H.R. 133:
H.R. 133: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 [Including Coronavirus Stimulus & Relief]
NumbersUSA's Position:
OpposeTo promote economic partnership and cooperation between the United States and Mexico.
H.R. 89:
Improving Science in Chemical Assessments Act
NumbersUSA's Position:
SupportTo direct that certain assessments with respect to toxicity of chemicals be carried out by the program offices of the Environmental Protection Agency, and for other purposes.
H.R. 1764:
Ammunition Management for More Obtainability Act of 2013
NumbersUSA's Position:
SupportThe bill would prevent Community Oriented Policing Services Program (COPS) funding from being used to uphold “sanctuary policies,” which prevent law enforcement officials in local municipalities from investigating immigration status or reporting immigration violations to Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE). COPS is important to city, tribal, state, and other local law enforcement agencies because it awards grants used to update technology, hire and train police officers, and develop crime fighting strategies. Please see S.169 for the Senate Companion legislation.
H.R. 6429:
STEM Jobs Act of 2012
NumbersUSA's Position:
SplitH.R. 6429, the STEM Jobs Act of 2012, would cancel the visa lottery program and transfer the 55,000 yearly visas that would have been granted through the visa lottery into two new priority categories (doctorate and masters degree) under 203(b). For the first two fiscal years of the program, unused visas for which petitions or applications for labor certification have been filed will be added to the total visas for the next fiscal year. Following the first two years, remaining unused visas do not transfer to the next fiscal year.
H.R. 6412:
Attracting the Best and Brightest Act of 2012
NumbersUSA's Position:
OpposeH.R. 6412, the Attracting the Best and Brightest Act, would add 50,000 new visas to a new employment-based priority category for aliens who have a master’s degree or higher in science, technology, engineering, or mathematics (STEM), from a U.S. institution of higher education. Visas that are unused by the end of each financial year continue past the end of the year. The Department of Homeland Security has to publicly release a monthly report with details regarding the visas awarded under the new category.
H.R. 5953:
Prohibiting Back-door Amnesty Act
NumbersUSA's Position:
SupportTo prohibit the implementation of certain policies regarding the exercise of prosecutorial discretion by the Secretary of Homeland Security.
H.R. 5855:
Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2013
NumbersUSA's Position:
No PositionMaking appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2013, and for other purposes.