S. 2833, the Visa Transparency Anti-Trafficking Act, calls for additional reporting, including massive amounts of nonimmigrant employment data. The House companion bill is H.R. 5006.
H.R. 5006, the Visa Transparency Anti-Trafficking Act, calls for additional reporting, including massive amounts of nonimmigrant employment data. The Senate companion bill is S. 2833.
H.R. 5012, the Restoring Respect for Immigrant Service in Uniform Act, would call for the readmission of deported aliens who spent 180 days in the military, haven't been discharged at any level under than honorable, and haven't been convicted of a felony, significant misdemeanor, or 3 or more non-significant misdemeanors on different dates out of separate conduct. Significant misdemeanors are defined as domestic violence, sexual assault, involving unlawful possession of a firearm, or with a sentence over 90 days.
H.R. 4926, the Stopping Partisan Policy at the Library of Congress Act, would direct the Librarian of Congress to retain the headings "Aliens" and "Illegal aliens" in the Library of Congress Subject Headings.
H.R. 4726, the Preventing Illegal Visa Overstays Act, would prohibit the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security from receiving a salary until the entry-exit system is fully implemented.
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to improve the H-1B visa program, to repeal the diversity visa lottery program, and for other purposes.
H.R. 4303, the Border Security and Accountability Act of 2015, would prevent Border Patrol officers from patrolling environmentally sensitive areas along the border and require officers to take certain measures when encountering family units and other potentially vulnerable illegal border crossers.
S. 2394, the American Jobs First Act of 2015, would implement major reforms of the H-1B program including adding a minimum wage provision ($110,000), and increasing the fee for employers to $10,000. More than 90% of H-1Bs issued in 2013 were for positions that paid less than $110,000 per year. The bill would also end the Visa Lottery.
S. 2266, the H-1B and L-1 Visa Reform Act, would reform and reduce fraud and abuse in the H-1B and L-1 guest-worker visa programs. The House companion bill is H.R. 5657.