Services Program legal services, child advocates, and post-release services funding, H4533 [12JN]
——— require Office of Refugee Resettlement to disclose monthly census per facility of unaccompanied alien children in U.S. custody, H4608, H4609 [12JN]
——— require Office of Refugee Resettlement to report deaths of children that occur while in their custody, H4580–H4582 [12JN]
——— unaccompanied alien children care funding, H3713 [10MY]
Dept. of Homeland Security: address and ensure accountability for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Border Patrol agents use of Facebook to post alleged racist remarks, H5578, H5579 [10JY]
——— allegations of cover up relative to Inspector General report on poor conditions and dangerous overcrowding at Texas border stations, H5290, H5291 [9JY]
——— allow victims of crimes committed by illegal immigrants in a sanctuary jurisdiction to file a report with the ombudsman, H7974, H7975 [25SE]
——— authorize cancellation of removal and adjustment of status of aliens known as Dreamers and people covered by Temporary Protected Status and Deferred Enforced Departure (H.R. 6), consideration (H. Res. 415), H4236–H4244 [4JN]
——— authorize cancellation of removal and adjustment of status of certain aliens known as Dreamers and for people covered by Temporary Protected Status and Deferred Enforced Departure (H.R. 6), motion to recommit, H4292, H4293 [4JN]
——— authorize cancellation of removal and adjustment of status of certain aliens known as Dreamers as well as for people covered by Temporary Protected Status and Deferred Enforced Departure (H.R. 6), H2722 [14MR], H4222, H4223, H4225, H4227, H4229, H4230, H4265–H4295, H4298, H4306 [4JN], H4336 [5JN], H4631, H4672 [13JN], H5085 [25JN], H7212 [23JY], H7336 [24JY], H7449 [25JY], H8777 [12NO], H8814, H8815, H8818 [13NO], E307 [14MR], E720 [6JN]
——— authorize cancellation of removal and adjustment of status of certain aliens who are long-term U.S. residents and who entered the U.S. as children, H426 [10JA], H1184 [24JA]
——— authorize certain U.S. Customs and Border Protection counter terrorist networks activities (H.R. 3526), H8025–H8027 [26SE]
——— Border Patrol funding, H7139 [18JY]
——— call to shut down U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement immigration detention facilities, H7782 [19SE]
——— 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]
——— ensure access to appropriate temporary shelter, food, and water for individuals apprehended by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (H.R. 3670), H7436–H7438 [25JY]
——— ensure U.S. Customs and Border Protection detention facilities comply with departmental sexual abuse prevention policies, H7342 [24JY]
——— ensure U.S. Customs and Border Protection provision of adequate medical care, water, nutrition, hygiene, sanitation, and living accommodations for individuals in custody (H. Con. Res. 17), H1997 [14FE]
——— exempt criminal gang members from being eligible for Temporary Protected Status and Deferred Enforced Departure or Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, H4285 [4JN]
——— exempt individuals convicted of certain alcohol-related driving offenses from being eligible for Temporary Protected Status and Deferred Enforced Departure or Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, H4282 [4JN]
——— impose requirements on granting of waivers of certain standards applicable to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention facilities (H.R. 2489), E809 [20JN]
——— improve conditions of alien detention facilities along the U.S. southern border, H5313 [10JY], E897 [11JY]
——— increase transparency, accountability, and community engagement, provide independent border security oversight, and improve training of border agents and officers (H.R. 2203), consideration (H. Res. 577), H7913–H7920 [25SE]
——— increase transparency, accountability, and community engagement, provide independent border security oversight, and improve training of border security agents and officers (H.R. 2203), H5580 [10JY], H5643 [11JY], H7928–H7934, H7974–H7976 [25SE], H8042 [26SE]
——— increase transparency, accountability, and community engagement, provide independent border security oversight, and improve training of border security agents and officers (H.R. 2203), motion to recommit, H7974, H7975 [25SE]
——— limit number of detainees held by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, H1507, H1508, H1509 [11FE]
——— making appropriations, H10384, H10385 [17DE]
——— postpone effective date for requirement that U.S. Customs and Border Protection provide electronic health records for individuals interdicted between ports of entry, H8039 [26SE]
——— postpone impeachment inquiry until after operational control of the U.S. southern border has been achieved, H8555 [29OC]
——— prohibit funding to construct or expand U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement immigration detention facilities, H655, H656 [16JA]
——— 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]
——— provide a path to citizenship for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program participants, H1382 [6FE], H1484 [8FE]
——— provide a path to citizenship for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program participants and extend temporary protected status for certain immigrants allowed into the U.S. for humanitarian reasons, H2498–H2500 [6MR]
——— provide standards for facilities at which aliens in custody are detained, H4400, H4401, H4402 [11JN], H4443, H4444 [12JN]
——— provide standards for facilities at which aliens in custody are detained (H.R. 2415), H3666, H3667 [9MY]
——— provide that aliens whose applications are denied on the basis of criminal activity, national security risks, or as violent gang members are referred for removability from the U.S., H4292, H4293 [4JN]
——— reform process for enforcing U.S. immigration laws (H.R. 5383), E1571 [10DE]
——— require U.S. Customs and Border Protection establishment of uniform and improved processes for performance of health screenings of individuals interdicted between ports of entry (H.R. 3525), motion to recommit, H8039 [26SE]
——— require U.S. Customs and Border Protection establishment of uniform and improved processes for performance of initial health screenings of individuals interdicted between ports of entry (H.R. 3525), H8032–H8041, H8042 [26SE]
——— require U.S. Customs and Border Protection provision of health screenings, medical care, water, nutrition, hygiene, sanitation, and living accommodations for detainees (H.R. 3239), consideration (H. Res. 509), H7257–H7263 [24JY]
——— require U.S. Customs and Border Protection provision of initial health screenings, adequate medical care, water, nutrition, hygiene, sanitation, and living accommodations for detainees (H.R. 3239), H5027 [21JN], H5083 [25JN], H5579 [10JY], H5589, H5643 [11JY], H5833 [16JY], H7249, H7336–H7345, H7348–H7350 [24JY], H7390 [25JY], E988, E1001 [25JY]
——— require U.S. Customs and Border Protection release of data relative to all sexual abuse complaints quarterly, H7343–H7345 [24JY]
——— require U.S. Customs and Border Protection uniform and improved processes for performance of initial health screenings of individuals interdicted between ports of entry (H.R. 3525), consideration (H. Res. 577), H7913–H7920 [25SE]
——— tribute to U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents and officers, H3120 [8AP], E686 [30MY]
——— U.S. Customs and Border Protection provision of initial health screenings, adequate medical care, water, nutrition, hygiene, sanitation, and living accommodations for detainees (H.R. 3239), motion to recommit, H7348, H7349 [24JY]
——— U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement basic pay and overtime funding, H5161 [25JN]
Dept. of HUD: prohibit funding to bar or limit Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program beneficiaries from receiving mortgage loans backed by FHA, solely on the basis of their immigration status, H5061, H5062 [24JN]
Dept. of Justice: Domestic Terrorism Counsel funding, H4934 [20JN]
——— Executive Office for Immigration Review funding for administration of immigration-related activities, H5102 [25JN]
——— Executive Office for Immigration Review funding to hire additional Federal immigration judges, H4784, H4785, H4885 [19JN]
——— human trafficking assistance and school violence prevention funding through reductions in legal representation to immigrants claiming asylum pilot program funding, H5090 [25JN]
——— prohibit funding to enforce zero tolerance policy that prosecutes all adults entering the U.S. illegally and leads to family separation for parents attempting to enter with children, H4931, H4932 [20JN]
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]
——— prohibit funding for repatriation of certain immigrants from Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos, H4686, H4687 [13JN]
——— provide additional visas for Afghan Special Immigrant Visa Program (H.R. 2796), E614 [16MY]
Dept. of the Interior: prohibit funding to transfer control of public lands along southern U.S. border for construction of a continuous wall or fence, H4950 [20JN]
Dept. of the Treasury: accept public donations to fund construction of a barrier on the border between the U.S. and Mexico (H.R. 32), H594 [15JA]
——— allow reallocation of Civil Assets Forfeiture Fund for construction of wall or fence along southern U.S. border, H5131 [25JN]
Disasters: prohibit supplemental disaster appropriations from being used to plan, develop, or construct a wall along southern U.S. border, H621, H647–H649 [16JA], H1530 [13FE]
Discrimination: condemn and address all forms of racism, bigotry, religious or ethnic bias, and discrimination, H8588–H8590 [29OC], H8822 [13NO]
Domestic policy: border security and immigration enforcement funding, H3431 [2MY], H3516, H3668 [9MY], H3688 [10MY], H3953, H3954 [17MY], H4169 [24MY]
Drugs: clarify admissibility and deportability of aliens acting in accordance with State and foreign marijuana laws (H.R. 2703), E591 [14MY]
——— combat drug trafficking in rural areas, H9230 [4DE]
Economy: national objectives priority assignments, H2229–H2231 [26FE]
——— status, H8590–H8593 [29OC]
Ellis Island Honors Society: tribute to Ellis Island Medal of Honor recipients, E205 [25FE]
Employment: create a nonimmigrant H-2C work visa program (H.R. 1740), H2509 [7MR]
——— establish Guest Worker Program for agriculture, hospitality, and construction workers, H7824–H7826 [19SE]
——— implement a talent-based system, H1239 [28JA], H2229 [26FE]
——— 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]
——— reform H–2A program for nonimmigrant agricultural workers, H7824–H7826 [19SE]
——— 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), H8835 [14NO], H8943 [18NO], H10025, H10044–H10082, H10093–H10096 [11DE]
——— 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), consideration (H. Res. 758), H10033–H10042 [11DE]
——— 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), motion to recommit, H10093 [11DE]
Families and domestic relations: oppose zero tolerance policy that prosecutes all adults entering the U.S. illegally and leads to family separation for parents attempting to enter with children, H1380, H1382 [6FE], H2944 [2AP], H3134, H3136 [9AP], H3508, H3663–H3667 [9MY], H5577 [10JY]
——— 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]
FBI: require National Instant Criminal Background Check System notification of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement of firearm transfer denials by reason of illegal or unlawful presence in the U.S., H2260–H2262, H2266 [27FE]
——— require National Instant Criminal Background Check System notification of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement of firearm transfer denials by reason of illegal or unlawful presence in the U.S. (H.R. 1397), H2266 [27FE]
Federal aid programs: prohibit access by unauthorized immigrants to certain Federal aid benefits, H3668 [9MY]
——— provide benefits only to individuals verified to be U.S. citizens (H.R. 848), H4059 [21MY]
Foreign countries: 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]
Gillman, Howard: Ellis Island Honors Society Ellis Island Medal of Honor recipient, E573 [10MY]
Government: shutdown relative to budget process, H1398 [7FE]
Haiti: support granting of temporary protected status for Haitian nationals currently residing in the U.S. due to damage caused by Hurricane Matthew (H. Con. Res. 5), E60 [17JA]
Hong Kong: issue certification of autonomy, identify human rights violators, protect U.S. citizens and businesses, assess enforcement of certain export regulations, and clarify admissability of visa applicants (H.R. 3289), H7718 [17SE], H8117–H8124, H8140 [15OC]
——— issue certification of autonomy, identify human rights violators, protect U.S. citizens and businesses, assess enforcement of certain export regulations, and clarify admissibility of visa applicants (S. 1838), H9089–H9096 [20NO]
House of Representatives: accomplishments of the 116th Congress, H9351 [9DE]
——— find Attorney General Barr and Sec. of Commerce Ross in contempt of Congress for refusal to comply with a subpoena duly issued (H. Rept. 116–125), H5941 [17JY]
——— find Attorney General Barr and Sec. of Commerce Ross in contempt of Congress for refusal to comply with a subpoena duly issued (H. Rept. 116–125), consideration (H. Res. 491), H5835–H5845 [16JY]
——— find Attorney General Barr and Sec. of Commerce Ross in contempt of Congress for refusal to comply with a subpoena duly issued (H. Res. 497), H5942–H5949 [17JY], H7130, H7132 [18JY]
——— legislative priorities, H2692 [13MR], H5982 [17JY], H7095 [18JY], H7587 [10SE], H7718 [17SE], H8378 [22OC], H8553 [29OC], H12152, H12180, H12181 [18DE]
——— moment of silence for migrants who have died attempting to enter the U.S., H5243 [27JN]
Houston, TX: commend Living Water International Apostolic Ministries for providing services and supplies to migrants in response to U.S. Customs and Border Protection raids, H5816 [15JY]
Immigrant Heritage Month: observance, H5011 [21JN], E809 [20JN]
International Institute of Metropolitan Detroit: anniversary, E1116 [10SE]
International Institute of Minnesota: anniversary, E959 [23JY]
International Roma Day: observance (H. Res. 292), E406 [4AP]
King, Representative Steve: censure (H. Res. 53), H662 [16JA]
——— condemn and censure relative to remarks about White supremacy and White nationalism, E56 [16JA]
——— condemn and censure relative to remarks about White supremacy and White nationalism (H. Res. 40), H535 [14JA], H578 [15JA], H2378 [6MR]
——— remarks about White supremacy and White nationalism, H573–H578 [15JA]
Korea, Republic of: express importance of U.S. alliance and strengthen and broaden diplomatic, economic, and security ties (H. Res. 301), H3242 [10AP]
Korean American Day: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 38), H664 [16JA]
Kukiqi, Tahir: oppose deportation, H8606 [30OC]
Law enforcement: ban Federal funding to sanctuary jurisdictions that interfere with enforcement of Federal immigration law (H.R. 516), H4059 [21MY]
——— clarify definition of sanctuary jurisdictions, provide civil remedies for victims of crimes committed by individuals benefitting from a sanctuary policy, and withhold grant funding from such jurisdictions (H.R. 3964), H7565 [10SE]
——— close loopholes in immigration laws that serve as incentives to aliens to attempt to enter the U.S. unlawfully, H5313 [10JY]
——— close loopholes in immigration laws that serve as incentives to aliens to attempt to enter the U.S. unlawfully (H.R. 586), H4273, H4274, H4276 [4JN], H5915 [17JY]
——— ensure support for trade and tourism industries relative to efforts to secure the border between the U.S. and Mexico, H1253 [29JA]
——— provide for humanitarian treatment of those seeking asylum at U.S. southern border, H5206, H5207 [27JN], H5576–H5581 [10JY]
——— reform asylum procedures, H7831 [19SE]
——— secure the border between the U.S. and Mexico, H349 [9JA], H371, H392, H395, H442–H449 [10JA], H499, H500, H513–H516 [11JA], H538–H543 [14JA], H548, H587–H597 [15JA], H989–H995 [22JA], H1002, H1152, H1155–H1157, H1166–H1169 [23JA], H1177–H1181 [24JA], H1236, H1239–H1241 [28JA], H1253, H1254, H1272, H1275, H1277, H1279 [29JA], H1318, H1321–H1325 [30JA], H1380–H1383 [6FE], H1432–H1438, H1440–H1443 [7FE], H1484 [8FE], H1507, H1508, H1509 [11FE], H1533 [13FE], H2001 [14FE], H2106 [26FE], H3092, H3094 [4AP], H3667 [9MY], H3719–H3724 [10MY], H3997 [20MY], H4156 [23MY], H4273, H4274, H4298, H4308–H4310 [4JN], H4425 [11JN], H4632, H4689 [13JN], H5985–H5991 [17JY], H7445, H7452–H7454 [25JY], H7831 [19SE], H9068 [20NO], H9290 [5DE]
Law enforcement officers: tribute to border patrol and immigration enforcement agents, H4385 [10JN], H4705 [18JN], H7348, H7349 [24JY], E988 [25JY]
Liberia: adjust immigration status of certain nationals (H.R. 1169), H2684 [13MR]
——— provide temporary protected status for certain nationals (H.R. 1926), H2804 [26MR], H2831 [27MR]
Lights for Liberty Vigils: tribute, E909 [12JY]
Literacy Volunteers of America-Prince William, Inc.: tribute to award recipients, E1609 [18DE]
Lithuanian Americans: tribute, E178 [14FE]
Los Angeles, CA: designation of El Salvador Community Corridor, E1197 [24SE]
Marshall Islands: commend history, heritage, strategic importance, and contributions of citizens and improve census data to better serve citizens who reside in the U.S. (S. Con. Res. 3), H4174 [28MY]
Members of Congress: allow inspection of immigration detention facilities with 24-hour notice, H5581 [10JY]
——— prohibit any limitation on entry of a Member to detention facilities for aliens, H7451 [25JY]
Mexico: suspension of tariffs on imported goods due to agreement on immigration enforcement, H4385 [10JN], H4424 [11JN]
National objectives: 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 (H.R. 4928), E1370 [30OC]
National security: construction of continuous wall or fence along southern U.S. border, H7830 [19SE]
——— prohibit taxpayer funds from being used to build a wall along southern U.S. border, H452 [10JA]
——— proposed construction of continuous wall or fence along southern U.S. border, H10, H155, H184–H189, H191–H194 [3JA], H225 [4JA], H233, H234, H271, H278, H279 [8JA], H292, H294, H295, H297, H302, H332, H333, H336, H349 [9JA], H365, H369, H371, H372, H373, H374, H375, H390, H423, H440, H441, H442–H449, H451–H455 [10JA], H499, H500, H505–H510, H512–H516 [11JA], H521, H538–H543 [14JA], H548, H552, H553, H581, H583–H585, H587–H594 [15JA], H605, H608, H609, H614, H617, H635, H636, H671–H673 [16JA], H681, H682, H683–H687, H689–H692, H711 [17JA], H984–H987, H990–H995 [22JA], H1002, H1004, H1009, H1011, H1016, H1155, H1166–H1169 [23JA], H1177–H1181, H1185–H1188, H1204–H1206 [24JA], H1236, H1239–H1241 [28JA], H1247, H1249, H1253, H1275, H1278, H1279 [29JA], H1300, H1321–H1325 [30JA], H1368, H1380, H1383 [6FE], H1440–H1443 [7FE], H1483 [8FE], H1507, H1508, H1510–H1512 [11FE], H5252 [27JN]
——— secure the border between the U.S. and Mexico, H5028–H5034 [21JN], H5770 [12JY]
New Jersey: tribute to immigrants, H2941 [2AP]
New York: commend passage of State legislation making tuition assistance programs available to certain aliens who are long-term U.S. residents and who entered the U.S. as children, H1161 [23JA]
New York, NY: anniversary of Chinatown Lunar New Year Parade, E197 [22FE]
News media: allegations of media bias, H1002 [23JA]
Nguoi Viet Daily News (publication): anniversary, E33 [10JA]
Nielsen, Sec. of Homeland Security: resignation, H3118 [8AP], E432 [9AP]
Northern Mariana Islands: reform immigration policies, H1381 [6FE]
——— reform immigration policies (H.R. 559), H4201–H4203 [3JN]
Office of the Director of National Intelligence: assess drug trafficking and human trafficking and smuggling in Mexico and Northern Triangle countries of El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras, H5889, H5890 [16JY]
Placerville, CA: anniversary of Wakamatsu Tea and Silk Farm Colony, E708 [4JN]
Polish American Congress-Illinois Division, Inc.: tribute to Polish American Heritage Award recipients, E1303 [18OC]
Portugal: include in list of foreign states whose nationals are eligible for admission into the U.S. as E-1 and E-2 nonimmigrants if U.S. nationals are treated similarly by Portugal (H.R. 565), H2687 [13MR], H9189–H9191 [3DE], H9227 [4DE], E1561 [9DE]
Public lands: prohibit construction of new border barriers, including walls or fences, on certain Federal land (H.R. 365), H440 [10JA]
Public safety officers: 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]
Racial relations: reject White nationalism and White supremacy, H1395 [7FE]
——— reject White nationalism and White supremacy (H. Res. 41), H535 [14JA], H572–H578, H593 [15JA], H609 [16JA], H7458 [25JY], E64 [17JA], E137 [6FE]
Reform, H1380–H1383 [6FE], H2944 [2AP], H3120 [8AP], H4058–H4060 [21MY], H5985–H5991 [17JY], H7452–H7457 [25JY], H7824 [19SE], E909 [12JY]
Refugees: reaffirm commitment to promote safety, health, education, and well-being of refugees and displaced persons and support individual and international efforts to provide assistance, H8604 [30OC]
——— reaffirm commitment to promote safety, health, education, and well-being of refugees and displaced persons and support individual and international efforts to provide assistance (H. Res. 444), H7886–H7888 [24SE], E1224 [27SE]
——— reform refugee resettlement policies to secure borders and prevent terrorists from entering the U.S., H5830 [16JY]
Republican Study Committee: budget priorities, H3830–H3835 [15MY]
Social Security: address solvency by establishing skills-based immigration system, maximize economic growth, incentivize labor force participation, decrease cost of health care delivery, and modernize Medicare, H456 [10JA], H2500–H2502 [6MR], H3061–H3064 [3AP], H4306–H4308 [4JN], H7827 [19SE], H8590–H8593 [29OC], H9287–H9290 [5DE]
Sondland, Gordon S.: characterization of testimony relative to impeachment inquiry, H9164 [21NO]
Supreme Court: decision in New York v. Dept. of Commerce relative to inclusion of a question about citizenship in decennial census, H5172 [26JN]
——— hearing of arguments in Dept. of Homeland Security v. Regents of the University of California relative to termination of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, H8777 [12NO], H8816–H8820 [13NO], H8836, H8837 [14NO]
Taxation: clarify that wages paid to unauthorized aliens are not deductible, H7454–H7457 [25JY]
Texas: request reimbursement of costs incurred from providing additional security along the southern border, H5144 [25JN]
Trump, President: condemn, censure, and call for an apology relative to racist comments directed at certain Members of Congress (H. Res. 490), H5850 [16JY]
——— condemn administration’s systematic cruel and inhumane treatment of migrants, particularly children, at the southern border (H. Res. 499), E937 [17JY]
——— condemn racist comments directed at certain Members of Congress, H5816 [15JY], H5981 [17JY], H7093 [18JY]
——— condemn racist comments directed at certain Members of Congress and call for celebration of ethnic, racial, and religious diversity of the U.S. (H. Res. 494), H5834 [16JY]
——— condemn racist comments directed at certain Members of Congress and support immigrants, new citizens, and legal immigration by those seeking asylum or refuge, H5833 [16JY], H7252 [24JY]
——— condemn racist comments directed at certain Members of Congress and support immigrants, new citizens, and legal immigration by those seeking asylum or refuge (H. Res. 489), H5845–H5857 [16JY], H5915 [17JY]
——— condemn racist comments directed at certain Members of Congress and support immigrants, new citizens, and legal immigration by those seeking asylum or refuge (H. Res. 489), consideration (H. Res. 491), H5835–H5845 [16JY]
——— evaluation of administration, H2024 [14FE], H2711–H2714 [13MR], H4156 [23MY], H4415 [11JN], H10236 [12DE]
——— evaluation of administration relative to border security and immigration enforcement, H4395 [11JN]
——— evaluation of administration relative to immigration policy, H292, H294 [9JA], H369, H442–H449 [10JA], H597–H599 [15JA], H671–H673 [16JA], H1432–H1438 [7FE], H3347 [1MY], H3464 [7MY], H3716, H3717, H3721 [10MY], H3920 [16MY], H4058–H4060 [21MY], H4221 [4JN], H4385 [10JN], H5576 [10JY], H5986–H5991 [17JY], H7446–H7451, H7452–H7454 [25JY], H7602 [11SE], H8151 [16OC], H8599 [30OC], H8715 [31OC], H8787 [13NO], H9290 [5DE], H10013 [10DE]
——— evaluation of administration relative to race relations, H2108 [26FE], H7554 [9SE], H8382–H8384 [22OC], H8588–H8590 [29OC], H8822 [13NO]
——— impeachment, H2373 [6MR], H2652 [12MR], H4775 [19JN], H8382–H8384 [22OC], H8589 [29OC], H8668–H8675 [30OC], H8787, H8789 [13NO]
——— impeachment (H. Res. 498), H5829 [16JY], H5915, H5973 [17JY], E938 [17JY]
——— proposed declaration of a national emergency to obtain funding for construction of a continuous wall or fence along southern U.S. border, H364 [10JA], H582, H584 [15JA]
——— request to divert military construction funds in order to fund declared national emergency to construct a continuous wall or fence along southern U.S. border, H8061–H8071 [27SE]
——— State of the Union Message, H1355 [5FE], H1365, H1366, H1367, H1379, H1380 [6FE]
——— terminate declared national emergency to obtain funding for construction of a continuous wall or fence along southern U.S. border (H.J. Res. 46), H2105, H2106, H2111, H2112, H2130–H2141, H2221 [26FE], H2237, H2241 [27FE], H2296–H2299 [28FE], H2750 [18MR], E193 [22FE], E228, E230 [28FE]
——— terminate declared national emergency to obtain funding for construction of a continuous wall or fence along southern U.S. border (H.J. Res. 46), consideration (H. Res. 144), H2112–H2119 [26FE]
——— terminate declared national emergency to obtain funding for construction of a continuous wall or fence along southern U.S. border (H.J. Res. 46), veto, H2801, H2804, H2806–H2812, H2821 [26MR]
——— terminate declared national emergency to obtain funding for construction of a continuous wall or fence along southern U.S. border (S.J. Res. 54), H8061–H8071 [27SE]
——— terminate declared national emergency to obtain funding for construction of a continuous wall or fence along southern U.S. border (S.J. Res. 54), consideration (H. Res. 591), H7999–H8005 [26SE]
U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA): ratify, H5085 [25JN]
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]
Veterans: exempt children of certain Filipino World War II veterans from numerical limitations on immigrant visas (H.R. 2908), E653 [22MY]
Vietnamese Americans: recognize accomplishments and contributions (H. Res. 332), E507 [30AP]
Vindman, Alexander S.: characterization of testimony relative to impeachment inquiry, H9117 [20NO]
Violence Against Women Act: ensure all provisions comply with immigration laws, H3074, H3075 [4AP]
Voting: recognize that allowing illegal immigrants the right to vote devalues the franchise and diminishes voting power of U.S. citizens, H2600, H2601, H2604 [8MR]
Welcoming the Stranger (nonprofit organization): anniversary, H2108 [26FE]
World Refugee Day: observance, H4927 [20JN], E809 [20JN]
Remarks in Senate
Agriculture: improve job opportunities, benefits, and security for undocumented alien farmworkers (S. 175), S294 [17JA]
Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations for border security and necessary expenses associated with significant rise in unaccompanied alien children, S3300 [11JN], S3329–S3332, S3335, S3339 [12JN], S3638, S3642, S3645 [18JN]
——— making supplemental appropriations for border security and necessary expenses associated with significant rise in unaccompanied alien children (H.R. 3401), S4525, S4530, S4532, S4535, S4538–S4543, S4549, S4557, S4563 [26JN], S4587, S4596, S4607, S4610–S4613 [27JN], S4672 [28JN], S4711 [9JY], S4752 [10JY], S5354 [9SE]
——— making supplemental appropriations for border security and necessary expenses associated with significant rise in unaccompanied alien children (H.R. 3401), unanimous-consent agreement, S4531 [26JN]
——— making supplemental appropriations for border security and necessary expenses associated with significant rise in unaccompanied alien children (S. 1900), S3808 [19JN], S4133, S4145, S4148 [20JN], S4477, S4478, S4481–S4483, S4486 [25JN]
——— supplemental appropriations for border security and necessary expenses associated with significant rise in unaccompanied alien children through reduction in certain foreign assistance and exchange programs funding, S4539, S4540, S4542 [26JN]
Arreola-Saucedo, Esidronio and family: relief (S. 798), S1904 [14MR]
Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: observance, S3098 [23MY]
Budget: allocation of funds, S1785 [12MR], S1810 [13MR]
Bueso Barrera, Maria I., and family: relief (S. 2612), S5849 [16OC]
Bureau of the Census: use of questions on citizenship, nationality, or immigration status in a decennial census, S2165 [2AP], S4784 [11JY]
Central America: foreign aid funding, S1395 [14FE]
——— manage violence and humanitarian crisis in El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras by addressing migration factors, smugglers, and traffickers, and expanding refugee processing programs (S. 1445), S3092 [23MY], S3233 [5JN], S4535 [26JN], S4610–S4612 [27JN], S4834 [16JY], S5035 [24JY], S5163 [30JY]
——— reform asylum and refugee application process for migrants from El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras, S4612 [27JN]
——— support people and strengthen U.S. national security by addressing root causes of migration from El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras, S2800 [14MY]
Children and youth: protect health and safety of children in immigration detention, S4991 [23JY]
——— protect health and safety of children in immigration detention (S. 2113), S4918–S4920 [17JY], S4928 [18JY], S4985 [23JY], S5163 [30JY]
——— treat all unaccompanied alien children crossing the U.S. Southern border equally, allow for voluntary reunification with family, and expedite due process for claims to remain in the U.S., S1724 [7MR]
Congress: accomplishments of the 115th Congress, S13–S17 [3JA]
——— legislative priorities, S13–S17 [3JA]
Dept. of Defense: oppose deferment of military construction funding for national emergency to obtain funding for construction of a continuous wall or fence along southern U.S. border, S1678–S1680 [6MR]
——— prohibit diversion of funds to fund national emergency declared by President Trump in order to construct a continuous wall or fence along southern U.S. border, S5559 [18SE], S5809 [16OC], S6530, S6533 [13NO], S6703 [20NO], S6784 [2DE], S6831 [4DE]
——— prohibit reallocation of national defense funding for construction of wall or fence along southern U.S. border, S3810 [19JN]
Dept. of HHS: provide Dept. of Homeland Security certain information on unaccompanied alien children to protect them from trafficking (S. 1561), S3341 [12JN]
Dept. of Homeland Security: allegations of mistreatment of children being held in Federal custody at border stations, S4745 [10JY]
——— authorize cancellation of removal and adjustment of certain aliens known as Dreamers as well as people covered by Temporary Protected Status and Deferred Enforced Departure (H.R. 6), unanimous-consent request, S6495 [12NO]
——— authorize cancellation of removal and adjustment of status of certain aliens known as Dreamers as well as for people covered by Temporary Protected Status and Deferred Enforced Departure, S4786 [11JY]
——— authorize cancellation of removal and adjustment of status of certain aliens known as Dreamers as well as for people covered by Temporary Protected Status and Deferred Enforced Departure (H.R. 6), S3232, S3266 [5JN], S3273 [10JN], S3332 [12JN], S6419 [6NO], S6494–S6497 [12NO], S6516 [13NO], S6620 [18NO]
——— authorize cancellation of removal and adjustment of status of certain aliens who are long-term U.S. residents and who entered the U.S. as children, S304 [18JA], S318, S319, S322 [22JA], S486, S487, S493, S496 [23JA], S542, S544 [24JA], S2992 [21MY], S4547 [26JN]
——— authorize cancellation of removal and adjustment of status of certain aliens who are long-term U.S. residents and who entered the U.S. as children (S. 874), S2023 [27MR], S3231 [5JN], S3332 [12JN], S5001 [23JY], S5590 [19SE]
——— develop a comprehensive strategy to gain and maintain operational control of the international borders of the U.S., S689 [28JA]
——— 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, S13 [3JA], S5376 [10SE]
——— improve conditions of alien detention facilities along the U.S. southern border, S4927 [18JY]
——— increase number of Agriculture Specialists and support staff in U.S. Customs and Border Protection Office of Field Operations (S. 2107), S6176 [24OC]
——— limit number of detainees held by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, S1151, S1156, S1162 [11FE], S1290 [13FE], S1345 [14FE]
——— make U.S. visas available to certain Kurdish Syrians and others who worked directly with the Armed Forces in Syria (S. 2625), S6139–S6141, S6150 [24OC]
——— make U.S. visas available to certain Kurdish Syrians and others who worked directly with the Armed Forces in Syria (S. 2625), unanimous-consent request, S6140 [24OC]
——— proposal to expand U.S. Customs and Border Protection facial recognition program, S6868 [5DE]
——— proposed rule to update and reform EB–5 Visa Program, S4838 [16JY], S5036 [24JY]
——— provide deferred action for certain individuals brought to the U.S. and establish a border security trust fund (S. 108), S304 [18JA]
——— 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]
——— provide standards for facilities at which aliens in custody are detained, S2991 [21MY]
——— provide temporary relief from deportation and work authorization through provisional protected presence for eligible Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program participants, S544, S548 [24JA]
——— reform asylum application process, S3226 [5JN]
——— reform asylum policy, S2765 [9MY]
——— 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 (S. 285), S802 [31JA]
——— U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement immigration detention facilities funding, S5378 [10SE]
Dept. of HUD: proposed rule to prohibit families of mixed immigration status from receiving Federal housing subsidies, S2848 [15MY]
Dept. of the Interior: establish Maya Security and Conservation Partnership Program (S. 3131), S7196 [19DE]
Domestic policy: border security and immigration enforcement funding, S3071 [23MY], S3148 [3JN], S3172 [4JN]
Elections: 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]
——— prohibit interfering in elections with agents of foreign governments, ban foreign nationals from buying digital ads or issue ads, and make aliens convicted of such offenses inadmissible into the U.S. (S. 1469), S2833 [14MY], S5098 [25JY], S5153 [30JY]
Employment: expand use of E-Verify program for employment eligibility confirmation and hold employers accountable (S. 556), S1780 [12MR]
——— prioritize allocation of H-2B work visas for States with low unemployment rates (S. 135), S2583 [2MY]
——— reform H–1B visa program, S5810 [16OC]
Families and domestic relations: 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 and detention of families, provide unaccompanied alien children access to counsel, increase immigration judges and support staff, and allow judges to prioritize certain cases (S. 1733), S3256 [5JN]
——— limit separation of families at or near ports of entry (S. 292), S802 [31JA]
——— oppose zero tolerance policy that prosecutes all adults entering the U.S. illegally and leads to family separation for parents attempting to enter with children, S1815 [13MR], S2992 [21MY], S3232 [5JN]
——— require a DNA test to determine familial relationship between an alien and an accompanying minor (S. 2420), S5461 [12SE]
FBI: declassify information relative to Saudi Arabian assistance to Saudi citizens or nationals who fled the U.S. while awaiting trial or sentencing for a criminal offense (S. 2635), S5884 [17OC]
Foreign countries: 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]
Foreign policy: report on congressional delegation trip to Honduras, Guatemala, and El Salvador, S1756–S1758, S1765 [11MR]
GirlForward (organization): tribute, S4621 [27JN]
Hong Kong: issue certification of autonomy, identify human rights violators, protect U.S. citizens and businesses, assess enforcement of certain export regulations, and clarify admissibility of visa applicants (S. 1838), S3813 [19JN], S6632, S6649–S6660 [19NO], S6681 [20NO], S6728, S6730 [21NO], S6829, S6848 [4DE]
Immigration: clarify sanctuary jurisdictions, provide civil remedies for victims of crimes committed by individuals benefitting from a sanctuary policy and withhold grant funding from such jurisdictions (S. 2059), unanimous-consent request, S6416–S6418 [6NO]
International Roma Day: observance (S. Res. 141), S2322 [9AP]
Karapetian, Asmik: relief (S. 796), S1902 [14MR]
Law enforcement: assist State and local jurisdictions with processing unidentified remains and resolving missing persons cases and expand rescue and apprehension capabilities along U.S.-Mexico border, S4788 [11JY]
——— increase Federal immigration judges, allow asylum-seeking individuals to apply for asylum in their home country, and provide security assistance to Central American countries to address root causes of migration, S3638 [18JN]
——— provide for humanitarian treatment of those seeking asylum at U.S. southern border, S3331, S3339–S3341 [12JN], S4528–S4557 [26JN], S4752 [10JY], S4784 [11JY]
——— report on foreigners who flee the U.S. while awaiting trial or sentencing and list and penalize countries who have assisted with such departures (S. 230), S681 [25JA]
——— rescind Executive order prioritizing the majority of unauthorized individuals for removal and withholding Federal funding to sanctuary cities (S. 1591), S3072 [23MY]
——— secure the border between the U.S. and Mexico, S54, S61 [8JA], S80, S81 [9JA], S111 [10JA], S155 [11JA], S167, S169 [14JA], S190, S193–S195 [15JA], S299–S305 [18JA], S484–S497 [23JA], S541, S545, S558, S561–S567 [24JA], S678 [25JA], S688–S691 [28JA], S725, S726 [29JA], S758, S760 [30JA], S1151, S1156, S1162 [11FE], S1175, S1176, S1188 [12FE], S1290, S1292 [13FE], S1341, S1356, S1372, S1395 [14FE], S1813–S1815 [13MR], S2071 [28MR], S2164 [2AP], S2411 [11AP], S2471–S2473 [29AP], S2626–S2628 [6MY], S2760, S2765 [9MY], S2800 [14MY], S2865 [15MY], S3223, S3229–S3231 [5JN], S3273–S3276, S3277 [10JN], S3354 [12JN], S3452, S3453 [13JN], S4797–S4799 [11JY], S4835–S4837 [16JY], S4958 [22JY], S4985 [23JY], S5033, S5048–S5051 [24JY]
——— use forfeited criminal proceeds resulting from prosecution of Joaquín A. Guzmán Loera (El Chapo) or other felony drug convictions for border security measures, including a border wall (S. 25), S4798 [11JY]
Law enforcement officers: tribute to border patrol and immigration enforcement agents, S5048 [24JY]
Liberia: adjust immigration status of certain nationals (S. 456), S1277 [12FE], S1870 [14MR]
Marshall Islands: commend history, heritage, strategic importance, and contributions of citizens and improve census data to better serve citizens who reside in the U.S. (S. Con. Res. 3), S3128 [23MY]
Martinez Moreno, Jose A., and family: relief (S. 794), S1901 [14MR]
Mexico: oppose threat to shut down the U.S.-Mexico border and blocking of funds to address root causes of migration and affirm asylum-seeking individuals have a right to due process and humane treatment, S3173 [4JN]
——— suspension of tariffs on imported goods due to agreement on immigration enforcement, S3273 [10JN], S3300 [11JN]
Mkoian, Ruben: relief (S. 796), S1902 [14MR]
National security: 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 (S. 53), S4798 [11JY]
——— proposed construction of continuous wall or fence along southern U.S. border, S8–S13, S17 [3JA], S25, S32 [4JA], S35, S37, S40–S44, S46, S52, S54–S57, S59–S61, S73–S76 [8JA], S77–S94, S98 [9JA], S122–S125 [10JA], S165–S179, S183–S186 [14JA], S187–S191, S193–S195, S200 [15JA], S233–S246, S248 [16JA], S288–S292 [17JA], S303–S305 [18JA], S307–S315 [19JA], S317–S325, S326 [22JA], S483–S489, S496 [23JA], S541, S542, S545–S548, S552–S559, S581 [24JA], S674 [25JA], S689–S691 [28JA], S758, S760 [30JA], S1188 [12FE], S1337, S1341, S1344, S1347, S1349, S1356, S1357, S1363, S1375 [14FE]
Nielsen, Sec. of Homeland Security: resignation, S2285, S2286, S2288 [8AP], S2303 [9AP]
Northern Mariana Islands: reform immigration policies (H.R. 559), S4195 [20JN]
Plascencia Lopez, Alfredo: relief (S. 795), S1902 [14MR]
Racial relations: reject White nationalism and White supremacy, S5517 [17SE]
Reform, S185 [14JA], S2303 [9AP], S2992 [21MY], S3233 [5JN], S3340 [12JN], S4481–S4483 [25JN], S4940 [18JY], S5001–S5003 [23JY], S5035 [24JY], S5810–S5812 [16OC]
Refugees: authorize certain aliens seeking asylum to be employed in the U.S. while their applications are being adjudicated (S. 3048), S7030 [12DE]
——— 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]
Senate: legislative priorities, S4926 [18JY], S6590 [14NO]
Sessions, Jeff: assessment of tenure as Attorney General, S1312 [13FE]
Supreme Court: decision in New York v. Dept. of Commerce relative to inclusion of a question about citizenship in decennial census, S4784 [11JY]
——— hearing of arguments in Dept. of Homeland Security v. Regents of the University of California relative to termination of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, S6491, S6494, S6504 [12NO], S6516, S6529 [13NO], S6620 [18NO]
Tan, Shirley Constantino: relief (S. 797), S1903 [14MR]
Trump, President: condemn character attacks of individuals testifying relative to impeachment inquiry, S6430 [6NO], S6463 [7NO], S6633, S6638 [19NO]
——— condemn racist comments directed at certain Members of Congress, S4926 [18JY]
——— condemn racist comments directed at Members of Congress and support immigrants, new citizens, and legal immigration by those seeking asylum or refuge (H. Res. 489), S4814 [15JY]
——— declaration of a national emergency to obtain funding for construction of a continuous wall or fence along southern U.S. border, S1569 [28FE]
——— evaluation of administration, S818 [4FE], S2299 [9AP], S2353 [10AP], S3811 [19JN]
——— evaluation of administration relative to foreign policy, S2997 [21MY], S5817–S5820 [16OC]
——— evaluation of administration relative to immigration policy, S1294 [13FE], S1375 [14FE], S2712–S2714 [8MY], S2897, S2905 [16MY], S2991–S2993 [21MY], S3146, S3148 [3JN], S3172 [4JN], S3231–S3233 [5JN], S3331 [12JN], S3638 [18JN], S4165 [20JN], S4199 [24JN], S4528, S4534, S4538, S4547–S4549 [26JN], S4610–S4612 [27JN], S4672 [28JN], S4685 [8JY], S4752 [10JY], S4784, S4785, S4800 [11JY], S4832–S4834 [16JY], S4895 [17JY], S4927, S4940 [18JY], S4991, S5001–S5003 [23JY], S5035 [24JY], S5163 [30JY], S5303 [1AU]
——— evaluation of administration relative to use of declared national emergency powers, S3178 [4JN]
——— Federal court ruling on request to divert military construction funds in order to fund declared national emergency to construct a continuous wall or fence along southern U.S. border, S6960 [11DE]
——— impeachment, S6430 [6NO], S6463 [7NO]
——— proposed declaration of a national emergency to obtain funding for construction of a continuous wall or fence along southern U.S. border, S167 [14JA], S1365 [14FE]
——— request to divert military construction funds in order to fund declared national emergency to construct a continuous wall or fence along southern U.S. border, S5374, S5376–S5379 [10SE], S5455, S5463–S5467, S5471 [12SE], S5502 [17SE], S5586 [19SE], S5618 [23SE], S5645 [24SE], S5861 [17OC], S6207 [29OC], S6316 [31OC], S7087 [17DE]
——— State of the Union Message, S875, S876 [6FE], S1270 [12FE]
——— terminate declared national emergency to obtain funding for construction of a continuous wall or fence along southern U.S. border, S1410, S1413, S1432 [25FE], S1462–S1464 [26FE]
——— terminate declared national emergency to obtain funding for construction of a continuous wall or fence along southern U.S. border (H.J. Res. 46), S1448, S1452–S1456 [26FE], S1531–S1533 [27FE], S1610, S1612–S1614 [4MR], S1637, S1648–S1650 [5MR], S1678–S1680 [6MR], S1722–S1725 [7MR], S1750 [11MR], S1770 [12MR], S1809, S1815, S1829–S1831 [13MR], S1855, S1857–S1882 [14MR], S5374 [10SE]
——— terminate declared national emergency to obtain funding for construction of a continuous wall or fence along southern U.S. border (S.J. Res. 10), S1600–S1602 [28FE]
——— terminate declared national emergency to obtain funding for construction of a continuous wall or fence along southern U.S. border (S.J. Res. 54), S5637, S5653–S5659, S5670 [24SE], S5674–S5677, S5680, S5684 [25SE], S5715 [26SE]
——— terminate declared national emergency to obtain funding for construction of a continuous wall or fence along southern U.S. border (S.J. Res. 54), unanimous-consent agreement, S5668 [24SE]
——— terminate declared national emergency to obtain funding for construction of a continuous wall or fence along southern U.S. border (S.J. Res. 54), veto, S5861, S5869, S5874 [17OC]
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]
Vietnam: impose sanctions on individuals who are complicit in human rights abuses against nationals of Vietnam or their families (S. 1369), S5459 [12SE]
Visas: eliminate immigrant visa backlog by increasing number of visas, reclassify certain immigrants to exempt them from green card limits, protect certain ‘‘aging out’’ children, and lift country caps (S. 2603), S5812 [16OC], S5874–S5877 [17OC], S6273, S6274 [30OC], S7139 [18DE]
——— eliminate immigrant visa backlog by increasing number of visas, reclassify certain immigrants to exempt them from green card limits, protect certain ‘‘aging out’’ children, and lift country caps (S. 2603), unanimous-consent request, S5812 [16OC], S5876 [17OC], S6274 [30OC]
——— eliminate immigrant visa backlog by increasing visa numbers, reclassify certain immigrants to exempt them from green card limits, protect certain ‘‘aging out’’ children, lift country caps (S. 2603), unanimous-consent request, S6415, S6416 [6NO]
Wolf, Chad F.: suitability to be Under Sec. of Homeland Security for Strategy, Policy, and Plans relative to role in zero tolerance immigration policy that led to separation and detention of families, S6498 [12NO], S6517–S6520, S6528 [13NO]
World Refugee Day: observance, S4164, S4165 [20JN]
Reports
Find Attorney General Barr and Sec. of Commerce Ross in Contempt of Congress for Refusal To Comply With a Subpoena Duly Issued (H. Rept. 116–125): Committee on Oversight and Reform (House), H6003–H7091 [17JY]
Reports filed
American Promise Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2821) (H. Rept. 116–97), H4180 [30MY]
Consideration of H. Rept. 116–125, Find Attorney General Barr and Sec. of Commerce Ross in Contempt of Congress for Refusal To Comply With a Subpoena Duly Issued: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 491) (H. Rept. 116–154), H5824 [15JY]
Consideration of H. Res. 489, Condemn President Trump’s Racist Comments Directed at Certain Members of Congress and Support Immigrants, New Citizens, and Legal Immigration: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 491) (H. Rept. 116–154), H5824 [15JY]
Consideration of H.J. Res. 46, Terminate President Trump’s Declared National Emergency To Obtain Funding for Construction of Continuous Wall or Fence Along Southern U.S. Border: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 144) (H. Rept. 116–13), H2099 [25FE]
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. 6, American Dream and Promise Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 415) (H. Rept. 116–102), H4215 [3JN]
Consideration of H.R. 549, Venezuela TPS Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 519) (H. Rept. 116–183), H7376 [24JY]
Consideration of H.R. 2203, Homeland Security Improvement Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 577) (H. Rept. 116–217), H7900 [24SE]
Consideration of H.R. 3239, Humanitarian Standards for Individuals in Customs and Border Protection Custody Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 509) (H. Rept. 116–178), H7239 [23JY]
Consideration of H.R. 3401, Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Humanitarian Assistance and Security at the Southern Border Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 462) (H. Rept. 116–128), H5165 [25JN]
Consideration of H.R. 3525, U.S. Border Patrol Medical Screening Standards Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 577) (H. Rept. 116–217), H7900 [24SE]
Consideration of S.J. Res. 54, Terminate President Trump’s Declared National Emergency To Obtain Funding for Construction of Continuous Wall or Fence Along Southern U.S. Border: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 591) (H. Rept. 116–218), H7988 [25SE]
Consideration of Senate Amendment to H.R. 3401, Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Humanitarian Assistance and Security at the Southern Border Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 466) (H. Rept. 116–130), H5255 [27JN]
Counter Terrorist Network Act: Committee on Homeland Security (House) (H.R. 3526) (H. Rept. 116–189), H7524 [27AU]
Defending Elections Against Trolls From Enemy Regimes (DETER) Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1328), S3057 [22MY]
Dept. of Homeland Security Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 3931) (H. Rept. 116–180), H7376 [24JY]
——— Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 2582) (S. Rept. 116–125), S5746 [26SE]
Dream Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2820) (H. Rept. 116–98), H4180 [30MY]
Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Humanitarian Assistance and Security at the Southern Border Act: Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 1900), S3843 [19JN]
Express Importance of U.S. Alliance With Republic of Korea and Strengthen and Broaden Diplomatic, Economic, and Security Ties: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Res. 152), S7112 [17DE]
Farm Workforce Modernization Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 5038) (H. Rept. 116–328), H9386 [9DE]
Find Attorney General Barr and Sec. of Commerce Ross in Contempt of Congress for Refusal To Comply With a Subpoena Duly Issued: Committee on Oversight and Reform (House) (H. Rept. 116–125), H5074 [24JN]
Homeland Security Improvement Act: Committee on Homeland Security (House) (H.R. 2203) (H. Rept. 116–631), H7156 [19JY]
Homeownership for DREAMers Act: Committee on Financial Services (House) (H.R. 3154) (H. Rept. 116–197), H7534 [6SE]
Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. 1838), S5747 [26SE]
Humanitarian Standards for Individuals in Customs and Border Protection Custody Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 3239) (H. Rept. 116–162), H7156 [19JY]
Protecting America’s Food and Agriculture Act: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 2107) (S. Rept. 116–94), S5406 [10SE]
Rescinding DHS’ Waiver Authority for Border Wall Act: Committee on Homeland Security (House) (H.R. 1232) (H. Rept. 116–45), H3438 [2MY]
Secure and Protect Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1494), S5360 [9SE]
U.S. Border Patrol Medical Screening Standards Act: Committee on Homeland Security (House) (H.R. 3525) (H. Rept. 116–211), H7772 [18SE]
Venezuela TPS Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 549) (H. Rept. 116–168), H7239 [23JY]
Rulings of the Chair
Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations for border security and necessary expenses associated with significant rise in unaccompanied alien children (H.R. 3401), consideration of Senate amendment (H. Res. 466), H5223 [27JN]
Trump, President: condemn racist comments directed at certain Members of Congress and support immigrants, new citizens, and legal immigration by those seeking asylum or refuge (H. Res. 489), H5852 [16JY]
Songs
‘‘Plane Wreck at Los Gatos,’’ Woody Guthrie, S4927 [18JY]
Statements
Declaration of a National Emergency Concerning the U.S. Southern Border: several former national security officials, S1410–S1413, S1432–S1434 [25FE], S1452–S1455 [26FE]
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. 41, reject White nationalism and White supremacy, H572 [15JA]
H. Res. 53, censure Representative Steve King, H662 [16JA]
H. Res. 144, consideration of H.J. Res. 46, terminate President Trump’s declared national emergency to obtain funding for construction of a continuous wall or fence along southern U.S. border, H2112 [26FE]
H. Res. 415, consideration of H.R. 6, American Dream and Promise Act, H4236 [4JN]
H. Res. 444, reaffirm commitment to promote safety, health, education, and well-being of refugees and displaced persons and support individual and international efforts to provide assistance, H7886 [24SE]
H. Res. 462, consideration of H.R. 3401, Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Humanitarian Assistance and Security at the Southern Border Act, H5139 [25JN]
H. Res. 466, consideration of Senate amendment to H.R. 3401, Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Humanitarian Assistance and Security at the Southern Border Act, H5223, H5241 [27JN]
H. Res. 489, condemn President Trump for racist comments directed at certain Members of Congress and support immigrants, new citizens, and legal immigration by those seeking asylum or refuge, H5845 [16JY]
H. Res. 491, consideration of H. Rept. 116–125, find Attorney General Barr and Sec. of Commerce Ross in contempt of Congress for refusal to comply with a subpoena duly issued, H5835 [16JY]
H. Res. 491, consideration of H. Res. 489, condemn President Trump for racist comments directed at certain Members of Congress and support immigrants, new citizens, and legal immigration by those seeking asylum or refuge, H5835 [16JY]
H. Res. 497, find Attorney General Barr and Sec. of Commerce Ross in contempt of Congress for refusal to comply with a subpoena duly issued, H5942 [17JY]
H. Res. 498, President Trump impeachment, H5973 [17JY]
H. Res. 509, consideration of H.R. 3239, Humanitarian Standards for Individuals in Customs and Border Protection Custody Act, H7257 [24JY]
H. Res. 519, consideration of H.R. 549, Venezuela TPS Act, H7390 [25JY]
H. Res. 577, consideration of H.R. 2203, Homeland Security Improvement Act, H7913 [25SE]
H. Res. 577, consideration of H.R. 3525, U.S. Border Patrol Medical Screening Standards Act, H7913 [25SE]
H. Res. 591, consideration of S.J. Res. 54, terminate President Trump’s declared national emergency to obtain funding for construction of a continuous wall or fence along southern U.S. border, H7999 [26SE]
H. Res. 758, consideration of H.R. 3, Lower Drug Costs Now Act and H.R. 5038, Farm Workforce Modernization Act, H10033 [11DE]
H.J. Res. 46, terminate President Trump’s declared national emergency to obtain funding for construction of a continuous wall or fence along southern U.S. border, H2130 [26FE]
H.R. 6, American Dream and Promise Act, H4265–H4272 [4JN]
H.R. 526, Cambodia Democracy Act, H5802 [15JY]
H.R. 549, Venezuela TPS Act, H7211 [23JY], H7409 [25JY]
H.R. 559, Northern Mariana Islands Long-Term Legal Residents Relief Act, H4201 [3JN]
H.R. 565, Advancing Mutual Interests and Growing our Success (AMIGOS) Act, H9189 [3DE]
H.R. 1044, Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act, H5323 [10JY]
H.R. 2203, Homeland Security Improvement Act, H7928 [25SE]
H.R. 2615, U.S.-Northern Triangle Enhanced Engagement Act, H5780–H5784 [15JY]
H.R. 3239, Humanitarian Standards for Individuals in Customs and Border Protection Custody Act, H7340–H7342 [24JY]
H.R. 3289, Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act, H8119–H8122 [15OC]
H.R. 3401, Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Humanitarian Assistance and Security at the Southern Border Act, H5147–H5150 [25JN]
H.R. 3525, U.S. Border Patrol Medical Screening Standards Act, H8032 [26SE]
H.R. 3526, Counter Terrorist Network Act, H8025 [26SE]
H.R. 3670, Short-Term Detention Standards Act, H7436 [25JY]
H.R. 5038, Farm Workforce Modernization Act, H10045–H10066 [11DE]
S. 115, relief for Alemseghed M. Tesfamical, S221 [15JA]
S. 794, relief of Jose A. Martinez Moreno and family, S1901 [14MR]
S. 795, relief of Alfredo Plascencia Lopez, S1902 [14MR]
S. 796, relief of Ruben Mkoian and Asmik Karapetian, S1903 [14MR]
S. 797, relief of Shirley Constantino Tan, S1904 [14MR]
S. 798, relief of Esidronio Arreola-Saucedo and family, S1904 [14MR]
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. 1445, Central America Reform and Enforcement Act, S2820, S2831 [14MY]
S. 1733, Protecting Families and Improving Immigration Procedures Act, S3256–S3258 [5JN]
S. 1744, Keep STEM Talent Act, S3259 [5JN]
S. 1838, Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act, S6654–S6660 [19NO], H9089–H9092 [20NO]
S. 2107, Protecting America’s Food and Agriculture Act, S6177 [24OC]
S. 2603, Resolving Extended Limbo for Immigrant Employees and Families (RELIEF) Act, S5843–S5845 [16OC]
S. 2612, relief for Maria I. Bueso Barrera and family, S5849 [16OC]
S. 2635, Saudi Fugitive Declassification Act, S5885, S5900 [17OC]
S. 2870, Restricting Solitary Confinement in Immigration Detention Act, S6607–S6610 [14NO]
S. Con. Res. 3, commend history, heritage, strategic importance, and contributions of citizens of the Marshall Islands and improve census data to better serve citizens who reside in the U.S., S1335 [13FE]
S. Res. 32, recognize anniversary of first refugee and Muslim ban, promote safety and health of refugees, and call for leadership in response to displacement and resettlement of refugees, S701 [28JA]
S. Res. 141, International Roma Day, S2278 [4AP]
S. Res. 152, express importance of U.S. alliance with Republic of Korea and strengthen and broaden diplomatic, economic, and security ties, S2333 [9AP]
S. Res. 218, Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month, S3063 [22MY]
S. Res. 254, World Refugee Day, S4176 [20JN]
S. Res. 255, Immigrant Heritage Month, S4177 [20JN]
S. Res. 280, tribute to U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers and personnel for work during the crisis at the southern border, S5016 [23JY]
S. Res. 281, elevate communities that face systemic barriers in the effort to end sexual violence and support all survivors of sexual and gender-based violence, S5016 [23JY]
S.J. Res. 54, terminate President Trump’s declared national emergency to obtain funding for construction of a continuous wall or fence along southern U.S. border, S5759 [26SE], H8061 [27SE]