bill_id,congress,bill_type,bill_number,title,policy_area,introduced_date,latest_action_date,latest_action_text,origin_chamber,sponsor_name,sponsor_state,sponsor_party,sponsor_bioguide_id,cosponsor_count,summary_text,update_date,url
99-s-2942,99,s,2942,A bill to authorize and direct the Secretary of Interior to retain the American Museum of Immigration at the base of the Statute of Liberty National Monument.,Immigration,1986-10-17,1986-10-17,Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.,Senate,"Sen. Bradley, Bill [D-NJ]",NJ,D,B001225,3,Directs the Secretary of the Interior to retain the American Museum of Immigration at the base of the Statue of Liberty National Monument.,2025-04-23T11:41:33Z,
99-hr-5665,99,hr,5665,Immigration Control and Legalization Amendments Act of 1986,Immigration,1986-10-08,1986-10-09,House Incorporated this Measure in H.R.3810 as an Amendment.,House,"Rep. Rodino, Peter W., Jr. [D-NJ-10]",NJ,D,R000374,3,"Immigration Control and Legalization Amendments Act of 1986 - Title I: Control of Illegal Immigration - Part A:  Employment - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to make it unlawful for a person or other entity to: (1) hire (including through subcontractors), recruit, or refer for a fee for U.S. employment any alien knowing that such person is unauthorized to work, or any person without verifying his or her work status; or (2) continue to employ an alien knowing of such person's unauthorized work status. Makes verification compliance an affirmative defense to any violation in the hiring or referral of an alien. Establishes an employment verification system. Requires: (1) the employer to attest, on a form developed by the Attorney General, that the employee's work status has been verified by examination of a passport, birth certificate, social security card, alien documentation papers, or other proof; (2) the worker to similarly attest that he or she is a U.S. citizen or national, or authorized alien; and (3) the employer to keep such records for the period required by regulation. States that nothing in this Act shall be construed to authorize a national identity card or system. Sets forth employer sanction provisions.  Provides for a six-month period of public education during which no employment violation penalties shall be imposed. Provides for a subsequent 12-month period during which violators shall be issued warning citations. Provides, at the end of such citation period, for graduated first and subsequent-offense civil penalties, injunctive remedies, or criminal penalties (for pattern or practice violations).  Subjects violators to graduated civil penalties for related paperwork violations. Directs the Attorney General to provide notice and, upon request, an administrative hearing in the case of a disputed penalty.  States that:  (1) judicial review of a final administrative penalty shall be in the U.S. court of appeals; and (2) suits to collect unpaid penalties shall be filed in U.S. district courts. Makes it unlawful for an employer to require an employee to provide any type of financial guarantee or indemnity against any potential employment liability.  Subjects violators, after notice and hearing opportunity, to a civil penalty for each violation and the return of any such amounts received. States that such employer sanction provisions preempt State and local laws. Makes it an unfair immigration-related employment practice for an employer of four or more persons to discriminate against any individual (other than an unauthorized alien) with respect to hiring, recruitment or referral for fee, because of such individual's origin or citizenship (or intended citizenship) status. Requires that complaints of violations of an immigration-related employment practice be filed with the Special Counsel for Immigration-Related Unfair Employment Practices (established by this Act) within the Department of Justice.  Prohibits the overlap of immigration-related discrimination complaints and discrimination complaints filed with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. Authorizes the Special Counsel to:  (1) investigate complaints and determine (within 120 days) whether to bring such complaints before a specially trained administrative law judge; and (2) initiate investigations and complaints.  Permits private actions if the Special Counsel does not file a complaint within such 120-day period.  Sets forth related administrative provisions. Amends the Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act to subject farm labor contractors to the requirements of this Act, beginning seven months after enactment and ending 6 years later. Makes it illegal to fraudulently misuse or manufacture entry or work documents (up to $5,000 fine or two years' imprisonment or both). Provides for a study on the use of a telephone verification system for determining alien employment eligibility. Requires a report to the Congress. Part B:  Improvement of Enforcement and Services - States that essential elements of the immigration control and reform program established by this Act are increased enforcement and administrative activities of the Border Patrol, the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS), and other appropriate Federal agencies. Authorizes increased FY 1986 and 1987 appropriations for:  (1) INS; and (2) the Executive Office of Immigration Review.  Directs the Attorney General, from funds appropriated to the Department of Justice for INS, to provide for improved immigration and naturalization services and for enhanced community outreach and in-service personnel training. Directs the Attorney General to report to the appropriate congressional committees within six months regarding the INS's data processing requirements. Sets forth related equipment acquisition requirements. Prohibits any such acquisitions without the approval of the Administrator of General Services. Revises the criminal penalties for the unlawful transportation of unauthorized aliens into the United States. Directs the Attorney General to develop a contingency plan to provide for the allocation and management of personnel and resources in the event of an immigration emergency.  Establishes an immigration emergency fund to be used in accordance with such plan.  Authorizes appropriations.  Prohibits the use of such funding unless the President has certified to the appropriate congressional committees that an emergency exists. Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to permit the owner or operator of a railroad line, international bridge, or toll road to request the Attorney General to inspect and approve measures taken to prevent aliens from illegally crossing into the United States.  States that such approved measures shall be prima facie evidence of compliance with obligations under such Act to prevent illegal entries. Expresses the sense of the Congress that the immigration laws of the United States should be vigorously enforced, while taking care to protect the rights and safety of U.S. citizens and aliens. Part C:  Verification of Status Under Certain Programs - Requires States to verify the immigration status of aliens applying for the following benefits: (1) aid to families with dependent children, medicaid, unemployment compensation, food stamps, and supplemental security income under the Social Security Act; (2) specified housing assistance under the Housing and Community Development Act of 1980; and (3) title IV educational assistance under the Higher Education Act of 1965. Provides an opportunity for the alien applicant to submit status evidence without denial or termination of benefits until such evidence has been verified. Provides States with full reimbursement for implementing and operating such verification programs. Requires:  (1) INS program implementation by October 1, 1987; and (2) State implementation by October 1, 1988. Authorizes appropriations. Requires the Comptroller General to report to the Congress regarding the current verification pilot projects and the implementation of the verification system under this Part. Title II:  Legalization - Directs the Attorney General to adjust to temporary resident status those aliens who:  (1) apply within 18 months; (2) establish that they entered the United States before January 1, 1982, and have resided here continuously in an unlawful status (including Cuban/Haitian entrants) since such date; and (3) are otherwise admissible. Authorizes similar status adjustment for specified aliens who entered legally as nonimmigrants but whose period of authorized stay ended before January 1, 1982.  (States that in the case of exchange visitors the two-year foreign residence requirement must have been met or waived.) Prohibits the legalization of persons:  (1) convicted of a felony or three or more misdemeanors in the United States; or (2) who have taken part in political, religious, or racial persecution.  Requires an alien applying for temporary resident status to register under the Military Selective Service Act, if such Act so requires. Directs the Attorney General to adjust the status of temporary resident aliens to permanent resident if the alien:  (1) applies during the one-year period beginning with the 13th month following the grant of temporary resident status; (2) has established continuous residence in the United States since the grant of temporary resident status; (3) is otherwise admissible and has not been convicted of a felony or three or more misdemeanors committed in the United States; and (4) either meets the minimum requirements for an understanding of English and a knowledge of American history and government, or demonstrates the satisfactory pursuit of a course of study in these subjects.  (Authorizes an exemption from such language and history requirement for individuals 65 years of age or older.) Specifies circumstances in which the Attorney General may terminate an alien's temporary resident status.  Permits travel abroad and employment during such period. Authorizes the filing of status adjustment applications with the Attorney General or designated voluntary or governmental agencies.  Directs the Attorney General to work with such agencies to:  (1) disseminate program information; and (2) process aliens.  Provides for the confidential treatment of application records.  Establishes criminal penalties (fines, imprisonment, or both) for:  (1) violations of such confidentiality; and (2) false application statements. Provides for application fees. Waives numerical limitations, labor certification, and other specified entry violations for such plans.  Permits the Attorney General to waive other grounds for exclusion (except criminal, most drug-related, and security grounds) to assure family unity or when otherwise in the national interest. Requires the Attorney General to provide an alien otherwise eligible but unregistered who is apprehended before the end of the application period, an opportunity to apply for the legalization program before deportation or exclusion proceedings are begun.  States that such alien shall be authorized to work in the United States pending disposition of the case. Provides for administrative and judicial review of a determination respecting an application for adjustment of status under this Act. Makes legalized aliens (other than Cuban/Haitian entrants) ineligible for Federal financial assistance, Medicaid (with certain exceptions), or food stamps for five years following a grant of temporary resident status and for five years following a grant of permanent resident status (permits aid to the aged, blind, or disabled).  States that programs authorized under the National School Lunch Act, the Child Nutrition Act of 1966, the Vocational Education Act of 1963, chapter 1 of the Education Consolidation and Improvement Act of 1981, the Headstart-Follow Through Act, the Job Training Partnership Act, title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965, the Public Health Service Act, and titles V, XVI, and XX of the Social Security Act shall not be construed as prohibited assistance. Continues assistance to aliens under the Refugee Education Assistance Act of 1980 without regard to adjustment of status. Requires the Attorney General to disseminate in English and other appropriate language information regarding the legalization program. Establishes procedures for the status adjustment to permanent resident of certain Cuban and Haitian entrants who arrived in the United States before January 1, 1982. Updates from June 30, 1948, to January 1, 1976, the registry date for permanent entry admissions records. Authorizes FY 1987 through 1991 appropriations for State legalization impact assistance grants.  Directs the Secretary, subject to appropriated funds, to provide States with:  (1) full reimbursement for public assistance provided to eligible legalized aliens; and (2) payments for educational services to such aliens. Title III:  Reform of Legal Immigration - Part A: Temporary Agricultural Workers - Separates temporary agricultural labor from other temporary labor for purposes of nonimmigrant (H-2A visas) worker provisions. Requires an employer H-2A visa petition to certify that:  (1) there are not enough local U.S. workers for the job; and (2) similarly employed U.S. workers' wages and working conditions will not be adversely affected. Authorizes the Secretary of Labor to charge application fees. Prohibits the Secretary from approving such petition if:  (1) the job is open because of a strike or lock-out; (2) the employer violated temporary worker admissions terms; (3) in a case where such workers are not covered by State workers' compensation laws, the employer has not provided equivalent protection at no cost to such workers; or (4) the employer has not made regional recruitment efforts in the traditional or expected labor supply. Provides with regard to agricultural worker applications that:  (1) the Secretary may not require such an application to be filed more than 60 days before needed; (2) the employer shall be notified in writing within seven days if the application requires perfecting; (3) the Secretary shall approve an acceptable application not later than 20 days before needed; and (4) the employer shall provide or secure housing meeting appropriate Federal, State, or local standards, including making provision for family housing for employees principally engaged in the range production of livestock. Provides that for three years, labor certifications for specified employers shall require such an employer to hire qualified U.S. workers who apply until the end of 50 percent of the H-2A workers' contract work period.  Requires the Secretary, six months before the end of such period, to consider the advisability of continuing such requirement and to issue regulations (in the absence of enacting legislation) three months before the end of such period. States that employers shall not be liable for specified employment penalties if H-2A workers are dismissed in order to meet such 50 percent requirement. Permits agricultural producer associations to file H-2A petitions. Provides for expedited administrative appeals of denied certifications. Prohibits the entry of an alien as an H-2A worker if he or she has violated a term of admission within the previous five years. Authorizes permanent appropriations beginning with FY 1987 for the purposes of:  (1) recruiting domestic workers for temporary labor and services which might otherwise be performed by nonimmigrants and agricultural transition workers; and (2) monitoring terms and conditions under which such individuals are employed. Authorizes permanent appropriations beginning in FY 1987 to enable the Secretary to make determinations and certifications. Expresses the sense of the Congress that the President should establish an advisory commission to consult with Mexico and other appropriate countries and advise the Attorney General regarding the temporary worker program. Establishes a special agricultural worker adjustment program. Provides for permanent resident adjustment for aliens who:  (1) apply during a specified 18-month period; (2) have performed at least 90 man-days of seasonal agricultural work during the 12-month period ending May 1, 1986; and (3) are admissible as immigrants.  Sets forth adjustment dates based upon periods of work performed in the United States.  Authorizes travel and employment during such temporary residence period. Authorizes applications to be made inside the United States with the Attorney General or designated entities and outside the United States through consular offices.  Provides for confidentiality and limited access to such information.  Establishes criminal penalties for false application information, and makes an alien so convicted inadmissible for U.S. entry. Exempts such admissions from numerical entry limitations. Permits waiver of exclusion (except for specified criminal, drug offense, public charge, Nazi persecution, and national security grounds) for humanitarian or family purposes, or when in the national interest. Provides for a temporary stay of exclusion or deportation (and authority to work) for apprehended aliens who are able to establish a nonfrivolous claim for status adjustment. Provides for a single level of administrative appellate review of such status adjustment applications.  Limits such review of the order of exclusion or deportation. Defines ""seasonal agricultural services"" as the performance of field work related to growing fruits and vegetables of every kind and other perishable commodities as defined in regulations by the Secretary of Agriculture. Directs the Secretaries of Agriculture and of Labor, jointly before each fiscal year (beginning in FY 1990 and ending in FY 1993) to determine whether additional special agricultural workers should be admitted because of a shortage of such workers in the United States.  Sets forth factors to be considered in making such determinations. Authorizes associations and groups of employers to request additional admissions due to emergency or unforeseen circumstances.  Authorizes groups of special agricultural workers to request decreased admissions due to worker oversupply. Requires the Secretaries to make request determinations within 21 days. Sets forth numerical limitations for such admissions beginning with FY 1990. Provides for the deportation of newly admitted special agricultural workers who do not perform 60 man-days of seasonal agricultural work in each of the first two years after entry.  Prohibits naturalization of such workers unless they have performed 60 man-days of such work in each of five fiscal years. Treats temporary agricultural workers and special agricultural workers as ""eligible legalized aliens"" for purposes of Federal assistance to State and local entities for specified costs associated with such workers during their first five years in the United States. Establishes a 12-member Commission on Agricultural Workers to review the special agricultural worker provisions, the impact of the legalization and employer sanctions on agricultural labor, and other aspects of agricultural labor. Requires a report to the Congress within five years.  Authorizes appropriations.  Terminates the Commission at the end of the 63-month period beginning with the month after the month of enactment of this Act. States that specified agricultural workers shall be eligible for legal assistance under the Legal Service Corporation Act. Part B:  Other Changes in the Immigration Law - Increases the annual colonial quota from 600 visas to 5,000 visas. Requires foreign students to return to the country of their nationality for at least two years after completing their studies before petitioning to return to the United States. Sets forth conditions for the waiver of such requirement. Declares aliens who have obtained certain advanced degrees, or are training for such degrees, eligible for educational visitor status. Prohibits non-waiver students from adjusting to permanent resident status. States that time spent in student or trainee status shall not count for purposes of eligibility for suspension of deportation. Includes within the definition of ""special immigrant"":  (1) unmarried sons and daughters and surviving spouses of employees of certain international organizations; and (2) specified retirees of such organizations (""I"" status) and their spouses. Grants nonimmigrant status to:  (1) parents of children receiving ""I"" status while they are minors; and (2) other children of such parents or a surviving ""I"" status spouse. Authorizes the three-year pilot visa waiver program for up to eight countries providing similar benefits to U.S. visitors. Requires such visitors to the United States to:  (1) have a nonrefundable roundtrip ticket; and (2) stay in the United States for not more than 90 days. Includes the relationship between an illegitimate child and its natural father within the definition of ""child"" for purposes of status, benefits, or privilege under such Act. States that for suspension of deportation purposes, an alien shall not be considered to have failed to maintain continuous physical presence in the United States if the absence did not meaningfully interrupt the continuous physical presence. Authorizes additional immigrant visas for natives of certain countries based on immigration from such countries during the ten-fiscal year period beginning July 1, 1955. Title IV:  Reports to Congress - Directs the President to report to the appropriate congressional committees on:  (1) general legal admissions under the Immigration and Nationality Act; (2) unlawful employment of aliens; and (3) the temporary agricultural worker (H-2A) program. Directs the Civil Rights Commission to monitor and report to such committees on the implementation and enforcement of provisions of this Act that result in unlawful discrimination. Directs the President to make two reports to the Congress on the legalization program established by this Act. Directs the Attorney General and the Secretary of State to jointly monitor the visa waiver program established by this Act, and report to the Congress within two years. Directs the Attorney General to report to the Congress within 90 days regarding INS resources. Provides for a feasibility study of a social security number validation system. Authorizes the President to negotiate with the Government of Mexico for the establishment of a fee-trade and co-production border zone as a first step to achieving a U.S.-Mexico free-trade area.  Requires a report to the Congress. Title V:  State and Local Assistance for Incarceration Costs of Illegal Aliens and Certain Cuban Nationals - Directs the Attorney General to reimburse States and local jurisdictions for the costs incurred in incarcerating illegal aliens and Cuban nationals.  Authorizes appropriations. Title VI:  Commission on International Migration and Development - Establishes a National Commission on International Migration and Development to conduct studies and report to the Congress regarding:  (1) conditions in sending countries; and (2) trade and investment programs to alleviate such conditions. Requires annual reports to the Congress.  Authorizes appropriations. Terminates such Commission 30 days after the end of the three year period beginning on the date the majority of the Commission members are appointed. Title VII:  National Commission on Immigration - Establishes a National Commission on Immigration to conduct studies and report to the Congress regarding:  (1) factors influencing illegal immigration and reciprocal trade and economic programs with Latin America; (2) employment of unauthorized aliens; (3) agricultural reliance on unauthorized workers; and (4) immigrant visa backlogs. Requires a report to the Congress within three years.  Terminates such Commission 30 days after submission of such report. Authorizes appropriations. Title VIII:  Investigation, Review, and Temporary Limitation on Deportation of Displaced Salvadorans and Nicarageans - Part A:  GAO Investigation and Report - Requires the Comptroller General to begin an investigation within 60 days concerning displaced nationals of El Salvador and Nicaragua.  Requires a report to the Congress within one year. Part B:  Congressional Review - Provides for the referral  of such report to the appropriate congressional committees for committee hearings and committee reports. Part C:  Temporary Stay of Deportation - Provides for a temporary stay of detention and deportation for certain nationals of El Salvador or Nicaragua.",2025-08-29T16:31:16Z,
99-hr-5606,99,hr,5606,A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for the naturalization of alien servicemembers who enlist outside the United States and who have not been admitted for lawful permanent residence.,Immigration,1986-09-26,1986-09-30,"Referred to Subcommittee on Immigration, Refugees, and International Law.",House,"Rep. Whitehurst, G. William [R-VA-2]",VA,R,W000406,0,"Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to grant special immigrant status to an alien service member (or veteran), and accompanying spouse and children, who enlisted outside the United States without first being admitted for U.S. permanent residence.  Requires at least four years of honorable military service in order to qualify for such status.",2021-06-30T19:49:31Z,
99-hr-5582,99,hr,5582,A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act.,Immigration,1986-09-23,1986-09-29,"Referred to Subcommittee on Immigration, Refugees, and International Law.",House,"Rep. Solomon, Gerald B. H. [R-NY-24]",NY,R,S000675,0,"Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to revise the definition of ""child"" to include a child under the age of 16 for whom one or both surviving parents are incapable of providing proper support. (Current law refers to sole or surviving parent only.)",2021-06-30T19:49:24Z,
99-hr-5558,99,hr,5558,Naturalization Amendments of 1986,Immigration,1986-09-19,1986-10-01,Held at the desk by unanimous consent. Pending further disposition.,House,"Rep. Rodino, Peter W., Jr. [D-NJ-10]",NJ,D,R000374,0,"Naturalization Amendments of 1986 - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to:  (1) establish an administrative naturalization procedure; and (2) make such procedure the sole procedure for naturalization. Authorizes the applicant to choose the forum for the swearing-in ceremony (before the Attorney General, or in U.S. district court or appropriate State court). Reduces State residency requirements from six months to three months. Provides for review of a denied application before the Board of Immigration Appeals and thereafter in U.S. district court. Sets forth related administrative and conforming provisions. Provides for the admission (""I"" status) as special immigrants of:  (1) retired officers or employees of certain international organizations and their spouses; (2) surviving spouses of such persons; and (3) unmarried sons and daughters of such persons.  Sets forth U.S. residency requirements of such status. Grants nonimmigrant status to:  (1) parents of children receiving ""I"" status while the children are minors; and (2) other children of such parents or a surviving ""I"" status spouse.",2025-08-29T16:29:32Z,
99-hr-5559,99,hr,5559,Immigration and Nationality Amendments of 1986,Immigration,1986-09-19,1986-09-29,Failed to Receive 2/3's Vote to Suspend and Pass by Yea-Nay Vote: 81 - 308 (Record Vote No: 421).,House,"Rep. Mazzoli, Romano L. [D-KY-3]",KY,D,M000291,0,"(Reported to House from the Committee on the Judiciary with amendment, H. Rept. 99-904)  Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to grant special immigrant status to religious functionaries who have been solely employed for the previous two years in a religious occupation by a nonprofit religious organization and who will be so employed in the United States by the same organization or denomination.  Requires labor certification. Establishes a ten-year waiting period for admittance into the United States for any alien excludable on grounds of moral turpitude, prostitution, immigration fraud, or conviction of two or more crimes totaling five years or more of imprisonment.",2025-08-29T16:32:55Z,
99-hr-5562,99,hr,5562,A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to modify the responsibility of carriers for detention of excludable aliens.,Immigration,1986-09-19,1986-09-25,"Referred to Subcommittee on Immigration, Refugees, and International Law.",House,"Rep. Bryant, John W. [D-TX-5]",TX,D,B000997,0,Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to modify the responsibility of carriers (passenger ships and airlines) for the detention of excludable aliens.,2021-06-30T19:49:17Z,
99-s-2818,99,s,2818,"A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for the exclusion or deportation from the United States of aliens who possessed or used certain controlled substances, and for other purposes.",Immigration,1986-09-12,1986-09-30,Referred to Subcommittee on Immigration and Refugee Policy.,Senate,"Sen. Roth Jr., William V. [R-DE]",DE,R,R000460,0,Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for the exclusion or deportation of any alien for possession or use of certain controlled substances.,2025-07-21T19:32:26Z,
99-s-2768,99,s,2768,Legal Immigration Reform Act of 1986,Immigration,1986-08-15,1986-09-02,Committee on Judiciary requested executive comment from Justice Department.,Senate,"Sen. Kennedy, Edward M. [D-MA]",MA,D,K000105,0,Legal Immigration Reform Act of 1986 - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to revise the numerical limitation and preference system for immigrant admissions.,2025-08-29T16:31:54Z,
99-hr-5385,99,hr,5385,A bill to authorize the appropriation of sums necessary to provide for a 50 percent increase in border patrol personnel.,Immigration,1986-08-11,1986-08-15,"Referred to Subcommittee on Immigration, Refugees, and International Law.",House,"Rep. Moorhead, Carlos J. [R-CA-22]",CA,R,M000926,3,Authorizes FY 1987 through 1989 appropriations for an increase in Immigration and Naturalization Service border patrol personnel so that the average personnel level in each such fiscal year is 50 percent higher than the FY 1986 level.,2021-06-30T19:45:42Z,
99-hr-5342,99,hr,5342,A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act with respect to the liability of owners and operators of international bridges and toll roads to prevent the unauthorized landing of aliens.,Immigration,1986-08-06,1986-08-08,"Referred to Subcommittee on Immigration, Refugees, and International Law.",House,"Rep. de la Garza, E. [D-TX-15]",TX,D,D000203,0,"Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to permit the owner or operator of a railroad line, international bridge, or toll road to request the Attorney General to inspect and approve measures taken to prevent aliens from illegally crossing into the United States.  States that such approved measures shall be prima facie evidence of compliance with obligations under such Act to prevent illegal entries.",2021-06-30T19:45:27Z,
99-hr-5263,99,hr,5263,A bill to provide reimbursement to localities for costs of emergency hospital services furnished to illegal aliens and certain Cuban nationals.,Immigration,1986-07-28,1986-07-30,"Referred to Subcommittee on Immigration, Refugees, and International Law.",House,"Rep. Lowery, Bill [R-CA-41]",CA,R,L000479,0,Directs the Attorney General to reimburse localities for emergency hospital services furnished to illegal aliens and certain Cuban nationals. Authorizes FY 1987 and 1988 appropriations.,2021-06-30T19:44:54Z,
99-hr-5216,99,hr,5216,A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to reimburse physicians and medical facilities which give emergency treatment to certain undocumented aliens and alien commuter workers.,Immigration,1986-07-22,1986-07-30,Referred to Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.,House,"Rep. Coleman, Ronald D. [D-TX-16]",TX,D,C000621,0,Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to reimburse physicians and medical facilities for emergency medical treatment (including any required in the course of labor and childbirth) which:  (1) is rendered to an undocumented alien or an alien commuter worker who cannot pay for such service; and (2) is not reimbursable under any other public assistance program or private insurance plan.,2024-02-05T14:30:09Z,
99-hr-5221,99,hr,5221,A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide that aliens who were killed while serving in the armed forces of the United States during military operations of the Vietnam conflict may be considered to have been citizens of the United States at the time of such aliens' death.,Immigration,1986-07-22,1986-07-28,"Referred to Subcommittee on Immigration, Refugees, and International Law.",House,"Rep. Rodino, Peter W., Jr. [D-NJ-10]",NJ,D,R000374,0,"Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for posthumous naturalization (effective at the time of death) for an alien killed while on active duty with the armed forces during the Vietnam hostilities (February 28, 1961, through October 15, 1978). Permits a surviving spouse, parent, son or daughter, or any designee of the Attorney General to file such a naturalization request.  Establishes a five-year filing period. Grants surviving family members special immigrant status.",2021-06-30T19:44:16Z,
99-s-2656,99,s,2656,A bill to permit the naturalization of certain Filipino war veterans.,Immigration,1986-07-21,1986-07-29,Referred to Subcommittee on Immigration and Refugee Policy.,Senate,"Sen. Inouye, Daniel K. [D-HI]",HI,D,I000025,0,Directs the Attorney General to provide for the naturalization of certain resident Filipino World War II veterans.,2025-07-21T19:32:26Z,
99-hr-5115,99,hr,5115,Border Management Consolidation and Improvement Act of 1986,Immigration,1986-06-26,1986-07-10,"Referred to Subcommittee on Immigration, Refugees, and International Law.",House,"Rep. Dornan, Robert K. [R-CA-38]",CA,R,D000435,9,"Border Management Consolidation and Improvement Act of 1986 - Title I:  Border Management Consolidation - Requires the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), in consultation with the Assistant to the President for Policy Development, the Secretary of the Treasury, the Attorney General, and other concerned agencies, to develop and submit to the Congress within 180 days a plan which:  (1) provides for the consolidation of border and entry inspection functions of the U.S. Customs and Immigration and Naturalization Services; and (2) sets forth a comprehensive border management policy. Makes such plan effective 60 days after submission to the Congress, unless disapproved during such period by a joint resolution.  Requires completed implementation of such plan within one year of submission. Title II:  Employee Overtime Compensation and Reimbursement - Amends specified Federal laws relating to overtime compensation for the U.S. Customs Service, the Immigration and Naturalization Service, and the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service. Title III:  Effective Date - Makes the provisions of this Act effective upon enactment.",2025-08-29T16:29:39Z,
99-s-2626,99,s,2626,Border Management Consolidation and Improvement Act of 1986,Immigration,1986-06-26,1986-06-26,Read twice and referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs.,Senate,"Sen. Roth Jr., William V. [R-DE]",DE,R,R000460,7,"Border Management Consolidation and Improvement Act of 1986 - Title I:  Border Management Consolidation - Requires the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), in consultation with the Assistant to the President for Policy Development, the Secretary of the Treasury, the Attorney General, and other concerned agencies, to develop and submit to the Congress within 180 days a plan which:  (1) provides for the consolidation of border and entry inspection functions of the U.S. Customs and Immigration and Naturalization Services; and (2) sets forth a comprehensive border management policy. Makes such plan effective 60 days after submission to the Congress, unless disapproved during such period by a joint resolution.  Requires completed implementation of such plan within one year of submission. Title II:  Employee Overtime Compensation and Reimbursement - Amends specified Federal laws relating to overtime compensation for the U.S. Customs Service, the Immigration and Naturalization Service, and the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service. Title III:  Effective Date - Makes the provisions of this Act effective upon enactment.",2025-08-29T16:31:30Z,
99-hconres-361,99,hconres,361,A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress respecting the admission of certain Cuban ex-political prisoners into the United States.,Immigration,1986-06-24,1986-07-01,"Referred to Subcommittee on Immigration, Refugees, and International Law.",House,"Rep. Pepper, Claude [D-FL-18]",FL,D,P000218,3,Expresses the sense of the Congress that the Attorney General should allow certain Cuban ex-political prisoners into the United States.,2021-06-30T18:52:35Z,
99-sres-432,99,sres,432,A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that certain prisoners in Cuba be granted asylum.,Immigration,1986-06-20,1986-06-30,Referred to Subcommittee on Immigration and Refugee Policy.,Senate,"Sen. Chiles, Lawton [D-FL]",FL,D,C000356,0,"Expresses the sense of the Senate that:  (1) certain named, released Cuban political prisoners be granted asylum in the United States; (2) political prisoners not be used to effect policy changes by the Cuban Government; and (3) the Department of State seek other means to accomplish reinstatement of the December 14, 1985, Immigration Accord.",2025-07-21T19:32:26Z,
99-hr-5025,99,hr,5025,A bill to provide for the issuance of immigration visas to Cubans.,Immigration,1986-06-12,1986-06-16,"Referred to Subcommittee on Immigration, Refugees, and International Law.",House,"Rep. Frank, Barney [D-MA-4]",MA,D,F000339,1,Directs that consular officials shall issue immigrant visas to qualifying Cuban nationals regardless of the Immigration and Nationality Act requirement prohibiting visas to nationals of a country delaying acceptance of deportees.,2021-06-30T19:42:30Z,
99-hconres-348,99,hconres,348,A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress on the resumption of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Orderly Departure Program for Vietnam.,Immigration,1986-06-05,1986-09-16,See S.Con.Res.143.,House,"Rep. Bilirakis, Michael [R-FL-9]",FL,R,B000463,1,"Calls upon Vietnam to permit the:  (1) resumption of the processing of approved applicants for resettlement in the United States; and (2) departure of certain prisoners, Amerasian children, and other persons of special humanitarian concern to the United States.",2025-01-23T13:18:47Z,
99-hr-4893,99,hr,4893,"A bill to provide for a General Accounting Office investigation and report on conditions of displaced Nicaraguans, to provide certain rules of the House of Representatives and of the Senate with respect to review of the report, to provide for the temporary stay of detention and deportation of certain Nicaraguans, and for other purposes.",Immigration,1986-05-22,1986-09-17,Reported to House by House Committee on Rules. Report No: 99-834 (Part I).,House,"Rep. Frank, Barney [D-MA-4]",MA,D,F000339,4,Title I:  General Accounting Office Investigation and Report - Directs the General Accounting Office to investigate and report to the House and the Senate concerning the conditions of Nicaraguans:  (1) displaced in Central America;  (2) returned to Nicaragua from the United States; and (3) living illegally in the United States. Title II:  Congressional Review - Requires:  (1) such report to be referred to the appropriate House and Senate committees; and (2) each committee to hold hearings and issue a report. Title III: Temporary Stay of Deportation - Provides for a temporary stay of deportation for specified categories of Nicaraguan deportations.,2025-01-23T13:14:35Z,
99-sconres-143,99,sconres,143,A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress on the resumption of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Orderly Departure Program for Vietnam.,Immigration,1986-05-21,1986-09-30,Resolution Agreed to in House by Voice Vote.,Senate,"Sen. DeConcini, Dennis [D-AZ]",AZ,D,D000185,2,"Calls upon Vietnam to permit the:  (1) resumption of the processing of approved applicants for resettlement in the United States; and (2) departure of certain prisoners, Amerasian children, and other persons of special humanitarian concern to the United States.",2025-01-23T13:18:47Z,
99-s-2469,99,s,2469,A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to restrict the examination of children who apply for naturalization.,Immigration,1986-05-20,1986-05-29,Committee on Judiciary requested executive comment from Justice Department.,Senate,"Sen. Bradley, Bill [D-NJ]",NJ,D,B001225,0,"Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to prohibit the naturalization examination of persons under 18 years old unless:  (1) the Attorney General determines the likelihood of fraud; or (2) in the case of a child between 15 years old and 18 years old, the Attorney General specifically requires such examination.",2025-07-21T19:32:26Z,
99-hr-4823,99,hr,4823,Immigration and Nationality Amendments of 1986,Immigration,1986-05-14,1986-10-01,Held at the desk by unanimous consent. Pending further disposition.,House,"Rep. Mazzoli, Romano L. [D-KY-3]",KY,D,M000291,0,"(Measure passed House, amended) Immigration and Nationality Amendments of 1986 - Title I:  Entry and Adjustment of Status - Part A:  Entry and Adjustment of Status of Immigrants - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to exclude returning permanent resident aliens from the definition of ""entry"" for purposes of such Act. Provides for the admission of a limited number of specified employees of multinational corporations and their families as special immigrants. Provides for the admission of unmarried sons and daughters and surviving spouses of G-4 visa employees of certain international organizations as special immigrants (""J"" status).  Grants nonimmigrant status to:  (1) parents of children receiving ""J"" status while they are minors; and (2) other children of such parents or a surviving ""J"" status spouse. Requires members of professions to have appropriate college degrees or significant work experience for purposes of such Act. Allows surviving spouses of citizens to petition for entry under immediate relative status. Reduces the Amerasian sponsorship requirement from five years to two years. Allows private agency sponsorship for adult Amerasians. Repeals the employment offer requirement for preference entry purposes for specified aliens with extraordinary ability in the arts. Extends reentry permit length from two years to five years. Part B:  Entry and Adjustment of Status of Nonimmigrants - Provides for the temporary admission into the United States of operators of (passenger) motor common carriers. Permits alien crewmen on U.S. fishing ships to stop temporarily in Guam. Broadens the classification of nonimmigrant treaty trader and investor to include supervisory services or transfer of technology.  Permits admission as nonimmigrants of non-treaty traders or investors who invest substantial amounts of money and employ at least five U.S. workers from countries providing similar reciprocal immigration rights to U.S. nationals.  Requires the Attorney General and the Secretary of State to monitor such admissions and report to the Congress within two years. Separates ""H"" status nonimmigrants into professionals or executives and aliens of distinguished merit and ability.  Requires alien trainees to participate in formal training programs. Authorizes a three-year pilot visa waiver program for up to eight countries providing similar benefits to U.S. visitors.  Requires such visitors to the United States to:  (1) have a nonrefundable roundtrip ticket; and (2) stay in the United States for not more than 90 days.  Requires an automated data arrival and departure system to be operational before such visa waiver program may begin. Part C:  Refugee-Related Provisions - Provides for permanent resident status to be granted to refugees immediately upon entry. Title II:  Exclusion and Deportation - Authorizes the waiver of literacy requirements (for purposes of exclusion) for sole surviving siblings 55 years of age or older. Provides for the deportation of an alien who enters the United States under a work-related preference visa and does not engage in such employment or occupation within 12 months of entry. Replaces the existing individual suspension of deportation reporting requirement with an annual reporting requirement regarding numbers and nationality of suspended deportations. Title III:  Enforcement - Part A: Marriage-Related Provisions - Establishes a two-year conditional permanent resident status for alien spouses and their sons and daughters who become permanent residents through marriage or as immediate relatives. Subjects such aliens to deportation if the Attorney General determines within such two-year period that: (1) the marriage was entered into to evade the immigration laws; (2) the marriage has been judicially annulled or terminated (other than by death); or (3) a fee or other consideration was paid to secure such marriage. Authorizes the Attorney General to grant a hardship waiver. Grants aliens the right to contest such status revocation in a deportation hearing. Requires conditional aliens and spouses, in order to adjust to permanent resident status, to jointly file a petition and appear for an interview (during the 90-day period before the end of the two-year conditional period) attesting that the marriage: (1) was legal; (2) has not been terminated; (3) was not entered into to evade the immigration laws; and (4) was not entered into for pay or other consideration. Requires additional information regarding residency and employment. Requires the Attorney General to act upon such petition within 90 days. Prohibits an alien who became a permanent resident through marriage from petitioning for permanent resident status for a subsequent spouse unless such petitioning alien has been a permanent resident for five years or can show that the prior marriage was not entered into to evade the immigration laws. Increases criminal penalties for marriage fraud. Requires a couple to have previously met within the past two years in order to receive a ""K"" (fiance) visa. Permits the Attorney General to waive such requirement. Bars any alien who has conspired or attempted to enter into a fraudulent marriage from entering the United States. Prohibits status adjustment during such conditional permanent resident period.  Permits such an alien spouse to acquire immediate relative status or preference status by reason of such marriage only if he or she has resided outside the United States for a two-year period after the date of the marriage. Directs the Attorney General to report to the Congress within six months concerning the application of the two-year marriage fraud presumption. Amends the provision of such Act relating to exclusion for fraud or misrepresentation to preclude an alien from seeking any other benefit (under such Act) based upon such fraud or misrepresentation. Part B:  Other Provisions - Provides for the temporary release on parole of an alien involved in exclusion or deportation proceedings.  Prohibits such release under specified circumstances. Increases specified Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) fines. Authorizes INS to receive 50 percent of such amounts. Modifies carrier responsibility for alien detention.  Directs the Attorney General to provide carriers with related technical assistance. Title IV:  Citizenship and Naturalization - Reduces from ten years to five years the citizen residency requirement to transfer citizenship at birth to children. Permits a child born outside the United States to derive citizenship upon naturalization of the parent if the child resides permanently in the United States and is less than 18 years old at the time such naturalization occurs. Provides for the issuance of certificates of citizenship for a permanent resident child adopted by U.S. citizens. Requires ""intent"" in order to relinquish nationality. Permits nonprofit organizations approved by the Attorney General to receive naturalization material. Title V:  Miscellaneous Provisions - Directs INS to provide for, and make available to the Congress and the public, a statistical information system. Includes the relationship between an illegitimate child and its natural father within the definition of ""child"" for purposes of status, benefit, or privilege under such Act.",2021-06-30T19:41:24Z,
99-hr-4755,99,hr,4755,A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for the naturalization of alien servicemembers who enlist outside the United States and who have not been admitted for lawful permanent residence.,Immigration,1986-05-06,1986-09-02,Executive Comment Received From Justice.,House,"Rep. Whitehurst, G. William [R-VA-2]",VA,R,W000406,13,"Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to grant special immigrant status to an alien service member (or veteran), and accompanying spouse and children, who enlisted outside the United States without first being admitted for U.S. permanent residence.  Requires at least four years of honorable military service in order to qualify for such status.",2021-06-30T19:40:50Z,
99-hjres-613,99,hjres,613,"A joint resolution allowing qualified persons representing all the States to be naturalized on Ellis Island on July 3 or 4, 1986.",Immigration,1986-04-29,1986-05-28,Became Public Law No: 99-328.,House,"Rep. Rodino, Peter W., Jr. [D-NJ-10]",NJ,D,R000374,36,"Requests the Governor of each State (including the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Virgin Islands) to designate two residents for naturalization as citizens in an appropriate ceremony on Ellis Island on July 3 or 4, 1986. Waives specified naturalization sites provisions of the Immigration and Nationality Act for such ceremony. States that this Act authorizes no additional funds for expenses associated with such naturalization ceremony.",2023-01-19T20:04:59Z,
99-sjres-334,99,sjres,334,"A joint resolution allowing qualified persons representing all the States to be naturalized on Ellis Island on July 3 or 4, 1986.",Immigration,1986-04-29,1986-05-15,Indefinitely postponed by Senate by Voice Vote.,Senate,"Sen. Lautenberg, Frank R. [D-NJ]",NJ,D,L000123,8,"Requests the Governor of each State (including the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Virgin Islands) to designate two residents for naturalization as citizens in an appropriate ceremony on Ellis Island on July 3 or 4, 1986. Waives specified naturalization sites provisions of the Immigration and Nationality Act for such ceremony. States that this Act authorizes no additional funds for expenses associated with such naturalization ceremony.",2025-07-21T19:32:26Z,
99-hr-4577,99,hr,4577,"A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide that the adverse effect wage rate, for nonimmigrant aliens brought into the United States to perform temporary agricultural labor, may not be more than 50 cents higher than the applicable Federal or State minimum wage rate, and for other purposes.",Immigration,1986-04-15,1986-04-18,"Referred to Subcommittee on Immigration, Refugees, and International Law.",House,"Rep. Daniel, W. C. (Dan) [D-VA-5]",VA,D,D000038,7,Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide that the adverse effect wage rate for temporary alien agricultural workers may not be more than 50 cents higher than the applicable Federal or State minimum wage rate.,2021-06-30T19:39:50Z,
99-s-2270,99,s,2270,A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to deter immigration-related marriage fraud and other immigration fraud.,Immigration,1986-04-08,1986-10-18,Indefinitely postponed by Senate by Voice Vote.,Senate,"Sen. Simon, Paul [D-IL]",IL,D,S000423,10,"(Reported to Senate from the Committee on the Judiciary with amendment, S. Rept. 99-491)  Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to establish a two-year conditional resident status for alien spouses (and their sons and daughters) who receive permanent resident status as a result of marriage to a U.S. citizen or permanent resident. Terminates such status, and makes such aliens deportable, if the Attorney General determines during such two-year period that the marriage: (1) was entered into to evade the immigration laws; (2) has been judicially terminated (other than by death); (3) was entered into for a fee or other consideration; or (4) was not a bona fide marital relationship. Authorizes the Attorney General to grant a hardship waiver. Requires conditional aliens and spouses, in order to adjust to permanent resident status, to jointly file a petition with the Attorney General (during the 90-day period before the end of the two-year conditional period) attesting that the marriage:  (1) was legal; (2) has not been terminated; (3) was not entered into for pay or other consideration; and (4) is a bona fide marital relationship (as evidenced by cohabitation, joint property ownership, joint tax returns, or other relevant information). Subjects such aliens to deportation if the Attorney General is not satisfied with the evidence presented in the petition, or if such petition was not filed within the required period.  Authorizes the Attorney General to stay deportation if the alien files a late petition and pays a $100 fine. Prohibits an alien who became a permanent resident through marriage from petitioning for permanent resident status for a subsequent spouse unless such petitioning alien has been a permanent resident for five years or can show that the prior marriage was not entered into to evade the immigration laws.  Excludes prior marriages terminated by the death of the spouse from such provision. Establishes a specific criminal penalty for marriage-related immigration fraud (five years' imprisonment or a $250,000 fine, or both). Prohibits status adjustment during such conditional permanent resident period. Requires a couple to have previously met in person in order to receive a ""K"" (fiance) visa.  Permits the Attorney General to waive such requirement. Amends the provisions of such Act relating to exclusion and deportation for fraud or misrepresentation to preclude an alien from seeking any other benefit (under such Act) based upon such fraud or misrepresentation. Provides for the termination of a waiver of excludability granted to a conditional status or fiance alien unless he or she subsequently receives permanent resident status.",2025-07-21T19:32:26Z,
99-hr-4478,99,hr,4478,A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for additional immigrant visa numbers for natives of certain foreign states which have had a significant decrease in immigration to the United States.,Immigration,1986-03-21,1986-03-26,"Referred to Subcommittee on Immigration, Refugees, and International Law.",House,"Rep. DioGuardi, Joseph J. [R-NY-20]",NY,R,D000359,13,"Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to make additional immigrant visas available to aliens of a country whose modified average number of U.S. entry visas during 1956 through 1965 exceeded FY 1984 levels. Allocates such additional visas under the current preference category system.  Allocates any remaining unused visas: (1) first, to such preference categories without regard to numerical limits; and (2) second, to nonpreference aliens not to exceed 5,000 per fiscal year.",2021-06-30T19:38:23Z,
99-s-2219,99,s,2219,A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for additional immigrant visa numbers for natives of certain foreign states which have had a significant decrease in immigration to the United States.,Immigration,1986-03-21,1986-03-21,Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.,Senate,"Sen. Kerry, John F. [D-MA]",MA,D,K000148,0,"Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to make additional immigrant visas available to aliens of a country whose modified average number of U.S. entry visas during 1956 through 1965 exceeded FY 1984 levels. Allocates such additional visas under the current preference category system.  Allocates any remaining unused visas: (1) first, to such preference categories without regard to numerical limits; and (2) second, to nonpreference aliens not to exceed 5,000 per fiscal year.",2025-07-21T19:32:26Z,
99-hr-4444,99,hr,4444,Immigration and Nationality Act Amendments of 1986,Immigration,1986-03-18,1986-11-14,Became Public Law No: 99-653.,House,"Rep. Rodino, Peter W., Jr. [D-NJ-10]",NJ,D,R000374,0,"(Measure passed Senate, amended) Immigration and Nationality Act Amendments of 1986 - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to eliminate the requirement that an adopted child must be in the custody of the adopting parent or parents for two years following adoption in order to be recognized as the ""child"" of such parent or parents. Permits alternate foreign state chargeability (for purposes of numerical entry limitations) to a spouse or child following to join a principal alien in the United States.  (Current law permits this only for a spouse or child accompanying a principal alien.) Repeals the visa application fingerprint requirement and certain related provisions. States that an issued immigrant visa shall be replaced only during the fiscal year it was originally issued.  (Current statutory language refers to the ""year"" of original issue.) Repeals existing requirements that:  (1) immigrant visa applicants submit supporting documentation in duplicate; and (2) consular officers make and retain duplicates of all issued immigrant visas. Repeals specified provisions relating to the entry of aliens from foreign contiguous territory or adjacent islands on nonsignatory transportation lines. Repeals Federal law relating to specified nonquota immigrant benefits. Reduces the period of U.S. physical presence required to transmit citizenship to a child born abroad of one citizen parent and one alien parent. Permits an illegitimate child of an American father to acquire U.S. citizenship based on:  (1) the father's written acknowledgement of paternity; or (2) a court-adjudicated determination of paternity. Requires the father to provide financial support while the child is a minor. Reduces the time within which, after naturalization, a naturalized citizen's establishment of permanent residence abroad shall be considered prima facie grounds for revoking naturalization. Requires voluntariness and intention to relinquish U.S. nationality as essential elements in any finding of loss of nationality.  Repeals specified provisions for loss of nationality by minors through their parents.  Reduces the age of majority from 21 years old to 18 years old. Limits the loss of nationality consequence as a result of taking an oath of allegiance to a foreign state, or of accepting service in a foreign government, to persons 18 years of age or older.  Mandates loss of nationality for service in the armed forces of a foreign state only for:  (1) service in commissioned or noncommissioned officer ranks; or (2) service in armed forces engaged in hostilities against the United States. Amends Federal law to repeal the requirement that the personal effects inventory of an American who dies overseas be done article by article. Establishes an administrative naturalization process for children under the age of 18 years who were adopted before reaching the age of 16 years by a U.S. citizen or U.S. citizens.",2023-01-19T20:05:09Z,
99-s-2177,99,s,2177,Immigration Exclusion Amendments Act of 1986,Immigration,1986-03-11,1986-07-09,Committee on Judiciary received executive comment from Justice Department.,Senate,"Sen. Simon, Paul [D-IL]",IL,D,S000423,1,"Immigration Exclusion Amendments Act of 1986 - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to exclude from temporary entry into the United States any alien whom a consular official or the Attorney General knows or believes is likely to engage in espionage or sabotage, or criminal or terrorist activity in the United States. States that no person shall be denied a nonimmigrant visa because of his or her lawful political beliefs, activities, or associations.",2025-08-29T16:29:26Z,
99-hr-4000,99,hr,4000,Polish Refugee Act of 1986,Immigration,1985-12-19,1985-12-31,"Referred to Subcommittee on Immigration, Refugees, and International Law.",House,"Rep. Hertel, Dennis M. [D-MI-14]",MI,D,H000547,2,"Polish Refugee Act of 1986 - Treats certain Polish citizens or nationals as refugees under the Immigration and Nationality Act for purposes of admission into the United States. Directs the Attorney General to assist such persons in applying for refugee status or asylum, as appropriate.  Entitles such aliens to refugee assistance under such Act.",2025-08-29T16:32:43Z,
99-hr-3976,99,hr,3976,A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to exclude from admission into the United States most nonimmigrants from any foreign state with which the United States does not have diplomatic relations.,Immigration,1985-12-17,1985-12-30,"Referred to Subcommittee on Immigration, Refugees, and International Law.",House,"Rep. Miller, Clarence E. [R-OH-10]",OH,R,M000718,0,Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to exclude from nonimmigrant admission into the United States nationals from any foreign state with which the United States does not have diplomatic relations. Excludes nationals of Taiwan from such prohibition.,2021-06-30T19:34:02Z,
99-hr-3903,99,hr,3903,Foreign Terrorist Exclusion Act of 1986,Immigration,1985-12-11,1986-04-18,"Executive Comment Requested from DOD, Justice, State.",House,"Rep. Dornan, Robert K. [R-CA-38]",CA,R,D000435,0,Foreign Terrorist Exclusion Act of 1986 - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to exclude aliens who are members of or affiliated with terrorist organizations (as defined by this Act) from:  (1) visa eligibility and admission into the United States; (2) temporary parole admission; and (3) transit through the United States as foreign officials. Authorizes the Attorney General to deport such aliens.  Prohibits the Attorney General from granting such aliens voluntary departure or withholding of deportation. Removes specified diplomatic immunities from such aliens. Makes it a felony to knowingly aid such aliens to enter the United States. Amends the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938 to:  (1) define terrorist organization for purposes of such Act; (2) direct the Attorney General to investigate the activities of any person registered under such Act as an agent of a terrorist organization; and (3) make such an agent who knowingly receives funds from such an organization criminally liable.,2025-08-29T16:31:09Z,
99-hr-3862,99,hr,3862,A bill to provide for the temporary stay of detention and deportation of certain Lebanese and for their adjustment to permanent residence status.,Immigration,1985-12-05,1985-12-10,"Referred to Subcommittee on Immigration, Refugees, and International Law.",House,"Rep. Conte, Silvio O. [R-MA-1]",MA,R,C000709,2,"Provides for the temporary stay (ending on January 1, 1990) of detention and deportation of specified Lebanese nationals and for their adjustment to permanent resident status.",2021-06-30T19:33:32Z,
99-hr-3810,99,hr,3810,Immigration Control and Legalization Amendments Act of 1986,Immigration,1985-11-21,1986-10-09,House Incorporated H.R.5665 in This Measure as an Amendment.,House,"Rep. Rodino, Peter W., Jr. [D-NJ-10]",NJ,D,R000374,1,"(Measure passed House, amended, roll call #457 (230-166))  Immigration Control and Legalization Amendments Act of 1986 - Title I: Control of Illegal Immigration - Part A:  Employment - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to make it unlawful for a person or other entity to: (1) hire (including through subcontractors), recruit, or refer for a fee for U.S. employment any alien knowing that such person is unauthorized to work, or any person without verifying his or her work status; or (2) continue to employ an alien knowing of such person's unauthorized work status. Makes verification compliance an affirmative defense to any violation in the hiring or referral of an alien. Establishes an employment verification system.  Requires: (1) the employer to attest, on a form developed by the Attorney General, that the employee's work status has been verified by examination of a passport, birth certificate, social security card, alien documentation papers, or other proof; (2) the worker to similarly attest that he or she is a U.S. citizen or national, or authorized alien; and (3) the employer to keep such records for the period required by regulation. States that nothing in this Act shall be construed to authorize a national identity card or system. Sets forth employer sanction provisions.  Provides for a six-month period of public education during which no employment violation penalties shall be imposed. Provides for a subsequent 12-month period during which violators shall be issued warning citations. Provides, at the end of such citation period, for graduated first and subsequent-offense civil penalties, injunctive remedies, or criminal penalties (for pattern or practice violations).  Subjects violators to graduated civil penalties for related paperwork violations. Directs the Attorney General to provide notice and, upon request, an administrative hearing in the case of a disputed penalty.  States that:  (1) judicial review of a final administrative penalty shall be in the U.S. court of appeals; and (2) suits to collect unpaid penalties shall be filed in U.S. district courts. Makes it unlawful for an employer to require an employee to provide any type of financial guarantee or indemnity against any potential employment liability.  Subjects violators, after notice and hearing opportunity, to a civil penalty for each violation and the return of any such amounts received. States that such employer sanction provisions preempt State and local laws. Makes it an unfair immigration-related employment practice for an employer of four or more persons to discriminate against any individual (other than an unauthorized alien) with respect to hiring, recruitment or referral for fee, because of such individual's origin or citizenship (or intended citizenship) status. Requires that complaints of violations of an immigration-related employment practice be filed with the Special Counsel for Immigration-Related Unfair Employment Practices (established by this Act) within the Department of Justice.  Prohibits the overlap of immigration-related discrimination complaints and discrimination complaints filed with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. Authorizes the Special Counsel to:  (1) investigate complaints and determine (within 120 days) whether to bring such complaints before a specially trained administrative law judge; and (2) initiate investigations and complaints.  Permits private actions if the Special Counsel does not file a complaint within such 120-day period.  Sets forth related administrative provisions. Amends the Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act to subject farm labor contractors to the requirements of this Act, beginning seven months after enactment and ending six years later. Makes it illegal to fraudulently misuse or manufacture entry or work documents (up to a $5,000 fine or two years' imprisonment or both). Provides for a study on the use of a telephone verification system for determining alien employment eligibility. Requires a report to the Congress. States that it is not an unfair immigration related employment practice to hire a U.S. citizen or national over an equally qualified alien. Part B:  Improvement of Enforcement and Services - States that essential elements of the immigration control and reform program established by this Act are increased enforcement and administrative activities of the Border Patrol, the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS), and other appropriate Federal agencies. Authorizes increased FY 1986 and 1987 appropriations for:  (1) INS; and (2) the Executive Office of Immigration Review.  Directs the Attorney General, from funds appropriated to the Department of Justice for INS, to provide for improved immigration and naturalization services and for enhanced community outreach and in-service personnel training. Directs the Attorney General to report to the appropriate congressional committees within six months regarding the INS's data processing requirements. Increases FY 1987 through 1989 authorizations of appropriations for additional border patrol personnel. Sets forth related equipment acquisition requirements. Prohibits any such acquisitions without the approval of the Administrator of General Services. Revises the criminal penalties for the unlawful transportation of unauthorized aliens into the United States. Directs the Attorney General to develop a contingency plan to provide for the allocation and management of personnel and resources in the event of an immigration emergency.  Establishes an immigration emergency fund to be used in accordance with such plan.  Authorizes appropriations.  Prohibits the use of such funding unless the President has certified to the appropriate congressional committees that an emergency exists. Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to permit the owner or operator of a railroad line, international bridge, or toll road to request the Attorney General to inspect and approve measures taken to prevent aliens from illegally crossing into the United States.  States that such approved measures shall be prima facie evidence of compliance with obligations under such Act to prevent illegal entries. Expresses the sense of the Congress that the immigration laws of the United States should be vigorously enforced, while taking care to protect the rights and safety of U.S. citizens and aliens. Requires INS to have an owner's consent or a warrant before entering a farm or outdoor operations to interrogate persons to determine if undocumented aliens are present. Part C:  Verification of Status Under Certain Programs - Requires States to verify the immigration status of aliens applying for the following benefits: (1) aid to families with dependent children, medicaid, unemployment compensation, food stamps, and supplemental security income under the Social Security Act; (2) specified housing assistance under the Housing and Community Development Act of 1980; and (3) title IV educational assistance under the Higher Education Act of 1965. Provides an opportunity for the alien applicant to submit status evidence without denial or termination of benefits until such evidence has been verified. Provides States with full reimbursement for implementing and operating such verification programs. Requires:  (1) INS program implementation by October 1, 1987; and (2) State implementation by October 1, 1988. Authorizes appropriations. Requires the Comptroller General to report to the Congress regarding the current verification pilot projects and the implementation of the verification system under this Part. Title II:  Legalization - Directs the Attorney General to adjust to temporary resident status those aliens who:  (1) apply within 18 months; (2) establish that they entered the United States before January 1, 1982, and have resided here continuously in an unlawful status (including Cuban/Haitian entrants) since such date; and (3) are otherwise admissible. Authorizes similar status adjustment for specified aliens who entered legally as nonimmigrants but whose period of authorized stay ended before January 1, 1982.  (States that in the case of exchange visitors the two-year foreign residence requirement must have been met or waived.) Prohibits the legalization of persons:  (1) convicted of a felony or three or more misdemeanors in the United States; or (2) who have taken part in political, religious, or racial persecution.  Requires an alien applying for temporary resident status to register under the Military Selective Service Act, if such Act so requires. Directs the Attorney General to adjust the status of temporary resident aliens to permanent resident if the alien:  (1) applies during the one-year period beginning with the 13th month following the grant of temporary resident status; (2) has established continuous residence in the United States since the grant of temporary resident status; (3) is otherwise admissible and has not been convicted of a felony or three or more misdemeanors committed in the United States; and (4) either meets the minimum requirements for an understanding of English and a knowledge of American history and government, or demonstrates the satisfactory pursuit of a course of study in these subjects.  (Authorizes an exemption from such language and history requirement for individuals 65 years of age or older.) Specifies circumstances in which the Attorney General may terminate an alien's temporary resident status.  Permits travel abroad and employment during such period. Authorizes the filing of status adjustment applications with the Attorney General or designated voluntary or governmental agencies.  Directs the Attorney General to work with such agencies to:  (1) disseminate program information; and (2) process aliens.  Provides for the confidential treatment of application records.  Establishes criminal penalties (fines, imprisonment, or both) for:  (1) violations of such confidentiality; and (2) false application statements. Provides for application fees. Waives numerical limitations, labor certification, and other specified entry violations for such plans.  Permits the Attorney General to waive other grounds for exclusion (except criminal, most drug-related, and security grounds) to assure family unity or when otherwise in the national interest. Requires the Attorney General to provide an alien, otherwise eligible but unregistered who is apprehended before the end of the application period, an opportunity to apply for the legalization program before deportation or exclusion proceedings are begun.  States that such alien shall be authorized to work in the United States pending disposition of the case. Provides for administrative and judicial review of a determination respecting an application for adjustment of status under this Act. Makes legalized aliens (other than Cuban/Haitian entrants) ineligible for Federal financial assistance, Medicaid (with certain exceptions), or food stamps for five years following a grant of temporary resident status and for five years following a grant of permanent resident status (permits aid to the aged, blind, or disabled).  States that programs authorized under the National School Lunch Act, the Child Nutrition Act of 1966, the Vocational Education Act of 1963, chapter 1 of the Education Consolidation and Improvement Act of 1981, the Headstart-Follow Through Act, the Job Training Partnership Act, title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965, the Public Health Service Act, and titles V, XVI, and XX of the Social Security Act shall not be construed as prohibited assistance. Continues assistance to aliens under the Refugee Education Assistance Act of 1980 without regard to adjustment of status. Requires the Attorney General to disseminate in English and other appropriate languages information regarding the legalization program. Establishes procedures for the status adjustment to permanent resident of certain Cuban and Haitian entrants who arrived in the United States before January 1, 1982. Updates from June 30, 1948, to January 1, 1976, the registry date for permanent entry admissions records. Authorizes FY 1987 through 1991 appropriations for State legalization impact assistance grants.  Directs the Secretary, subject to appropriated funds, to provide States with:  (1) full reimbursement for public assistance provided to eligible legalized aliens; and (2) payments for educational services to such aliens. Title III:  Reform of Legal Immigration - Part A: Temporary Agricultural Workers - Separates temporary agricultural labor from other temporary labor for purposes of nonimmigrant (H-2A visa) worker provisions. Requires an employer H-2A visa petition to certify that:  (1) there are not enough local U.S. workers for the job; and (2) similarly employed U.S. workers' wages and working conditions will not be adversely affected. Authorizes the Secretary of Labor to charge application fees. Prohibits the Secretary from approving such petition if:  (1) the job is open because of a strike or lock-out; (2) the employer violated temporary worker admissions terms; (3) in a case where such workers are not covered by State workers' compensation laws, the employer has not provided equivalent protection at no cost to such workers; or (4) the employer has not made regional recruitment efforts in the traditional or expected labor supply. Provides with regard to agricultural worker applications that:  (1) the Secretary may not require such an application to be filed more than 60 days before needed; (2) the employer shall be notified in writing within seven days if the application requires perfecting; (3) the Secretary shall approve an acceptable application not later than 20 days before needed; and (4) the employer shall provide or secure housing meeting appropriate Federal, State, or local standards, including making provision for family housing for employees principally engaged in the range production of livestock. Provides that for three years, labor certifications for specified employers shall require such an employer to hire qualified U.S. workers who apply until the end of 50 percent of the H-2A workers' contract work period.  Requires the Secretary, six months before the end of such period, to consider the advisability of continuing such requirement and to issue regulations (in the absence of enacting legislation) three months before the end of such period. States that employers shall not be liable for specified employment penalties if H-2A workers are dismissed in order to meet such 50 percent requirement. Permits agricultural producer associations to file H-2A petitions. Provides for expedited administrative appeals of denied certifications. Prohibits the entry of an alien as an H-2A worker if he or she has violated a term of admission within the previous five years. Authorizes permanent appropriations beginning with FY 1987 for the purposes of: (1) recruiting domestic workers for temporary labor and services which might otherwise be performed by nonimmigrants and agricultural transition workers; and (2) monitoring terms and conditions under which such individuals are employed. Authorizes permanent appropriations beginning in FY 1987 to enable the Secretary to make determinations and certifications. Expresses the sense of the Congress that the President should establish an advisory commission to consult with Mexico and other appropriate countries and advise the Attorney General regarding the temporary worker program. Establishes a special agricultural worker adjustment program. Provides for permanent resident adjustment for aliens who:  (1) apply during a specified 18-month period; (2) have performed at least 90 man-days of seasonal agricultural work during the 12-month period ending May 1, 1986; and (3) are admissible as immigrants.  Sets forth adjustment dates based upon periods of work performed in the United States.  Authorizes travel and employment during such temporary residence period. Authorizes applications to be made inside the United States with the Attorney General or designated entities and outside the United States through consular offices.  Provides for confidentiality and limited access to such information.  Establishes criminal penalties for false application information, and makes an alien so convicted inadmissible for U.S. entry. Exempts such admissions from numerical entry limitations. Permits waiver of exclusion (except for specified criminal, drug offense, public charge, Nazi persecution, and national security grounds) for humanitarian or family purposes, or when in the national interest. Provides for a temporary stay of exclusion or deportation (and authority to work) for apprehended aliens who are able to establish a nonfrivolous claim for status adjustment. Provides for a single level of administrative appellate review of such status adjustment applications.  Limits such review to the order of exclusion or deportation. Defines ""seasonal agricultural services"" as the performance of field work related to growing fruits and vegetables of every kind and other perishable commodities as defined in regulations by the Secretary of Agriculture. Directs the Secretaries of Agriculture and of Labor, jointly before each fiscal year (beginning in FY 1990 and ending in FY 1993) to determine whether additional special agricultural workers should be admitted because of a shortage of such workers in the United States.  Sets forth factors to be considered in making such determinations. Authorizes associations and groups of employers to request additional admissions due to emergency or unforeseen circumstances.  Authorizes groups of special agricultural workers to request decreased admissions due to worker oversupply. Requires the Secretaries to make request determinations within 21 days. Sets forth numerical limitations for such admissions beginning with FY 1990. Provides for the deportation of newly admitted special agricultural workers who do not perform 60 man-days of seasonal agricultural work in each of the first two years after entry.  Prohibits naturalization of such workers unless they have performed 60 man-days of such work in each of five fiscal years. Treats temporary agricultural workers and special agricultural workers as ""eligible legalized aliens"" for purposes of Federal assistance to State and local entities for specified costs associated with such workers during their first five years in the United States. Establishes a 12-member Commission on Agricultural Workers to review the special agricultural worker provisions, the impact of the legalization and employer sanctions on agricultural labor, and other aspects of agricultural labor.  Requires a report to the Congress within five years.  Authorizes appropriations.  Terminates the Commission at the end of the 63-month period beginning with the month after the month of enactment of this Act. States that specified agricultural workers shall be eligible for legal assistance under the Legal Service Corporation Act. Part B:  Other Changes in the Immigration Law - Increases the annual colonial quota from 600 visas to 5,000 visas. Requires foreign students to return to the country of their nationality for at least two years after completing their studies before petitioning to return to the United States. Sets forth conditions for the waiver of such requirement. Declares aliens who have obtained certain advanced degrees, or are training for such degrees, eligible for educational visitor status. Prohibits non-waiver students from adjusting to permanent resident status. States that time spent in student or trainee status shall not count for purposes of eligibility for suspension of deportation. Includes within the definition of ""special immigrant"":  (1) unmarried sons and daughters and surviving spouses of employees of certain international organizations; and (2) specified retirees of such organizations (""I"" status) and their spouses. Grants nonimmigrant status to:  (1) parents of children receiving ""I"" status while they are minors; and (2) other children of such parents or a surviving ""I"" status spouse. Authorizes the three-year pilot visa waiver program for up to eight countries providing similar benefits to U.S. visitors. Requires such visitors to the United States to:  (1) have a nonrefundable roundtrip ticket; and (2) stay in the United States for not more than 90 days. Includes the relationship between an illegitimate child and its natural father within the definition of ""child"" for purposes of status, benefits, or privilege under such Act. States that for suspension of deportation purposes, an alien shall not be considered to have failed to maintain continuous physical presence in the United States if the absence did not meaningfully interrupt the continuous physical presence. Authorizes additional immigrant visas for natives of certain countries based on immigration from such countries during the ten-fiscal year period beginning July 1, 1955. Title IV:  Reports to Congress - Directs the President to report to the appropriate congressional committees on:  (1) general legal admissions under the Immigration and Nationality Act; (2) unlawful employment of aliens; and (3) the temporary agricultural worker (H-2A) program. Directs the Civil Rights Commission to monitor and report to such committees on the implementation and enforcement of provisions of this Act that result in unlawful discrimination. Directs the President to make two reports to the Congress on the legalization program established by this Act. Directs the Attorney General and the Secretary of State to jointly monitor the visa waiver program established by this Act, and report to the Congress within two years. Directs the Attorney General to report to the Congress within 90 days regarding INS resources. Provides for a feasibility study of a social security number validation system. Authorizes the President to negotiate with the Government of Mexico for the establishment of a free-trade and co-production border zone as a first step to achieving a U.S.-Mexico free-trade area.  Requires a report to the Congress. Title V:  State and Local Assistance for Incarceration Costs of Illegal Aliens and Certain Cuban Nationals - Directs the Attorney General to reimburse States and local jurisdictions for the costs incurred in incarcerating illegal aliens and Cuban nationals.  Authorizes appropriations. Title VI:  Commission on International Migration and Development - Establishes a National Commission on International Migration and Development to conduct studies and report to the Congress regarding:  (1) conditions in sending countries; and (2) trade and investment programs to alleviate such conditions.  Requires annual reports to the Congress.  Authorizes appropriations. Terminates such Commission 30 days after the end of the three year period beginning on the date the majority of the Commission members are appointed. Title VII:  National Commission on Immigration - Establishes a National Commission on Immigration to conduct studies and report to the Congress regarding:  (1) factors influencing illegal immigration and reciprocal trade and economic programs with Latin America; (2) employment of unauthorized aliens; (3) agricultural reliance on unauthorized workers; and (4) immigrant visa backlogs. Requires a report to the Congress within three years.  Terminates such Commission 30 days after submission of such report.  Authorizes appropriations. Title VIII:  Investigation, Review, and Temporary Limitation on Deportation of Displaced Salvadorans and Nicaraguans - Part A: GAO Investigation and Report - Requires the Comptroller General to begin an investigation within 60 days concerning displaced nationals of El Salvador and Nicaragua.  Requires a report to the Congress within one year. Part B:  Congressional Review - Provides for the referral  of such report to the appropriate congressional committees for committee hearings and committee reports. Part C:  Temporary Stay of Deportation - Provides for a temporary stay of detention and deportation for certain nationals of El Salvador or Nicaragua. Title IX:  Federal Responsibility for Deportable and Excludable Aliens Convicted of Crimes - Provides for expeditious deportation of aliens convicted of crimes and for the transfer of aliens convicted of certain drug crimes from State and local prisons to Federal prisons. Provides for the identification of Department of Defense facilities that could be made available to incarcerate deportable or excludable aliens.",2025-07-21T19:44:15Z,
99-hr-3814,99,hr,3814,Commission to Investigate Federal Involvement with the Immigration of Nazi Collaborators Act,Immigration,1985-11-21,1985-11-26,"Referred to Subcommittee on Immigration, Refugees, and International Law.",House,"Rep. Frank, Barney [D-MA-4]",MA,D,F000339,31,Commission to Investigate Federal Involvement with the Immigration of Nazi Collaborators Act - Establishes the Commission to Investigate Federal Involvement with the Immigration of Nazi Collaborators to:  (1) investigate any efforts made by the Government or Federal officials to assist Nazi war criminals and Axis collaborators in entering the United States; and (2) report to the President and the Congress within 18 months of the Commission's first meeting. Terminates the Commission 90 days after submission of such report. Authorizes appropriations.,2025-08-29T16:32:59Z,
99-hr-3755,99,hr,3755,Humane Treatment of Immigrant Children Act of 1985,Immigration,1985-11-13,1986-01-22,Executive Comment Requested from Justice.,House,"Rep. Edwards, Don [D-CA-10]",CA,D,E000064,7,"Humane Treatment of Immigrant Children Act of 1985 - Prohibits the Immigration and Nationality Service from holding an innocent minor dependent of an alien held for deportation in a place separate from such child's parents or in a criminal environment. Permits an injured person to sue or seek injunctive relief from the Government, and in the same action recover punitive damages from a person acting under governmental authority.",2025-08-29T16:32:46Z,
99-hr-3737,99,hr,3737,Immigration Marriage Fraud Amendments of 1986,Immigration,1985-11-12,1986-11-10,Became Public Law No: 99-639.,House,"Rep. McCollum, Bill [R-FL-5]",FL,R,M000350,3,"(Measure passed House, amended) Immigration Marriage Fraud Amendments of 1986 - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to establish a two-year conditional permanent resident status for alien spouses and their sons and daughters who become permanent residents through marriage or as immediate relatives. Subjects such aliens to deportation if the Attorney General determines within such two-year period that: (1) the marriage was entered into to evade the immigration laws; (2) the marriage has been judicially annulled or terminated (other than by death); or (3) a fee or other consideration was paid to secure such marriage. Authorizes the Attorney General to grant a hardship waiver. Grants aliens the right to contest such status revocation in a deportation hearing. Requires conditional aliens and spouses, in order to adjust to permanent resident status, to jointly file a petition and appear for an interview with the Attorney General (during the 90-day period before the end of the two-year conditional period) attesting that the marriage: (1) was legal; (2) has not been terminated; (3) was not entered into to evade the immigration laws; and (4) was not entered into for pay or other consideration. Requires additional information regarding residency and employment. Requires the Attorney General to act upon such petition within 90 days. Prohibits an alien who became a permanent resident through marriage from petitioning for permanent resident status for a subsequent spouse unless such petitioning alien has been a permanent resident for five years or can show that the prior marriage was not entered into to evade the immigration laws. Increases criminal penalties for marriage fraud. Requires a couple to have previously met within the past two years in order to receive a ""K"" (fiance) visa. Permits the Attorney General to waive such requirement. Bars any alien who has conspired or attempted to enter into a fraudulent marriage from entering the United States. Prohibits status adjustment during such conditional permanent resident period.  Permits such an alien spouse to acquire immediate relative status or preference status by reason of such marriage only if he or she has resided outside the United States for a two-year period after the date of the marriage. Directs the Attorney General to report to the Congress within six months concerning the application of the two-year marriage fraud presumption. Amends the provision of such Act relating to exclusion for fraud or misrepresentation to preclude an alien from seeking any other benefit (under such Act) based upon such fraud or misrepresentation.",2023-01-19T20:05:07Z,
99-hres-314,99,hres,314,"A resolution expressing the sense of the United States House of Representatives that Miroslav Medvid should not be allowed to be removed from the United States until a complete investigation can determine whether he has been accorded all rights due him as a possible defector, and until he is accorded those rights.",Immigration,1985-11-07,1985-11-12,Resolution Agreed to in House (Amended) by Yea-Nay Vote: 405 - 3 (Record Vote No: 399).,House,"Rep. Ritter, Don [R-PA-15]",PA,R,R000277,18,"(Measure passed House, amended, roll call #399 (405-3)) Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the President should pursue an active and impartial investigation of the Medvid case in order to avoid a similar situation in the future.",2024-02-07T11:38:03Z,
99-hr-3702,99,hr,3702,A bill to confer United States citizenship posthumously on Rudolph Salli.,Immigration,1985-11-06,1985-11-08,"Referred to Subcommittee on Immigration, Refugees, and International Law.",House,"Rep. Shumway, Norman D. [R-CA-14]",CA,R,S000393,0,Confers U.S. citizenship posthumously upon Rudolph Salli.,2021-06-30T19:31:26Z,
99-hres-310,99,hres,310,"A resolution expressing the sense of the United States House of Representatives that Miroslav Medvid should not be allowed to be removed from the United States until a complete investigation can determine whether he has been accorded all rights due him as a possible defector, and until he is accorded those rights.",Immigration,1985-11-06,1985-11-15,Referred to Subcommittee on Europe and the Middle East.,House,"Rep. Ritter, Don [R-PA-15]",PA,R,R000277,17,"Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that: (1) the President should protect the human rights of Miroslav Medvid by not allowing his removal from the United States until a complete investigation can determine whether he has been accorded all rights due him as a possible defector, and until he is accorded such rights; (2) the President should ensure that Mr. Medvid is afforded an interview on U.S.  soil, with an interpreter fluent in Ukrainian, in an environment free of intimidation and without the presence of Soviet authorities so that he may freely decide whether to restate and have granted his initial asylum request; (3) all Federal agencies involved in the handling of Mr. Medvid's case should review their policies regarding political asylum; (4) the Immigration and Naturalization Service should establish clear rules and procedures designed to prevent the forced return of a person seeking political asylum; and (5) the Attorney General should pursue an active investigation in the Medvid case in order to avoid a similar situation in the future.",2024-02-07T11:38:03Z,
99-hr-3673,99,hr,3673,A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act with respect to the liability of owners and operators of international bridges and toll roads to prevent the unauthorized landing of aliens.,Immigration,1985-11-01,1986-01-28,Executive Comment Requested from Justice.,House,"Rep. de la Garza, E. [D-TX-15]",TX,D,D000203,0,Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to permit the owner or operator of an international bridge or toll road to request the Attorney General to inspect and approve measures taken to prevent aliens from illegally crossing into the United States. States that such approved measures shall be prima facie evidence of compliance with obligations under such Act to prevent illegal entries.,2021-06-30T19:31:15Z,
99-hr-3563,99,hr,3563,"A bill to require applicants for passports to provide their social security account number, and for other purposes.",Immigration,1985-10-11,1985-10-18,Referred to Subcommittee on International Operations.,House,"Rep. Guarini, Frank J. [D-NJ-14]",NJ,D,G000511,0,Requires the written application for a passport to contain the social security account number of the applicant.,2024-02-07T11:38:03Z,
99-hr-3555,99,hr,3555,"A bill to amend the ""Joint Resolution to provide for accepting, ratifying and confirming the cessions of certain islands of the Samoan group to the United States, and for other purposes"".",Immigration,1985-10-10,1986-04-30,Subcommittee Hearings Held.,House,"Del. Sunia, Foto I. F. [D-AS-At Large]",AS,D,S001077,155,"States that a person shall be considered an American national if such person completes 15 years of lawful continuous residence in the United States or American Samoa, and one of his or her parents was a national of the United States and a resident of the United States or American Samoa at the time of that person's birth.",2024-02-07T13:32:55Z,
99-hr-3354,99,hr,3354,"A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for special immigrant status for certain aliens popularly known as ""Silva Class Members"", and for other purposes.",Immigration,1985-09-18,1985-09-23,"Referred to Subcommittee on Immigration, Refugees, and International Law.",House,"Rep. Roybal, Edward R. [D-CA-25]",CA,D,R000485,0,"Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide special immigrant status for certain Western Hemisphere resident aliens (""Silva class"") issued immigrant visa priority dates between June 30, 1968, and January 1, 1977.  Waives specified grounds for exclusion. Permits such aliens to adjust to permanent resident status.",2021-06-30T19:28:54Z,
99-hr-3321,99,hr,3321,"A bill to revise, codify, and enact without substantive change certain general and permanent laws, related to aliens and nationality, as title 8, United States Code, ""Aliens and Nationality"".",Immigration,1985-09-17,1985-09-17,Referred to House Committee on The Judiciary.,House,"Rep. Rodino, Peter W., Jr. [D-NJ-10]",NJ,D,R000374,0,"Revises, codifies, and enacts without substantive change certain laws relating to aliens and nationality as title 8, United States Code, ""Aliens and Nationality."" Subdivides such title into the following subtitles:  (I) general; (II) immigration; (III) citizenship and nationality; (IV) passports and travel control; and (V) refugees and immigrant programs. Subtitle I:  General - Sets forth:  (1) definitions and special provisions, for certain nonimmigrants; (2) organization, administration, and authorities of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, the Attorney General, Secretary of State, and Bureau of Consular Affairs; and (3) miscellaneous liaison procedural provisions. Subtitle II:  Immigration - Sets forth provisions respecting:  (1) immigrant and nonimmigrant admissions; (2) exclusion; (3) entry documents and registration; (4) entry and exclusion; (5) alien crew members; (6) deportation and classification changes; and (7) jurisdiction and civil and criminal penalties. Subtitle III:  Citizenship and Nationality - Sets forth provisions respecting:  (1) citizenship and nationality at birth and collective naturalization; (2) nationality through naturalization; (3) loss of nationality; (4) nationality documents; and (5) citizenship instruction and procedures if a right or privilege as a national is denied. Subtitle IV:  Passports and Travel Control - Sets forth provisions respecting:  (1) passports; and (2) travel control and related documents. Subtitle V:  Refugees - Sets forth refugee provisions respecting: (1) admissions; (2) policy coordination and resettlement and educational assistance; (3) international participation and emergency assistance; and (4) educational assistance.",2021-06-30T19:28:31Z,
99-hr-3251,99,hr,3251,A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide that the number of diplomatic visas issued to aliens who are residents or nationals of the Soviet Union shall not exceed the number of diplomatic visas issued to residents or nationals of the United States by the Soviet Union.,Immigration,1985-09-10,1985-09-13,"Referred to Subcommittee on Immigration, Refugees, and International Law.",House,"Rep. Darden, George (Buddy) [D-GA-7]",GA,D,D000051,0,Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide that the number of diplomatic visas issued to Soviet citizens or nationals shall not equal or exceed the number of similar visas issued to U.S.  citizens or residents by the Soviet Union during the preceding 12 months.,2021-06-30T19:28:11Z,
99-hconres-184,99,hconres,184,A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that no amnesty should be granted to aliens present illegally in the United States.,Immigration,1985-09-09,1985-09-10,"Referred to Subcommittee on Immigration, Refugees, and International Law.",House,"Rep. Young, C. W. Bill [R-FL-8]",FL,R,Y000031,0,Expresses the sense of the Congress that no immigration reform proposal should be adopted that provides temporary or permanent lawful resident status for aliens illegally in the United States.,2021-06-30T18:51:47Z,
99-hr-3236,99,hr,3236,A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for the temporary admission to the United States of the operators of motor common carriers of passengers.,Immigration,1985-09-04,1985-10-09,"Executive Comment Requested from Justice, Labor.",House,"Rep. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY-10]",NY,D,S000148,0,Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for the temporary admission into the United States of the operators of motor common carriers of passengers.,2021-06-30T19:27:53Z,
99-hjres-370,99,hjres,370,A joint resolution conferring United States citizenship posthumously on Mrs. Mary Josephine Kaszkiewicz.,Immigration,1985-08-01,1985-09-17,Executive Comment Requested from Justice.,House,"Rep. Roukema, Marge [R-NJ-5]",NJ,R,R000465,0,"Confers U.S. citizenship on Mrs. Mary Josephine Kaskiewicz, posthumously.",2021-06-30T18:56:54Z,
99-hr-3187,99,hr,3187,United States Immigration Court Act of 1985,Immigration,1985-08-01,1985-08-12,"Referred to Subcommittee on Immigration, Refugees, and International Law.",House,"Rep. McCollum, Bill [R-FL-5]",FL,R,M000350,1,"United States Immigration Court Act of 1985 - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to establish a United States Immigration Court, consisting of a 70-judge trial and a six-judge appellate division. Sets forth jurisdictional provisions and appellate review procedures.  Grants jurisdiction to the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit to review immigration matters such as deportation, exclusion, and asylum.  Provides for exclusion without hearing under specified circumstances. Permits any alien physically present in the United States or at a land border or port of entry to apply for asylum unless exclusion or deportation proceedings have been instituted.  Prescribes conditions under which asylum shall be considered even where exclusion or deportation proceedings have been instituted. Provides for a public asylum hearing and requires aliens to be advised of right of counsel. Sets forth effective dates and transition procedures.",2025-08-29T16:29:30Z,
99-hr-3080,99,hr,3080,Immigration Control and Legalization Amendments Act of 1985,Immigration,1985-07-25,1985-11-21,Clean Bill H.R.3810 Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee in Lieu.,House,"Rep. Rodino, Peter W., Jr. [D-NJ-10]",NJ,D,R000374,1,"Immigration Control and Legalization Amendments Act of 1985 - Title I:  Control of Illegal Immigration - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to make it unlawful for a person or other entity to:  (1) hire, or recruit, or refer for a fee for U.S. employment any alien knowing that such person is unauthorized to work, or any person without verifying his or her work status; or (2) continue to employ an alien knowing of such person's unauthorized work status. Makes verification compliance an affirmative defense to any violation in the hiring or referral of an alien. Applies the sanctions under this Act to employers of four or more employees. Establishes an employment verification system. Requires:  (1) the employer to attest, on a form developed by the Attorney General, that the employee's work status has been verified by examination of a passport, birth certificate, social security card, alien documentation papers, or other proof; (2) the worker to similarly attest that he or she is a U.S. citizen or national, or authorized alien; and (3) the employer to keep such records for the period required by regulation. Sets forth penalties for unlawful employment of unauthorized aliens. Makes it an unfair immigration-related employment practice for an employer of four or more employees to discriminate against any individual (other than an unauthorized alien) with respect to hiring, or recruitment or referral for fee, because of such individual's origin or citizenship status. Requires that complaints of violations of an immigration-related employment practice be filed with the Special Counsel for Immigration-Related Unfair Employment Practices (established by this Act) within the Department of Justice.  Prohibits the overlap of immigration-related discrimination complaints and discrimination complaints filed with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. Authorizes the Special Counsel to investigate complaints and to determine whether to bring such complaints before a specially trained administrative law judge.  Provides for the conduct of hearings, orders as determined by an administrative law judge, and review of such orders in accordance with provisions of the National Labor Relations Act. Directs the Attorney General to disseminate information to employers and the public regarding provisions of this title. Directs the Attorney General to conduct a three-year demonstration project to determine a method to validate the social security account numbers of employment applicants and report to the appropriate congressional committees on its results. Amends the Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act to subject farm labor contractors to the requirements of this Act, beginning seven months after enactment. Makes it illegal to fraudulently misuse or manufacture entry or work documents (up to $5,000 fine or two years' imprisonment or both). States that two essential elements of the immigration control and reform program established by this Act are increased enforcement and service activities of the border patrol of the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS), and other appropriate Federal agencies. Authorizes supplemental appropriations to the Department of Justice for: (1) the Immigration and Naturalization Service for FY 1986 and 1987; and (2) the Executive Office of Immigration Review for FY 1986 and 1987.  Requires that funds provided for the INS be used to improve immigration and naturalization services and for enhanced community outreach and in-service training of personnel. Revises the criminal penalties for the unlawful transportation of unauthorized aliens into the United States. Directs the Attorney General to develop a contingency plan to provide for the allocation and management of personnel and resources in the event of an immigration emergency.  Establishes an immigration emergency fund to be used in accordance with such plan.  Authorizes appropriations.  Prohibits the use of such funding unless the President has certified to the appropriate congressional committees that an emergency exists. Requires INS to have an owner's consent or a warrant before entering a farm or outdoor operations to interrogate persons to determine if undocumented aliens are present. Title II:  Legalization - Authorizes the Attorney General to adjust to temporary resident status those aliens who:  (1) apply within 18 months; (2) establish that they entered the United States before January 1, 1982, and have resided here continuously in an unlawful status (including Cuban/Haitian entrants) since such date; and (3) are otherwise admissible. Authorizes similar status adjustment for specified aliens who entered legally as nonimmigrants but whose period of authorized stay ended before January 1, 1982.  (States that in the case of exchange visitors the two-year foreign residence requirements must have been met or waived.) Prohibits the legalization of persons:  (1) convicted of a felony or three or more misdemeanors in the United States; or (2) who have taken part in political, religious, or racial persecution.  Requires an alien applying for temporary resident status to register under the Military Selective Service Act, if such Act so requires. Authorizes the Attorney General to adjust the status of temporary resident aliens to permanent resident if the alien:  (1) applies during the one-year period beginning with the 13th month following the grant of temporary resident status; (2) established continuous residence in the United States since the grant of temporary resident status; (3) is otherwise admissible and has not been convicted of a felony or three or more misdemeanors committed in the United States; and (4) either meets the minimum requirements for an understanding of English and a knowledge of American history and government, or demonstrates the satisfactory pursuit of a course of study in these subjects. Specifies circumstances in which the Attorney General may terminate an alien's temporary resident status.  Provides additional guidelines for dealing with temporary resident aliens. Requires the Attorney General to work with designated voluntary agencies to: (1) disseminate program information; and (2) process such aliens. Provides criminal penalties for false application statements. Waives numerical limitations, labor certification, and other specified entry violations for such aliens. Permits the Attorney General to waive other grounds for exclusion (except criminal, most drug-related, and security grounds) to assure family unity or when otherwise in the national interest. Requires the Attorney General to provide an alien otherwise eligible but unregistered who is apprehended before the end of the application period, an opportunity to apply for the legalization program before deportation or exclusion proceedings are begun.  States that such alien shall be authorized to work in the United States pending disposition of the case. Provides for administrative and judicial review of a determination respecting an application for adjustment of status under this Act. Makes legalized aliens (other than Cuban/Haitian entrants) ineligible for Federal financial assistance, Medicaid, or food stamps for five years following a grant of temporary resident status and for five years following a grant of permanent resident status (permits medical assistance, aid to the aged, blind, or disabled, and public health assistance).  States that programs authorized under the National School Lunch Act, the Child Nutrition Act of 1966, the Vocational Education Act of 1963, chapter 1 of the Education Consolidation and Improvement Act of 1981, the Headstart-Follow Through Act, the Job Training Partnership Act, subparts 4 and 5 of part A of title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965, the Public Health Service Act, and title V of the Social Security Act shall not be construed as prohibited assistance.  Continues assistance to aliens under the Refugee Education Assistance Act of 1980 without regard to adjustment of status.  Preempts certain State social security plan requirements to the extent necessary to carry out this Act. Requires the Attorney General to broadly disseminate in English and other appropriate languages information on the legalization program regarding benefits. Establishes procedures for the status adjustment to permanent resident of certain Cuban and Haitian entrants who arrived in the United States before January 1, 1982. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1987 through 1991 for State legalization impact assistance grants. Declares the purpose of such grants to provide public and educational assistance to newly legalized aliens to the extent such assistance is available to citizens of the State.  Describes required reports, statements, and audits respecting State eligibility for such grants. Title III:  Reform of Legal Immigration - Separates temporary agricultural labor from other temporary labor for purposes of nonimmigrant (H-2A visas) worker provisions. Requires an employer H-2A visa petition to certify that:  (1) there are not enough local U.S. workers for the job; and (2) similarly employed U.S. workers wages and working conditions will not be adversely affected.  Authorizes the Secretary of Labor to charge application fees. Prohibits the Secretary from approving such petition if:  (1) the job is open because of a strike or lock-out;  (2) the employer violated temporary worker admissions terms; or (3) in a case where such workers are not covered by State workers' compensation laws, the employer has not provided equivalent protection at no cost to such workers. Provides with regard to agricultural worker applications that:  (1) the Secretary may not require such an application to be filed more than 60 days before needed; (2) the employer shall be notified in writing within seven days if such an application requires perfecting; (3) the Secretary shall approve an acceptable application not later than 20 days before needed; and (4) employers may provide payment of a reasonable housing allowance in lieu of furnishing housing. Permits agricultural producer associations to file H-2A petitions. Provides for expedited administrative appeals of denied certifications. Prohibits the entry of aliens as H-2A workers: (1) for longer than the period determined under regulations; and (2) if the alien has violated a term of admission within the previous five years. Authorizes permanent appropriations for the purposes of:  (1) recruiting domestic workers for temporary labor and services which might otherwise be performed by nonimmigrants and agricultural transition workers; and (2) monitoring terms and conditions under which such individuals are employed. Authorizes permanent appropriations to enable the Secretary of Labor to make determinations and certifications. Directs the Attorney General, in consultation with the Secretaries of Labor and Agriculture, to establish a three-year agricultural labor transition program.  Provides that the number of undocumented agricultural workers be reduced by one-third for each of the three years.  Provides such transitional workers with the same benefits and protections as other migrant and seasonal workers. Sets forth employer participation requirements. Increases the colonial quota from 600 to 3,000. Requires foreign students to return to the country of their nationality for at least two years after completing their studies before petitioning to return to the United States.  Sets forth conditions for the waiver of such requirement. Declares aliens who have obtained certain advanced degrees, or are training for such degrees, eligible for educational visitor status. Prohibits non-waiver students from adjusting to permanent resident status. States that time spent in student or trainee status shall not count for purposes of eligibility for suspension of deportation. Includes the relationship between an illegitimate child and its natural father within the definition of ""child"" for purposes of status, benefits, or privilege under such Act. States that for suspension of deportation purposes, an alien shall not be considered to have failed to maintain continuous physical presence in the United States if the absence did not meaningfully interrupt the continuous physical presence. Title IV:  Reports to Congress - Requires the President to report to the appropriate congressional committees on:  (1) general legal admissions under the Immigration and Nationality Act; (2) unlawful employment of aliens; (3) the agricultural transition program; and (4) the temporary agricultural worker (H-2A) program.  Directs the Civil Rights Commission to monitor and report to such committees on the implementation and enforcement of provisions of this Act that result in unlawful discrimination. Requires the President to make two reports to the Congress on the legalization program established by this Act.",2025-08-29T16:33:08Z,
99-hr-2931,99,hr,2931,A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to modify the requirement for naturalization of an understanding of the English language.,Immigration,1985-07-08,1985-07-10,"Referred to Subcommittee on Immigration, Refugees, and International Law.",House,"Rep. Lujan, Manuel, Jr. [R-NM-1]",NM,R,L000506,0,Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to exempt from the naturalization English language requirement any person who:  (1) is at least 65 years old; (2) has lived in the United States for at least five years; and (3) has made diligent efforts to learn English.,2021-06-30T19:23:10Z,
99-hr-2842,99,hr,2842,A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide a procedure for an alien who dies while serving on active-duty with the United States armed forces during certain periods of hostilities to be considered a citizen of the United States at the time of the alien's death.,Immigration,1985-06-21,1985-06-25,"Referred to Subcommittee on Immigration, Refugees, and International Law.",House,"Rep. Donnelly, Brian J. [D-MA-11]",MA,D,D000416,0,Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for posthumous naturalization by reason of death while on active-duty service in the armed forces during periods of military hostilities.,2021-06-30T19:22:46Z,
99-sres-185,99,sres,185,A resolution to promote emigration from Cuba.,Immigration,1985-06-19,1985-07-10,Resolution agreed to in Senate with amendments and an amended preamble by Voice Vote.,Senate,"Sen. Chiles, Lawton [D-FL]",FL,D,C000356,0,"(Measure passed Senate, amended) Expresses the sense of the Senate that the Cuban Government is thwarting the human rights of Cubans by suspending an immigration agreement which benefits both the Cuban Government and its people and the United States Government and its people in retaliation for uncensored news and other Voice of America broadcasting to Cuba.",2025-01-14T19:00:46Z,
99-s-1296,99,s,1296,A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to modify the requirement for naturalization of an understanding of the English language.,Immigration,1985-06-13,1985-06-21,"Committee on Judiciary requested executive comment from Justice Department, State Department.",Senate,"Sen. Mathias, Charles McC., Jr. [R-MD]",MD,R,M000241,19,Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to exempt from the naturalization English language requirement any person who:  (1) is at least 65 years old; (2) has lived in the United States for at least five years; and (3) has made diligent efforts to learn English.,2025-07-21T19:32:26Z,
99-hr-2739,99,hr,2739,"A bill entitled:  ""The Overseas American Children's Citizenship Equity Act of 1985"".",Immigration,1985-06-12,1985-06-14,"Referred to Subcommittee on Immigration, Refugees, and International Law.",House,"Rep. Alexander, Bill [D-AR-1]",AR,D,A000103,2,"Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide that a person born outside the United States and its possessions to mixed alien and citizen parents shall be a U.S. citizen at birth if the citizen parent was physically present in the United States or its possessions for two years in the aggregate (presently must have been present for ten years, at least five of which were after attaining the age of 14 years). Provides that a child who is under 18 years old at the time of enactment of this Act, and whose parents fulfilled the two-year requirement at the time of the child's birth, shall be a U.S. citizen.",2021-06-30T19:21:54Z,
99-s-1261,99,s,1261,Refugee Assistance Amendments of 1985,Immigration,1985-06-07,1985-06-10,"Committee on Judiciary requested executive comment from Justice Department, State Department.",Senate,"Sen. Simpson, Alan K. [R-WY]",WY,R,S000429,0,Refugee Assistance Amendments of 1985 - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to authorize FY 1986 and 1987 appropriations under such Act and under the Refugee Education Assistance Act of 1980. States that an agency receiving a refugee assistance resettlement grant or contract shall be responsible for a refugee's subsistence needs during the initial 90-day resettlement period. Limits the number of refugees covered by the annual congressional report.,2025-08-29T16:31:30Z,
99-s-1262,99,s,1262,Refugee Assistance Extension Act of 1985,Immigration,1985-06-07,1985-10-08,By Senator Thurmond from Committee on Judiciary filed written report. Report No. 99-154.,Senate,"Sen. Simpson, Alan K. [R-WY]",WY,R,S000429,1,"Refugee Assistance Extension Act of 1985 - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to authorize FY 1986 and 1987 appropriations for refugee assistance. Requires an agency receiving initial resettlement grants to:  (1) provide quarterly performance and finance reports; (2) notify local welfare offices when a refugee is offered employment; (3) notify, upon request, local welfare offices of any cash assistance provided directly by such agency to a refugee; (4) assure that refugees with medical conditions affecting the public health report to the appropriate health agency in their resettlement area; and (5) fulfill its responsibility to provide the basic needs of each refugee. Requires the Federal agency administering the program of initial resettlement to establish criteria for the performance of agencies receiving such grants. Provides cash and medical assistance for refugees who would otherwise be eligible for aid to families with dependent children or medical assistance under title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act.  Terminates refugee cash assistance for three months for refusal to accept employment (six months for subsequent refusals). Prohibits:  (1) such cash or medical assistance grants from being given as block or consolidated grants; or (2) the Director from delegating grant review or approval authority to the States or their political subdivisions.  Permits per capita grants to be made available to States if requested and used for demonstration projects. Directs the Attorney General to pay compensation to States and counties for costs incurred in incarcerating certain Cuban nationals who were allowed U.S. entry in 1980 and who were subsequently convicted of violating State or county law.",2025-08-29T16:33:32Z,
99-hr-2606,99,hr,2606,A bill to make additional immigrant visas available for immigrants from certain foreign countries.,Immigration,1985-05-23,1985-06-17,Executive Comment Requested from Justice.,House,"Rep. Donnelly, Brian J. [D-MA-11]",MA,D,D000416,0,Provides additional immigrant visas for aliens of countries whose 1955 through 1965 U.S. immigration figures do not exceed specified levels as provided for by this Act. Distributes such visas as follows:  (1) 40 percent under family preference status (as provided for under the Immigration and Nationaltiy Act); (2) 30 percent under work preference status; and (3) 30 percent to nonpreference aliens.,2021-06-30T19:21:07Z,
99-s-1200,99,s,1200,Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986,Immigration,1985-05-23,1986-11-06,Became Public Law No: 99-603.,Senate,"Sen. Simpson, Alan K. [R-WY]",WY,R,S000429,0,"(Conference report filed in House, H. Rept. 99-1000) Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 - Title I: Control of Illegal Immigration - Part A:  Employment - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to make it unlawful for a person or other entity to: (1) hire (including through subcontractors), recruit, or refer for a fee for U.S. employment any alien knowing that such person is unauthorized to work, or any person without verifying his or her work status; or (2) continue to employ an alien knowing of such person's unauthorized work status. Makes verification compliance (including the use of State employment agency documentation) an affirmative defense to any hiring or referral violation. Establishes an employment verification system.  Requires: (1) the employer to attest, on a form developed by the Attorney General, that the employee's work status has been verified by examination of a passport, birth certificate, social security card, alien documentation papers, or other proof; (2) the worker to similarly attest that he or she is a U.S. citizen or national, or authorized alien; and (3) the employer to keep such records for three years in the case of referral or recruitment, or the later of three years or one year after employment termination in the case of hiring. States that nothing in this Act shall be construed to authorize a national identity card or system. Directs the President to monitor and evaluate the verification system and implement changes as necessary within 60 days after notifying the appropriate congressional committees (within two years for a major change).  Prohibits implementation of a major change unless the Congress provides funds for such purpose. Authorizes related demonstration projects of up to three years. Limits the use of such verification system or any required identification document to enforcing this Act and not for other law enforcement purposes. Directs the Attorney General to establish complaint and investigation procedures which shall provide for:  (1) individuals and entities to file written, signed complaints regarding potential hiring violations; (2) INS investigations of complaints with substantial probability of validity; (3) Department of Justice-initiated investigations; and (4) designation of a specific INS unit to prosecute such violations. Sets forth employer sanction provisions.  Provides for a six-month period of public education during which no employment violation penalties shall be imposed. Provides for a subsequent 12-month period during which violators shall be issued warning citations. Defers enforcement for seasonal agricultural services. Provides, at the end of such citation period, for graduated first and subsequent-offense civil penalties, injunctive remedies, or criminal penalties (for pattern or practice violations).  Subjects violators to graduated civil penalties for related paperwork violations. Directs the Attorney General to provide notice and, upon request, an administrative hearing in the case of a disputed penalty.  States that:  (1) judicial review of a final administrative penalty shall be in the U.S. court of appeals; and (2) suits to collect unpaid penalties shall be filed in U.S. district courts. Makes it unlawful for an employer to require an employee to provide any type of financial guarantee or indemnity against any potential employment liability.  Subjects violators, after notice and hearing opportunity, to a civil penalty for each violation and the return of any such amounts received. States that such employer sanction provisions preempt State and local laws. Requires the General Accounting Office (GAO) to submit to the Congress and to a specially created task force three annual reports regarding the operation of the employer sanction program, including a determination of whether a pattern of national origin discrimination has resulted. States that if the GAO report makes such a determination:  (1) the task force shall so report to the Congress; and (2) the House and the Senate shall hold hearings within 60 days. Terminates employer sanctions 30 days after receipt of the last GAO report if: (1) GAO finds a widespread pattern of discrimination has resulted from the employer sanctions; and (2) the Congress enacts a joint resolution within such 30-day period approving such findings. Amends the Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act to subject farm labor contractors to the requirements of this Act, beginning seven months after enactment. Directs the Attorney General, in consultation with the Secretary of Labor and the Secretary of Health and Human Services, to conduct a study of the use of a telephone system to verify the employment status of job applicants.  Requires related congressional reports. Directs the Comptroller General to:  (1) investigate ways to reduce counterfeiting of social security account number cards; and (2) report to the appropriate congressional committees within one year. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Social Security Administration and in cooperation with the Attorney General and the Secretary of Labor, to: (1) conduct a study of the feasibility of establishing a social security number validation system; and (2) report to the appropriate congressional committees within two years. Makes it an unfair immigration-related employment practice for an employer of three or more persons to discriminate against any individual (other than an unauthorized alien) with respect to hiring, recruitment, firing, or referral for fee, because of such individual's origin or citizenship (or intended citizenship) status.  States that it is not an unfair immigration-related employment practice to hire a U.S. citizen or national over an equally qualified alien. Requires that complaints of violations of an immigration-related employment practice be filed with the Special Counsel for Immigration-Related Unfair Employment Practices (established by this Act) within the Department of Justice.  Prohibits the overlap of immigration-related discrimination complaints and discrimination complaints filed with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. Authorizes the Special Counsel to:  (1) investigate complaints and determine (within 120 days) whether to bring such complaints before a specially trained administrative law judge; and (2) initiate investigations and complaints. Permits private actions if the Special Counsel does not file a complaint within such 120-day period.  Sets forth related administrative provisions. Makes it illegal to fraudulently misuse or manufacture entry or work documents. Part B:  Improvement of Enforcement and Services - States that essential elements of the immigration control and reform program established by this Act are increased enforcement and administrative activities of the Border Patrol, the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS), and other appropriate Federal agencies. Authorizes increased FY 1987 and 1988 appropriations for:  (1) INS; and (2) the Executive Office of Immigration Review. Obligates increased funding in FY 1987 and 1988 for the border patrol. Directs the Attorney General, from funds appropriated to the Department of Justice for INS, to provide for improved immigration and naturalization services and for enhanced community outreach and in-service personnel training. Authorizes additional appropriations for wage and hour enforcement. Revises the criminal penalties for the unlawful transportation of unauthorized aliens into the United States. Authorizes a $35,000,000 immigration emergency fund to be established in the Treasury for necessary enforcement activities and related State and local reimbursements. Permits the owner or operator of a railroad line, international bridge, or toll road to request the Attorney General to inspect and approve measures taken to prevent aliens from illegally crossing into the United States.  States that such approved measures shall be prima facie evidence of compliance with obligations under such Act to prevent illegal entries. Expresses the sense of the Congress that the immigration laws of the United States should be vigorously enforced, while taking care to protect the rights and safety of U.S. citizens and aliens. Requires INS to have an owner's consent or a warrant before entering a farm or outdoor operations to interrogate persons to determine if undocumented aliens are present. Prohibits the adjustment of status to permanent resident for violators of (nonimmigrant) visa terms. Title II:  Legalization - Directs the Attorney General to adjust to temporary resident status those aliens who:  (1) apply within 18 months; (2) establish that they entered the United States before January 1, 1982, and have resided here continuously in an unlawful status (including Cuban/Haitian entrants) since such date; and (3) are otherwise admissible. Authorizes similar status adjustment for specified aliens who entered legally as nonimmigrants but whose period of authorized stay ended before January 1, 1982.  (States that in the case of exchange visitors the two-year foreign residence requirement must have been met or waived.) Prohibits the legalization of persons:  (1) convicted of a felony or three or more misdemeanors in the United States; or (2) who have taken part in political, religious, or racial persecution.  Requires an alien applying for temporary resident status to register under the Military Selective Service Act, if such Act so requires. Directs the Attorney General to adjust the status of temporary resident aliens to permanent resident if the alien:  (1) applies during the one-year period beginning with the 19th month following the grant of temporary resident status; (2) has established continuous residence in the United States since the grant of temporary resident status; (3) is otherwise admissible and has not been convicted of a felony or three or more misdemeanors committed in the United States; and (4) either meets the minimum requirements for an understanding of English and a knowledge of American history and government, or demonstrates the satisfactory pursuit of a course of study in these subjects.  (Authorizes an exemption from such language and history requirement for individuals 65 years of age or older.) Specifies circumstances in which the Attorney General may terminate an alien's temporary resident status.  Permits travel abroad and employment during such period. Authorizes the filing of status adjustment applications with the Attorney General or designated voluntary or governmental agencies.  Directs the Attorney General to work with such agencies to:  (1) disseminate program information; and (2) process aliens.  Provides for the confidential treatment of application records.  Establishes criminal penalties (fines, imprisonment, or both) for:  (1) violations of such confidentiality; and (2) false application statements. Provides for application fees. Waives numerical limitations, labor certification, and other specified entry violations for such aliens.  Permits the Attorney General to waive other grounds for exclusion (except criminal, most drug-related, and security grounds) to assure family unity or when otherwise in the national interest. Requires the Attorney General to provide an alien otherwise eligible but unregistered who is apprehended before the end of the application period, an opportunity to apply for the legalization program before deportation or exclusion proceedings are begun.  States that such alien shall be authorized to work in the United States pending disposition of the case. Provides for administrative and judicial review of a determination respecting an application for adjustment of status under this Act. Makes legalized aliens (other than Cuban/Haitian entrants) ineligible for Federal financial assistance, Medicaid (with certain exceptions), or food stamps for five years following a grant of temporary resident status and for five years following a grant of permanent resident status (permits aid to the aged, blind, or disabled).  States that programs authorized under the National School Lunch Act, the Child Nutrition Act of 1966, the Vocational Education Act of 1963, chapter 1 of the Education Consolidation and Improvement Act of 1981, the Headstart-Follow Through Act, the Job Training Partnership Act, title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965, the Public Health Service Act, and titles V, XVI, and XX of the Social Security Act shall not be construed as prohibited assistance. Continues assistance to aliens under the Refugee Education Assistance Act of 1980 without regard to adjustment of status. Requires the Attorney General to disseminate information regarding the legalization program. Establishes procedures for the status adjustment to permanent resident of certain Cuban and Haitian entrants who arrived in the United States before January 1, 1982. Updates from June 30, 1948, to January 1, 1972, the registry date for permanent entry admissions records. Authorizes FY 1988 through 1991 appropriations for State legalization impact assistance grants.  Permits States to spend unused funds through FY 1994. Prohibits offsets for Medicaid and supplemental security income costs.  Bases State amounts on the number of legalized aliens and related expenditures.  Permits States to use such funds to reimburse public assistance, health, and education costs.  Limits reimbursement to actual costs. Title III:  Reform of Legal Immigration - Part A:  Temporary Agricultural Workers - Separates temporary agricultural labor from other temporary labor for purposes of nonimmigrant (H-2A visa) worker provisions. Requires an employer H-2A visa petition to certify that:  (1) there are not enough local U.S. workers for the job; and (2) similarly employed U.S. workers' wages and working conditions will not be adversely affected. Authorizes the Secretary of Labor to charge application fees. Prohibits the Secretary from approving such petition if:  (1) the job is open because of a strike or lock-out; (2) the employer violated temporary worker admissions terms; (3) in a case where such workers are not covered by State workers' compensation laws, the employer has not provided equivalent protection at no cost to such workers; or (4) the employer has not made regional recruitment efforts in the traditional or expected labor supply. Provides with regard to agricultural worker applications that:  (1) the Secretary may not require such an application to be filed more than 60 days before needed; (2) the employer shall be notified in writing within seven days if the application requires perfecting; (3) the Secretary shall approve an acceptable application not later than 20 days before needed; and (4) the employer shall provide or secure housing meeting appropriate Federal, State, or local standards, including making provision for family housing for employees principally engaged in the range production of livestock. Provides that for three years, labor certifications for specified employers shall require such an employer to hire qualified U.S. workers who apply until the end of 50 percent of the H-2A workers' contract work period.  Requires the Secretary, six months before the end of such period, to consider the advisability of continuing such requirement and to issue regulations (in the absence of enacting legislation) three months before the end of such period. States that employers shall not be liable for specified employment penalties if H-2A workers are dismissed in order to meet such 50 percent requirement. Permits agricultural producer associations to file H-2A petitions. Provides for expedited administrative appeals of denied certifications. Prohibits the entry of an alien as an H-2A worker if he or she has violated a term of admission within the previous five years. Authorizes permanent appropriations beginning with FY 1987 for the purposes of:  (1) recruiting domestic workers for temporary labor and services which might otherwise be performed by nonimmigrants and agricultural transition workers; and (2) monitoring terms and conditions under which such individuals are employed. Authorizes permanent appropriations beginning in FY 1987 to enable the Secretary to make determinations and certifications. Expresses the sense of the Congress that the President should establish an advisory commission to consult with Mexico and other appropriate countries and advise the Attorney General regarding the temporary worker program. Establishes a special agricultural worker adjustment program. Provides for permanent resident adjustment for aliens who:  (1) apply during a specified 18-month period; (2) have performed at least 90 man-days of seasonal agricultural work during the 12-month period ending May 1, 1986; and (3) are admissible as immigrants.  Sets forth adjustment dates based upon periods of work performed in the United States.  Authorizes travel and employment during such temporary residence period. Authorizes applications to be made inside the United States with the Attorney General or designated entities and outside the United States through consular offices.  Provides for confidentiality and limited access to such information.  Establishes criminal penalties for false application information, and makes an alien so convicted inadmissible for U.S. entry. Exempts such admissions from numerical entry limitations. Permits waiver of exclusion (except for specified criminal, drug offense, public charge, Nazi persecution, and national security grounds) for humanitarian or family purposes, or when in the national interest. Provides for a temporary stay of exclusion or deportation (and authority to work) for apprehended aliens who are able to establish a nonfrivolous claim for status adjustment. Provides for a single level of administrative appellate review of such status adjustment applications.  Limits such review of the order of exclusion or deportation. Defines ""seasonal agricultural services"" as the performance of field work related to growing fruits and vegetables of every kind and other perishable commodities as defined in regulations by the Secretary of Agriculture. Directs the Secretaries of Agriculture and of Labor, jointly before each fiscal year (beginning in FY 1990 and ending in FY 1993) to determine whether additional special agricultural workers should be admitted because of a shortage of such workers in the United States.  Sets forth factors to be considered in making such determinations. Authorizes associations and groups of employers to request additional admissions due to emergency or unforeseen circumstances.  Authorizes groups of special agricultural workers to request decreased admissions due to worker oversupply. Requires the Secretaries to make request determinations within 21 days. Sets forth numerical limitations for such admissions beginning with FY 1990. Provides for the deportation of newly admitted special agricultural workers who do not perform 60 man-days of seasonal agricultural work in each of the first two years after entry.  Prohibits naturalization of such workers unless they have performed 60 man-days of such work in each of five fiscal years. Treats temporary agricultural workers and special agricultural workers as ""eligible legalized aliens"" for purposes of Federal assistance to State and local entities for specified costs associated with such workers during their first five years in the United States. Establishes a 12-member Commission on Agricultural Workers to review the special agricultural worker provisions, the impact of the legalization and employer sanctions on agricultural labor, and other aspects of agricultural labor.  Requires a report to the Congress within five years.  Authorizes appropriations.  Terminates the Commission at the end of the 63-month period beginning with the month after the month of enactment of this Act. States that specified agricultural workers shall be eligible for legal assistance under the Legal Service Corporation Act. Part B:  Other Changes in the Immigration Law - Increases the annual colonial quota from 600 visas to 5,000 visas. Includes within the definition of ""special immigrant"":  (1) unmarried sons and daughters and surviving spouses of employees of certain international organizations; and (2) specified retirees of such organizations (""I"" status) and their spouses. Grants nonimmigrant status to:  (1) parents of children receiving ""I"" status while they are minors; and (2) other children of such parents or a surviving ""I"" status spouse. Authorizes the three-year pilot visa waiver program for up to eight countries providing similar benefits to U.S. visitors. Requires such visitors to the United States to:  (1) have a nonrefundable roundtrip ticket; and (2) stay in the United States for not more than 90 days. Authorizes an additional 5000 nonpreference visas in each of FY 1987 and 1988 with preference being given to nationals of countries who were adversely affected by Public Law 89-236 (1965 immigration amendments). Includes the relationship between an illegitimate child and its natural father within the definition of ""child"" for purposes of status, benefits, or privilege under such Act. States that for suspension of deportation purposes, an alien shall not be considered to have failed to maintain continuous physical presence in the United States if the absence did not meaningfully interrupt the continuous physical presence. Prohibits for one year the admission of nonimmigrant alien crew members to perform services during a strike against the employer for whom such aliens intend to work. Title IV:  Reports - Directs the President to transmit to the Congress: (1) not later than January 1, 1989, and not later than January 1 of every third year thereafter, a comprehensive immigration-impact report; and (2) annual reports for three years on unauthorized alien employment and the temporary agricultural worker (H-2A) program. Directs the Attorney General and the Secretary of State to jointly monitor the visa waiver program established by this Act, and report to the Congress within two years. Directs the President to submit to the Congress an initial and a second report (three years after the first report) on the impact of the legalization program. Directs the Attorney General to report to the Congress within 90 days regarding necessary improvements for INS. Expresses the sense of the Congress that the President should consult with the President of Mexico within 90 days regarding the implementation of this Act and its possible effect on the United States or Mexico. Title V:  State Assistance for Incarceration Costs of Illegal Aliens and Certain Cuban Nationals - Directs the Attorney General to reimburse States for the costs incurred in incarcerating certain illegal aliens and Cuban nationals convicted of felonies.  Authorizes appropriations. Title VI:  Commission for the Study of International Migration and Cooperative Economic Development - Establishes a 12-member Commission for the Study of International Migration and Cooperative Economic Development to examine, in consultation with Mexico and other Western Hemisphere sending countries, conditions which contribute to unauthorized migration to the United States and trade and investment programs to alleviate such conditions. Requires a report to the President and to the Congress within three years.  Terminates the Commission upon filing of such report, except that the Commission may function for up to 30 additional days to conclude its affairs. Title VII:  Federal Responsibility for Deportable and Excludable Aliens Convicted of Crimes - Provides for the expeditious deportation of aliens convicted of crimes. Provides for the identification of Department of Defense facilities that could be made available to incarcerate deportable or excludable aliens.",2025-07-21T19:32:26Z,
99-s-1129,99,s,1129,"International Organization Staffs' Children, Survivors, and Retirees Act of 1985",Immigration,1985-05-14,1985-05-23,"Committee on Judiciary requested executive comment from Justice Department, State Department.",Senate,"Sen. Mathias, Charles McC., Jr. [R-MD]",MD,R,M000241,0,"International Organization Staffs' Children, Survivors, and Retirees Act of 1985 - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to include within the definition of ""special immigrant"" unmarried sons and daughters and surviving spouses of employees of certain international organizations (""I"" status). Grants nonimmigrant status to:  (1) parents of children receiving ""I"" status while they are minors; and (2) other children of such parents or a surviving ""I"" status spouse.",2025-08-29T16:31:25Z,
99-s-1108,99,s,1108,A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for the temporary admission to the United States of the operators of motor common carriers of passengers.,Immigration,1985-05-08,1985-05-17,"Committee on Judiciary requested executive comment from Justice Department, State Department.",Senate,"Sen. DeConcini, Dennis [D-AZ]",AZ,D,D000185,2,Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for the temporary admission into the United States of the operators of motor common carriers of passengers.,2025-07-21T19:32:26Z,
99-hr-2361,99,hr,2361,Immigration Exclusion and Deportation Amendments of 1985,Immigration,1985-05-06,1985-05-28,"Executive Comment Requested from HHS, Justice, Labor, State, CIA.",House,"Rep. Frank, Barney [D-MA-4]",MA,D,F000339,65,"Immigration Exclusion and Deportation Amendments of 1985 - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to make only the following classes of aliens ineligible to receive visas and be permitted admission into the United States: (1) any alien with a communicable disease of public health significance; (2) any alien with a record of behavior or mental impairment that poses a threat to property or safety; (3) any alien convicted of a crime involving moral turpitude, with specified exceptions; (4) any alien convicted of two or more offenses for which the aggregate sentences actually imposed were five years or more; (5) any alien convicted of specified drug violations; (6) any alien who has engaged in terrorist activity against the United States or against a citizen of the United States; (7) any alien who participated in Nazi persecutions; (8) any alien deemed by the Attorney General as a probable security risk for certain specified reasons, including terrorist activity; (9) any alien who is likely to become a public economic burden; (10) any alien seeking to enter the United States for the purpose of performing skilled or unskilled labor, with certain qualified exceptions; (11) any alien who is a graduate of a medical school not accredited by a body approved for such purpose by the Secretary of Education, with certain exceptions; (12) any excluded or deported alien who seeks readmission within one year of the event, unless such readmission is consented to by the Attorney General; (13) any alien seeking to enter the United States by fraud or the willful misrepresentation of a material fact; (14) any stowaway alien; (15) any alien who aids any other alien in illegal entry; (16) any immigrant not in possession of a valid immigrant visa and passport at the time of admission; (17) any nonimmigrant not in possession of a valid passport authorizing the alien to return to the country from which he or she came; and (18) any alien ineligible for U.S. citizenship, including a person who left or remained outside the United States to avoid U.S. military service in time of war or national emergency. Repeals provisions dealing with bond and conditions for admission for permanent residence for retarded, tubercular, and mentally ill aliens. Makes deportable by the Attorney General only those aliens within one of the following classes: (1) any alien who at the time of entry was within one or more of the classes of aliens excludable by then existing law; (2) any alien entering the United States without inspection or at a time and place other than as designated by the Attorney General; (3) any alien admitted as a nonimmigrant who has failed to maintain such status; (4) any alien arriving from a foreign contiguous territory or adjacent islands who has not resided in such territory or islands for at least two years prior to such arrival; (5) any alien convicted of a crime involving moral turpitude committed within five years from the date of entry and who is either sentenced or confined for a term of one year or longer; (6) any alien who at any time after entry is convicted of two or more crimes involving moral turpitude; (7) any alien who at any time after entry is convicted of a violation of certain drug laws; (8) any alien who at any time after entry is convicted under weapons-possession laws; (9) any alien who at any time is convicted on any of various specified loyalty laws (e.g. sabotage, treason and sedition, selective service, etc.); (10) any alien who fails to comply with alien registration laws or foreign agent registration laws; (11) any alien convicted of fraud or misuse of visas or other entry documents; (12) any alien engaging in activity which endangers the public safety or national security, including terrorist activity; (13) any alien who within five years after entry has become a public economic burden; (14) any alien who has engaged in terrorist activity against the United States or against a citizen of the United States; or (15) any alien who participated in Nazi persecutions.",2025-08-29T16:30:00Z,
99-s-1074,99,s,1074,Immigrant Repatriation Study Act,Immigration,1985-05-06,1985-08-30,Committee on Judiciary received executive comment from Justice Department.,Senate,"Sen. Matsunaga, Spark M. [D-HI]",HI,D,M000250,0,"Immigrant Repatriation Study Act - Directs the Attorney General to study the problem of indigent, elderly immigrants who wish to return to their home countries but cannot afford the transportation costs to do so. Requires a report to the Congress within 12 months.",2025-08-29T16:29:48Z,
99-hr-2329,99,hr,2329,A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to repeal the provision excluding admission of aliens on the sole ground of sexual deviation.,Immigration,1985-05-02,1985-05-09,"Referred to Subcommittee on Immigration, Refugees, and International Law.",House,"Rep. Dixon, Julian C. [D-CA-28]",CA,D,D000373,36,"Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to eliminate the ""sexual deviation"" exclusion provision.",2021-06-30T19:17:59Z,
99-hr-2286,99,hr,2286,Refugee Assistance Amendments of 1985,Immigration,1985-04-30,1985-05-02,"Referred to Subcommittee on Immigration, Refugees, and International Law.",House,"Rep. Rodino, Peter W., Jr. [D-NJ-10]",NJ,D,R000374,0,Refugee Assistance Amendments of 1985 - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to authorize FY 1986 and 1987 appropriations under such Act and under the Refugee Education Assistance Act of 1980. States that an agency receiving a refugee assistance resettlement grant or contract shall be responsible for a refugee's subsistence needs during the initial 90-day resettlement period. Limits the number of refugees covered by the annual congressional report.,2025-08-29T16:31:07Z,
99-hr-2267,99,hr,2267,Illegal Immigration Control Act of 1985,Immigration,1985-04-29,1985-05-03,"Referred to Subcommittee on Immigration, Refugees, and International Law.",House,"Rep. Smith, Bob [R-NH-1]",NH,R,S000606,15,"Illegal Immigration Control Act of 1985 - Title I:  Control of Illegal Immigration - Part A: Employment - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to make it unlawful for any person to knowingly hire, recruit, or refer any alien not authorized to work in the United States. Makes it unlawful for an employer of two or more persons to hire anyone without complying with the verification procedure set forth in this Act. Directs the Attorney General, in cooperation with the Secretaries of Labor and Health and Human Services, to establish a social security account validation system as part of such verification procedure. Sets forth a verification procedure which requires an employer to attest, under penalty of perjury, that he has examined an employee's identification papers, and requires an employee to attest to his or her citizenship or legal work status.  Requires employers to keep such records for three years or one year after an employee leaves, whichever is longer.  Makes following such procedure an affirmative employer defense. States that nothing in this Act shall directly or indirectly authorize the creation of a national identification card system. Prohibits employers from requiring employees to post indemnity bonds. Subjects violators of such verification procedure or hiring provisions to civil penalties.  Requires notice and a hearing opportunity. Authorizes  the Attorney General to:  (1) seek injunctive relief for pattern or practice violations; and (2) sue to collect outstanding penalties. Directs the President to monitor such program and consult with the Congress every six months. States that no penalties shall be imposed for the first six months after enactment of this Act. Amends the Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act to subject farm labor contractors to the requirements of this Act, beginning seven months after enactment. Makes it illegal to fraudulently misuse or manufacture entry or work documents.  Sets forth penalties. Part B:  Improvement of Enforcement and Services - Directs the Attorney General to develop and transmit to the Congress an Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) personnel and funding plan for FY 1986 and 1987.  Authorizes FY 1986 and 1987 INS appropriations. Makes it unlawful to knowingly, or in reckless disregard of the fact that an alien is not authorized to enter the United States, bring such person into the country. Sets forth penalties. Directs the Attorney General:  (1) in consultation with experts and State and local governments, to develop an INS immigration emergency contingency plan; and (2) to submit such plan to the congressional judiciary committees within four months.  Authorizes appropriations. Directs the Attorney General:  (1) jointly with the Secretary of State, to initiate discussions with Mexico and Canada on programs to prevent alien smuggling into the United States; and (2) report to the Congress within one year. Part C:  Denial of Immigration Benefits to Illegal Aliens - Prohibits out-of-status aliens from adjusting to permanent resident (immigrant status). Denies immediate relative status to certain relatives of illegal aliens or Cuban/Haitian entrants. Title II:  Temporary Agricultural Labor - Separates temporary agricultural labor from other temporary labor for purposes of nonimmigrant (H-2 visas) worker provisions. States that such agricultural workers' stay shall be determined by the Attorney General.  Prohibits entry to temporary workers who have violated entry conditions within the previous five years. Requires the Attorney General to provide for necessary entry and exit documents. Requires an employer H-2 visa petition to certify that:  (1) there are not enough local U.S. workers for the job; and (2) similarly employed U.S.  workers' wages and working conditions will not be adversely affected. Authorizes the Secretary of Labor to charge application fees. Prohibits the Secretary from approving such petition if:  (1) the job is open because of a strike or lock-out; (2) the employer violated temporary worker admissions terms; or (3) in a case where such workers are not covered by State workers' compensation laws, the employer has not provided equivalent protection at no cost to such workers.  Directs the Secretary to establish expedited review of such denied certificates. Provides with regard to agricultural worker applications that:  (1) the Secretary may not require such an application to be filed more than 50 days before needed; (2) the employer shall be notified in writing within seven days if such an application requires perfecting; and (3) the Secretary shall approve an acceptable application not later than 20 days before needed.  Authorizes producer associations to file such petitions. Requires the Secretary, in consultation with the Attorney General and the Secretary of Agriculture, to report to the Congress annually regarding such certification program. Authorizes appropriations beginning with FY 1986 to:  (1) recruit domestic workers; (2) monitor the nonimmigrant work program; (3) make determinations and certifications; and (4) permit the Secretary of Agriculture to carry out duties under such Act. Directs the Attorney General, in consultation with the Secretaries of Labor and Agriculture, to establish a three-year transitional agricultural labor program to implement the H-2 temporary agricultural worker program. Requires employer registration during the first year of the program.  Provides that the number of undocumented agricultural workers be reduced by one-third for each of the three years.  Provides such transitional workers with the same benefits and protections as H-2 workers.  Sets forth employer participation requirements.  Requires a report to the Congress within 18 months regarding temporary alien worker program improvements. Authorizes the Attorney General to prohibit an employer from participating in the program for up to three years for specified hiring violations. Expresses the sense of the Congress that the President should establish an advisory commission to consult with Mexico and other appropriate countries and advise the Attorney General regarding the temporary worker and transitional worker programs. Prohibits such aliens from adjusting to immigrant or other nonimmigrant status. Adds to the classification of nonimmigrant  aliens those foreign workers who have no intention of abandoning a foreign residence, but come to the United States for seasonal agricultural employment for a maximum of eight consecutive months. Prohibits the admission of an alien as a nonimmigrant if such alien has violated the terms or conditions of a previous admission nonimmigrant within the past five years. Directs the Attorney General, in consultation with the Secretaries of Agriculture and Labor, to establish an admissions program for such workers.  Requires such program to impose monthly and annual quotas upon nonimmigrant visas by agricultural employment region. Subjects the availability of such visas to a specified preference system, based upon a specified allotment formula. States that:  (1) the availability of a nonimmigrant visa is not predicated upon petitions from prospective employers within the United States; and (2) nonimmigrant visas shall neither limit the type of agricultural work, nor the geographical area within which aliens may be employed. Provides for up to ten U.S. agricultural employment regions. Permits employers of agricultural workers to submit petitions to the Attorney General which specify the month and agricultural employment region concerned, as well as a breakdown of the type of work needed and the availability of domestic and foreign workers to do such work.  Requires the Attorney General to prescribe quotas for nonimmigrant visas based upon such petitions and other specified factors.  Permits agricultural employers to apply for an increase in nonimmigration visa quotas if they can establish an emergency need based upon specified factors.  Requires the Attorney General to decide such applications within 72 hours of the completion of such application. Requires employers to:  (1) make a good faith effort to recruit domestic workers; (2) provide wages and working conditions that do not adversely affect similarly-employed U.S. workers; (3) provide benefits similar to State compensation benefits in areas where such benefits are unavailable; (4) not employ such workers in cases of a strike or lockout; (5) not employ such workers for other than seasonal agricultural work; and (6) substitute a housing allowance payment for actual housing under specified circumstances.  Disqualifies an employer for up to three years for violations of such requirements. Makes it unlawful to hire, recruit, or refer for U.S. employment a nonimmigrant alien in the absence of an approved employment application.  Sets forth penalties. Denies such alien workers any Federal assistance based on financial need. Directs the Secretary of State to expand and establish consulates in countries from which such aliens are likely to come. Directs the Attorney General to provide the Congress with a semiannual program report. Directs the Attorney General to establish a trust fund (from employer and employee wage-based contributions) to: (1) administer and enforce such program; and (2) provide a monetary incentive for alien workers to return to their country. Expresses the sense of the Congress that the President should negotiate with representatives of labor source countries to establish bilateral advisory commissions to advise the Attorney General regarding problems arising under this Act. Excludes from admission into the United States any such alien workers who are not:  (1) continuously employed; or (2) actively seeking employment in the agricultural labor market. Precludes the time spent by aliens in a nonimmigrant status under this Act from being counted as part of the continuous residence requirement for purposes of suspending deportation.  Bars such aliens from having their status adjusted to permanent resident.",2025-08-29T16:33:40Z,
99-hr-2224,99,hr,2224,A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to permit nonimmigrant alien crewmen on fishing vessels to stop temporarily at ports in Guam.,Immigration,1985-04-25,1986-10-21,Became Public Law No: 99-505.,House,"Del. Blaz, Ben G. [R-GU-At Large]",GU,R,B000551,0,"(Measure passed House, amended) Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to make alien crewmen serving on a U.S.-based fishing vessel nonimmigrant aliens while they are temporarily in Guam.  (Permits temporary shore leave.) States that an alien crewman shall be considered to have departed from Guam after leaving its territorial waters without regard to whether the alien arrives in a foreign state before returning to Guam.",2025-07-21T19:32:26Z,
99-hr-2180,99,hr,2180,Immigration Reform Act of 1985,Immigration,1985-04-23,1985-04-25,"Referred to Subcommittee on Immigration, Refugees, and International Law.",House,"Rep. Roybal, Edward R. [D-CA-25]",CA,D,R000485,6,"Immigration Reform Act of 1985 - Title I: Control of Illegal Immigration - Part A:  Preventing Displacement of Domestic Workers by Unauthorized Aliens - Directs the Secretary of Labor, in consultation with the Attorney General and with the Chairman of the National Labor Relations Board, to submit to the Congress an alien labor enforcement plan for FY 1986.  Directs the Secretary to submit to the Congress an updated plan for FY 1987. Authorizes supplemental FY 1986 and 1987 appropriations for such enforcement activities by the Department of Labor and the National Labor Relations Board. Amends the Fair Labor Standards Act to establish a civil penalty for specified recordkeeping violations. Part B:  Improvement of Enforcement and Services - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to authorize supplementary FY 1985 appropriations for Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) enforcement activities. Authorizes FY 1986 and 1987 appropriations for INS. Directs the Attorney General to submit a plan to the Congress for FY 1985 supplemental personnel and resources, and to revise such plan for FY 1986 and 1987.  States that increases in enforcement activities should be used predominantly for border area patrol. Establishes criminal penalties for unlawful transportation of undocumented aliens to the United States for commercial advantage or private profit. Directs the Attorney General, jointly with the Secretary of State, to initiate antismuggling program discussions with Canada and Mexico and to report on such discussions to the Congress within one year. Directs the Attorney General to develop an INS immigration emergency plan, and to submit such plan to the appropriate congressional committees.  Authorizes the Attorney General to request supplementary appropriations if the President has  determined that such an emergency exists.  Authorizes appropriations. Directs the Attorney General to:  (1) establish an inservice training program to familiarize INS personnel with the rights of citizens and the various cultural backgrounds of persons they may come in contact with; and (2) enhance the INS community outreach program. Permits the owner or operator of an international bridge or toll road to request the Attorney General to inspect and approve measures taken to prevent aliens from illegally crossing into the United States.  States that such approved measures shall be prima facie evidence of compliance with obligations under such Act to prevent illegal entries. Part C:  Adjudication and Enforcement Powers and Procedures - Creates a seven-member United  States Immigration Board as an independent agency within the Department of Justice to hear appeals from:  (1) final decisions of administrative law judges (other than voluntary departure); (2) the exercise of certain discretionary authority; (3) imposition of penalties and fines; and (4) determinations respecting bond, parole, and detention.  States that the Board's determination shall be binding on all immigration judges, immigration officers, and consular officers unless judicially modified.  Requires the President to nominate Board members within 45 days. Replaces the existing special inquiry officer system with a system of immigration judges.  Grants such judges responsibility for exclusion, deportation, asylum, and status rescission cases. Limits the Attorney General's authority to arrest and detain an alien pending determination of deportability.  Requires such determination proceedings to be open to the public unless requested otherwise by the alien. Requires related bail determination within 24 hours.  Sets forth determination factors, including factors requiring release without bond. Provides for an administrative de novo determination. Permits the Attorney General to revoke an alien's bond or conditional release and detain such person for reasonable cause. Permits an immigration officer or employee to stop and temporarily detain a person if the officer has a reasonable belief based on specific, articulable facts, that such person is illegally in the United States. Requires a determination of deportability to be made within 24 hours of arrest.  Requires an alien to be advised orally and in writing of the reasons for arrest and his or her rights in English or in such person's native language.  Requires advisement of right of counsel and right to remain silent. Provides for both searches with warrants and warrantless searches. Title II:  Reform of Legal Immigration and Naturalization - Part A: Immigrants - Increases annual visas:  (1) from 20,000 to 40,000 each for Mexico and Canada (with the unused portion available to the other country); and (2) from 600 to 3,000 for the colonies.  Makes such increases effective in FY 1986. Requires a comprehensive immigration impact report every three years beginning on January 1, 1988.  Requires the House and Senate Judiciary Committees to hold public hearings to review such reports. Includes the relationship between an illegitimate child and its natural father within the definition of ""child"" for purposes of status, benefit, or privilege under such Act. Exempts certain self-supporting retirees from numerical admissions limitations. Treats university researchers as faculty for certification purposes. States that certain brief absences from the United States by an alien shall not be construed as having failed to maintain continuous physical presence for suspension of deportation purposes. Part B:  Nonimmigrant Tourists - Authorizes a three-year tourist visa waiver pilot program with up to eight reciprocating countries.  Authorizes a visa waiver program for Guam.  Requires a program report to the Congress. Part C:  Naturalization - Confers naturalization jurisdiction upon the Attorney General.  Authorizes an administrative naturalization procedure in addition to the current judicial procedure. Waives the English language requirement for persons older than 50 years. Eliminates the six-month State residency requirement. Title III:  Legalization - Directs the Attorney General to adjust to permanent resident status aliens who:  (1) entered the United States before January 1, 1982, and have resided continuously in this country illegally since that date; (2) apply within the prescribed application period; (3) have registered with the draft if so required; and (4) are otherwise admissible. Prohibits the legalization of persons:  (1) convicted of a felony (excluding certain re-entry violations) in the United States; or (2) who have taken part in religious, political, or racial persecution. Requires the Attorney General to designate and work with voluntary agencies to disseminate program information and process such aliens. Waives numerical limitations, labor certification, and other specified entry violations for such aliens.  Permits the Attorney General to waive other grounds for exclusion (except criminal, most drug-related, security, and Nazi persecution grounds) to assure family unity or when otherwise in the national interest. Provides for a transitional legal status, during such adjustment determination period which prohibits deportation and permits employment. Requires that persons arrested during such legalization program period be notified of their opportunity to adjust, and prohibits deportation until they have been afforded such opportunity. Permits administrative appeal of a status adjustment denial. Directs the Attorney General to establish eligibility requirements and application approval guidelines in consultation with the House and Senate Judiciary Committees and participating voluntary agencies.  Direct the Attorney General to construe such adjustment requirements liberally, taking into account the special circumstances to individuals previously residing unlawfully in the United States.  Allows the waiver of continuous residence when necessary to avoid undue family hardship.  Provides criminal penalties for false application statements. Makes legalized aliens (other than Cuban/Haitian entrants, the aged, blind, and disabled, and persons requiring specified medical assistance) eligible for Federal financial assistance and Medicaid for five years. States that programs authorized under the Public Health Service Act, title V of the Social Security Act, unemployment assistance programs, the National School Lunch Act, the Child Nutrition Act of 1966, the Vocational Education Act of 1963, chapter l of the Education Consolidation and Improvement Act of 1981, the Headstart-Follow Through Act, the Job Training Partnership Act, and subparts 4 and 5 of part A of title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 shall not be construed as prohibited assistance. Requires the President to submit to the Congress reports on the implementation and the impact of the legalization program. Provides permanent resident status adjustment for certain Cuban and Haitian nationals who entered the United States before January 1, 1982. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1986 through 1989 for State legalization assistance.  Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services, subject to available appropriations, to provide full reimbursement to States for costs incurred in providing specified services to aliens during the period they were ineligible for Federal assistance. Requires the Secretary of Education, subject to available appropriations, to assist States in meeting such aliens' added educational costs. Provides for cooperation with State and local governmental advisory groups in implementing this Act. Title IV:  National Commission on Immigration - Establishes a 15-member National Commission on Immigration to study and recommend legislative and administrative solutions to specified social, economic, employment, and international immigration problems facing the United States, including the development of economic programs with Latin America. Requires the Commission to assess:  (1) the current U.S. temporary worker program; and (2) the causes of the existing preference visa backlog. Sets forth administrative and operating provisions. Requires a report to the Congress within 18 months. Terminates the Commission 30 days after submission of such report. Authorizes appropriations.",2025-08-29T16:30:58Z,
99-hr-2184,99,hr,2184,Naturalization Amendments of 1985,Immigration,1985-04-23,1986-09-19,Clean Bill H.R.5558 Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee in Lieu.,House,"Rep. Rodino, Peter W., Jr. [D-NJ-10]",NJ,D,R000374,1,Naturalization Amendments of 1985 - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to: (1) establish an administrative naturalization procedure; and (2) make such procedure the sole procedure for naturalization. Provides for judicial review in U.S. district court of a denied naturalization application. Sets forth related administrative and conforming provisions.,2025-08-29T16:29:51Z,
99-hr-2163,99,hr,2163,A bill to permit certain Cuban and Haitian nationals to adjust their immigration status to that of permanent resident aliens.,Immigration,1985-04-22,1985-04-24,"Referred to Subcommittee on Immigration, Refugees, and International Law.",House,"Rep. Pepper, Claude [D-FL-18]",FL,D,P000218,0,"Establishes immigration procedures for the status adjustment to permanent resident of certain aliens who:  (1) have received Cuban/Haitian entrant designation; or (2) are Cuban or Haitian nationals who arrived in the United States before January 1, 1982, and who (with the exception of asylum applicants who filed before such date) were not admitted to the United States as nonimmigrants. Requires such adjustment applications to be filed within two years of enactment of this Act.",2021-06-30T19:17:05Z,
99-hr-1996,99,hr,1996,"International Organization Staffs' Children, Survivors, and Retirees Act of 1985",Immigration,1985-04-04,1985-04-29,Executive Comment Requested from Justice.,House,"Rep. Fish, Hamilton, Jr. [R-NY-21]",NY,R,F000141,0,"International Organizations Staffs' Children, Survivors, and Retirees Act of 1985 - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to include within the definition of ""special immigrant"" unmarried sons and daughters and surviving spouses of employees of certain international organizations (""I"" status). Grants nonimmigrant status to:  (1) parents of children receiving ""I"" status while they are minors; and (2) other children of such parents or a surviving ""I"" status spouse.",2025-08-29T16:29:46Z,
99-s-825,99,s,825,A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for a program for the waiver of the visa requirement in the case of nonimmigrant tourists from certain countries.,Immigration,1985-04-01,1985-05-10,"Committee on Judiciary requested executive comment from Justice Department, State Department.",Senate,"Sen. Pressler, Larry [R-SD]",SD,R,P000513,10,Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to authorize the Attorney General and the Secretary of State to establish a three-year pilot visa waiver program for up to eight countries providing a similar benefit to the United States.,2025-07-21T19:32:26Z,
99-hr-1797,99,hr,1797,A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to permit suspension of deportation without regard to departures which do not meaningfully interrupt continuous physical presence.,Immigration,1985-03-28,1985-04-01,"Referred to Subcommittee on Immigration, Refugees, and International Law.",House,"Rep. Frank, Barney [D-MA-4]",MA,D,F000339,1,Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to permit suspension of deportation without regard to departures which do not meaningfully interrupt continuous physical presence.,2021-06-30T19:12:38Z,
99-hr-1725,99,hr,1725,A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for equal treatment of father-child relationships as with mother-child relationships in the immigration process.,Immigration,1985-03-26,1985-03-29,"Referred to Subcommittee on Immigration, Refugees, and International Law.",House,"Rep. Frank, Barney [D-MA-4]",MA,D,F000339,0,"Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to include the relationship between an illegitimate child and its natural father within the definition of ""child"" for purposes of status, benefit, or privilege under such Act.",2021-06-30T19:12:15Z,
99-hr-1726,99,hr,1726,A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to permit aliens with exceptional ability in business to be given third preference status.,Immigration,1985-03-26,1985-03-29,"Referred to Subcommittee on Immigration, Refugees, and International Law.",House,"Rep. Frank, Barney [D-MA-4]",MA,D,F000339,0,Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to grant admissions preference (third) to persons with exceptional ability in business.,2021-06-30T19:12:15Z,
99-s-737,99,s,737,A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to increase the immigrant quota for colonies and dependent areas.,Immigration,1985-03-26,1985-05-10,Committee on Judiciary requested executive comment from State Department.,Senate,"Sen. Dixon, Alan J. [D-IL]",IL,D,D000366,2,"Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to increase the annual number of immigrant visas for colonies and dependent areas from 600 to 5,000.",2025-07-21T19:32:26Z,
99-hr-1684,99,hr,1684,Amerasian Children Relief Act of 1985,Immigration,1985-03-21,1985-03-26,"Referred to Subcommittee on Immigration, Refugees, and International Law.",House,"Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4]",NJ,R,S000522,27,"Amerasian Children Relief Act of 1985 - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for the admission of certain children fathered by U.S. citizens in Korea, Vietnam, Laos, Thailand, or Kampuchea who have: (1) been released by their mothers for adoption and emigration; and (2) been adopted or will be adopted by U.S. citizens (including certain single parents).",2025-08-29T16:29:29Z,
99-hr-1618,99,hr,1618,"A bill to provide that no individual who has resided in the United States for at least 20 years, and who has not been convicted of a felony, or against whom felony charges are not pending, may be denied the issuance of a passport.",Immigration,1985-03-20,1985-03-28,Referred to Subcommittee on International Operations.,House,"Rep. Gibbons, Sam [D-FL-7]",FL,D,G000153,0,"Prohibits denying a passport to an individual who has resided in the United States for at least 20 years, who has not been convicted of a felony, and against whom a felony charge is not pending if that individual: (1) owes allegiance to the United States; (2) includes in the passport application an oath or affirmation as to the truth of U.S. residence and lack of a felony charge or conviction; and (3) pays the appropriate fees.",2024-02-07T11:38:03Z,
99-hr-1620,99,hr,1620,A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to facilitate undocumented aliens and to reimburse air carriers for detention expenses.,Immigration,1985-03-20,1985-03-26,Executive Comment Requested from Justice.,House,"Rep. Hall, Sam B., Jr. [D-TX-1]",TX,D,H000070,0,"Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to direct the Attorney General to reimburse air carriers for expenses incurred in detaining aliens pending their admission to, or deportation from, the United States. Includes within the grounds for a refund of the penalty expenses for transporting an illegal alien into the United States the fact that, despite documentary inadmissibility, such alien is admitted or paroled into the United States.",2021-06-30T19:11:42Z,
99-hr-1549,99,hr,1549,A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to increase the immigrant quota for colonies and dependent areas.,Immigration,1985-03-19,1985-03-21,"Referred to Subcommittee on Immigration, Refugees, and International Law.",House,"Rep. Burton, Sala [D-CA-5]",CA,D,B001158,0,"Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to increase the annual number of immigrant visas for colonies and dependent areas from 600 to 5,000.",2021-06-30T19:10:49Z,
99-hr-1563,99,hr,1563,A bill to revise and reform the Immigration and Nationality Act.,Immigration,1985-03-19,1985-03-19,Referred to House Committee on The Judiciary.,House,"Rep. Kindness, Thomas N. [R-OH-8]",OH,R,K000190,7,"Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to update from June 30, 1948, to January 1, 1976, the registry date for permanent entry admissions records.",2021-06-30T19:11:15Z,
99-hr-1452,99,hr,1452,Refugee Assistance Extension Act of 1986,Immigration,1985-03-07,1986-11-06,Became Public Law No: 99-605.,House,"Rep. Mazzoli, Romano L. [D-KY-3]",KY,D,M000291,0,"(Measure passed Senate, amended) Refugee Assistance Extension Act of 1986 - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to authorize FY 1987 and 1988 appropriations for:  (1) refugee assistance; (2) medical screening and initial medical costs; (3) job training; and (4) local reimbursement for costs incurred in incarcerating specified Cuban nationals (as provided for by this Act). Authorizes the Secretary of Education (presently the Director of the Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR)) to make grants for special educational programs for refugee children. Requires the Director to take into account population, public and private resources (including housing and employment), and secondary migration in determining refugee placement.  Requires State consultation prior to such placement. Requires the Comptroller General to directly audit FY 1986 and 1987 initial resettlement grants.  Requires a recipient agency (in addition to existing provisions) to:  (1) provide quarterly performance and finance reports; (2) notify, upon request, local welfare offices of any cash assistance provided directly by such agency to a refugee; (3) insure that refugees with medical conditions affecting the public health report to the appropriate health authorities in their resettlement areas; (4) fulfill its responsibility for a refugee's basic living costs, including training and job interview transportation; and (5) report annually to the administering Federal agency and the appropriate congressional committees regarding refugee placement, expenditures, and other related program information. Establishes performance criteria for such grants. Requires the United States Coordinator for Refugee Affairs to study and report to the Congress within six months on the advisability of competitive bidding, financial incentives, and eligibility changes in such grant program. Provides that:  (1) social service allocations shall be based on the total number of refugees in a State who arrived in the United States not more than 36 months before the beginning of such fiscal year; and (2) any limitation of the proportion of such funds allocated to a State shall not apply if the Director receives a plan and determines that such plan provides maximum employment-related services and job placements under specified standards of the Job Training Partnership Act. Maintains ORR matching grant funding at FY 1985 levels. Authorizes grants for local areas with high refugee concentrations.  States that such grants shall supplement other funds and be used primarily for refugee employment. Terminates refugee cash assistance for three months for refusal to accept employment (six months for subsequent refusals). Authorizes alternative projects to cover specific groups of refugees who:  (1) have been in the United States for at least 36 months; and (2) have been significantly and disproportionately dependent on welfare. Prohibits the use of block or consolidated grants as a refugee funding mechanism. Directs the Attorney General to reimburse State and local governments for their costs in incarcerating certain Cuban nationals who were allowed U.S. entry in 1980 and who were subsequently convicted of violating State or county law.  Limits such compensation authority to appropriated funds.  States that U.S. priority policy shall be to seek the expeditious removal and return to Cuba of such Cuban nationals.",2025-07-21T19:32:26Z,
99-hr-1482,99,hr,1482,A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to increase the immigrant quota for colonies and dependent areas.,Immigration,1985-03-07,1985-04-26,Executive Comment Received From Justice.,House,"Rep. Mineta, Norman Y. [D-CA-13]",CA,D,M000794,30,"Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to increase the annual number of immigrant visas for colonies and dependent areas from 600 to 5,000.",2021-06-30T19:10:24Z,
99-hr-1410,99,hr,1410,A bill to amend title III of the Immigration and Nationality Act to permit naturalization courts to retain one-half of all naturalization fees paid.,Immigration,1985-03-05,1985-03-13,Executive Comment Requested from Justice.,House,"Rep. DioGuardi, Joseph J. [R-NY-20]",NY,R,D000359,1,Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to permit naturalization courts to retain one-half of all naturalization fees paid.,2021-06-30T19:09:46Z,
99-hr-1302,99,hr,1302,A bill to permit the naturalization of certain Filipino war veterans.,Immigration,1985-02-27,1986-09-02,Executive Comment Received From Justice.,House,"Rep. Dymally, Mervyn M. [D-CA-31]",CA,D,D000592,43,Directs the Attorney General to provide for the naturalization of certain resident Filipino World War II veterans.,2021-06-30T19:08:52Z,
99-hr-1266,99,hr,1266,"A bill expressing the sense of the Congress with respect to certain actions which should be taken in anticipation of the centennial anniversary of the Statue of Liberty National Monument, and directing the Secretary of the Interior to retain the American Museum of Immigration at the base of the Statue of Liberty National Monument.",Immigration,1985-02-26,1985-04-11,Executive Comment Requested from Interior.,House,"Rep. Courter, Jim [R-NJ-12]",NJ,R,C000809,0,Expresses the sense of the Congress that the American Museum of Immigration should be rehabilitated for the centennial anniversary of the Statue of Liberty National Monument. Directs the Secretary of the Interior to retain the American Museum of Immigration at the base of the Statue of Liberty.,2024-02-07T13:32:55Z,
99-hr-1220,99,hr,1220,A bill to confer United States citizenship posthumously upon Annita Nelken.,Immigration,1985-02-21,1985-03-06,"Referred to Subcommittee on Immigration, Refugees, and International Law.",House,"Rep. Lehman, William [D-FL-17]",FL,D,L000226,0,Confers posthumously U.S. citizenship upon Annita Nelken.,2021-06-30T19:08:31Z,
99-hr-1021,99,hr,1021,A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for a program for the waiver of the visa requirement in the case of nonimmigrant tourists from certain countries.,Immigration,1985-02-07,1985-03-06,"Referred to Subcommittee on Immigration, Refugees, and International Law.",House,"Rep. Boner, William H. [D-TN-5]",TN,D,B000615,39,Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to authorize the Attorney General and the Secretary of State to establish a three-year pilot visa waiver program for up to eight countries providing a similar benefit to the United States.  Sets forth program provisions.,2021-06-30T19:07:18Z,
99-hr-1061,99,hr,1061,Comprehensive Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1985,Immigration,1985-02-07,1985-03-06,"Referred to Subcommittee on Immigration, Refugees, and International Law.",House,"Rep. Lungren, Daniel E. [R-CA-42]",CA,R,L000517,0,"Comprehensive Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1985 - Title I:  Control of Illegal Immigration - Part A:  Employment - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to make it unlawful for any person to knowingly hire, recruit, or refer any alien not authorized to work in the United States.  Makes it unlawful for an employer of three or more persons to hire anyone without complying with the verification procedure set forth in this Act. Sets forth such verification procedure which requires an employer to attest, under penalty of perjury, that he has examined an employee's identification papers, and requires an employee to attest to his or her citizenship or legal work status.  Requires employers to keep such records for three years, or one year after an employee leaves, whichever is longer. Makes following such procedure an affirmative employer defense. Directs the President to report to the Congress within three years regarding such verification system. States that nothing in this Act shall directly or indirectly authorize the creation of a national identification card system. Sets forth graduated civil and criminal penalties for verification (pattern or practice) violations. Provides for administrative appeal. Prohibits employers from requiring employees to post indemnity bonds. Authorizes the Attorney General to bring a civil action to enjoin persons systematically violating such hiring provisions.  Subjects employers to a $500 civil penalty for verification and recordkeeping violations.  Requires the Attorney General to provide notice and hearing opportunity before assessing any civil penalties.  Permits the Attorney General to sue in U.S. district court to collect outstanding penalties. States that the provisions of this Part preempt State and local sanctions regarding employment of unauthorized aliens. Directs the President to monitor such program and consult with the Congress every six months. States that no penalties shall be imposed for the first six months after enactment of this Act. Amends the Farm Labor Contractor Registration Act to subject farm labor contractors to the requirements of this Act, beginning seven months after enactment. Makes it illegal to fraudulently misuse or manufacture entry or work documents (up to $5,000 fine or two years' imprisonment or both). Part B:  Improvement of Enforcement and Services - Authorizes FY 1986 through 1988 appropriations for the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS). Makes it unlawful to knowingly, or in reckless disregard of the fact that an alien is not authorized to enter the United States, bring such person into the country (up to $5,000 fine or one year's imprisonment with additional penalties for a subsequent offense). Directs the Attorney General to develop an INS immigration emergency contingency plan in consultation with the congressional Judiciary committees and State and local governments.  Authorizes appropriations for a Treasury immigration emergency fund. Requires INS to have an owner's consent or a warrant before entering a farm or outdoor operation to interrogate any person to determine if undocumented aliens are present. Permits the owner or operator of an international bridge or toll road to request the Attorney General to inspect and approve measures taken to prevent aliens from illegally crossing into the United States. States that such approved measures shall be prima facie evidence of compliance with obligations under such Act to prevent illegal entries. Part C:  Adjudication Procedures and Asylum - Directs immigration officers to exclude without a hearing or further inquiry aliens without proper documents or without any reasonable basis for legal entry or asylum.  Directs the Attorney General, after consultation with the congressional Judiciary committees, to establish procedures to assure that aliens are not excluded without an inquiry into their reasons for seeking U.S. entry. Establishes in the Department of Justice a United States Immigration Board to hear appeals from final decisions of immigration judges.  States that the Board's determination shall be binding on all immigration judges, immigration officers, and consular officers unless modified by a court. Sets forth administrative and operating provisions. Replaces the existing special inquiry officer system with a system of immigration judges.  Grants such judges responsibility for exclusion, deportation, asylum, and status rescission cases, as well as penalty assessments. Provides for judicial review of exclusion cases and those asylum cases encompassed within deportation or exclusion orders.  States that such final orders shall be reviewed in U.S. appeals courts.  Reduces the period for filing such appeals from six months to 45 days. Restricts judicial review of asylum determinations to questions of:  (1) jurisdiction; (2) compliance with laws and regulations; (3) constitutionality; and (4) arbitrary decisionmaking. Prohibits judicial review decisions from reopening:  (1) exclusion, deportation, or asylum determinations; (2) denials of stays of exclusion or deportation; or (3) expedited exclusions. States that such restrictions and prohibitions should not be construed as limiting habeas corpus. Revises asylum provisions to:  (1) require an alien under an exclusion or deportation order to apply for asylum within 14 days and to complete such application within 30 days after notice of such order unless changed circumstances in the alien's country cause a change in asylum eligibility; (2) prohibit an alien from reapplying for asylum after having been denied such status unless such changes have occurred; (3) require asylum applications to be heard before administrative law judges having special training in international law; (4) permit legal counsel at asylum hearings; (5) require an alien to be an admissible refugee in order to be granted asylum; (6) place the burden of proof on the applicant; (7) prohibit the reopening of an application proceeding unless changed circumstances in the alien's country cause a change in asylum eligibility; (8) require application determinations to be made within 60 days after the hearing (which shall be held within 60 days of the application's filing); and (9) make asylum hearings open to the public unless the alien requests otherwise. Requires the President to nominate Board members within 45 days.  Sets forth other administrative and operating provisions for the transfer of asylum proceedings from the existing special inquiry system to the administrative law judge system. Part D:  Adjustment of Status - Prohibits adjustment of status to permanent resident for violators of nonimmigrant visa terms. Title II:  Reform of Legal Immigration - Part A: Immigrants - Provides for:  (1) additional immigrant visas for Canada and Mexico (20,000 each plus each other's unused visas from the previous fiscal year); and (2) an increase in the colonial quota from 600 to 3,000. Requires the President to submit a triennial comprehensive immigration-impact report to the Congress. Permits waiver of excludability for certain aliens coming to the United States to do research.  Permits waiver of the offer of employment requirement  for certain aliens in the professions or with exceptional abilities in the sciences or the arts.  Permits certain alien retirees to adjust to permanent resident status. Part B:  Nonimmigrants - Separates temporary agricultural labor (H-2A) from other temporary labor (H-2) for purposes of nonimmigrant worker provisions. Requires an employer H-2 visa petition to certify that:  (1) there are not enough qualified U.S. workers for the job; and (2) similarly employed U.S. workers' wages will not be adversely affected. Permits the Secretary of Labor to charge application fees. Prohibits the Secretary from approving such petition if:  (1) the job is open because of a strike or lock-out; or (2) the employer violated temporary worker admissions terms within the past two years. Provides with regard to temporary agricultural workers that:  (1) employers need not submit such petition more than 50 days in advance of need; (2) the Secretary must decide on a petition within 20 days of need; (3) producer associations may file such petitions; and (4) the Secretary shall establish expedited procedures for review of denied petitions or de novo administrative hearings. Requires the Attorney General, in consultation with the Secretaries of Labor and Agriculture, to report annually to the Congress.  Authorizes appropriations beginning with FY 1986:  (1) to recruit domestic workers and monitor the nonimmigrant work program; (2) for labor certifications by the Department of Labor; and (3) for the Department of Agriculture for related duties. Expresses the sense of the Congress that the President should establish an advisory commission to consult with Mexico and advise the Attorney General regarding such temporary worker program. Establishes a nonimmigrant seasonal (perishable crops) agricultural work program.  Limits visas to an 11-month maximum period.  Requires such program to impose monthly and annual quotas by agricultural employment region. Sets forth a visa allocation preference system. Provides civil penalties for unlawful employment practices.  Makes such workers ineligible for: (1) public assistance; and (2) status adjustment. Directs the Attorney General to establish a program trust fund. Authorizes the Secretary of State to expand and establish consulates in labor-source countries.  Expresses the sense of the Congress that the President should establish related bilateral advisory commissions with such countries. Directs the Attorney General, in consultation with the Secretaries of Labor and Agriculture, to implement a three-year agricultural labor transition program. Provides for visa reductions of one-third for each of the three years.  Sets forth program provisions. Requires foreign students to return to their home country for two years before being eligible to adjust to permanent resident status.  Permits waiver of such requirement where a student:  (1) is an immediate relative of a U.S. citizen; or (2) has an advanced American degree and faculty job offer or a job offer in other specified fields.  Prohibits other foreign students and visitors admitted under the visa waiver program from adjusting to permanent resident status. States that time spent in student or trainee status shall not count for purposes of eligibility for suspension of deportation. Authorizes the Attorney General and the Secretary of State to establish a three-year pilot visa waiver program for up to eight countries providing a similar benefit to the United States.  Sets forth program provisions. Authorizes a visa waiver program for Guam. Title III:  Legalization - Provides for the status adjustment of certain aliens who entered the United States before January 1, 1980. Authorizes the Attorney General to adjust to permanent resident status those aliens who:  (1) entered the United States illegally before January 1, 1977; (2) have since resided continuously in the country; (3) are otherwise admissible; and (4) apply within a specified period.  Authorizes similar status adjustment for specified aliens who entered legally as nonimmigrants but whose period of authorized stay ended before January 1, 1977. (Stipulates that in the case of exchange visitors the two-year foreign residence requirement must have been met or waived.) Authorizes the Attorney General to adjust to temporary resident status aliens who have resided continuously in the United States since before January 1, 1980, or who were given Cuban/Haitian entrant status prior to January 1, 1981. Permits such temporary resident aliens to:  (1) work in the United States; (2) travel abroad; and (3) apply for permanent resident status after three years.  Permits waiver of such requirements for persons 65 years or older. Provides for volunteer organization assistance in the initial application screening process.  Provides penalties for providing false application information. Directs the Attorney General to establish an application fee schedule. Waives numerical limitations, labor certification, and other specified entry violations for such aliens. Permits the Attorney General to waive other grounds for exclusion (except criminal, persecution, most drug-related, and security grounds) to assure family unity or when otherwise in the national interest. Directs the Attorney General to establish a single level of administrative appellate review for adjustment applications. Makes temporary residents (other than Cuban/Haitian entrants) and permanent residents (for the first three years) ineligible for Federal public assistance (other than medical care, aid to the aged, blind, or disabled, and public health). Requires the President to report to the Congress on the impact of such adjustment program. Updates the registry date for permanent entry admissions records from June 30, 1948, to January 1, 1973. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1986 through 1989 for State legalization assistance.",2025-08-29T16:32:22Z,
99-s-377,99,s,377,"A bill to provide for a General Accounting Office investigation and report on conditions of displaced Salvadorans, to provide certain rules of the House of Representatives and of the Senate with respect to review of the report, to provide for the temporary stay of detention and deportation of certain Salvadorans, and for other purposes.",Immigration,1985-02-05,1985-09-30,Subcommittee on Immigration and Refugee Policy. Approved for full committee consideration without amendment without recommendation.,Senate,"Sen. DeConcini, Dennis [D-AZ]",AZ,D,D000185,27,"Title I:  General Accounting Office Investigation and Report - Directs the General Accounting Office to investigate the situation of displaced nationals of El Salvador, including determinations of those Salvadorans in Central America, unlawfully in the United States, or returned from the United States to El Salvador.  Requires a report to the Congress. Title II:  Congressional Review - Provides that such report shall be referred to the appropriate committees for hearings and committee reports. Title III:  Temporary Stay of Deportation - Provides for a temporary stay of detention and deportation for specified Salvadorans presently in the United States.",2025-07-21T19:32:26Z,
99-hr-822,99,hr,822,"A bill to provide for a General Accounting Office investigation and report on conditions of displaced Salvadorans, to provide certain rules of the House of Representatives and of the Senate with respect to review of the report, to provide for the temporary stay of detention and deportation of certain Salvadorans.",Immigration,1985-01-30,1986-09-16,Placed on Union Calendar No: 502.,House,"Rep. Moakley, John Joseph [D-MA-9]",MA,D,M000834,173,"(Reported to House from the Committee on the Judiciary with amendment, H. Rept. 99-755 (Part I))  Title I:  General Accounting Office Investigation and Report - Directs the General Accounting Office (GAO) to begin an investigation, within 60 days of enactment of this Act, concerning the situation of displaced nationals of El Salvador, including determinations of those Salvadorans in Central America, unlawfully in the United States, or returned from the United States to El Salvador.  Includes within such investigation a comparison of other instances of extended voluntary departure.  Requires a report to the Congress within one year. Title II:  Congressional Review - Requires that such report be referred to the appropriate committees for  hearings (within 90 days) and committee reports (within 270 days). Title III:  Temporary Stay of Deportation - Prohibits the detention and deportation to El Salvador of Salvadoran nationals who have been continuously present in the United States since before November 7, 1985, and who have not committed crimes for a period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act until 270 days after GAO has submitted its report. Requires such Salvadorans to agree in writing to leave upon the expiration of the suspension of deportation period. States that this stay of deportation period shall not be counted as a period of physical presence for suspension of deportation purposes. States that such Salvadorans shall not:  (1) be considered to be permanently residing in the United States; or (2) be eligible for Federal assistance.",2024-02-07T14:47:33Z,
99-hr-697,99,hr,697,"A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to permit the entry as immediate relatives of spouses, children, and parents of persons who died a service-connected death while on active duty in the Armed Forces of the United States.",Immigration,1985-01-24,1985-03-06,"Referred to Subcommittee on Immigration, Refugees, and International Law.",House,"Rep. Owens, Major R. [D-NY-12]",NY,D,O000159,6,"Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to authorize the entry, as immediate relatives, of spouses, children, and parents of certain persons who died a service-connected death while on active duty in the U.S. armed forces.",2021-06-30T19:05:56Z,
99-hjres-73,99,hjres,73,"A joint resolution to grant honorary citizenship to Ignace Jan Paderewski, and for other purposes.",Immigration,1985-01-22,1985-03-06,"Referred to Subcommittee on Immigration, Refugees, and International Law.",House,"Rep. Broomfield, William S. [R-MI-18]",MI,R,B000890,1,Confers honorary citizenship upon Ignace Jan Paderewski. Directs the Superintendent of Arlington National Cemetery to invite organizations providing commercial tours of the cemetery to recognize the entombment site of Paderewski and explain its significance.,2024-02-07T16:12:44Z,
99-s-196,99,s,196,"A bill to repeal section 212 (a)(4) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, as amended, and for other purposes.",Immigration,1985-01-21,1985-04-26,Committee on Judiciary requested executive comment from Office of the U.S. Attorney General.,Senate,"Sen. Cranston, Alan [D-CA]",CA,D,C000877,0,"Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to eliminate the ""sexual deviation"" exclusion provision.",2025-07-21T19:32:26Z,