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| 103-hr-5297 | 103 | hr | 5297 | To deny visas to aliens involved with the foreign expropriation of property of United States persons. | Immigration | 1994-11-29 | 1994-11-29 | Referred to the House Committee on Judiciary. | House | Rep. Diaz-Balart, Lincoln [R-FL-21] | FL | R | D000299 | 0 | Denies a visa to an alien who has been involved in the foreign expropriation of property of any U.S. person. | 2021-06-02T20:14:19Z | |
| 103-sres-284 | 103 | sres | 284 | A resolution increasing the efficiency of the deportation process and the removal of deportable aliens. | Immigration | 1994-10-08 | 1994-10-08 | Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment by Voice Vote. (consideration: CR S15026) | Senate | Sen. DeConcini, Dennis [D-AZ] | AZ | D | D000185 | 1 | Expresses the sense of the Senate that: (1) the Attorney General should consider implementing pilot projects to increase the efficiency of the deportation process by assuring alien orientation and representation; and (2) this resolution should not be construed as creating a right of representation at Government expense. | 2021-06-02T20:15:59Z | |
| 103-s-2533 | 103 | s | 2533 | Immigration Control and Reform Act of 1994 | Immigration | 1994-10-06 | 1994-10-06 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary. | Senate | Sen. Smith, Bob [R-NH] | NH | R | S000606 | 1 | TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: Legal Immigration Reform Subtitle A: Admission of Legal Immigrants Subtitle B: Admission of Refugees Title II: Illegal Immigration Control Subtitle A: Land Borders Control Subtitle B: Ports of Entry Control Subtitle C: Overseas Airports Control Subtitle D: Alien Smuggling Control Subtitle E: Employer Sanctions Enforcement Subtitle F: Prohibition on Welfare Benefits to Illegal Aliens Subtitle G: State and Local Cooperation in Immigration Enforcement Title III: Exclusion and Deportation Reform Subtitle A: Criminal Aliens Subtitle B: Terrorist Aliens Subtitle C: Enforcement of Deportation Orders Subtitle D: Expedited Asylum Review at Ports of Entry Subtitle E: Asylum Reform Subtitle F: Miscellaneous Provisions Title IV: Effective Date Immigration Control and Reform Act of 1994 - Title I: Legal Immigration Reform - Subtitle A: Admission of Legal Immigrants - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act (Act) to reduce annual legal immigration ceilings. Subtitle B: Admission of Refugees - Amends the Act to place an annual ceiling on refugee admissions. Title II: Illegal Immigration Control - Subtitle A: Land Borders Control - Directs the Attorney General to: ( 1) place additional physical barriers along the United States-Mexico border; and (2) establish an interior repatriation program. Subtitle B: Ports of Entry Control - Authorizes the Attorney General to require ships arriving at U.S. entry ports to give 24 hours advance notice to the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS). Subtitle C: Overseas Airports Controls - Directs the Attorney General to determine the feasibility of establishing: (1) specified numbers of preinspection stations at foreign airports identified as last departure points for the greatest numbers of U.S.-arriving passengers; and (2) an air ca… | 2025-08-26T13:51:56Z | |
| 103-hr-5177 | 103 | hr | 5177 | To authorize the Secretary of State to deny passports to noncustodial parents subject to State arrest warrants in cases of nonpayment of child support. | Immigration | 1994-10-05 | 1994-10-05 | Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. | House | Rep. Snowe, Olympia J. [R-ME-2] | ME | R | S000663 | 1 | Authorizes the Secretary of State to refuse, revoke, restrict, or limit a passport in cases where the applicant or passport holder is a noncustodial parent who is the subject of an outstanding State warrant of arrest for nonpayment of child support where the amount in controversy is not less than $10,000. | 2024-02-07T11:38:03Z | |
| 103-hr-5175 | 103 | hr | 5175 | Denial of Passports to Noncustodial Parents in Cases of Nonpayment of Child Support | Immigration | 1994-10-04 | 1994-10-04 | Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. | House | Rep. Andrews, Robert E. [D-NJ-1] | NJ | D | A000210 | 0 | Denial of Passports to Noncustodial Parents in Cases of Nonpayment of Child Support - Authorizes the Secretary of State to refuse, revoke, restrict, or limit a passport if the Secretary determines or is informed by competent authority that the applicant or passport holder is a noncustodial parent who is the subject of an outstanding State arrest warrant for nonpayment of child support, where the amount in controversy is not less than $10,000. | 2025-08-26T13:48:58Z | |
| 103-hr-5157 | 103 | hr | 5157 | Emergency Immigration Parole Correction Act of 1994 | Immigration | 1994-10-03 | 1994-10-07 | Referred to the Subcommittee on International Law, Immigration, and Refugees. | House | Rep. Stump, Bob [R-AZ-3] | AZ | R | S001044 | 0 | Emergency Immigration Parole Correction Act of 1994 - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to prohibit parole status from being granted: (1) on the basis of immigrant, familial, or refugee status; or (2) to aliens detained by U.S. authorities. Prohibits the adjustment to permanent residence status of Cuban and Haitian public interest parolees. | 2025-08-26T13:49:03Z | |
| 103-s-2480 | 103 | s | 2480 | A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to add provisions relating to the treatment of criminal aliens under the immigration laws of the United States, and for other purposes. | Immigration | 1994-09-29 | 1994-09-29 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary. | Senate | Sen. Simpson, Alan K. [R-WY] | WY | R | S000429 | 0 | Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to expand the definition of "aggravated felony." Provides for the expedited deportation of aliens convicted of aggravated felonies. Authorizes U.S. district courts, upon the Attorney General's request, to issue a deportation order at such an alien's sentencing. Restricts certain deportation defenses. Directs the Attorney General to operate a criminal tracking center. Extends the visa waiver pilot program and creates a probationary status under such program. | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | |
| 103-s-2448 | 103 | s | 2448 | Immigration Moratorium Act of 1994 | Immigration | 1994-09-21 | 1994-09-21 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary. | Senate | Sen. Shelby, Richard C. [D-AL] | AL | D | S000320 | 3 | Immigration Moratorium Act of 1994 - Imposes a five-year immigration moratorium, with exceptions for refugees, certain priority and skilled workers, and immediate family members. | 2025-08-26T13:50:57Z | |
| 103-hr-5063 | 103 | hr | 5063 | To amend the Immigration Act of 1990 to provide for complete use of visas made available under the diversity transition program. | Immigration | 1994-09-20 | 1994-09-26 | Referred to the Subcommittee on International Law, Immigration, and Refugees. | House | Rep. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY-9] | NY | D | S000148 | 0 | Amends the Immigration Act of 1990 to extend the diversity transition program with specified visa limitations. | 2021-06-02T20:13:25Z | |
| 103-hr-5041 | 103 | hr | 5041 | To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to continue the visa waiver pilot program and to authorize, under certain conditions, the creation of a probationary status for certain participants in the visa waiver pilot program. | Immigration | 1994-09-13 | 1994-09-15 | Referred to the Subcommittee on International Law, Immigration, and Refugees. | House | Rep. McCollum, Bill [R-FL-8] | FL | R | M000350 | 4 | Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to: (1) extend the visa waiver pilot program; and (2) create a probationary status under such program. | 2021-06-02T20:13:18Z | |
| 103-hr-4934 | 103 | hr | 4934 | Immigration Reduction Act of 1994 | Immigration | 1994-08-10 | 1994-08-18 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security. | House | Rep. Archer, Bill [R-TX-7] | TX | R | A000215 | 7 | TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: Immigrants and Refugees Title II: Border Control Title III: Interior Enforcement Title IV: Document Reform Title V: State and Local Responsibilities Title VI: Public Benefits Abuse Title VII: Strengthening Citizenship Title VIII: Immigration and Naturalization Service Immigration Reduction Act of 1994 - Title I: Immigrants and Refugees - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to revise immigration levels with respect to: (1) the worldwide level of backlogged family-sponsored immigrants; and (2) allocations for priority-worker immigrants. (Sec. 102) Limits the number of refugees who may be admitted to the United States for special humanitarian concerns. (Sec. 103) Authorizes the granting of asylum to aliens who will be threatened in their country based upon race, religion, nationality, or political opinion. Prohibits such persons from receiving any preference or priority or from being discriminated against in the granting or termination of asylum based on race, sex, religion, or nationality. (Sec. 104) Repeals the authority to grant temporary protected status to aliens. Prohibits an alien who is excludable or deportable from remaining in the United States or engaging in employment in the United States. (Sec. 105) Prohibits the Attorney General from paroling into the United States groups or classes of aliens. Prohibits such aliens from being authorized to work in the United States. Limits the number of such parolees. Title II: Border Control - Increases the number of full-time border patrol personnel in the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS). Authorizes appropriations for FY 1995 through 1999. (Sec. 202) Imposes a land border and port of entry user fee on persons entering the United States. Title III: Interior Enforcement - Increases the number of full-time investigative personnel in INS. (Sec. 302) Restores the authority of immigration officers and employees to conduct searches without warrants. (Sec. 303) Authorizes… | 2025-08-26T13:49:41Z | |
| 103-hjres-396 | 103 | hjres | 396 | Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to provide that no person born in the United States will be a United States citizen on account of birth in the United States unless a parent is a United States citizen at the time of the birth. | Immigration | 1994-08-01 | 1994-08-03 | Referred to the Subcommittee on International Law, Immigration, and Refugees. | House | Rep. Callahan, Sonny [R-AL-1] | AL | R | C000052 | 3 | Constitutional Amendment - Limits citizenship at birth to persons born in the United States to a mother or father who is a U.S. citizen. | 2021-06-02T19:17:51Z | |
| 103-hr-4749 | 103 | hr | 4749 | To provide for adjustment of status of certain Nicaraguans. | Immigration | 1994-07-13 | 1994-07-28 | Referred to the Subcommittee on International Law, Immigration, and Refugees. | House | Rep. Ros-Lehtinen, Ileana [R-FL-18] | FL | R | R000435 | 2 | Authorizes the adjustment of status to permanent resident of certain Nicaraguans. | 2021-06-02T20:11:44Z | |
| 103-hr-4707 | 103 | hr | 4707 | To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to make permanent the visa waiver program and to authorize, under certain conditions, the designation of certain member states of the European Union as visa waiver program countries. | Immigration | 1994-06-30 | 1994-08-11 | Subcommittee Hearings Held. | House | Rep. Machtley, Ronald K. [R-RI-1] | RI | R | M000015 | 0 | Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to: (1) make the visa waiver program permanent; and (2) authorize the designation of a qualifying European Union nation as a visa waiver program country. | 2021-06-02T20:11:33Z | |
| 103-s-2237 | 103 | s | 2237 | Alien Smuggling Act of 1994 | Immigration | 1994-06-23 | 1994-06-23 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary. | Senate | Sen. Graham, Bob [D-FL] | FL | D | G000352 | 0 | Alien Smuggling Act of 1994 - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to increase criminal penalties for alien smuggling. | 2025-08-26T13:50:04Z | |
| 103-s-2197 | 103 | s | 2197 | Illegal Immigration Control and Enforcement Act of 1994 | Immigration | 1994-06-15 | 1994-06-15 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary. | Senate | Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] | CA | D | F000062 | 0 | TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: Illegal Immigration Control and Enforcement Title II: Illegal Immigration Incentive Reduction Title III: Enhanced Smuggling Control and Penalties Title IV: Admissions and Document Fraud Control Title V: Asylum Reform Title VI: Border Crossing User Fee Illegal Immigration Control and Enforcement Act of 1994 - Title I: Illegal Immigration Control and Enforcement - Part A: Expanded Border Patrol, Support, Training, and Resources - Provides for: (1) increased Border Patrol personnel levels; (2) deployment in areas of high-illegal entry; (3) bilingual hiring preference; (4) improved training; and (5) technology and equipment transfer to the Department of Justice. Part B: Expanded Border Inspection Personnel, Support, and Facilities - Provides for: (1) increased border inspection personnel levels; (2) deployment in areas of high-illegal entry; and (3) improved border crossing infrastructure. Part C: Detention and Deportation - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act (Act) to revise penalties for failure to depart, or reentry, after a final deportation order. (Sec. 134) Establishes a San Diego sector pilot program to test the effectiveness of interior repatriation in deterring multiple illegal entries by aliens into the United States. Part D: Enhanced Criminal Alien Deportation and Transfer - Amends the Act to expand the definition of "aggravated felony." (Sec. 142) Expedites deportation proceedings for non-immigrant aliens convicted of an aggravated felony. (Sec. 143) Provides for judicial deportation of an alien convicted of an aggravated felony. (Sec. 144) Restricts certain deportation defenses. (Sec. 146) Authorizes the Secretary of State with the Attorney General to negotiate agreements with foreign countries for home-country incarceration of aliens subject to U.S. deportation. Authorizes appropriations. Title II: Illegal Immigration Incentive Reduction - Part A: Public Benefits Control - Prohibits direct Federal assistance or benefits (w… | 2025-08-26T13:51:27Z | |
| 103-s-2171 | 103 | s | 2171 | A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to waive the foreign country residence requirement with respect to foreign medical graduates. | Immigration | 1994-06-09 | 1994-06-09 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary. | Senate | Sen. Conrad, Kent [D-ND] | ND | D | C000705 | 1 | Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to permit a State agency under specified circumstances to request waiver of the foreign country residence requirement with respect to foreign medical graduates. | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | |
| 103-hr-4413 | 103 | hr | 4413 | To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to make permanent the visa waiver program and to authorize, under certain conditions, the designation of the European Union as a visa waiver program country. | Immigration | 1994-05-12 | 1994-08-11 | Subcommittee Hearings Held. | House | Rep. Mazzoli, Romano L. [D-KY-3] | KY | D | M000291 | 18 | Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to: (1) make the visa waiver program permanent; and (2) authorize the designation of a qualifying European Union nation as a visa waiver program country. | 2021-06-02T19:57:20Z | |
| 103-s-2105 | 103 | s | 2105 | Illegal Immigration Control Act of 1994 | Immigration | 1994-05-11 | 1994-05-11 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary. | Senate | Sen. Hutchison, Kay Bailey [R-TX] | TX | R | H001016 | 2 | TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: Interdiction Title II: Alien Smuggling Title III: INS Investigators Title IV: Government Benefits Title V: Criminal Aliens Title VI: Terrorist Aliens Title VII: Inspections Title VIII: Asylum Title IX: Funding Illegal Immigration Control Act of 1994 - Title I:Interdiction - Directs the Attorney General to install additional physical barriers in high illegal-entry border areas. (Sec. 102) Authorizes appropriations for additional Border Patrol personnel. (Sec. 103) Directs the Attorney General and the Commissioner of the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) to: (1) implement an interior repatriation program for illegal aliens who have been deported at least three times; and (2) increase border detention facilities. (Sec. 104) Authorizes the transfer of closed military bases to be used as Federal incarceration facilities for illegal aliens. (Sec. 105) Authorizes the Attorney General to require vessels to provide INS with port of entry notification. Title II: Alien Smuggling - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act (the Act) to expand INS forfeiture authority for smuggling or harboring illegal aliens. (Sec. 202) Brings alien smuggling operations under the purview of the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) provisions. (Sec. 203) Amends the Act to increase penalties for certain alien smuggling offenses. (Sec. 204) Amends Federal law to authorize INS wiretaps for alien smuggling investigations. Title III: INS Investigators - Authorizes additional appropriations for additional INS investigators. Title IV: Government Benefits - Prohibits direct Federal benefits (except for emergency medical care) or housing assistance to an alien who is not a permanent resident, a refugee, an asylee, or a parolee. (Sec. 402) Prohibits unemployment benefits to an alien who has not been granted INS work authorization. (Sec. 404) Authorizes appropriations for the Save System. (Sec. 405) Reduces Federal assistance by 20 percent … | 2025-08-26T13:49:28Z | |
| 103-s-2072 | 103 | s | 2072 | A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to facilitate the immigration to the United States of certain aliens born in the Philippines or Japan who were fathered by United States citizens. | Immigration | 1994-05-04 | 1994-05-04 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary. | Senate | Sen. Inouye, Daniel K. [D-HI] | HI | D | I000025 | 1 | Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to extend preferential immigration treatment to certain children fathered by U.S. citizens and born in the Philippines or Japan. | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | |
| 103-hr-4313 | 103 | hr | 4313 | To prohibit the admission to the United States as refugees individuals who served in the armed forces of Iraq during the Persian Gulf conflict, and to deport any such individuals who have been so admitted. | Immigration | 1994-04-28 | 1994-05-16 | Referred to the Subcommittee on International Law, Immigration, and Refugees. | House | Rep. Kanjorski, Paul E. [D-PA-11] | PA | D | K000008 | 0 | Prohibits the refugee admission into the United States of persons who served in the Iraqi armed forces during the Persian Gulf conflict. Revokes refugee status and provides for deportation of such persons already admitted to the United States. | 2021-06-02T19:56:51Z | |
| 103-hr-4317 | 103 | hr | 4317 | To designate temporary protected status under the Immigration and Nationality Act for Rwandan students in the United States. | Immigration | 1994-04-28 | 1994-05-04 | Referred to the Subcommittee on International Law, Immigration, and Refugees. | House | Rep. Kopetski, Mike [D-OR-5] | OR | D | K000312 | 2 | Grants temporary protected status under the Immigration and Nationality Act to qualifying Rwandan students in the United States. | 2021-06-02T19:56:52Z | |
| 103-hr-4249 | 103 | hr | 4249 | Haitian Adjustment Equity Act of 1994 | Immigration | 1994-04-19 | 1994-04-25 | Referred to the Subcommittee on International Law, Immigration, and Refugees. | House | Rep. Frank, Barney [D-MA-4] | MA | D | F000339 | 8 | Haitian Adjustment Equity Act of 1994 - Amends Federal law to extend specified Cuban adjustment provisions to Haitians. Directs the Attorney General to report on any disparate immigration-related treatment between Haitians and Cubans. | 2025-08-26T13:52:27Z | |
| 103-hr-4256 | 103 | hr | 4256 | To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to extend the land border inspection fee program for the California southern border of the United States. | Immigration | 1994-04-19 | 1994-04-25 | Referred to the Subcommittee on International Law, Immigration, and Refugees. | House | Rep. Schenk, Lynn [D-CA-49] | CA | D | S000119 | 11 | Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to extend: (1) the land border inspection fee program for the California southern border of the United States; and (2) the related quarterly reporting requirement. | 2021-06-02T19:55:57Z | |
| 103-hr-4176 | 103 | hr | 4176 | To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to authorize appropriations for refugee and entrant assistance for fiscal years 1995 and 1996. | Immigration | 1994-04-12 | 1994-04-19 | Referred to the Subcommittee on International Law, Immigration, and Refugees. | House | Rep. Mazzoli, Romano L. [D-KY-3] | KY | D | M000291 | 0 | Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to authorize FY 1995 and 1996 appropriations for refugee and entrant assistance. | 2021-06-02T19:55:24Z | |
| 103-s-1987 | 103 | s | 1987 | Immigration Enforcement Reform Act of 1994 | Immigration | 1994-03-25 | 1994-03-25 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary. | Senate | Sen. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA] | CA | D | B000711 | 0 | TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: Labor Exploitation Task Force Title II: Citizenship Promotion Title III: Immigration Enforcement Practices Immigration Enforcement Reform Act of 1994 - Title I: Labor Exploitation Task Force - Directs the Secretary of Labor to establish within the Employment Standards Administration the Labor Exploitation Task Force. Title II: Citizenship Promotion - Establishes within the Department of Justice a Citizenship Promotion Bureau to assist in the rapid naturalization of eligible immigrants. Transfers citizenship and naturalization functions and personnel of the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) to such Bureau. Authorizes the establishment of a national citizenship advisory board. Establishes in the Treasury a Naturalization Fee Account. Redesignates the INS as the Immigration Service. Title III: Immigration Enforcement Practices - Establishes in the Department of Justice the Office of Immigration Enforcement Complaints. Authorizes appropriations. | 2025-08-26T13:51:38Z | |
| 103-hr-4145 | 103 | hr | 4145 | To require the Attorney General and the Secretary of State to designate Ireland as a pilot program country for purposes of the visa waiver pilot program. | Immigration | 1994-03-24 | 1994-08-11 | Subcommittee Hearings Held. | House | Rep. McCloskey, Frank [D-IN-8] | IN | D | M000342 | 16 | Includes Ireland in the visa waiver pilot program under the Immigration and Nationality Act. | 2021-06-02T19:55:18Z | |
| 103-hjres-340 | 103 | hjres | 340 | Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to provide that no person born to parents who are unlawfully in the United States at the time of the birth shall be a United States citizen on account of birth in the United States. | Immigration | 1994-03-16 | 1994-03-22 | Referred to the Subcommittee on International Law, Immigration, and Refugees. | House | Rep. Taylor, Charles H. [R-NC-11] | NC | R | T000067 | 1 | Constitutional Amendment - Provides that a person born in the United States shall not be a U.S. citizen unless the person's mother or father at the time of birth is a U.S. citizen, is lawfully in the United States, or has lawful immigration status. | 2021-06-02T19:17:42Z | |
| 103-hr-4042 | 103 | hr | 4042 | To require a report on the timeliness of processing applications for naturalization. | Immigration | 1994-03-16 | 1994-03-22 | Referred to the Subcommittee on International Law, Immigration, and Refugees. | House | Rep. Farr, Sam [D-CA-17] | CA | D | F000030 | 18 | Directs the Commissioner of Immigration and Naturalization to report on the timeliness of processing naturalization applications. | 2021-06-02T19:54:36Z | |
| 103-hr-4045 | 103 | hr | 4045 | To confer United States citizenship posthumously on Rudolph Salli. | Immigration | 1994-03-16 | 1994-03-22 | Referred to the Subcommittee on International Law, Immigration, and Refugees. | House | Rep. Pombo, Richard W. [R-CA-11] | CA | R | P000419 | 0 | Confers citizenship posthumously on a named individual. | 2021-06-02T19:54:37Z | |
| 103-hr-4048 | 103 | hr | 4048 | Hmong Veterans' Naturalization Act of 1994 | Immigration | 1994-03-16 | 1994-05-11 | Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E900-902) | House | Rep. Vento, Bruce F. [D-MN-4] | MN | D | V000087 | 9 | Hmong Veterans' Naturalization Act of 1994 - Waives the English language naturalization requirement for certain aliens (or their spouses or widows) who served with special guerrilla units in Laos. Provides for naturalization under the Immigration and Nationality Act through such service. | 2025-08-26T13:50:26Z | |
| 103-hr-4053 | 103 | hr | 4053 | Immigration-Related Employment Anti-Discrimination Enhancement and Enforcement Act of 1994 | Immigration | 1994-03-16 | 1994-03-22 | Referred to the Subcommittee on International Law, Immigration, and Refugees. | House | Rep. Becerra, Xavier [D-CA-30] | CA | D | B000287 | 13 | Immigration-Related Employment Anti-Discrimination Enhancement and Enforcement Act of 1994 - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to expand the scope of unfair immigration related employment provisions, including: (1) disparate impact claims; (2) compensatory and punitive damage remedies; and (3) back pay limitations. Authorizes appropriations for related enforcement and outreach activities. | 2025-08-26T13:50:25Z | |
| 103-hr-4054 | 103 | hr | 4054 | To provide for Federal incarceration of undocumented criminal aliens. | Immigration | 1994-03-16 | 1994-03-22 | Referred to the Subcommittee on International Law, Immigration, and Refugees. | House | Rep. Becerra, Xavier [D-CA-30] | CA | D | B000287 | 16 | Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for the Federal incarceration of undocumented criminal aliens, with priority given to aliens convicted of aggravated felonies. | 2021-06-02T19:54:38Z | |
| 103-hr-4059 | 103 | hr | 4059 | Immigration Reform Act of 1994 | Immigration | 1994-03-16 | 1994-03-22 | Referred to the Subcommittee on International Law, Immigration, and Refugees. | House | Rep. Taylor, Charles H. [R-NC-11] | NC | R | T000067 | 5 | Immigration Reform Act of 1994 - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to: (1) provide for expedited deportation and exclusion of convicted aliens; (2) expand the grounds for health-related alien exclusions; (3) prohibit direct Federal financial benefits to unlawful aliens; and (4) provide for detention of aliens applying for asylum. | 2025-08-26T13:50:54Z | |
| 103-s-1934 | 103 | s | 1934 | Criminal Alien Control Act of 1994 | Immigration | 1994-03-16 | 1994-03-25 | Referred to Subcommittee on Immigration and Refugee Affairs. | Senate | Sen. Roth Jr., William V. [R-DE] | DE | R | R000460 | 0 | TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: Deportation of Criminal Aliens Title II: Local Cooperation with Federal Officials and Procedures Title III: Miscellaneous Criminal Alien Control Act of 1994 - Title I: Deportation of Criminal Aliens - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide that an alien who is convicted of any felony, not just specified felonies as under current law, may be deported. (Sec. 102) Presumes conclusively that an alien convicted of a felony is deportable. Eliminates the administrative hearing process for criminal aliens not lawfully admitted for permanent residence or those with conditional permanent resident status. (Sec. 103) Permits a U.S. district court or a State court to enter a judicial order of deportation at the time of sentencing an alien. (Sec. 105) Restricts certain defenses to deportation available for certain criminal aliens. (Sec. 106) Requires the deportation of a criminal alien after the issuance of the deportation order, even if an appeal is made. Permits review of the order by such alien while outside the United States. (Sec. 107) Increases penalties for deported criminal aliens who return to the United States. (Sec. 108) Places restrictions on asylum claims for criminal aliens. (Sec. 109) Requires the Federal incarceration of an undocumented criminal alien under specified circumstances. Title II: Local Cooperation with Federal Officials and Procedures - Denies funding under the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1993 to a State or local government that will not provide requested information to Federal immigration officials. Title III: Miscellaneous - Provides for the detention of undocumented criminal aliens on closed military installations. | 2025-12-19T18:01:12Z | |
| 103-hr-4015 | 103 | hr | 4015 | Immigration Enforcement Act of 1994 | Immigration | 1994-03-11 | 1994-03-16 | Referred to the Subcommittee on International Law, Immigration, and Refugees. | House | Rep. Beilenson, Anthony C. [D-CA-24] | CA | D | B000318 | 12 | Immigration Enforcement Act of 1994 - Increases: (1) Border Patrol personnel and funding levels; and (2) personnel levels for the Immigration and Naturalization Service antismuggling program. Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to direct the Attorney General to provide cultural awareness training for Border Patrol personnel. Authorizes appropriations. | 2025-08-26T13:50:42Z | |
| 103-s-1923 | 103 | s | 1923 | Immigration Stabilization Act of 1994 | Immigration | 1994-03-10 | 1994-05-16 | Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S5745-5747) | Senate | Sen. Reid, Harry [D-NV] | NV | D | R000146 | 4 | TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: Admission of Immigrants Title II: Admission of Refugees Title III: Asylum Reform Title IV: Criminal Aliens Title V: Financial Responsibility Title VI: Employer Sanctions Title VII: Border Security Title VIII: Alien Smuggling Title IX: Effective Date Immigration Stabilization Act of 1994 - Title I: Admission of Immigrants - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to reduce annual immigration ceilings. (Sec. 103) Revises immigration preference allocations. Title II: Admission of Refugees - Limits nonemergency refugee admissions in any fiscal year to 50,000. (Sec. 202) Requires congressional approval for additional emergency refugee admissions. (Sec. 203) Repeals the Cuban Adjustment Act (P.L. 94-571). Title III: Asylum Reform - Amends provisions with respect to: (1) alien inspection and exclusion by immigration officers; (2) asylum; and (3) judicial review. Title IV: Criminal Aliens - Expands the definition of "aggravated felony." (Sec. 402) Provides for the expedited deportation of certain nonpermanent resident aliens convicted of an aggravated felony. (Sec. 403) Authorizes judicial deportation for an alien convicted of a felony. (Sec. 405) Increases penalties for reentry or failure to depart. (Sec. 406) Authorizes the deportation of an alien prisoner prior to sentence completion under specified circumstances. (Sec. 407) Amends Federal criminal law to require the issuance of a judicial order of deportation in the case of an alien being sentenced for an aggravated felony. (Sec. 408) Authorizes Federal incarceration and deportation of certain State-convicted aliens. (Sec. 409) Amends Federal criminal law to increase penalties for specified visa and passport related crimes. (Sec. 410) Requires State or local law enforcement agencies to notify the district Immigration and Naturalization Service office upon the felony arrest of an alien. (Sec. 412) Authorizes the exclusion of an alien in violation of any immigration law or any Fede… | 2025-12-19T18:01:12Z | |
| 103-s-1884 | 103 | s | 1884 | Comprehensive Immigration and Asylum Reform Act of 1994 | Immigration | 1994-03-02 | 1994-03-25 | Referred to Subcommittee on Immigration and Refugee Affairs. | Senate | Sen. Simpson, Alan K. [R-WY] | WY | R | S000429 | 13 | TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: Alien Smuggling Control Title II: Port of Entry Inspections Title III: Penalties for Document Fraud and Misrepresentation Title IV: Asylum Reform Title V: Illegal Immigration and Border Security Title VI: Border Crossing User Fee Title VII: Detention of Illegal Aliens Title VIII: Public Benefits Abuse Title IX: Work Authorization Verification Title X: Numerical Limitations on Admission of Aliens into the United States Title XI: Miscellaneous Provisions Comprehensive Immigration and Asylum Reform Act of 1994 - Title I: Alien Smuggling Control - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to: (1) increase the penalty for alien smuggling; (2) provide an additional penalty for a smuggler who subjects an alien to a substantial risk of death or bodily harm; and (3) subject any smuggler to the death penalty for causing the death of an alien. (Sec. 103) Makes it a crime to smuggle aliens for the purpose of committing crimes in the United States. (Sec. 104) Adds smuggling to RICO. (Sec. 105) Expands Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) seizure authority to permit the seizure of any property used for smuggling or harboring aliens. (Sec. 106) Grants the INS wiretap authority for alien smuggling investigations. (Sec. 111) Expands the definition of aggravated felony for purposes of the immigration laws to include firearms violations, child pornography, RICO violations, and specified other crimes. (Sec. 112) Presumes deportable any alien convicted of an aggravated felony. Provides for the elimination of an administrative hearing for an alien convicted of an aggravated felony who is not lawfully admitted for permanent resident or is a conditional permanent residence. Eliminates other specified deportation procedures for such aliens. (Sec. 113) Permits a U.S. district court to enter a judicial order of deportation at the time of sentencing an alien. (Sec. 114) Restricts certain defenses to deportation available for… | 2025-12-19T18:01:12Z | |
| 103-hr-3930 | 103 | hr | 3930 | To identify illegal aliens who consume scarce health care resources in the United States and who do not pay for such care and to seek reimbursement for this care from the home government of the aliens. | Immigration | 1994-03-01 | 1994-03-21 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and the Environment. | House | Rep. Herger, Wally [R-CA-2] | CA | R | H000528 | 2 | Requires: (1) each federally-subsidized health care provider that provides health care services to an illegal alien to identify such person to the Immigration and Naturalization Service; (2) the Attorney General to give such alien deportation priority; and (3) withholding of specified U.S. assistance to such alien's home country to cover the cost of any unpaid health services. | 2024-02-07T16:32:33Z | |
| 103-s-1867 | 103 | s | 1867 | Hmong Veterans' Naturalization Act of 1994 | Immigration | 1994-02-24 | 1994-02-24 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary. | Senate | Sen. Durenberger, Dave [R-MN] | MN | R | D000566 | 2 | Hmong Veterans' Naturalization Act of 1994 - Waives the English language naturalization requirement for certain aliens (or their spouses or widows) who served with special guerilla units in Laos. Provides for naturalization under the Immigration and Nationality Act through such service. | 2025-08-26T13:51:31Z | |
| 103-hr-3854 | 103 | hr | 3854 | To repeal the Cuban Adjustment Act. | Immigration | 1994-02-10 | 1994-08-18 | Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H8600) | House | Rep. Kopetski, Mike [D-OR-5] | OR | D | K000312 | 10 | Repeals the Cuban Adjustment Act. | 2021-06-02T19:53:34Z | |
| 103-hr-3859 | 103 | hr | 3859 | To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for the complete use of visas available under the diversity transition program. | Immigration | 1994-02-10 | 1994-02-17 | Referred to the Subcommittee on International Law, Immigration, and Refugees. | House | Rep. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY-9] | NY | D | S000148 | 0 | Amends the Immigration Act of 1990 to extend the diversity transition program. | 2021-06-02T19:53:35Z | |
| 103-hr-3860 | 103 | hr | 3860 | Illegal Immigration Control Act of 1994 | Immigration | 1994-02-10 | 1994-05-11 | Subcommittee Hearings Held. | House | Rep. Smith, Lamar [R-TX-21] | TX | R | S000583 | 52 | TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: Interdiction Title II: Alien Smuggling Title III: Employment Title IV: Government Benefits Title V: Criminal Aliens Title VI: Terrorist Aliens Title VII: Inspections Title VIII: Asylum Illegal Immigration Control Act of 1994 - Title I:Interdiction - Directs the Attorney General to install additional physicial barriers in high illegal-entry border areas. (Sec. 102) Authorizes appropriations for additional Border Patrol personnel. (Sec. 103) Directs the Attorney General and the Commissioner of the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) to: (1) implement an interior repatriation program for illegal aliens who have been deported at least three times; and (2) increase border detention facilities. (Sec. 104) Authorizes the transfer of closed military bases to be used as Federal incarceration facilities for illegal aliens. (Sec. 105) Authorizes the Attorney General to require vessels to provide INS with port of entry notification. (Sec. 106) Directs the Commissioner to collect a user fee for each U.S. land entry. (Sec. 107) Establishes a Border Control Trust Fund. Title II: Alien Smuggling - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act (the Act) to expand INS forfeiture authority for smuggling or harboring illegal aliens. (Sec. 202) Brings alien smuggling operations under the purview of the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) provisions. (Sec. 203) Amends the Act to increase penalties for certain alien smuggling offenses. (Sec. 204) Amends Federal law to authorize INS wiretaps for alien smuggling investigations. Title III: Employment - Amends the Act to revise alien employment documentation and employer verification provisions, including social security card enhancements. (Sec. 302) Authorizes appropriations for additional INS investigators. Title IV: Government Benefits - Prohibits direct Federal benefits (except for emergency medical care) or housing assistance to an alien who is not a permanent resident, a refugee, a… | 2025-08-26T13:49:30Z | |
| 103-hr-3862 | 103 | hr | 3862 | Immigration Moratorium Act of 1994 | Immigration | 1994-02-10 | 1994-03-02 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Housing and Community Development. | House | Rep. Stump, Bob [R-AZ-3] | AZ | R | S001044 | 80 | Immigration Moratorium Act of 1994 - Title I: Immigration Moratorium - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to restrict U.S. immigration levels to specified numbers of family-sponsored immigrants, employment-based immigrants, and refugees. Title II: Prohibition of Federal Benefits for Certain Aliens - Prohibits direct Federal financial assistance and unemployment benefits to aliens who are not lawful permanent residents. Title III: Asylum Reform - Amends the Act to revise and expedite asylum procedures. Title IV: Citizenship - Restricts the basis for automatic U.S. citizenship for certain persons born in the United States to a mother who is neither a U.S. citizen nor a lawful permanent resident. Title V: Border Security - Increases the number of Border Patrol personnel. | 2025-08-26T13:49:55Z | |
| 103-hr-3809 | 103 | hr | 3809 | 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 | 1994-02-08 | 1994-02-08 | Referred to the House Committee on Judiciary. | House | Rep. Brooks, Jack B. [D-TX-9] | TX | D | B000880 | 0 | Codifies certain general and permanent laws related to aliens and nationality as title 8, United States Code, "Aliens and Nationality." | 2021-06-02T19:53:16Z | |
| 103-hr-3594 | 103 | hr | 3594 | To prohibit direct Federal financial benefits and unemployment benefits to illegal aliens. | Immigration | 1993-11-20 | 1994-05-11 | Subcommittee Hearings Held. | House | Rep. Sangmeister, George E. [D-IL-11] | IL | D | S000056 | 11 | Prohibits the payment of: (1) direct Federal financial or social insurance benefits to illegal aliens; or (2) unemployment benefits to aliens without employment authorization. Requires the head of each Federal agency which provides such benefits to: (1) use immigration status verification systems; and (2) notify the Immigration and Naturalization Service regarding applications for such benefits by illegal aliens. | 2024-02-07T16:32:33Z | |
| 103-s-1704 | 103 | s | 1704 | A bill to amend the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 concerning interim assistance to States for legalization (SLIAG). | Immigration | 1993-11-19 | 1994-02-03 | Referred to Subcommittee on Immigration and Refugee Affairs. | Senate | Sen. Simon, Paul [D-IL] | IL | D | S000423 | 2 | Amends the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 to extend: (1) the period of availability of State legalization impact-assistance grants; and (2) the period of State authority to use funds for educational and naturalization services. Makes specified other funds available to States for services provided to eligible legalized aliens. | 2025-12-19T18:01:12Z | |
| 103-s-1678 | 103 | s | 1678 | A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide that public ceremonies for the admission of new citizens shall be conducted solely in English. | Immigration | 1993-11-18 | 1994-02-03 | Referred to Subcommittee on Immigration and Refugee Affairs. | Senate | Sen. Faircloth, Lauch [R-NC] | NC | R | F000437 | 13 | Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to require that public ceremonies for the admission of new citizens be conducted solely in English. | 2025-12-19T18:01:12Z | |
| 103-hconres-182 | 103 | hconres | 182 | Concerning United States interdiction of Haitian vessels and individuals. | Immigration | 1993-11-17 | 1993-12-08 | Referred to the Subcommittee on International Law, Immigration, and Refugees. | House | Rep. McKinney, Cynthia A. [D-GA-11] | GA | D | M000523 | 21 | Expresses the sense of the Congress that: (1) Haitians interdicted at sea should not be returned to Haiti without a determination of their fear of persecution in Haiti; and (2) any person with a credible fear of persecution should be paroled into the United States for the purpose of applying for political asylum. | 2021-06-02T19:13:36Z | |
| 103-hr-3495 | 103 | hr | 3495 | To amend the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 concerning interim assistance to States for legislation (SLIAG). | Immigration | 1993-11-10 | 1993-11-16 | Referred to the Subcommittee on International Law, Immigration, and Refugees. | House | Rep. Gutierrez, Luis V. [D-IL-4] | IL | D | G000535 | 14 | Amends the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 to extend: (1) the period of availability of State legalization impact-assistance grants; and (2) the period of State authority to use funds for educational and naturalization services. Makes specified other funds available to States for services provided to eligible legalized aliens. | 2021-06-02T19:50:57Z | |
| 103-hr-3362 | 103 | hr | 3362 | Employer Sanctions Improvement Act of 1993 | Immigration | 1993-10-26 | 1994-09-21 | Subcommittee Hearings Held. | House | Rep. Mazzoli, Romano L. [D-KY-3] | KY | D | M000291 | 0 | TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: Promoting Enforcement Title II: Improving the Employment Verification System Title III: Additional Penalties and Increases in Penalties Employer Sanctions Improvement Act of 1993 - Title I: Promoting Enforcement - Amends Federal immigration law to repeal the Federal preemption of State law regarding sanctions against the employment of unauthorized aliens. Creates a private right of action for violation of Federal law prohibiting employment of unauthorized aliens. Directs the Attorney General to provide grants to the States for immigration assistance and enforcement. Authorizes appropriations. Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to condition Federal assistance upon assurances that the recipient State actively enforces sanctions against the employment of unauthorized aliens. Amends Federal immigration law to permit complaints alleging employment of unauthorized aliens to be registered in person or by toll-free telephone number. Authorizes the Attorney General to seek judicial review if adversely affected by a final order regarding an assessment for employment of unauthorized aliens. Title II: Improving the Employment Verification System - Restricts the authority of the Attorney General to expand the list of acceptable employment verification documents. Transfers from the President to the Attorney General responsibility for monitoring and evaluating the employment verification system. Directs the Attorney General to report to the Congress on the consolidation into a single tamper-resistant document of documentation evidencing temporary work authorization. Title III: Additional Penalties and Increases in Penalties - Declares alien employment without authorization unlawful and establishes civil penalties. Precludes aliens engaged in unlawful employment from eligibility for adjustment of immigration status. Increases the civil and criminal penalties for: (1) employment of unauthorized aliens; and (2) document fraud. | 2025-08-26T13:52:39Z | |
| 103-hr-3363 | 103 | hr | 3363 | Immigration Enforcement and Asylum Reform Act of 1993 | Immigration | 1993-10-26 | 1994-03-02 | Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H916) | House | Rep. Mazzoli, Romano L. [D-KY-3] | KY | D | M000291 | 26 | TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: Smuggling and Fraud Title II: Asylum Title III: Inspections Title IV: Authorization of Appropriations for the Immigration and Naturalization Service Immigration Enforcement and Asylum Reform Act of 1993 - Title I: Smuggling and Fraud - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide procedures for expedited exclusion of aliens who arrive without proper documentation or who are determined by a special asylum officer not to have a proper claim of asylum (based upon a credible fear of prosecution). Limits judicial review to habeas corpus. Creates a separate offense and penalty for an alien smuggler who seriously injures or jeopardizes the life of an alien. Extends penalties to persons who contract to bring illegal labor. Treats smuggling as an aggravated felony. Expands Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) forfeiture authority to include any real or personal property used or intended to be used to smuggle aliens, or that constitutes, is derived from, or traceable to such activities. Exempts property used without the owner's consent or knowledge, or not to his or her benefit. Amends Federal law to authorize INS wiretaps for alien smuggling investigations. Brings alien smuggling operations under the purview of the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) provisions. Title II: Asylum - Revises asylum procedures. Sets forth mandatory and discretionary conditions for granting provisional asylum. States that asylum applications shall be determined by specially trained asylum officers. Terminates an alien's claim for failure to appear at the application provisional asylum hearing. Title III: Inspections - Directs the Attorney General to: (1) establish specified numbers of preinspection stations at foreign airports identified as last departure points for the greatest numbers of U.S.-arriving passengers and at those with the greatest numbers of U.S.-arriving undocumented aliens (and to assign additional immigration officers at s… | 2025-08-26T13:50:47Z | |
| 103-hr-3364 | 103 | hr | 3364 | To provide for adjustment of immigration status for certain Haitian children. | Immigration | 1993-10-26 | 1994-02-01 | Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E44) | House | Rep. Meek, Carrie P. [D-FL-17] | FL | D | M000628 | 17 | Cites conditions for the adjustment of immigration status for Haitian nationals who are the unmarried children of a citizen or permanent resident of the United States. | 2021-06-02T19:50:11Z | |
| 103-hr-3348 | 103 | hr | 3348 | Authorizing the designation of Portugal, Ireland, and Greece under the visa waiver program under certain conditions. | Immigration | 1993-10-22 | 1993-10-25 | Referred to the Subcommittee on International Law, Immigration, and Refugees. | House | Rep. Machtley, Ronald K. [R-RI-1] | RI | R | M000015 | 13 | Authorizes the Attorney General and the Secretary of State to jointly designate Portugal, Ireland, and Greece as pilot program countries if the rate of refusals of nonimmigrant visitor visas for such countries meets specified criteria. | 2021-06-02T19:49:51Z | |
| 103-hr-3320 | 103 | hr | 3320 | Immigration Stabilization Act of 1993 | Immigration | 1993-10-20 | 1994-02-23 | Subcommittee Hearings Held. | House | Rep. Bilbray, James H. [D-NV-1] | NV | D | B000462 | 37 | TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: Admission of Immigrants Title II: Admission of Refugees Title III: Asylum Reform Title IV: Criminal Aliens Title V: Financial Responsibility Title VI: Employer Sanctions Title VII: Border Security Title VIII: Alien Smuggling Title IX: Local Cooperation Title X: Citizenship Immigration Stabilization Act of 1993 - Title I: Admission of Immigrants - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act (Act) with respect to: (1) immigration levels; (2) visa allotment; and (3) petition approval. Title II: Admission of Refugees - Limits nonemergency refugee admissions in any fiscal year to 50,000. Title III: Asylum Reform - Amends provisions with respect to: (1) alien inspection and exclusion by immigration officers; (2) asylum; and (3) judicial review. Title IV: Criminal Aliens - Expands the definition of "aggravated felony." (Sec. 402) Provides for the expedited deportation of certain nonpermanent resident aliens convicted of an aggravated felony. (Sec. 403) Authorizes judicial deportation for an alien convicted of a felony. (Sec. 404) Increases penalties for reentry or failure to depart. (Sec. 406) Authorizes the deportation of an alien prisoner prior to sentence completion under specified circumstances. (Sec. 407) Amends Federal criminal law to require the issuance of a judicial order of deportation in the case of an alien being sentenced for an aggravated felony. (Sec. 408) Authorizes Federal incarceration and deportation of certain State-convicted aliens. (Sec. 409) Amends Federal criminal law to increase penalties for specified visa and passport related crimes. (Sec. 410) Requires State or local law enforcement agencies to notify the district Immigration and Naturalization Service Office upon the felony arrest of an alien. Title V: Financial Responsibility - Authorizes the admission of an alien otherwise excludable as a public charge (as defined by this Act) if such alien has a sponsor guarantee of financial responsibility. (Sec.… | 2025-08-26T13:49:17Z | |
| 103-s-1571 | 103 | s | 1571 | Immigration Law Enforcement Act of 1993 | Immigration | 1993-10-20 | 1994-02-03 | Referred to Subcommittee on Immigration and Refugee Affairs. | Senate | Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] | CA | D | F000062 | 3 | TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: Border Personnel, Training and Infrastructure Enhancement Title II: Asylum Reform Title III: Criminal Alien Deportation and Enhanced Prisoner Transfer Immigration Law Enforcement Act of 1993 - Title I: Border Personnel, Training and Infrastructure Enhancement - Improved Border Control and Narcotics Abatement Act - Authorizes appropriations and increases personnel levels for: (1) the Border Patrol; and (2) land border inspectors. Provides for: (1) primary deployment of such personnel on the Southwest border of the United States; (2) hiring preference for bilingual Border Patrol agents; and (3) improved training and improvement of border crossing infrastructure. Authorizes appropriations for Immigration and Naturalization Service technology and equipment acquisition. Establishes in the Treasury the Immigration Law Enforcement Fund. Creates a border crossing user fee. Title II: Asylum Reform - Executive Order Enhanced Consideration Revocation Act - Amends a specified Executive Order to partially revoke a provision with respect to asylum claims based upon birth control policies. Title III: Criminal Alien Deportation and Enhanced Prisoner Transfer - Criminal Alien Deportation and Enhanced Transfer Act of 1993 - Amends Federal criminal law to provide for a judicial order of deportation in the sentencing of an alien convicted of certain aggravated felonies. Authorizes the Secretary of State with the Attorney General to negotiate agreements with foreign countries for home-country incarceration of aliens subject to U.S. deportation. Authorizes appropriations. Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to: (1) make an alien convicted of an aggravated felony ineligible for suspension of deportation and status of adjustment; and (2) prohibit the waiver of exclusion for an alien convicted of an aggravated felony. | 2025-12-19T18:01:12Z | |
| 103-hr-3305 | 103 | hr | 3305 | Consular Review Act of 1993 | Immigration | 1993-10-19 | 1993-10-21 | Referred to the Subcommittee on International Law, Immigration, and Refugees. | House | Rep. Frank, Barney [D-MA-4] | MA | D | F000339 | 12 | Consular Review Act of 1993 - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to establish within the Department of State a Board of Visa Appeals to review, and revise if appropriate, consular determinations of alien excludability and visa denial or revocation. Authorizes specified interested parties to act on behalf of an alien seeking Board review. | 2025-08-26T13:51:27Z | |
| 103-hr-3284 | 103 | hr | 3284 | Entitled the "Asylum Abuse Prevention Act of 1993". | Immigration | 1993-10-14 | 1993-10-19 | Referred to the Subcommittee on International Law, Immigration, and Refugees. | House | Rep. Bentley, Helen Delich [R-MD-2] | MD | R | B000392 | 41 | Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to prohibit the United States from granting asylum to an alien who prior to U.S. arrival passes through another country which provides asylum or safe haven. | 2021-06-02T19:49:28Z | |
| 103-hconres-164 | 103 | hconres | 164 | Concerning the responsibility of the Federal Government for providing social services for undocumented aliens. | Immigration | 1993-10-12 | 1993-10-14 | Referred to the Subcommittee on International Law, Immigration, and Refugees. | House | Rep. Schenk, Lynn [D-CA-49] | CA | D | S000119 | 0 | Expresses the sense of the Congress that: (1) immigration is a Federal matter and that the Federal Government should assume responsibility for financing the provision of social services to undocumented aliens living in this country; and (2) the Federal Government should support efforts by State and local governments to assemble reliable data on the costs of providing such services to undocumented aliens. | 2021-06-02T19:13:30Z | |
| 103-hr-3223 | 103 | hr | 3223 | Asylum Abuse Prevention and System Improvements Act of 1993 | Immigration | 1993-10-06 | 1993-10-13 | Referred to the Subcommittee on International Law, Immigration, and Refugees. | House | Rep. Becerra, Xavier [D-CA-30] | CA | D | B000287 | 1 | Asylum Abuse Prevention and System Improvements Act of 1993 - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to impose criminal penalties upon any person who knowingly assists in fraudulent asylum applications for commercial advantage or private financial gain. Sets forth procedures for: (1) adjudicating political asylum claims; and (2) detention and release of asylum applicants. Directs the Attorney General to ensure that specified amounts are made available each fiscal year to the Central Asylum Office in the Executive Office of Immigration Review for adjudication implementation. Authorizes appropriations for additional Department of Justice asylum adjudication staff. Directs the Attorney General to report to certain congressional committees on the backlog in adjudicating asylum claims. Authorizes the Attorney General to use specified amounts from the Immigration Emergency Fund to manage large and sudden numbers of asylum applicants. | 2025-08-26T13:51:16Z | |
| 103-hr-3173 | 103 | hr | 3173 | To prohibit the admission to the United States as refugees of individuals who served in the armed forces of Iraq during the Persian Gulf conflict. | Immigration | 1993-09-29 | 1993-10-07 | Referred to the Subcommittee on International Law, Immigration, and Refugees. | House | Rep. Livingston, Bob [R-LA-1] | LA | R | L000371 | 32 | Prohibits, with exceptions, the refugee admission into the United States of persons who served in the Iraqi armed forces during the Persian Gulf conflict. | 2021-06-02T19:48:55Z | |
| 103-hr-3182 | 103 | hr | 3182 | To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to permit the admission to the United States of nonimmigrant students and visitors who are the spouses and children of United States permanent resident aliens, and for other purposes. | Immigration | 1993-09-29 | 1993-10-04 | Referred to the Subcommittee on International Law, Immigration, and Refugees. | House | Rep. Pallone, Frank, Jr. [D-NJ-6] | NJ | D | P000034 | 28 | Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to authorize the nonimmigrant admission into the United States of certain alien students and visitors who are the spouses and children of U.S. permanent resident aliens. | 2021-06-02T19:48:56Z | |
| 103-hr-3162 | 103 | hr | 3162 | Asylum at Ports of Entry System Improvements Act of 1993 | Immigration | 1993-09-28 | 1993-10-04 | Referred to the Subcommittee on International Law, Immigration, and Refugees. | House | Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-8] | NY | D | N000002 | 1 | Asylum at Ports of Entry System Improvements Act of 1993 - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to create grounds for exclusion of an alien who: (1) uses or attempts to use a fraudulent document to enter the United States or to board a common carrier for such purpose; or (2) uses a document to board a common carrier and then fails to present such document to an immigration official upon arrival at a U.S. port of entry. Directs the Attorney General to designate a class of senior asylum officers who shall perform specified expedited asylum examinations at U.S. airports or other ports of entry. Authorizes such officers, upon a finding of frivolous claim or resettlement in another country, to exclude the alien from the United States. Sets forth limited petition and review provisions. Increases penalties for certain alien smuggling offenses. Creates a separate offense and penalty for an alien smuggler who seriously injures or jeopardizes an alien's life. | 2025-08-26T13:52:21Z | |
| 103-hr-3105 | 103 | hr | 3105 | To restructure the enforcement components of the Immigration and Naturalization Service. | Immigration | 1993-09-21 | 1993-09-24 | Referred to the Subcommittee on International Law, Immigration, and Refugees. | House | Rep. Molinari, Susan [R-NY-13] | NY | R | M000843 | 15 | Directs the Attorney General to reorganize the enforcement components of the Immigration and Naturalization Service. | 2021-06-02T19:46:50Z | |
| 103-hconres-141 | 103 | hconres | 141 | Regarding the resettlement of enemy prisoners of war. | Immigration | 1993-09-08 | 1994-03-01 | Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H895) | House | Rep. Stearns, Cliff [R-FL-6] | FL | R | S000822 | 98 | Expresses the sense of the Congress that the Federal Government should terminate the policy of allowing resettlement of members of the Iraqi armed forces in the United States. | 2021-06-02T19:13:25Z | |
| 103-hr-3021 | 103 | hr | 3021 | To prohibit the admission to the United States as refugees of individuals who have served in the armed forces of Iraq during the Persian Gulf conflict. | Immigration | 1993-09-08 | 1993-09-21 | Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E2204-2205) | House | Rep. Gallegly, Elton [R-CA-23] | CA | R | G000021 | 27 | Prohibits the refugee admission into the United States of persons who served in the Iraqi armed forces during the Persian Gulf conflict. | 2021-06-02T19:46:30Z | |
| 103-hconres-132 | 103 | hconres | 132 | Concerning the case of John Demjanjuk, Sr. | Immigration | 1993-08-04 | 1993-10-14 | Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H7831) | House | Rep. Traficant, James A., Jr. [D-OH-17] | OH | D | T000350 | 1 | Expresses the sense of the Congress that: (1) John Demjanjuk should be paroled back into the United States; (2) an appropriate court of law should determine his U.S. citizenship status; and (3) the Justice Department should investigate Ivan Marczenko, now identified as "Ivan the Terrible" of Treblinka, and bring him to justice or verify his death. | 2021-06-02T19:13:23Z | |
| 103-hr-2859 | 103 | hr | 2859 | To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide that public ceremonies for the admission of new citizens shall be conducted solely in English. | Immigration | 1993-08-04 | 1993-08-16 | Referred to the Subcommittee on International Law, Immigration, and Refugees. | House | Rep. Emerson, Bill [R-MO-8] | MO | R | E000174 | 114 | Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to require that public ceremonies for the admission of new citizens be conducted solely in English. | 2021-06-02T19:45:44Z | |
| 103-s-1351 | 103 | s | 1351 | Immigration Stabilization Act of 1993 | Immigration | 1993-08-04 | 1993-09-20 | Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S11996-11999) | Senate | Sen. Reid, Harry [D-NV] | NV | D | R000146 | 3 | TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: Admission of Immigrants Title II: Admission of Refugees Title III: Asylum Reform Title IV: Criminal Aliens Title V: Financial Responsibility Title VI: Employer Sanctions Title VII: Border Security Title VIII: Alien Smuggling Title IX: Local Cooperation Title X: Citizenship Immigration Stabilization Act of 1993 - Title I: Admission of Immigrants - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act (Act) with respect to: (1) immigration levels; (2) visa allotment; and (3) petition approval. Title II: Admission of Refugees - Limits nonemergency refugee admissions in any fiscal year to 50,000. Title III: Asylum Reform - Amends provisions with respect to: (1) alien inspection and exclusion by immigration officers; (2) asylum; and (3) judicial review. Title IV: Criminal Aliens - Expands the definition of "aggravated felony." (Sec. 402) Provides for the expedited deportation of certain nonpermanent resident aliens convicted of an aggravated felony. (Sec. 403) Authorizes judicial deportation for an alien convicted of a felony. (Sec. 404) Increases penalties for reentry or failure to depart. (Sec. 406) Authorizes the deportation of an alien prisoner prior to sentence completion under specified circumstances. (Sec. 407) Amends Federal criminal law to require the issuance of a judicial order of deportation in the case of an alien being sentenced for an aggravated felony. (Sec. 408) Authorizes Federal incarceration and deportation of certain State-convicted aliens. (Sec. 409) Amends Federal criminal law to increase penalties for specified visa and passport related crimes. (Sec. 410) Requires State or local law enforcement agencies to notify the district Immigration and Naturalization Service office upon the felony arrest of an alien. Title V: Financial Responsibility - Authorizes the admission of an alien otherwise excludable as a public charge (as defined by this Act) if such alien has a sponsor guarantee of financial responsibility. (Sec.… | 2025-12-19T18:01:12Z | |
| 103-s-1358 | 103 | s | 1358 | Immigration Enforcement and Asylum Reform Act of 1993 | Immigration | 1993-08-04 | 1993-08-16 | Referred to Subcommittee on Immigration and Refugee Affairs. | Senate | Sen. Johnston, J. Bennett [D-LA] | LA | D | J000189 | 0 | TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: Smuggling and Fraud Title II: Asylum Title III: Inspections Title IV: Authorization of Appropriations for the Immigration and Naturalization Service Immigration Enforcement and Asylum Reform Act of 1993 - Title I: Smuggling and Fraud - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide expedited exclusion procedures for aliens who arrive without proper documentation or who are determined by a special asylum officer not to have a proper claim of asylum (based upon a credible fear of persecution). Limits judicial review to habeas corpus. Increases penalties for certain alien smuggling offenses. Extends penalties to persons who contract to bring in illegal labor. Treats smuggling as an aggravated felony. Title II: Asylum - Revises asylum procedures. Sets forth mandatory and discretionary conditions for granting provisional asylum. Establishes new application deadlines. States that asylum applications shall be determined by specially trained asylum officers. Terminates an alien's claim for failure to appear at the application hearing. Title III: Inspections - Directs the Attorney General to: (1) establish specified numbers of preinspection stations at foreign airports identified as last departure points for the greatest numbers of U.S.-arriving passengers and at those with the greatest numbers of U.S.-arriving undocumented aliens (and to assign additional immigration officers at such airports without preinspection stations); and (2) establish an expedited inspection process for U.S. citizens returning by air from abroad. Revises the pilot visa waiver program to: (1) make it permanent; (2) repeal certain paperwork requirements; (3) subject participants to exclusion or deportation without appeal (except for an asylum claim); and (4) require carriers to distribute program information to passengers. Provides for the training of airline personnel in detection of fraudulent documents. Title IV: Authorization of Appropriations for the Immigration and Na… | 2025-12-19T18:01:12Z | |
| 103-hr-2836 | 103 | hr | 2836 | Expedited Exclusion and Alien Smuggling Enhanced Penalties Act of 1993 | Immigration | 1993-08-03 | 1993-09-22 | Referred to the Subcommittee on International Law, Immigration, and Refugees. | House | Rep. Brooks, Jack B. [D-TX-9] | TX | D | B000880 | 2 | Expedited Exclusion and Alien Smuggling Enhanced Penalties Act of 1993 - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to create grounds for exclusion of an alien who: (1) uses or attempts to use a fraudulent document to enter the United States, or to board a common carrier for such purpose; or (2) uses a document to board a common carrier and then fails to present such document to an immigration official upon arrival at a U.S. port of entry. Prohibits the granting of asylum to an alien who is found to be using fraudulent entry documents or who fails to present entry-related documents, unless a specially trained immigration officer determines such actions were pursuant to departure from a country in which the alien had a credible fear of persecution or of return to persecution. Provides for port of entry exclusion and deportation without administrative or judicial appeal (except by a limited petition of habeas corpus) for such admission document fraud. Increases immigration inspection fees, with exceptions for Great Lakes and connecting waterways entry ports. Increases penalties for certain alien smuggling offenses. Creates a separate offense and penalty for an alien smuggler who seriously injures or jeopardizes the life of an alien. Directs the United States Sentencing Commission to make appropriate sentencing guideline increases. Expands Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) forfeiture authority to include any real or personal property used or intended to be used to smuggle aliens, or that constitutes, is derived from, or traceable to such activities. Exempts property used without the owner's consent or knowledge, or not to his or her benefit. Amends Federal law to authorize, with judicial approval, INS wiretaps for alien smuggling investigations. Brings alien smuggling operations under the purview of the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) provisions. Permits payment of awards for information related to terrorist acts to be used in connection with terrorist acts committed in the Unite… | 2025-08-26T13:52:40Z | |
| 103-s-1348 | 103 | s | 1348 | Asylum Reform and Alien Smuggling Control Act of 1993 | Immigration | 1993-08-03 | 1993-08-16 | Referred to Subcommittee on Immigration and Refugee Affairs. | Senate | Sen. Bryan, Richard H. [D-NV] | NV | D | B000993 | 0 | TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: Fraudulent Asylum Applications and Alien Smuggling and Fraud Title II: Asylum Title III: Border Patrol and Asylum Officer Positions Asylum Reform and Alien Smuggling Control Act of 1993 - Title I: Fraudulent Asylum Applications and Alien Smuggling and Fraud - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide expedited exclusion procedures for aliens who arrive without proper documentation or who are determined by a special asylum officer not to have a proper claim of asylum (based upon a credible fear of persecution). Increases penalties for certain alien smuggling offenses. Extends penalties to persons who contract to bring in illegal labor. Treats smuggling as an aggravated felony. Creates a separate offense and penalty for an alien smuggler who seriously injures or jeopardizes the life of an alien. Title II: Asylum - Revises asylum procedures. Sets forth mandatory and discretionary conditions for granting asylum. Establishes new application deadlines. States that asylum applications shall be determined by specially trained asylum officers. Terminates an alien's claim for failure to appear at the application hearing. Title III: Border Patrol and Asylum Officer Positions - Increases the number of Border Patrol and asylum officer positions. Authorizes appropriations. | 2025-12-19T18:01:12Z | |
| 103-hr-2830 | 103 | hr | 2830 | Filipino Veterans' Equity Act of 1993 | Immigration | 1993-08-02 | 1993-08-09 | Referred to the Subcommittee on International Law, Immigration, and Refugees. | House | Rep. Pelosi, Nancy [D-CA-8] | CA | D | P000197 | 14 | Filipino Veterans' Equity Act of 1993 - Amends the Immigration Act of 1990 to: (1) accept Government of the Philippines military service records in lieu of absent U.S. service records with respect to U.S. naturalization of Filipino World War II veterans; and (2) extend related application deadline and waiver provisions. Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to grant special immigrant status to spouses, children, and grandchildren of such veterans. | 2025-08-26T13:51:19Z | |
| 103-s-1333 | 103 | s | 1333 | Expedited Exclusion and Alien Smuggling Enhanced Penalties Act of 1993 | Immigration | 1993-07-30 | 1994-08-11 | Committee on Judiciary. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably. | Senate | Sen. Kennedy, Edward M. [D-MA] | MA | D | K000105 | 10 | Expedited Exclusion and Alien Smuggling Enhanced Penalties Act of 1993 - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to create grounds for exclusion of an alien who: (1) uses or attempts to use a fraudulent document to enter the United States, or to board a common carrier for such purpose; or (2) uses a document to board a common carrier and then fails to present such document to an immigration official upon arrival at a U.S. port of entry. Prohibits the granting of asylum to an alien who is found to be using fraudulent entry documents or who fails to present entry-related documents, unless a specially trained immigration officer determines such actions were pursuant to departure from a country in which the alien had a credible fear of persecution or of return to persecution. Provides for port of entry exclusion and deportation without administrative or judicial appeal (except by a limited petition of habeas corpus) for such admission document fraud. Increases immigration inspection fees, with exceptions for Great Lakes and connecting waterways entry ports. Increases penalties for certain alien smuggling offenses. Creates a separate offense and penalty for an alien smuggler who seriously injures or jeopardizes the life of an alien. Directs the United States Sentencing Commission to make appropriate sentencing guideline increases. Expands Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) forfeiture authority to include any real or personal property used or intended to be used to smuggle aliens, or that constitutes, is derived from, or traceable to such activities. Exempts property used without the owner's consent or knowledge, or not to his or her benefit. Amends Federal law to authorize, with judicial approval, INS wiretaps for alien smuggling investigations. Brings alien smuggling operations under the purview of the Racketeering Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) provisions. Permits payment of awards for information related to terrorist acts to be used in connection with terrorist acts committed in the Un… | 2025-12-19T18:01:12Z | |
| 103-hr-2757 | 103 | hr | 2757 | To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act regarding alien smuggling, and for other purposes. | Immigration | 1993-07-27 | 1993-12-09 | Referred to the Subcommittee on International Law, Immigration, and Refugees. | House | Rep. Kennedy, Joseph P., II [D-MA-8] | MA | D | K000110 | 6 | Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide that, in the case of an offense (with respect to bringing in and harboring certain aliens) involving ten or more aliens committed for the purpose of commercial advantage or private financial gain, violators shall be fined, imprisoned for up to ten years, or both, for each alien in respect to whom such a violation occurs. Revises seizure and forfeiture provisions regarding the bringing in and harboring of aliens to provide that any property which has been or is being used in the commission of a violation, or is derived from or traceable to any proceeds obtained as the result of a violation, or which is used to facilitate or is intended to be used in the commission of such a violation, shall be seized and subject to forfeiture, with exceptions. (Current law provides that any conveyance which has been or is being used in the commission of a violation shall be seized and subject to forfeiture, with exceptions.) Directs the Attorney General to develop a plan to coordinate efforts to combat alien smuggling by organized crime syndicates, including: (1) increased coordination by Federal agencies; (2) procedures for Federal, State, and local coordination in information gathering, investigations, and prosecution; (3) a timetable for the creation of an alien smuggling task force in adversely affected areas; and (4) establishment of a national data base of information essential to combat alien smuggling. Sets forth reporting requirements. Applies penalties under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act to peonage and slavery. | 2021-06-02T19:45:16Z | |
| 103-hr-2738 | 103 | hr | 2738 | To amend the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 to extend alien eligibility for educational assistance under the SLIAG program. | Immigration | 1993-07-26 | 1993-07-28 | Referred to the Subcommittee on International Law, Immigration, and Refugees. | House | Rep. Martinez, Matthew G. [D-CA-31] | CA | D | M000206 | 6 | Amends the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 to extend the period of availability for States to use alien legalization impact assistance for educational needs. Gives educational assistance priority to aliens who have not completed certain citizenship training programs. | 2021-06-02T19:43:49Z | |
| 103-hr-2730 | 103 | hr | 2730 | To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act concerning exclusion from the United States on the basis of membership in a terrorist organization. | Immigration | 1993-07-23 | 1994-02-23 | Subcommittee Hearings Held. | House | Rep. Snowe, Olympia J. [R-ME-2] | ME | R | S000663 | 2 | Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to make membership in a terrorist organization a basis for exclusion from the United States. | 2021-06-02T19:43:48Z | |
| 103-hconres-119 | 103 | hconres | 119 | To urge the Secretary of State to provide to the Congress an emergency plan to vastly improve the visa issuance process of the Department of State to prevent terrorists from entering the United States. | Immigration | 1993-07-13 | 1993-07-15 | Referred to the Subcommittee on International Law, Immigration, and Refugees. | House | Rep. Gilman, Benjamin A. [R-NY-20] | NY | R | G000212 | 0 | Expresses the sense of the Congress that the Secretary of State should submit a report to the Congress setting forth an emergency plan to improve visa issuance procedures and equipment and to modernize the visa processing system, especially with regard to preventing terrorists from entering the United States. | 2021-06-02T19:13:20Z | |
| 103-hr-2602 | 103 | hr | 2602 | Immigration Enforcement and Asylum Reform Act of 1993 | Immigration | 1993-07-01 | 1993-11-04 | Clean Bill, H.R. 3363 Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee in Lieu. | House | Rep. Mazzoli, Romano L. [D-KY-3] | KY | D | M000291 | 51 | TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: Smuggling and Fraud Title II: Asylum Title III: Inspections Title IV: Authorization of Appropriations for the Immigration and Naturalization Service Immigration Enforcement and Asylum Reform Act of 1993 - Title I: Smuggling and Fraud - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide expedited exclusion procedures for aliens who arrive without proper documentation or who are determined by a special asylum officer not to have a proper claim of asylum (based upon a credible fear of persecution). Limits judicial review to habeas corpus. Increases penalties for certain alien smuggling offenses. Extends penalties to persons who contract to bring in illegal labor. Treats smuggling as an aggravated felony. Title II: Asylum - Revises asylum procedures. Sets forth mandatory and discretionary conditions for granting provisional asylum. Establishes new application deadlines. States that asylum applications shall be determined by specially trained asylum officers. Terminates an alien's claim for failure to appear at the application hearing. Title III: Inspections - Directs the Attorney General to establish: (1) specified numbers of preinspection stations at foreign airports identified as last departure points for the greatest numbers of U.S.-arriving passengers and at those with the greatest numbers of U.S.-arriving undocumented aliens (and to assign additional immigration officers at such airports without preinspection stations); and (2) an expedited inspection process for U.S. citizens returning by air from abroad. Revises the pilot visa waiver program to: (1) make it permanent; (2) repeal certain paperwork requirements; (3) subject participants to exclusion or deportation without appeal (except for an asylum claim); and (4) require carriers to distribute program information to passengers. Provides for the training of airline personnel in detection of fraudulent documents. Title IV: Authorization of Appropriations for the Immigration and Naturali… | 2025-08-26T13:50:18Z | |
| 103-s-1196 | 103 | s | 1196 | Alien Smuggling Control Act of 1993 | Immigration | 1993-07-01 | 1993-08-16 | Referred to Subcommittee on Immigration and Refugee Affairs. | Senate | Sen. Simpson, Alan K. [R-WY] | WY | R | S000429 | 1 | TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: Criminal Penalties Title II: Procedures Alien Smuggling Control Act of 1993 - Title I: Criminal Penalties - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) to increase the imprisonment penalty for specified acts involving alien smuggling (including knowingly hiring smuggled aliens). Amends Federal criminal law to include alien smuggling within the parameters of the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations statute (RICO). Amends INA to subject all property, real and personal, associated with illegal aliens smuggling or harboring activities (not only conveyances, as under current law) to Federal seizure and forfeiture. Expands the definition of "aggravated felony." Authorizes the Attorney General to issue a final deportation order against certain non-permanent resident aliens. Provides for limited judicial review of such orders. Establishes a conclusive presumption of deportability for aliens convicted of an aggravated felony. Confers jurisdiction upon a Federal district court to enter a deportation order against such aliens at the time of sentencing upon request of the United States Attorney. Restricts the defenses to deportation for aliens sentenced or convicted of aggravated felony. Amends the penalty guidelines for failing to depart, or reentering, after a final deportation order. Title II: Procedures - Amends Federal criminal law to set forth death penalty procedures for defendants convicted of causing the death of an illegal alien during the course of alien smuggling activities. | 2025-12-19T18:01:12Z | |
| 103-s-1197 | 103 | s | 1197 | Immigration and Nationality Technical Corrections Act of 1993 | Immigration | 1993-07-01 | 1993-07-19 | Referred to the Subcommittee on International Law, Immigration, and Refugees. | Senate | Sen. Kennedy, Edward M. [D-MA] | MA | D | K000105 | 1 | TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: Technical Corrections of Immigration Laws Title II: Miscellaneous Provisions Immigration and Nationality Technical Corrections Act of 1993 - Title I: Technical Corrections of Immigration Laws - (Sec. 101) Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to include qualifying employees of the American Institute in Taiwan under the definition of special immigrant. (Sec. 102) Extends the deadline for retired officers and employees of certain international organizations to file for special immigrant status. (Sec. 103) Treats Tibet as a separate foreign state for U.S. immigration purposes. (Sec. 104) Authorizes the Secretary of State to make refugee determinations under specified circumstances. (Sec. 105) Revises specified grounds for exclusion and deportation. (Sec. 106) Amends the Immigration Act of 1990 to make discretionary the existing mandatory labor market pilot program for employment-based immigrants. (Sec. 109) Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to permit alien longshoremen to work in Alaska under specified circumstances. Revises provisions regarding: (1) transmission of citizenship to children born out of wedlock; and (2) automatic citizenship for certain children born outside the United States. (Sec. 115) States that approval by the Secretary of State of a certificate of loss of nationality shall constitute a final administrative determination of loss of U.S. nationality. (Sec. 117) Authorizes the Secretary of State to cancel any U.S. passport or consular report of birth which was fraudulently, illegally, or erroneously procured. (Sec. 120) Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act Amendments of 1976 to repeal a provision regarding priority dates for aliens registered on the Western Hemisphere waiting list. Title II: Miscellaneous Provisions - (Sec. 202) Amends Federal criminal law to increase penalties for specified acts of visa and passport fraud. (Sec. 203) Authorizes the transfer of certain real and personal property to the Border Patrol Museum and Memorial… | 2025-08-26T13:51:33Z | |
| 103-hr-2483 | 103 | hr | 2483 | Immigration Amendments of 1993 | Immigration | 1993-06-22 | 1993-06-29 | Referred to the Subcommittee on International Law, Immigration, and Refugees. | House | Rep. Mazzoli, Romano L. [D-KY-3] | KY | D | M000291 | 2 | Immigration Amendments of 1993 - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to repeal the sunset date for certain retired international organization officers and employees (G-4 visa holders) to file for special immigrant status. Grants special immigrant status to certain immigrant employees of the United States Information Agency (USIA) having essential foreign language skills. Grants nonimmigrant status to an alien coming to work for USIA if: (1) he or she has essential language skills; and (2) no other qualified workers can be found in the United States. Provides with regard to foreign adopted children that the child: (1) does not have to be adopted abroad by a U.S. citizen; and (2) may be up to 18 years old. Provides for the adoption of children from foreign states which are certified by the Secretary of State as having met specified adoption standards. Amends Federal law to impose a criminal penalty upon a U.S. citizen or national who purchases an alien child with the intent to establish U.S. permanent residency for such child. Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide permanent resident status for refugees admitted into the United States as of their date of U.S. arrival. Grants nonimmigrant status to: (1) an alien coming to testify in a Federal or State criminal investigation or prosecution; and (2) an alien spouse and child of a U.S. citizen. | 2025-08-26T13:51:39Z | |
| 103-hr-2466 | 103 | hr | 2466 | Refugee Impact Assistance Supplemental Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 1993 | Immigration | 1993-06-18 | 1994-02-09 | Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H365-366) | House | Rep. Mica, John L. [R-FL-7] | FL | R | M000689 | 23 | Refugee Impact Assistance Supplemental Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 1993 - Makes emergency supplemental appropriations for FY 1993 to the Department of Health and Human Services for refugee and entrant assistance in Florida, Massachusetts, and New York for expenses resulting from the entry of HIV-infected Haitian refugees. | 2025-08-26T13:51:00Z | |
| 103-hr-2471 | 103 | hr | 2471 | Refugee Impact Assistance Supplemental Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 1993 | Immigration | 1993-06-18 | 1993-06-18 | Referred to the House Committee on Appropriations. | House | Rep. Thurman, Karen L. [D-FL-5] | FL | D | T000253 | 7 | Refugee Impact Assistance Supplemental Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 1993 - Makes emergency supplemental appropriations for FY 1993 to the Department of Health and Human Services for refugee and entrant assistance to: (1) Florida, New York, and Massachusetts for expenses related to the entry of HIV-infected Haitian refugees; and (2) Florida for expenses resulting from entry of Cuban refugees during the Mariel boatlift. | 2025-08-26T13:52:38Z | |
| 103-hr-2429 | 103 | hr | 2429 | To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to extend preferential treatment in the admission of Amerasian children to children born in the Philippines. | Immigration | 1993-06-16 | 1993-06-18 | Referred to the Subcommittee on International Law, Immigration, and Refugees. | House | Rep. Blackwell, Lucien E. [D-PA-2] | PA | D | B000517 | 113 | Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to extend preferential admissions treatment to certain children born in the Philippines and fathered by U.S. citizens. | 2021-06-02T19:35:12Z | |
| 103-hr-2438 | 103 | hr | 2438 | Criminal Aliens Incarceration Act of 1993 | Immigration | 1993-06-16 | 1994-02-23 | Subcommittee Hearings Held. | House | Rep. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY-9] | NY | D | S000148 | 26 | Criminal Aliens Incarceration Act of 1993 - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act (Act) to permit the deportation of an alien in Federal or State detention prior to sentence completion. Amends Federal law to require a court to issue a deportation order as part of the sentencing order for an alien convicted of an aggravated felony. Amends the Act to provide for such deportations. Provides for Federal incarceration, upon State request, of undocumented criminal aliens. | 2025-08-26T13:51:40Z | |
| 103-hr-2332 | 103 | hr | 2332 | To amend the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 concerning continued use of State legalization impact assistance grants for services relating to naturalization. | Immigration | 1993-06-08 | 1993-06-10 | Referred to the Subcommittee on International Law, Immigration, and Refugees. | House | Rep. Gutierrez, Luis V. [D-IL-4] | IL | D | G000535 | 0 | Amends the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 to extend the period of availability for States to use alien legalization impact assistance for educational needs. Permits such funds to be used for citizenship outreach activities. Caps the amount of assistance available for such activities. | 2021-06-02T19:33:19Z | |
| 103-hr-2306 | 103 | hr | 2306 | To provide for Federal incarceration of undocumented criminal aliens and to provide for the transfer of closed military bases to the Justice Department for use as prison facilities for the incarceration of criminal aliens. | Immigration | 1993-05-27 | 1993-06-02 | Executive Comment Requested from DOD. | House | Rep. Condit, Gary A. [D-CA-18] | CA | D | C000670 | 0 | Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for Federal incarceration, upon State request, of undocumented criminal aliens. Authorizes the transfer of closed military bases for use as criminal alien incarceration facilities. | 2025-06-06T14:17:56Z | |
| 103-hr-2248 | 103 | hr | 2248 | To provide that petitioners for immigration classification on the basis of immediate relative status to a citizen shall be required to pay only one fee when such petitions are filed at the same time. | Immigration | 1993-05-25 | 1993-05-27 | Referred to the Subcommittee on International Law, Immigration, and Refugees. | House | Rep. Dornan, Robert K. [R-CA-46] | CA | R | D000435 | 2 | Amends the Immigration anden petitioning for immediate relative status for an alien to pay only one fee if several such petitions are filed at the same time. | 2025-01-02T17:24:52Z | |
| 103-hr-2259 | 103 | hr | 2259 | Unemployment-Based Immigration Adjustment Act of 1993 | Immigration | 1993-05-25 | 1993-06-01 | Referred to the Subcommittee on International Law, Immigration, and Refugees. | House | Rep. Smith, Lamar [R-TX-21] | TX | R | S000583 | 7 | Unemployment-Based Immigration Adjustment Act of 1993 - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to adjust annual immigration levels in inverse relation to U.S. unemployment levels. | 2025-08-26T13:50:22Z | |
| 103-s-981 | 103 | s | 981 | A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to authorize appropriations for refugee assistance for fiscal years 1993 and 1994. | Immigration | 1993-05-18 | 1993-06-24 | Referred to Subcommittee on Immigration and Refugee Affairs. | Senate | Sen. Kennedy, Edward M. [D-MA] | MA | D | K000105 | 2 | Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to authorize appropriations for refugee assistance. | 2025-12-19T18:01:12Z | |
| 103-hr-2128 | 103 | hr | 2128 | To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to authorize appropriations for refugee assistance for fiscal years 1993 and 1994. | Immigration | 1993-05-17 | 1993-06-08 | Became Public Law No: 103-37. | House | Rep. Mazzoli, Romano L. [D-KY-3] | KY | D | M000291 | 0 | Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to authorize FY 1993 and 1994 appropriations for refugee assistance. | 2025-01-02T17:24:42Z | |
| 103-hr-2119 | 103 | hr | 2119 | Immigration Enforcement Review Commission Act | Immigration | 1993-05-13 | 1993-09-29 | Subcommittee Hearings Held. | House | Rep. Becerra, Xavier [D-CA-30] | CA | D | B000287 | 30 | Immigration Enforcement Review Commission Act - Establishes the Immigration Enforcement Review Commission, composed of a Board of Commissioners, an Investigations Office, and a Community Outreach Office. States that the Commission shall: (1) investigate civil rights abuse complaints against the Immigration and Naturalization Service and the Customs Service or their employees; and (2) make policy recommendations as appropriate. | 2025-08-26T13:51:16Z | |
| 103-hr-2018 | 103 | hr | 2018 | To require that States receiving State Legalization Impact Assistance Grants (SLIAG) cooperate with the Immigration and Naturalization Service and the Border Patrol in the apprehension, detention, and transfer of illegal immigrants. | Immigration | 1993-05-06 | 1993-05-12 | Referred to the Subcommittee on International Law, Immigration, and Refugees. | House | Rep. Hunter, Duncan [R-CA-52] | CA | R | H000981 | 0 | Prohibits an eligible State from receiving State Legalization Impact Assistance Grants until the Immigration and Naturalization Service and the United States Border Patrol certify that the State is cooperating in the apprehension, detention, and transfer of illegal immigrants. | 2025-01-02T17:24:28Z | |
| 103-hr-2041 | 103 | hr | 2041 | Terrorist Interdiction Act of 1993 | Immigration | 1993-05-06 | 1994-06-17 | Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1249-1250) | House | Rep. Snowe, Olympia J. [R-ME-2] | ME | R | S000663 | 2 | Terrorist Interdiction Act of 1993 - Directs the Secretary of State to implement an automated visa lookout system (system). Gives the Department of State access to the National Crime Information Center and other Federal Bureau of Investigation criminal records for passport, visa, and other immigration related matters. Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to make membership in a terrorist organization a ground for exclusion from admission into the United States. Requires a U.S. consular official, before issuing a visa to an alien for U.S. admission, to certify that a check of the system has been made and that there is no basis for such alien's exclusion. | 2025-08-26T13:50:51Z | |
| 103-hr-1679 | 103 | hr | 1679 | Asylum Reform Act of 1993 | Immigration | 1993-04-02 | 1993-06-18 | Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H3786) | House | Rep. Mazzoli, Romano L. [D-KY-3] | KY | D | M000291 | 1 | Asylum Reform Act of 1993 - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act with respect to nonrefoulement and asylum. | 2025-08-26T13:49:44Z | |
| 103-hr-1620 | 103 | hr | 1620 | To prohibit direct Federal financial benefits and unemployment benefits for illegal aliens and to end Federal mandates for States to provide benefits for illegal aliens. | Immigration | 1993-04-01 | 1993-04-05 | Referred to the Subcommittee on International Law, Immigration, and Refugees. | House | Rep. Dreier, David [R-CA-28] | CA | R | D000492 | 31 | Prohibits direct Federal financial benefits and unemployment assistance to illegal aliens and eliminates Federal requirements for provision of State benefits to such persons. | 2025-01-02T17:24:00Z | |
| 103-hr-1623 | 103 | hr | 1623 | To apply the immigration laws of the United States to the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and for other purposes. | Immigration | 1993-04-01 | 1993-04-27 | Referred to the Subcommittee On Insular and International Affairs. | House | Rep. Gallegly, Elton [R-CA-23] | CA | R | G000021 | 0 | Applies the immigration laws of the United States to the Northern Mariana Islands. | 2025-01-02T17:24:06Z | |
| 103-s-667 | 103 | s | 667 | Port of Entry Inspections Improvement Act of 1993 | Immigration | 1993-03-29 | 1993-08-06 | Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S10792-10795) | Senate | Sen. Simpson, Alan K. [R-WY] | WY | R | S000429 | 18 | Port of Entry Inspections Improvement Act of 1993 - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to create grounds for exclusion of an alien who: (1) uses or attempts to use a fraudulent document to enter the United States, or to board a common carrier for such purpose; or (2) uses a document to board a common carrier and then fails to present such document to an immigration official upon arrival at a U.S. port of entry. Prohibits the granting of asylum to an alien who is found to be using fraudulent entry documents or who fails to present entry-related documents, unless a specially trained immigration officer determines such actions were pursuant to departure from a country: (1) in which the alien had a credible fear of persecution; or (2) from which there was a significant danger that the alien would be returned to a country in which he or she would have a credible fear of persecution. Provides for port of entry exclusion and deportation without administrative or judicial appeal (except by a limited petition of habeas corpus) for such admission document fraud. Increases penalties for certain alien smuggling offenses. Creates a separate offense and penalty for an alien smuggler who seriously injures or jeopardizes the life of an alien. | 2025-12-19T18:01:12Z | |
| 103-s-665 | 103 | s | 665 | A bill to provide for special immigrant status for certain aliens working as journalists in Hong Kong. | Immigration | 1993-03-26 | 1993-04-29 | Referred to Subcommittee on Immigration and Refugee Affairs. | Senate | Sen. Mack, Connie, III [R-FL] | FL | R | M000019 | 0 | Provides special immigrant status for certain nationals of Hong Kong or China working as journalists in Hong Kong. | 2025-12-19T18:01:12Z |
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