H.R. 627:
Home Energy Loss Prevention Act
NumbersUSA's Position:
No PositionTo require energy audits to be conducted for any single-family and multifamily housing purchased using federally related housing loans, and for other purposes.
H.R. 6253:
National Guard Border Enforcement Act
NumbersUSA's Position:
No PositionThe bill would direct the Secretary of Defense to “provide for the deployment” of at least 10,000 National Guard members along the U.S./Mexico border. The National Guard would aid U.S. Customs and Border Protection activities in exchange for state funding and the ability to count border security against a unit’s military training requirement.
To utilize the National Guard to provide support for the border control activities of the United States Customs and Border Protection of the Department of Homeland Security, and for other purposes.
H.R. 5658:
Securing Knowledge, Innovation, and Leadership Act of 2010
NumbersUSA's Position:
No PositionSecuring Knowledge, Innovation, and Leadership Act
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to increase competitiveness in the United States, and for other purposes.
H.R. 4899:
Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2010
NumbersUSA's Position:
No PositionMaking emergency supplemental appropriations for disaster relief and summer jobs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes.
H.R. 4321:
CIR ASAP Act of 2009
NumbersUSA's Position:
No PositionThis bill is a 677 page compilation of existing bills that would redefine immigration policy in support of open borders and amnesty for illegal aliens. Among numerous provisions, it would:
Use “environmental protection” as an excuse to prevent federal and state agencies from patrolling large areas of the border
Suspend Operation Streamline, which was a zero tolerance program along the southern border, where violators were detained and prosecuted for federal immigration offenses, rather than immediately released back to their home country to try again.
H.R. 4213:
Unemployment Compensation Extension Act of 2010
NumbersUSA's Position:
No PositionTo amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend certain expiring provisions, and for other purposes.
H.R. 3962:
Preservation of Access to Care for Medicare Beneficiaries and Pension Relief Act of 2010
NumbersUSA's Position:
No PositionTo provide affordable, quality health care for all Americans and reduce the growth in health care spending, and for other purposes.
H.R. 3687:
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to eliminate the diversity immigrant program and to re-allocate those visas to certain employment-based immigrants who obtain an advanced degree in the United States.
NumbersUSA's Position:
No PositionThe bill would replace the current visa lottery system (55,000 visas currently focused on nationality and minimum work/educational degree requirements) with a system targeted at applicants with advanced degrees. Specifically, the program would include "qualified immigrants who hold a masters or doctorate degree in the life sciences, the physical sciences, mathematics, technology, or engineering. The end result would be more high-tech and other highly educated workers, possibly in job areas not traditionally affected by H-1B visas. This bill does not affect overall immigration numbers.
H.R. 3676:
Improving Methods to Promote Regular Occurrences of the Verification of Employability Status Act of 2009
NumbersUSA's Position:
No PositionThe bill would make the E-Verify program permanent, allow employers to verify existing employees after 14 days in the program, allow employers to wait for an individual’s work eligibility verification before hiring them, and would impose sanctions on an employer who knowingly accepts a fraudulent document during the verification process.
To amend the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 to make permanent the E-Verify Program, and for other purposes.
H.R. 3580:
New IDEA (Illegal Deduction Elimination Act)
NumbersUSA's Position:
No PositionThe bill would make wages and benefits paid to illegal aliens nondeductible for federal tax purposes. More specifically, it stipulates a retroactive six year limitation on assessment and collection, giving the IRS an incentive to collect due taxes. Furthermore, New IDEA makes E-Verify a permanent program, gives employers “safe harbor” when using E-Verify to confirm employment eligibility of their workers, and requires the IRS, Social Security Administration, and Department of Homeland Security to share information and work with each other on investigations.