H.R. 471:
Taxpayer Exposure Mitigation Act
NumbersUSA's Position:
SupportTo provide for greater transfer of risk under the National Flood Insurance Program to private capital and reinsurance markets, and for other purposes.
H.R. 37:
Kissimmee River Wild and Scenic River Study Act
NumbersUSA's Position:
SupportTo amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate segments of the Kissimmee River and its tributaries in the State of Florida for study for potential addition to the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System, and for other purposes.
H.R. 4328:
Omnibus Consolidated and Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1999
NumbersUSA's Position:
No PositionMaking appropriations for the Department of Transportation and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1999, and for other purposes.
H.R. 3736:
Temporary Access to Skilled Workers and H-1B Nonimmigrant Program Improvement Act of 1998
NumbersUSA's Position:
OpposeTo amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to make changes relating to H-1B nonimmigrants.
H.R. 3553:
Central American and Caribbean Refugee Adjustment Act of 1998
NumbersUSA's Position:
OpposeH.R. 3553, the Central American and Caribbean Refugee Adjustment Act, would have awarded amnesty to almost 1.2 million illegal immigrants, in addition to the almost one million who were granted amnesty in 1997.
S. 1723:
American Competitiveness Act
NumbersUSA's Position:
OpposeA bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to assist the United States to remain competitive by increasing the access of the United States firms and institutions of higher education to skilled personnel and by expanding educational and training opportunities for American students and workers.
S. 1504:
Haitian Refugee Immigration Fairness Act of 1998
NumbersUSA's Position:
OpposeS. 1504, the Haitian Refugee Immigration Fairness Act, would grant amnesty to 50,000 illegal aliens from Haiti who came to the U.S. before December 31, 1995. It also granted amnesty to their spouses and children, bringing the total number of Haitians to be amnestied to about 125,000. This provision was slipped quietly into an omnibus appropriations bill, and was fully endorsed by President Clinton who signed it into law.
S. 1156:
District of Columbia Appropriations Act, 1998
NumbersUSA's Position:
No PositionAn original bill making appropriations for the government of the District of Columbia and other activities chargeable in whole or in part against the revenues of said District for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1998, and for other purposes.
H.R. 2302:
Immigration Technical Revisions Act of 1997
NumbersUSA's Position:
OpposeH.R. 2302, the Immigration Technical Revisions Act of 1997, would have allowed 540,000 illegal immigrants from Central America to apply for amnesty, even though they previously had been denied asylum in the United States. Congress eventually passed a much-expanded version of this proposed amnesty by slipping it into an appropriations bill for the District of Columbia (see the Nicaraguan and Central American Relief Act of 1997).