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106-hr-5648 106 hr 5648 To delay any legal effect or implementation of a notice of rights and request for disposition form of the Immigration and Naturalization Service if an alien admits to being in the United States illegally, gives up the right to a hearing before departure, and requests to return to his country without a hearing. Immigration 2000-12-08 2000-12-11 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims. House Rep. LaTourette, Steven C. [R-OH-19] OH R L000553 0 Provides that in any case in which an alien executes an Immigration and Naturalization notice of rights and request for disposition form admitting to illegal U.S. residence, giving up the right to a pre-departure hearing, and requesting a return without hearing, no departure shall be implemented: (1) unless the form was certified after legal consultation in the alien's native language or with an interpreter's assistance; or (2) until 72 hours after form certification. 2025-01-02T17:15:35Z  
106-hr-5625 106 hr 5625 To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to establish a pilot program under which an alien may be provided H-1B nonimmigrant status without regard to the numerical limitation applicable to that nonimmigrant category if the United States employer seeking the alien's entry makes a qualifying scholarship contribution to an institution of higher education in the United States. Immigration 2000-11-03 2000-11-06 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims. House Rep. Cox, Christopher [R-CA-47] CA R C000830 1 Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to direct the Attorney General to establish a pilot program (Tech Smart pilot program) under which a specified number of aliens may be issued H- 1B specialty occupation visas without regard to applicable numerical limitations if the U.S. employer seeking such alien makes a qualifying annual scholarship contribution to an institution of higher education. 2025-01-02T17:15:34Z  
106-hconres-438 106 hconres 438 Expressing the sense of Congress regarding the importance of locating a national immigration museum in El Paso, Texas. Immigration 2000-10-28 2000-10-31 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims. House Rep. Reyes, Silvestre [D-TX-16] TX D R000170 0 Supports the creation in El Paso, Texas, of the Paso al Norte Immigration History Museum. Urges its designation as the national museum of immigration from Mexico to the United States. 2025-01-02T17:07:44Z  
106-s-3239 106 s 3239 A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide special immigrant status for certain United States international broadcasting employees. Immigration 2000-10-25 2000-11-22 Became Public Law No: 106-536. Senate Sen. Helms, Jesse [R-NC] NC R H000463 1 Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide special immigrant status for an alien seeking to enter the United States as a broadcaster for the International Broadcasting Bureau of the Broadcasting Board of Governors, or for a Board grantee, and such alien's accompanying spouse and children. Limits annual entrants, excluding spouse and children, to 100 per fiscal year. 2025-04-07T13:46:39Z  
106-s-3226 106 s 3226 Religious Workers Act of 2000 Immigration 2000-10-19 2000-10-19 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Senate Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT] UT R H000338 0 Religious Workers Act of 2000 - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to extend the special immigrant religious worker program. 2025-08-20T14:17:59Z  
106-hr-5448 106 hr 5448 New Economy Workforce Act Immigration 2000-10-11 2000-10-17 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims. House Rep. Smith, Lamar [R-TX-21] TX R S000583 0 New Economy Workforce Act - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to establish educational priorities for certain family-sponsored immigrants.Requires diversity immigrants to have at least a bachelor's degree.Establishes and sets forth the Secretary of State's verification obligations respecting foreign degrees and educational credentials. Authorizes the Secretary to impose a related fee. Establishes the Foreign Degree Equivalence Account in the Treasury. 2025-08-20T14:17:49Z  
106-hr-5377 106 hr 5377 To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to extend the limitation on waivers granted under section 212(h) of that Act to aliens unlawfully present in the United States. Immigration 2000-10-04 2000-10-04 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. House Rep. Smith, Lamar [R-TX-21] TX R S000583 0 Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to prohibit the waiver of inadmissibility for criminal aliens unlawfully present in the United States. 2025-04-07T13:46:39Z  
106-hr-5378 106 hr 5378 To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to clarify the special rule relating to continuous residence or physical presence under section 240A(d) of that Act. Immigration 2000-10-04 2000-10-04 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. House Rep. Smith, Lamar [R-TX-21] TX R S000583 0 Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act with respect to U.S. presence requirements for aliens seeking cancellation of removal to eliminate a specified reference to categories of disqualifying offenses. ( Such provision still maintains such offenses as disqualifying continuous presence criteria.) 2025-04-07T13:46:39Z  
106-hr-5379 106 hr 5379 To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to clarify the provisions applicable to arrest, detention, and release of criminal aliens pending removal decisions. Immigration 2000-10-04 2000-10-04 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. House Rep. Smith, Lamar [R-TX-21] TX R S000583 0 Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to revise provisions respecting the mandatory arrest, detention, and release of specified criminal aliens pending removal proceedings. Establishes a minimum $2,000 bond for such aliens' release. 2025-04-07T13:46:39Z  
106-hr-5362 106 hr 5362 To increase the amount of fees charged to employers who are petitioners for the employment of H-1B non-immigrant workers, and for other purposes. Immigration 2000-10-03 2000-10-17 Became Public Law No: 106-311. House Rep. Dreier, David [R-CA-28] CA R D000492 1 Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to increase employer-paid H-1B alien petition filing fees. Revises and extends the fee exemption for educational and related employers. 2025-04-07T13:46:39Z  
106-s-3149 106 s 3149 A bill to provide for the collection of information relating to nonimmigrant foreign students and other exchange program participants. Immigration 2000-10-03 2000-10-03 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Senate Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT] UT R H000338 0 Amends the Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1997 to provide for direct foreign student payment to the Attorney General of the required information fee under the foreign student and exchange program participant information collection program. (Currently such fee is collected and remitted by the institution of higher education or the exchange program.)Extends the deadline for such program's expansion to nationals of all countries. 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z  
106-s-3139 106 s 3139 Secret Evidence Repeal Act of 2000 Immigration 2000-09-28 2000-09-28 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Senate Sen. Abraham, Spencer [R-MI] MI R A000355 4 Secret Evidence Repeal Act of 2000 - Amends the Classified Information Procedures Act to apply such Act's provisions to immigration proceedings.Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to repeal alien terrorist removal provisions (title V).(Sec. 3) Entitles an alien in a removal proceeding to examine all evidence and admissibility records. (Current law excludes national security information and confidential information.)(Sec. 4) Entitles an alien subject to arrest and detention for removal or deportation to non-federally provided counsel, and access to all evidence.(Sec. 5) Exempts an alien who is a lawful permanent resident, parolee, or asylee from the security and related removal provisions. (Such provisions provide for limited hearings and use of nondisclosed information.)(Sec. 6) Provides for transitional application of information access provisions to alien detainees and aliens seeking immigration benefits. 2025-08-20T14:20:08Z  
106-s-3117 106 s 3117 Unaccompanied Alien Child Protection Act of 2000 Immigration 2000-09-27 2000-09-27 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Senate Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] CA D F000062 0 Unaccompanied Alien Child Protection Act of 2000 - Title I: Structural Changes - Establishes within the Immigration and Naturalization Service the Office of Children's Services which shall be responsible for coordinating and implementing law and policy for unaccompanied alien children.Directs the President to establish an Interagency Task Force on Unaccompanied Alien Children.Title II: Parole, Custody, Release, Family Reunification, and Detention - States that an unaccompanied alien child found in the United States shall be promptly paroled into the United States and placed under the jurisdiction of the Office.Sets forth a family reunification preference order.Prohibits, with an exception for violent children, detention in adult or delinquent children facilities. Directs the Office to develop procedures for prohibited detention practices.Title III: Access by Unaccompanied Alien Children to Guardians Ad Litem and Counsel - Directs the Office to provide that each unaccompanied child have counsel and guardian ad litem.Title IV: Strengthening Policies for Permanent Protection of Children - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to establish a special immigrant juvenile visa (J Visa).Title V: Children Refugee And Asylum Seekers - Expresses congressional commendation of the Immigration and Naturalization Service' s issuance of its "Guidelines for Children's Asylum Claims." Directs the Attorney General to provide immigration officers with related training.Amends the Act to exempt unaccompanied alien children from certain removal and asylum filing provisions.Title VI: Reports to Congress - Directs the Comptroller General to report respecting the Office's effectiveness.Title VII: Authorization of Appropriations - Authorizes appropriations. 2025-08-20T14:17:14Z  
106-s-3120 106 s 3120 Immigrant Fairness Restoration Act of 2000 Immigration 2000-09-27 2000-09-27 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Senate Sen. Kennedy, Edward M. [D-MA] MA D K000105 7 Immigrant Fairness Restoration Act of 2000 - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to revise specified restrictions respecting: (1) cancellation of removal; (2) deportability and admissibility; (3) judicial review; and (4) right to counsel. 2025-08-20T14:18:41Z  
106-hr-5293 106 hr 5293 To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to improve provisions relating to inadmissibility and detention of, and cancellation of removal for, aliens who have committed crimes, and for other purposes. Immigration 2000-09-26 2000-09-27 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims. House Rep. Smith, Lamar [R-TX-21] TX R S000583 0 Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to make an alien who is convicted of an aggravated felony or certain firearm offenses inadmissible to the United States.Limits the waiver of inadmissibility for certain criminal aliens unlawfully present in the United States.Makes an alien who has fraudulently misrepresented a material fact or obtained or sought to obtain immigration-related documents ineligible for a finding of good moral character under such Act.Revises provisions respecting: (1) termination of continuous presence for purposes of cancellation of removal for certain offenses; and (2) detention and release of criminal aliens pending removal decision. 2025-01-02T17:15:12Z  
106-hr-5285 106 hr 5285 Serious Human Rights Abusers Accountability Act of 2000 Immigration 2000-09-25 2000-10-03 Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote. House Rep. Smith, Lamar [R-TX-21] TX R S000583 1 Serious Human Rights Abusers Accountability Act of 2000 - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to make aliens who are serious human rights abusers (as defined by this Act): (1) ineligible for U.S. admission; (2) subject to removal or deportation; (3) ineligible for refugee or asylee status, and related status adjustments; and (4) ineligible for other specified immigration relief. 2025-08-20T14:19:03Z  
106-hr-5240 106 hr 5240 Alien Children Protection Act of 2000 Immigration 2000-09-21 2000-09-29 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims. House Rep. Wu, David [D-OR-1] OR D W000793 4 Alien Children Protection Act of 2000 - Requires, with exceptions, an alien under the age of 18 who does not have an adult relative or guardian in the United States to be placed in a facility appropriate for children (as defined in this Act) while he or she is awaiting final immigration status adjudication.Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to authorize the Attorney General to adjust the status of an alien under the age of 18 with no lawful immigration status to that of a permanent resident alien if: (1) the alien or parent or guardian has so applied, and the alien has resided in the United States for five consecutive years; or (2) no foreign-domiciled parent or guardian has requested the alien's return, and the Attorney General determines that a return would subject the alien to physical or mental abuse, and it is in the alien's best interests to remain in the United States. Limits the annual number of such status adjustments.Directs the Attorney General to appoint a child welfare professional or trained individual as such alien's guardian ad litem.Expresses the sense of Congress commending the Immigration and Naturalization Service for issuance and implementation of specified children's asylum claims guidelines.Directs the General Accounting Office to report with respect to U.S. embassy and consular efforts to reunify on a priority basis children in foreign countries with parents who are legally present in the United States. 2025-08-20T14:18:09Z  
106-s-3095 106 s 3095 Latino and Immigrant Fairness Act of 2000 Immigration 2000-09-21 2000-10-29 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S11342-11343) Senate Sen. Kennedy, Edward M. [D-MA] MA D K000105 10 Latino and Immigrant Fairness Act of 2000 - Title I: Central American and Haitian Parity Act - Central American and Haitian Parity Act of 2000 - Amends the Nicaraguan Adjustment and Central American Relief Act (Act) to: (1) extend permanent resident status adjustment provisions to qualifying Salvadoran, Guatemalan, Honduran, and Haitian nationals; and (2) extend the application filing deadline.Permits certain pending applications filed by Salvadoran or Guatemalan nationals under the Act or Haitian nationals under the Haitian Refugee Immigration Fairness Act of 1998 to be converted to an application for status adjustment under the Act.Amends such Acts to: (1) authorize the Attorney General to waive certain grounds of inadmissibility; and (2) provide for issuance of immigrant visas to certain spouses and children.Provides for the limited reopening of certain orders of deportation, exclusion, or removal by certain Haitian, Cuban, or Nicaraguan nationals.Title II: Adjustment of Status of Other Aliens - Makes certain aliens from the Soviet Union, Russia, Estonia, Lithuania, Latvia, Poland, Czechoslovakia, Roumania, Hungary, Bulgaria, Albania, East Germany, Yugoslavia, and Liberia residing in the United States eligible for status adjustment as applicable under the Nicaraguan Adjustment and Central American Relief Act.Title III: Restoration of Section 245(i) Adjustment of Status Benefits - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to eliminate the restriction that only aliens with preference petitions or labor certifications filed by January 14, 1998, are eligible to adjust to permanent resident status without leaving the United States if they entered without inspection or fall within one of other specified classes (including aliens accepting unauthorized employment and aliens not maintaining legal nonimmigrant status).Title IV: Extension of Registry Benefits - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to extend registry benefits to aliens who entered the United States prior to January 1, 1986. 2025-08-20T14:20:43Z  
106-hr-5232 106 hr 5232 Immigrant Health and Safety Act of 2000 Immigration 2000-09-20 2000-09-29 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims. House Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-8] NY D N000002 4 Immigrant Health and Safety Act of 2000 - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to authorize the Attorney General to cancel removal, and adjust the status to permanent resident, of a qualifying alien whose removal would result in extreme medical hardship for such alien, or the alien's citizen or permanent resident spouse, child, or parent. 2025-08-20T14:17:41Z  
106-hr-5234 106 hr 5234 To amend the Hmong Veterans' Naturalization Act of 2000 to extend the applicability of that Act to certain former spouses of deceased Hmong veterans. Immigration 2000-09-20 2000-11-01 Became Public Law No: 106-415. House Rep. Radanovich, George [R-CA-19] CA R R000004 7 Amends the Hmong Veterans' Naturalization Act of 2000 to extend the provisions of such Act to certain surviving spouses of deceased Hmong veterans. 2025-04-07T13:46:39Z  
106-s-3074 106 s 3074 Immigration Protection Act of 2000 Immigration 2000-09-20 2000-09-20 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Senate Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY] NY D S000148 0 Immigration Protection Act of 2000 - Makes specified immigration-related acts of immigration consultants unlawful. Establishes criminal and civil penalties for such violations.Directs the Attorney General to establish specified district task forces to enforce such provisions. Authorizes appropriations.Directs the Commissioner of the Immigration and Naturalization Service to establish related outreach programs, including a toll-free hotline. Authorizes appropriations.Provides for confidentiality of related information and criminal penalties for violations of such confidentiality. 2025-08-20T14:17:46Z  
106-s-3068 106 s 3068 Latino and Immigrant Fairness Act of 2000 Immigration 2000-09-19 2000-10-29 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S11342-11343) Senate Sen. Kennedy, Edward M. [D-MA] MA D K000105 8 Latino and Immigrant Fairness Act of 2000 - Title I: Central American and Haitian Parity Act - Central American and Haitian Parity Act of 2000 - Amends the Nicaraguan Adjustment and Central American Relief Act (Act) to: (1) extend permanent resident status adjustment provisions to qualifying Salvadoran, Guatemalan, Honduran, and Haitian nationals; and (2) extend the application filing deadline.Permits certain pending applications filed by Salvadoran or Guatemalan nationals under the Act or Haitian nationals under the Haitian Refugee Immigration Fairness Act of 1998 to be converted to an application for status adjustment under the Act.Amends such Acts to: (1) authorize the Attorney General to waive certain grounds of inadmissibility; and (2) provide for issuance of immigrant visas to certain spouses and children.Provides for the limited reopening of certain orders of deportation, exclusion, or removal by certain Haitian, Cuban, or Nicaraguan nationals.Title II: Adjustment of Status of Other Aliens - Makes certain aliens from the Soviet Union, Russia, Estonia, Lithuania, Latvia, Poland, Czechoslovakia, Roumania, Hungary, Bulgaria, Albania, East Germany, and Yugoslavia residing in the United States eligible for status adjustment as applicable under the Nicaraguan Adjustment and Central American Relief Act.Title III: Restoration of Section 245(i) Adjustment of Status Benefits - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to eliminate the restriction that only aliens with preference petitions or labor certifications filed by January 14, 1998, are eligible to adjust to permanent resident status without leaving the United States if they entered without inspection or fall within one of other specified classes (including aliens accepting unauthorized employment and aliens not maintaining legal nonimmigrant status).Title IV: Extension of Registry Benefits - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Ac to extend registry benefits to aliens who entered the United States prior to January 1, 1986. 2025-08-20T14:19:33Z  
106-s-3060 106 s 3060 A bill to amend the Hmong Veterans' Naturalization Act of 2000 to extend the applicability of that Act to certain former spouses of deceased Hmong veterans. Immigration 2000-09-15 2000-09-15 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Senate Sen. Wellstone, Paul D. [D-MN] MN D W000288 14 Amends the Hmong Veterans' Naturalization Act of 2000 to extend the provisions of such Act to certain surviving spouses of deceased Hmong veterans. 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z  
106-hr-5032 106 hr 5032 Caribbean Amnesty and Relief Act Immigration 2000-07-27 2000-09-20 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H7902) House Rep. Engel, Eliot L. [D-NY-17] NY D E000179 1 Caribbean Amnesty and Relief Act - Title I: Clarification of Eligibility for Relief from Removal and Deportation of Certain Aliens - Provides for: (1) the adjustment to permanent resident alien status of certain nationals of Caribbean countries (and their spouse, children, and unmarried sons and daughters); and (2) employment authorization during the pendency of such status adjustment application.Title II: Visa Fairness Commission - Establishes in the Immigration and Naturalization Service the Visa Fairness Commission, which shall gather data on U.S. embassy and port of entry economic and racial profiling. Authorizes appropriations.Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to waive the visa fee for aliens who can prove in forma pauperis status. 2025-08-20T14:18:50Z  
106-hr-5035 106 hr 5035 Immigration Services Consumer Protection Act of 2000 Immigration 2000-07-27 2000-08-08 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims. House Rep. Gutierrez, Luis V. [D-IL-4] IL D G000535 9 Immigration Services Consumer Protection Act of 2000 - Establishes criminal penalties for immigration consultants who handle immigration matters and do not meet specified requirements, including license and contract requirements. Exempts from such provisions: (1) attorneys; (2) certain law students and law graduates; (3) accredited representatives of qualifying organizations; (4) accredited foreign officials; and (5) persons authorized to practice before the Board of Immigration Appeals and the Immigration and Naturalization Service as of a certain date.Authorizes the Attorney General to provide State grants to educate persons respecting the requirements of this Act.Provides for confidentiality of information provided under this Act, and fines for knowing violation of such confidentiality. 2025-08-20T14:20:14Z  
106-hr-5061 106 hr 5061 To provide for the appointment of a guardian ad litem to protect the interests under Federal immigration law of certain alien minor children present in the United States without a parent or other legal guardian. Immigration 2000-07-27 2000-08-10 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims. House Rep. McCollum, Bill [R-FL-8] FL R M000350 5 Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for the appointment of a guardian ad litem for certain aliens under the age of 18 seeking U.S. asylum admission.States that the guardian shall assist in immigration- and asylum-related duties until: (1) the alien reaches 18 years old or departs; or (2) determination of the asylum claim. 2025-01-02T17:14:47Z  
106-hr-5062 106 hr 5062 To establish the eligibility of certain aliens lawfully admitted for permanent residence for cancellation of removal under section 240A of the Immigration and Nationality Act. Immigration 2000-07-27 2000-09-20 Received in the Senate. House Rep. McCollum, Bill [R-FL-8] FL R M000350 10 Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to limit the disqualification from cancellation of removal for certain permanent resident aliens. 2025-04-07T13:46:39Z  
106-hr-4966 106 hr 4966 Restoration of Fairness in Immigration Law Act of 2000 Immigration 2000-07-26 2000-08-15 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims. House Rep. Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-14] MI D C000714 47 Restoration of Fairness in Immigration Law Act of 2000 - Title I: Due Process in Immigration Proceedings - Subtitle A: Judicial Review in Immigration Proceedings - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act (Act) with respect to judicial review of: (1) administrative hearings and habeas corpus; (2) asylum determinations; (3) alien apprehension and detention; (4) document fraud waivers; (5) orders issued in absentia; and (6) denial of voluntary departure requests.Subtitle B: Fairness in Removal Proceedings - Amends the Act with respect to removal proceeding provisions, including: (1) burden of proof for admissibility; (2) presumption in favor of withdrawal of admission application; (3) emergency absences; and (4) reinstatement of removal orders against illegal reentry.Subtitle C: Fairness in Detention - Amends the Act with respect to specified detention provisions, including the establishment of a detention alternatives pilot program.Subtitle D: Consular Review of Visa Applications - Amends the Act to direct the Secretary of State to establish a Board of Visa Appeals.Title II: Fairness and Equity in Cases Involving Previous and Minor Misconduct - Subtitle A: Increased Fairness and Equity Concerning Removal Proceedings - Amends the Act to revise specified removal proceedings provisions.Subtitle B: Increased Fairness and Equity Concerning 5-Year Bars to Admission and Other Grounds for Exclusion - Amends the Act to authorize admission ban waivers and other restrictions on inadmissibility with respect to aliens who: (1) abuse student visa provisions; (2) fail to attend removal proceedings; (3) make false citizenship claims; and (4) have committed minor criminal offenses.Title III: Encouraging Family Reunification - Subtitle A: Reuniting Family Members - Amends the Act with respect to: (1) visas for spouses and children of permanent residents temporarily waiting for visa numbers; and (2) refugee and asylee status for unmarried sons and daughters of refugees and asylees, respectively.Establishes specified protections ag… 2025-08-20T14:19:14Z  
106-s-2912 106 s 2912 Latino and Immigrant Fairness Act of 2000 Immigration 2000-07-25 2000-10-29 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S11342-11343) Senate Sen. Kennedy, Edward M. [D-MA] MA D K000105 14 Latino and Immigrant Fairness Act of 2000 - Title I: Central American and Haitian Parity Act - Central American and Haitian Parity Act of 2000 - Amends the Nicaraguan Adjustment and Central American Relief Act (Act) to: (1) extend permanent resident status adjustment provisions to qualifying Salvadoran, Guatemalan, Honduran, and Haitian nationals; and (2) extend the application filing deadline.Permits certain pending applications filed by Salvadoran or Guatemalan nationals under the Act or Haitian nationals under the Haitian Refugee Immigration Fairness Act of 1998 to be converted to an application for status adjustment under the Act.Amends such Acts to: (1) authorize the Attorney General to waive certain grounds of inadmissibility; and (2) provide for issuance of immigrant visas to certain spouses and children.Provides for the limited reopening of certain orders of deportation, exclusion, or removal by certain Haitian, Cuban, or Nicaraguan nationals.Title II: Restoration of Section 245(i) Adjustment of Status Benefits - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to eliminate the restriction that only aliens with preference petitions or labor certifications filed by January 14, 1998, are eligible to adjust to permanent resident status without leaving the United States if they entered without inspection or fall within one of other specified classes (including aliens accepting unauthorized employment and aliens not maintaining legal nonimmigrant status).Title III: Extension of Registry Benefits - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Ac to extend registry benefits to aliens who entered the United States prior to January 1, 1986. 2025-08-20T14:18:43Z  
106-hr-4887 106 hr 4887 Worker Amnesty and Opportunity Act of 2000 Immigration 2000-07-19 2000-07-25 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims. House Rep. Owens, Major R. [D-NY-11] NY D O000159 3 Worker Amnesty and Opportunity Act of 2000 - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for legal permanent resident status for certain undocumented or nonimmigrant aliens. 2025-08-20T14:18:29Z  
106-hr-4838 106 hr 4838 To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide a waiver of the oath of renunciation and allegiance for naturalization of aliens having certain disabilities. Immigration 2000-07-12 2000-10-10 Laid on the table. See S. 2812 for further action. House Rep. Ros-Lehtinen, Ileana [R-FL-18] FL R R000435 5 Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to authorize the Attorney General to waive the taking of the naturalization oath of renunciation and allegiance for an alien with a physical or developmental disability or mental impairment who is unable to understand or communicate an understanding of such oath. 2025-04-07T13:46:39Z  
106-s-2852 106 s 2852 A bill to provide for the adjustment of status of certain Syrian nationals. Immigration 2000-07-12 2000-07-12 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Senate Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY] NY D S000148 1 Directs the Attorney General to adjust the alien status of certain Syrian (Jewish) nationals present in the United States to permanent resident status. Limits the total number of such adjustees to 2,000. 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z  
106-hr-4798 106 hr 4798 Immigration Services and Infrastructure Improvements Act of 2000 Immigration 2000-06-29 2000-07-18 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims. House Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-16] CA D L000397 37 Immigration Services and Infrastructure Improvements Act of 2000 - Directs the Attorney General to take necessary measures to: (1) reduce the immigration application backlog and ensure that a subsequent backlog does not develop; and (2) make infrastructure improvements to effectively provide immigration services.Authorizes appropriations which shall be designated in the Treasury as the Immigration Services and Infrastructure Improvements Account.Directs the Attorney General to make specified backlog elimination reports. 2025-08-20T14:19:41Z  
106-s-2812 106 s 2812 A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide a waiver of the oath of renunciation and allegiance for naturalization of aliens having certain disabilities. Immigration 2000-06-29 2000-11-06 Became Public Law No: 106-448. Senate Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT] UT R H000338 6 Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to authorize the Attorney General to waive the taking of the naturalization oath of renunciation and allegiance for an alien with a disability, or a child, who is unable to understand or communicate an understanding of such oath. 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z  
106-hr-4738 106 hr 4738 Immigrant Labor Policy Review Act Immigration 2000-06-23 2000-07-07 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims. House Rep. Kolbe, Jim [R-AZ-5] AZ R K000306 1 Immigrant Labor Policy Review Act - Establishes the High Level Commission on Immigrant Labor Policy. Directs the Commission to study the interactions between Federal immigration policy and the labor markets for aliens in the United States.Terminates the Commission six months after submission of its final report.Authorizes appropriations. 2025-08-20T14:20:57Z  
106-hr-4679 106 hr 4679 To reauthorize appropriations from the Violent Crime Reduction Trust Fund for the State Criminal Alien Assistance Program. Immigration 2000-06-15 2000-06-26 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims. House Rep. Kelly, Sue W. [R-NY-19] NY R K000078 0 Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to reauthorize appropriations for FY 2001 through 2004 from the Violent Crime Reduction Trust Fund for the State Criminal Alien Assistance Program. 2025-01-02T17:14:24Z  
106-hr-4681 106 hr 4681 To provide for the adjustment of status of certain Syrian nationals. Immigration 2000-06-15 2000-10-27 Became Public Law No: 106-378. House Rep. Lazio, Rick [R-NY-2] NY R L000155 5 Directs the Attorney General to adust the alien status of certain Syrian (Jewish) nationals who arrived in the United States after December 31, 1991, to permanent resident status. Limits the total number of such adjustees to 2,000. Provides for similar adjustment of such alien's wife, child, or unmarried son or daughter. 2025-04-07T13:46:39Z  
106-hr-4590 106 hr 4590 Young Immigrant Protection Act of 2000 Immigration 2000-06-06 2000-06-09 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims. House Rep. Gutierrez, Luis V. [D-IL-4] IL D G000535 12 Young Immigrant Protection Act of 2000 - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to direct the Attorney General to establish special asylum and detention procedures for alien children unaccompanied by a parent or guardian, including (1) appointment of a non-Immigration and Naturalization Service guardian ad litem; (2) appointment of legal counsel; (3) custodial detention provisions; and (4) translation services. 2025-08-20T14:16:50Z  
106-hr-4548 106 hr 4548 Agricultural Opportunities Act Immigration 2000-05-25 2000-12-07 House Committee on Education and the Workforce Granted an extension for further consideration ending not later than Dec. 15, 2000. House Rep. Pombo, Richard W. [R-CA-11] CA R P000419 54 Agricultural Opportunities Act - Title I: Agricultural Worker Registries - Directs the Secretary of Labor (Secretary) to establish a database system of U.S. worker and eligible alien agricultural worker registries to provide temporary and seasonal agricultural job opportunity and referral information. States that such registries may be established as part of the "America's Job Bank" and "America's Talent Bank" databases.Bases registry coverage on job opportunities in a single State, except for the New England States which may be represented by a single registry.Requires prospective employers of H-2C visa agricultural workers to first apply for registry workers before a petition to import H-2C workers may be approved.Sets forth individual registrant requirements.States that an agricultural worker may apply for registry inclusion in the State of his or her residency. Grants referral preference to U.S. workers, who may be referred for employment nationwide.Directs the Attorney General to establish an employment eligibility verification system.Provides for registry: (1) mandatory and voluntary removal; and (2) confidentiality.Title II: H-2C Program - Sets forth registry application requirements for H-2C employers and employer associations, including assurances: (1) that the job opportunity is not the result of a labor dispute, and is temporary or seasonal; (2) respecting required wages and benefits, and compliance with labor laws; (3) respecting advertising in the registry and other labor market sources, and contact of former employees; and (4) respecting provision of workers compensation.(Sec. 202) Provides that: (1) the Secretary, upon application approval, shall complete a registry search and notify an employer of available registered workers within seven days of the beginning work date; (2) if insufficient workers are available, the Secretary shall so notify an employer, the Attorney General, and the Secretary of State; (3) an employer shall pay a user fee for each admitted alien worker; (4) an employer may appl… 2025-08-20T14:17:59Z  
106-s-2668 106 s 2668 Family Work and Immigrant Integration Amendments of 2000 Immigration 2000-05-25 2000-05-25 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S4481-4487) Senate Sen. Graham, Bob [D-FL] FL D G000352 1 Family, Work and Immigrant Integration Amendments of 2000 - Title I: Central American and Haitian Parity - Central American and Haitian Parity Act of 2000- Amends the Nicaraguan Adjustment and Central American Relief Act to: (1) extend permanent resident status adjustment provisions to qualifying Salvadoran, Guatemalan, Honduran, and Haitian nationals; and (2) extend the application filing deadline.Permits certain pending applications filed by Salvadoran or Guatemalan nationals under the Act or Haitian nationals under the Haitian Refugee Immigration Fairness Act of 1998 to be converted to an application for status adjustment under the Act.Amends such Acts to: (1) authorize the Attorney General to waive certain grounds of inadmissibility; and (2) provide for issuance of immigrant visas to certain spouses and children.Provides for the limited reopening of certain orders of deportation, exclusion, or removal by certain Haitian, Cuban, or Nicaraguan nationals.Title II: Filing Deadlines for Adjustment of Status of Certain Cuban, Nicaraguan, and Haitian Nationals - Extends specified permanent resident adjustment of status filing deadlines for certain Cuban, Nicaraguan, and Haitian nationals.Title III: Liberian Refugee Immigration Fairness- Liberian Refugee Immigration Fairness Act of 2000 - Provides for the permanent resident adjustment of status of certain Liberian nationals present in the United States.Title IV: Increased Flexibility in Employment-Based Immigration - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act (Act) to make employment-based immigrant visas available on a quarterly basis without regard to per-country limitations if unused visas are available.Authorizes a U.S.-residency extension for a nonimmigrant alien for whom an employment-based immigrant petition has been filed but who is subject to the per-country limit until resolution of such alien's application for status adjustment.Authorizes a qualifying H-1B alien to accept new employment upon a prospective employer's filing of a new petition, which shall la… 2025-08-20T14:21:21Z  
106-hr-4489 106 hr 4489 Immigration and Naturalization Service Data Management Improvement Act of 2000 Immigration 2000-05-18 2000-06-15 Became Public Law No: 106-215. House Rep. Smith, Lamar [R-TX-21] TX R S000583 32 Immigration and Naturalization Service Data Management Improvement Act of 2000 - Amends the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 respecting the automated entry-exit control system to: (1) replace the current requirement that information be collected on every entering and exiting alien with the requirement that such system be an integrated entry and exit data system using available data; (2) state that no additional data collection authority is authorized; (3) extend program implementation deadlines; (4) revise reporting provisions; and (5) authorize appropriations.Directs the Attorney General to determine which Department of Justice and other law enforcement personnel may have access to such data.Directs the Attorney General to establish a task force which shall evaluate specified program-related issues. Authorizes appropriations.Expresses the sense of Congress that the Attorney General, in consultation with the Secretaries of State, Commerce, and the Treasury should consult with affected foreign governments to improve border management. 2025-04-07T13:46:39Z  
106-s-2586 106 s 2586 Immigration Services and Infrastructure Improvements Act of 2000 Immigration 2000-05-18 2000-05-18 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Senate Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] CA D F000062 12 Immigration Services and Infrastructure Improvements Act of 2000 - Directs the Attorney General to take necessary measures to: (1) reduce the immigration application backlog and ensure that a subsequent backlog does not develop; and (2) make infrastructure improvements to effectively provide immigration services.Authorizes appropriations which shall be designated in the Treasury as the Immigration Services and Infrastructure Improvements Account.Directs the Attorney General to make specified backlog elimination reports. 2025-08-20T14:17:17Z  
106-s-2599 106 s 2599 Immigration and Naturalization Service Data Management Improvement Act of 2000 Immigration 2000-05-18 2000-05-18 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S4205-4207) Senate Sen. Abraham, Spencer [R-MI] MI R A000355 15 Immigration and Naturalization Service Data Management Improvement Act of 2000 - Amends the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 respecting the automated entry-exit control system to: (1) replace the current requirement that information be collected on every entering and exiting alien with the requirement that such system be an integrated entry and exit data system using available data; (2) state that no additional data collection authority is authorized; (3) extend program implementation deadlines; (4) revise reporting provisions; and (5) authorize appropriations.Directs the Attorney General to determine which Department of Justice and other law enforcement personnel may have access to such data.Directs the Attorney General to establish a task force which shall evaluate specified program-related issues. Authorizes appropriations.Expresses the sense of Congress that the Attorney General, in consultation with the Secretaries of State, Commerce, and the Treasury, should consult with affected foreign governments to improve border management. 2025-08-20T14:20:17Z  
106-hr-4370 106 hr 4370 For the relief of the Philippine citizens collectively referred to as the "Marcos Entourage". Immigration 2000-05-03 2000-05-25 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E849) House Rep. Mink, Patsy T. [D-HI-2] HI D M000797 0 Provides for the permanent resident status adjustment of certain alien (and family member) parolees who were traveling with President Ferdinand Marcos to Hawaii. 2025-01-02T17:13:59Z  
106-hr-4371 106 hr 4371 To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to extend the retroactive period of provisions providing for the crediting of service with the Armed Forces of the United States toward the period of required United States residence of a citizen parent in order for a person born outside the United States of a alien parent and a citizen parent to acquire United States citizenship at birth. Immigration 2000-05-03 2000-06-01 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims. House Rep. Mink, Patsy T. [D-HI-2] HI D M000797 0 Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to extend the retroactive period of provisions providing for crediting of Armed Forces service toward the required U.S. residency period of a citizen parent in order for a person born outside the United States of an alien parent and a citizen parent to acquire U.S. citizenship at birth. 2025-01-02T17:13:59Z  
106-hr-4354 106 hr 4354 Alien Unaccompanied Minor Adjustment and Protection Act of 2000 Immigration 2000-05-02 2000-05-09 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims. House Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-23] FL D H000324 0 Alien Unaccompanied Minor Adjustment and Protection Act of 2000 - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to authorize the Attorney General to adjust the status of certain unaccompanied aliens under 18 years old to permanent resident.Directs the Attorney General to provide for the establishment outside the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) of a panel of advisors to serve as guardians ad litem for such aliens in related INS proceedings. 2025-08-20T14:17:08Z  
106-hr-4359 106 hr 4359 Alien Child Protection and Deferred Enforced Departure Family Unity Act of 2000 Immigration 2000-05-02 2000-05-09 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims. House Rep. Owens, Major R. [D-NY-11] NY D O000159 5 Alien Child Protection and Deferred Enforced Departure Family Unity Act of 2000 - Provides for the permanent resident status adjustment (and stay of removal if applicable) of an alien orphan who is physically present in the United States and under 12 years old.Provides for deferred enforced departure (and stay of removal if applicable) of an alien who is the natural and legal parent of a U.S.-born child under 18 years old. 2025-08-20T14:19:12Z  
106-hr-4269 106 hr 4269 To extend for one year the authorization for the visa waiver pilot program under section 217 of the Immigration and Nationality Act. Immigration 2000-04-13 2000-04-25 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims. House Rep. Smith, Lamar [R-TX-21] TX R S000583 0 Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to extend the visa waiver pilot program. 2025-01-02T17:13:46Z  
106-hr-4282 106 hr 4282 State Criminal Alien Assistance Program II and Local Medical Emergency Reimbursement Act Immigration 2000-04-13 2000-04-25 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims. House Rep. Bilbray, Brian P. [R-CA-49] CA R B000461 8 State Criminal Alien Assistance Program II and Local Medical Emergency Reimbursement Act - Title I: State Criminal Alien Assistance Program II - State Criminal Alien Assistance Program II Act of 2000 - Amends the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 to provide for the reimbursement of States (or their political subdivisions if appropriate) for indirect costs of incarcerating illegal aliens.Defines such costs as: (1) court costs, county attorney costs, and non-trial criminal proceedings; (2) indigent defense; and (3) unsupervised probation costs. Authorizes appropriations.Provides for the reimbursement of States for costs of incarcerating juvenile aliens.Provides that reimbursement of States for incarcerating illegal aliens and certain Cuban nationals shall be allocated to give special consideration for any State that: (1) shares a border with Mexico or Canada; or (2) has a large number of undocumented aliens.Title II: Reimbursement of States and Localities for Emergency Health Services to Undocumented Aliens - Authorizes appropriations for allotments to States to be paid to local governments, hospitals, and other providers for emergency health services provided to undocumented aliens.Provides special consideration for providers: (1) in a border county with Mexico or Canada; or (2) in an area with a large number of undocumented aliens.Authorizes appropriations. 2025-08-20T14:20:23Z  
106-hr-4344 106 hr 4344 To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to prohibit H-2A workers from bringing law suits against employers except in the State in which the employer resides or has its principal place of business. Immigration 2000-04-13 2000-04-25 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims. House Rep. Whitfield, Ed [R-KY-1] KY R W000413 0 Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to prohibit H-2A (visa) temporary agricultural workers from bringing a lawsuit against an employer except in the State of the employer's residence or principal place of business. 2025-04-07T13:43:09Z  
106-hres-480 106 hres 480 Urging the Attorney General to take no irrevocable action with respect to Elian Gonzalez until a hearing concerning an asylum application is held. Immigration 2000-04-13 2000-07-11 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims. House Rep. Shadegg, John B. [R-AZ-4] AZ R S000275 0 Urges the Attorney General to take no irrevocable action with respect to Elian Gonzalez until a hearing is held to determine whether authorizing him to file an application for asylum is in his best interest. 2025-01-02T17:08:20Z  
106-s-2406 106 s 2406 Mother Teresa Religious Workers Act Immigration 2000-04-12 2000-10-23 Held at the desk. Senate Sen. Abraham, Spencer [R-MI] MI R A000355 4 Mother Teresa Religious Workers Act - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to eliminate the U.S. entry date in order for religious workers to qualify for a special immigrant visa. (Thus making such entry category permanent.) 2025-08-20T14:21:31Z  
106-s-2407 106 s 2407 Date of Registry Act of 2000 Immigration 2000-04-12 2000-09-25 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S9124-9127) Senate Sen. Reid, Harry [D-NV] NV D R000146 4 Date of Registry Act of 2000 - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to extend the admission date for permanent residence for certain aliens, including additional one-year extensions during specified time periods. 2025-08-20T14:20:32Z  
106-hr-4227 106 hr 4227 Technology Worker Temporary Relief Act Immigration 2000-04-11 2000-06-23 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 388. House Rep. Smith, Lamar [R-TX-21] TX R S000583 2 Technology Worker Temporary Relief Act - Title I: Numerical Limitations on H-1B Nonimmigrants; Increased Portability of H-1B Status - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act (Act) to eliminate the FY 2000 numerical limitation on H-1B (specialty occupation) nonimmigrant visas. Provides for employer-specific, wage- conditioned FY 2001 and 2002 H-1B visa increases.(Sec. 102) Permits: (1) an H-1B alien, under specified circumstances, to accept new employment upon a prospective employer's filing of a new petition; and (2) employment during such petition's adjudication period.Title II: New Requirements on Petitioning Employers; Petition Filing Fee Reduction for Local Educational Agencies - Amends the Act to establish $40,000 H-1B minimum salary requirements, with exceptions for elementary or secondary teachers, an institution of higher education or related nonprofit entity, or a nonprofit or governmental research organization.(Sec. 202) Requires an H-1B employer to electronically submit specified information (nationality, academic degrees, wages) respecting such employees to the Secretary of Labor, who shall subsequently make such information available on the Internet.(Sec. 203) Establishes a $200 employer processing fee for an H-1B initial employment or employment change petition. Establishes an H-1B Processing Fee Account in the Treasury.(Sec. 204) Requires an H-1B alien seeking admission as a physical therapist to have completed a degree recognized by a Secretary of Labor-approved body as equivalent to a U.S. master's degree in physical therapy.(Sec. 205) Reduces to $100 the employer filing fee for local educational agencies.Title III: Noncompliance Provisions for H-1B Nonimmigrants - Amends the Act to require specialty occupation workers and fashion models admitted under other than H-1B status to obtain such status.(Sec. 302) Requires H-1B workers to work at least 35 hours per week, with exceptions for employers which are institutions of higher education or related nonprofit entities.(Sec. 303) Revises certain a… 2025-04-07T13:46:39Z  
106-s-2383 106 s 2383 Alien Children Protection Act of 2000 Immigration 2000-04-11 2000-04-11 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2528) Senate Sen. Graham, Bob [D-FL] FL D G000352 0 Alien Children Protection Act of 2000 - Requires, with exceptions, an alien under the age of 18 who does not have an adult relative or guardian in the United States to be placed in a facility appropriate for children (as defined in this Act) while he or she is awaiting final immigration status adjudication.Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to authorize the Attorney General to adjust the status of an alien under the age of 18 with no lawful immigration status to that of a permanent resident alien if: (1) the alien or parent or guardian has so applied, and the alien has resided in the United States for five consecutive years; or (2) no foreign-domiciled parent or guardian has requested the alien's return, and the Attorney General determines that a return would subject the alien to physical or mental abuse, and it is in the alien's best interests to remain in the United States. Limits the annual number of such status adjustments.Directs the Attorney General to appoint a child welfare professional or trained individual as such alien's guardian ad litem.Expresses the sense of Congress commending the Immigration and Naturalization Service for issuance and implementation of specified children's asylum claims guidelines.Directs the General Accounting Office to report with respect to U.S. embassy and consular efforts to reunify on a priority basis children in foreign countries with parents who are legally present in the United States. 2025-08-20T14:18:49Z  
106-hr-4200 106 hr 4200 American Worker Information Technology Skills Improvement Act of 2000 (AWITSIA) Immigration 2000-04-06 2000-04-18 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims. House Rep. Jackson-Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] TX D J000032 15 American Worker Information Technology Skills Improvement Act of 2000 (AWITSIA) - Title I: Provisions Relating to H-1B Nonimmigrants - Subtitle A: Provisions Relating to Numerical Limitations - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to increase the number of authorized annual H-1B specialty occupation (nonimmigrant) visas, with reductions in periods of specified unemployment. Allocates specified H-1B visas for aliens with master's or PhD degrees.Subtitle B: Provisions Relating to H1-B (sic) Nonimmigrant Petitioner Fees - Amends the Act to revise collection and use of H-1B employer fee provisions. Exempts certain academic and research institutions from such fees. Obligates specified amounts for the Information Technology Training Initiative (established by this Act).Amends the American Competitiveness and Workforce Improvement Act of 1998 to expand low-income scholarship program eligibility.Amends the Act to obligate specified funds for the Kids 2000 and Net Prep Gyrls programs.Subtitle C: Information Technology Training - Directs the Secretary of Labor to establish in the Department of Labor the Information Technology Training Initiative to provide U.S. workers with information technology skills through grants to local workforce investment boards. Targets specified under-represented populations for program inclusion.Subtitle D: Obligations of Petitioning Employers - Sets forth employer attestation provisions.Title II: Provisions Relating to Employment-Based Immigration - Amends the Act to make employment-based immigrant visas available on a quarterly basis without regard to per-country limitations if unused visas are available.Authorizes a U.S.-residency extension for a nonimmigrant alien for whom an employment-based immigrant petition has been filed but who is subject to the per-country limit until resolution of such alien's application for status adjustment.Title III: Kids 2000 - Directs the Attorney General to make grants to the Boys and Girls Clubs of America for after-school technology programs, such as … 2025-08-20T14:18:22Z  
106-s-2367 106 s 2367 Travel, Tourism, and Jobs Preservation Act Immigration 2000-04-05 2000-04-13 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 511. Senate Sen. Abraham, Spencer [R-MI] MI R A000355 9 Travel, Tourism, and Jobs Preservation Act - Title I: Permanent Program Authorization - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to make the visa waiver pilot program permanent.Title II: Program Improvements - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to grant program privileges to countries that extend reciprocal program privileges either directly with the United States or in conjunction with a designated program participant country and have a common immigration admissions area with such country.(Sec. 202) Establishes deadlines for: (1) participating countries to have a machine readable passport program; and (2) alien visitors to have such passports. Requires such programs and passports to meet the international standard for machine readability.(Sec. 203) Requires periodic written evaluations of a participating country's effect on U.S. law enforcement and security interests. 2025-08-20T14:21:14Z  
106-hr-4172 106 hr 4172 Legal Amnesty Restoration Act of 2000 Immigration 2000-04-04 2000-10-04 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H8782) House Rep. Jackson-Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] TX D J000032 33 Legal Amnesty Restoration Act of 2000 - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to permit the Attorney General to create a record of lawful admission for permanent residence for certain aliens who entered the United States prior to 1986 (currently 1972). 2025-08-20T14:17:30Z  
106-hr-4138 106 hr 4138 To amend section 249 of the Immigration and Nationality Act to permit the Attorney General to create a record of lawful admission for permanent residence for certain aliens who entered the United States prior to 1986. Immigration 2000-03-30 2000-04-07 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims. House Rep. Jackson-Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] TX D J000032 1 Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to permit the Attorney General to create a record of lawful admission for permanent residence for certain aliens who entered the United States prior to 1986 (currently 1972). 2025-04-07T13:44:34Z  
106-hr-4068 106 hr 4068 Religious Workers Act of 2000 Immigration 2000-03-23 2000-11-01 Became Public Law No: 106-409. House Rep. Pease, Edward A. [R-IN-7] IN R P000171 0 Religious Workers Act of 2000 - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to extend the special immigrant religious worker program. 2025-04-07T13:46:57Z  
106-hr-4056 106 hr 4056 Agricultural Job Opportunity Benefits and Security Act of 2000 Immigration 2000-03-22 2000-03-31 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims. House Rep. Bishop, Sanford D., Jr. [D-GA-2] GA D B000490 3 Agricultural Job Opportunity Benefits and Security Act of 2000 - Title I: Adjustment to Legal Status - Directs the Attorney General to adjust the status of a qualifying alien agricultural worker to that of a lawfully admitted nonimmigrant. Provides, with respect to such status, for: (1) a maximum seven-year period of validity; and (2) termination and removal for failure to meet specified agricultural work requirements. Sets forth employer record-keeping requirements.Provides for adjustment to permanent resident status upon completion of required agricultural work for five years. Provides for: (1) status termination and removal for fraud or misrepresentation, or certain criminal activities; and (2) deportation for failure to apply for status adjustment within the specified application period.Sets forth provisions with respect to: (1) adjustment of status applications, including penalties for false statements; (2) waiver of numerical limitations and certain grounds for inadmissibility; (3) temporary stay of removal and work authorization; (4) administrative and judicial review; and (5) dissemination of program information.Title II: Agricultural Worker Registries - Directs the Secretary of Labor (Secretary) to establish a database system of U.S. worker and nonimmigrant agricultural worker registries to provide temporary and seasonal agricultural job opportunity and referral information. States that such registries may be established as part of the "America's Job Bank" and "America's Talent Bank" databases.Bases registry coverage on job opportunities in a single State, except for the New England States which may be represented by a single registry.Requires prospective employers of H-2A visa agricultural workers to first apply for registry workers before a petition to import H-2A workers may be approved.Sets forth individual registrant requirements.States that an agricultural worker may apply for registry inclusion in the State of his or her residency. Grants referral preference to U.S. workers. Provides that adjusted… 2025-08-20T14:20:37Z  
106-hr-3983 106 hr 3983 Helping to Improve Technology Education and Achievement Act of 2000 Immigration 2000-03-15 2000-04-04 Referred to the Subcommittee on Technology. House Rep. Dreier, David [R-CA-28] CA R D000492 85 Helping to Improve Technology Education and Achievement Act of 2000 - Title I: Provisions Relating to Employment-Based Immigration - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to make employment-based visas available on a quarterly basis without regard to per-country limitations if unused visas are available.(Sec. 102) Directs the Secretary of Labor to take into account Internet recruiting in determining whether an employer has undertaken required efforts to recruit U.S. workers.(Sec. 103) Directs the Attorney General and the Secretary to establish an Internet-based system that will permit tracking of benefit filings required under such Act. Directs the Attorney General to conduct an on-line filing feasibility study. Directs the Attorney General and the Secretaries of Labor and Commerce to jointly establish a related Technology Advisory Committee.Title II: Provisions Relating to H-1B Nonimmigrants - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to increase available nonimmigrant H-1B specialty occupation visas for FY 2001 through 2003, with specified visa reservations for: (1) aliens with master's or higher degrees; and (2) institutions of higher education and other research organizations. Makes additional visas available for FY 1999 under specified conditions.(Sec. 202) Requires employers to file W-2 forms for H-1B employees.(Sec. 203) Provides one-year extensions of authorized H-1B stay pending specified status adjudications.Title III: Collection and Use of H-1B Nonimmigrant Fees - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to increase H-1B petition fees.(Sec. 302) Obligates specified amounts from the H-1B Nonimmigrant Petitioner Account for: (1) student loan forgiveness; (2) upward bound; and (3) regional skills training alliances. Eliminates obligations for job training. Decreases obligations for low-income scholarships.Amends the Higher Education Act to establish an educational loan forgiveness program for mathematics and science teachers.Amends the American Competitiveness and Workforce Improvement Act of 1998… 2025-08-20T14:17:58Z  
106-hr-3918 106 hr 3918 Immigration Reorganization and Improvement Act of 1999 Immigration 2000-03-14 2000-03-22 Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by the Yeas and Nays: 4 - 3. House Rep. Rogers, Harold [R-KY-5] KY R R000395 91 See summary of: H.R. 2528 2025-08-20T14:17:50Z  
106-hr-3767 106 hr 3767 Visa Waiver Permanent Program Act Immigration 2000-03-01 2000-10-30 Became Public Law No: 106-396. House Rep. Smith, Lamar [R-TX-21] TX R S000583 12 Visa Waiver Permanent Program Act - Title I: Permanent Program Authorization - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act (Act) to make the visa waiver pilot program permanent.Title II: Program Improvements - Amends the Act to grant program privileges to countries that extend reciprocal program privileges either directly with the United States or in conjunction with a designated program participant country and have with such country a common immigration admissions area.(Sec. 202) Establishes deadlines for: (1) participating countries to have a machine readable passport program that is issuing such passports (October 1, 2003); and (2) alien visitors to have such passports (October 1, 2007). Requires programs and passports to meet the international standard for machine readability.(Sec. 203) Requires an automated system check of visitor identity and admissibility, and provides that an alien denied program entry may seek entry only through visa application. Prohibits administrative or judicial review of entry denial.(Sec. 204) Requires periodic written evaluations of a participating country's effect on U.S. law enforcement and security interests. Provides for emergency (war, disruptive social unrest, overthrow of a democratic government, financial crisis) recission of program designation.(Sec. 205) Directs the Attorney General to develop and implement an automated entry-exit program control system by October 1, 2001, which shall include data provision by participating sea or air carriers. Sets forth related recordkeeping and reporting provisions.Directs the Attorney General and the Secretary of State to develop and implement an automated data sharing system, which shall, by October 1, 2002, supply immigration officers conducting port of entry inspections with available photographs and inadmissibility information with respect to aliens seeking program entry.(Sec. 206) Prohibits, in determining visa refusal rates for program eligibility purposes, the use of procedures based upon race, sex, or disability, unless auth… 2025-04-07T13:46:39Z  
106-hr-3771 106 hr 3771 To eliminate the numerical limitation on the number of aliens granted asylum who may become lawful permanent residents in any fiscal year. Immigration 2000-03-01 2000-03-21 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims. House Rep. Berman, Howard L. [D-CA-26] CA D B000410 0 Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to eliminate the cap on aliens eligible to adjust status from asylee to permanent resident in any fiscal year. 2025-01-02T17:13:20Z  
106-hr-3814 106 hr 3814 Technology Worker Temporary Relief Act Immigration 2000-03-01 2000-03-10 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims. House Rep. Smith, Lamar [R-TX-21] TX R S000583 3 Technology Worker Temporary Relief Act - Title I: Numerical Limitations on H-1B Nonimmigrants - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to permit additional FY 2000 nonimmigrant special occupation entrants under specified employment-related circumstances.(Sec. 102) Directs the Secretary of State to maintain H-1B visa records. Makes a conforming amendment to the American Competitiveness and Workforce Improvement Act of 1998.Title II: Anti-Fraud Provisions for H-1B Nonimmigrants - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to require specialty occupation workers and fashion models admitted under other than H-1B nonimmigrant status to obtain such status.(Sec. 202) Provides with respect to specialty occupation workers for: (1) minimum 35 hour per week employment; and (2) foreign degree verification.(Sec. 204) Directs the Attorney General to impose an employer anti-fraud fee with respect to such aliens. Establishes in the Treasury an H-1B Anti-fraud Account. Obligates specified fee amounts for anti-fraud and alien removal activities.(Sec. 205) Requires a petitioning H-1B employer to be: (1) an institution of higher learning , or a governmental or nonprofit entity; or (2) a U.S. based and State or locally licensed business with specified gross assets.Title III: Expedited Processing for Certain Employers - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to establish an expedited H-1B petition processing procedure for qualifying employers. Provides for a $250 petition fee, which shall be deposited into the Immigration Examination Fee Account of the Treasury.Title IV: Collection and Use of H-1B Nonimmigrant Fees for Scholarships - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to increase employer H-1B petition fees.(Sec. 402) Amends such Act and the American Competitiveness and Workforce Improvement Act of 1998 to repeal authority to allocate and use specified H-1B Treasury fees for job training and demonstration projects.(Sec. 403) Amends such Acts with respect to the H-1B fee scholarship program to: (1) increase obligated … 2025-08-20T14:20:13Z  
106-hr-3732 106 hr 3732 To provide for direct payment by foreign students of the information fee under section 641 of the Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1997. Immigration 2000-02-29 2000-03-10 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims. House Rep. Mink, Patsy T. [D-HI-2] HI D M000797 50 Amends the Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1997 to provide for direct foreign student payment to the Attorney General of the required information fee under the foreign student and exchange program participant information collection program. (Currently such fee is collected and remitted by the institution of higher education or the exchange program.) 2025-01-02T17:13:05Z  
106-hr-3664 106 hr 3664 Illegal Alien Prosecution Act of 2000 Immigration 2000-02-15 2000-02-18 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims. House Rep. Salmon, Matt [R-AZ-1] AZ R S000018 0 Illegal Alien Prosecution Act of 2000 - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to direct the Attorney General, at Federal or State request, to defer removal of a previously deported alien awaiting trial for a serious violent felony pending conclusion of prosecution, and to detain such alien if released on bail or personal recognizance until taken into Federal or State custody.Authorizes the Attorney General, at Federal or State request, to defer removal of a similarly situated alien awaiting trial for other than a serious violent felony, and to detain (nondiscretionary) such alien until taken into Federal or State custody.Authorizes the Attorney General to: (1) detain, at Federal or State request, an alien seeking U.S. admission who is subject to Federal or State arrest and prosecution, and release such alien into Federal or State custody; and (2) stay the removal of an alien subject to Federal or State arrest. 2025-08-20T14:20:44Z  
106-hr-3667 106 hr 3667 Child Citizenship Act of 2000 Immigration 2000-02-15 2000-02-18 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims. House Rep. Delahunt, William D. [D-MA-10] MA D D000210 10 Child Citizenship Act of 2000 - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to modify the provisions governing acquisition of citizenship for children born outside of the United States, including persons born outside the United States and admitted under the age of 18. 2025-08-20T14:18:31Z  
106-hr-3650 106 hr 3650 Permanent Partners Immigration Act of 2000 Immigration 2000-02-14 2000-02-18 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims. House Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-8] NY D N000002 59 Permanent Partners Immigration Act of 2000 - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to include permanent partners (as defined by this Act) within the scope of such Act. 2025-08-20T14:19:37Z  
106-s-2058 106 s 2058 A bill to extend filing deadlines for applications for adjustment of status of certain Cuban, Nicaraguan, and Haitian nationals. Immigration 2000-02-10 2000-04-13 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 510. Senate Sen. Graham, Bob [D-FL] FL D G000352 6 Amends the Haitian Refugee Immigration Fairness Act of 1998 and the Nicaraguan Adjustment and Central American Relief Act, respectively, to extend deadlines for applying for relief under such Acts. 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z  
106-s-2045 106 s 2045 Kids 2000 Act Immigration 2000-02-09 2000-10-17 Became Public Law No: 106-313. Senate Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT] UT R H000338 24 Title I: American Competitiveness in the Twenty-First Century - American Competitiveness in the Twenty-first Century Act of 2000 - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to increase available nonimmigrant H-1B specialty occupation visas for FY 2001 through 2003.(Sec. 103) Exempts from H-1B numerical limits an alien who is employed at an institution of higher education or related nonprofit entity, nonprofit research or governmental research entity.(Sec.104) Makes employment-based immigrant visas available on a quarterly basis without regard to per-country limitations if unused visas are available.Authorizes a U.S.-residency extension for a nonimmigrant alien for whom an employment-based immigrant petition has been filed but who is subject to the per-country limit until resolution of such alien's application for status adjustment.(Sec. 105) Authorizes a qualifying H-1B alien to accept new employment upon a prospective employer's filing of a new petition, which shall last until such petition's adjudication.(Sec. 106) Provides for one-year extensions of authorized H-1B stay in cases of permanent residence adjudications lasting 365 days or longer.(Sec. 107) Extends: (1) attestation requirements under such Act through October 1, 2002; and (2) investigative authorities under the American Competitiveness and Workforce Improvement Act of 1998 through FY 2002.(Sec. 108) Provides, with respect to nonimmigrant visa petitions subject to numerical limits, for the numerical restoration of such visas fraudulently obtained, effective for the fiscal year of petition revocation.(Sec. 109) Directs the National Science Foundation to conduct a study of the divergence in high technology access (digital divide).(Sec. 110) Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to reduce allocations from the (visa fee) Treasury H-1B Nonimmigrant Petitioner Account for job training and low-income scholarships for mathematics, engineering, or computer studies.Replaces the existing allocation for National Science Foundation (NSF) enrichment grants … 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z  
106-hr-3585 106 hr 3585 To require the Attorney General and the Secretary of the Treasury to operate the land border port of entry located in Pittsburg, New Hampshire, as a full-time port of entry. Immigration 2000-02-08 2000-02-15 Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade. House Rep. Bass, Charles F. [R-NH-2] NH R B000220 0 Requires the Attorney General and the Secretary of the Treasury, respectively, to operate the land border port of entry at Pittsburg, New Hampshire, as a full-time immigration, border crossing, and customs port of entry. 2025-01-02T17:13:15Z  
106-hr-3572 106 hr 3572 To extend the deadlines for applying for relief under section 902 of the Haitian Refugee Immigration Fairness Act of 1998 and section 202 of the Nicaraguan Adjustment and Central American Relief Act. Immigration 2000-02-02 2000-02-08 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims. House Rep. Meek, Carrie P. [D-FL-17] FL D M000628 8 Amends the Haitian Refugee Immigration Fairness Act of 1998 and the Nicaraguan Adjustment and Central American Relief Act, respectively, to extend deadlines for applying for relief under such Acts. 2025-01-02T17:12:55Z  
106-s-2025 106 s 2025 Hmong Veterans' Naturalization Act of 2000 Immigration 2000-02-02 2000-02-02 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Senate Sen. Grams, Rod [R-MN] MN R G000367 0 Hmong Veterans' Naturalization Act of 2000 - Revises the English language requirement and provides special consideration for the civics requirement with respect to the naturalization of certain aliens (or their spouses or widows) who served with special guerilla units in Laos.Sets forth documentation and eligibility determination requirements.Limits total entrants to 45,000. 2025-08-20T14:19:32Z  
106-sconres-79 106 sconres 79 A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress that Elian Gonzalez should be reunited with his father, Juan Gonzalez of Cuba. Immigration 2000-01-26 2000-01-26 Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S100) Senate Sen. Dodd, Christopher J. [D-CT] CT D D000388 5 Declares the sense of the Congress that: (1) Congress should not interfere with normal immigration proceedings by taking any legislative measures designed to delay the reunification of Elian and Juan Gonzalez; and (2) the Immigration and Naturalization Service should proceed with its original decision to return Elian Gonzalez to his father, Juan Gonzalez, in Cuba, and take all necessary steps to reunify Elian Gonzalez with his father as soon as possible. 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z  
106-hconres-240 106 hconres 240 Expressing the sense of Congress that Elian Gonzalez should be reunited with his father, Juan Gonzalez of Cuba. Immigration 2000-01-24 2000-07-11 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims. House Rep. Rangel, Charles B. [D-NY-15] NY D R000053 61 Declares the sense of the Congress that: (1) Congress should not interfere with normal immigration proceedings by taking any legislative measures designed to delay the reunification of Elian and Juan Gonzalez; and (2) the Immigration and Naturalization Service should proceed with its original decision to return Elian Gonzalez to his father, Juan Gonzalez, in Cuba, and take all necessary steps to reunify Elian Gonzalez with his father as soon as possible. 2025-01-02T17:07:30Z  
106-hr-3508 106 hr 3508 To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide status in each of fiscal years 2000 through 2002 for 65,000 H-1B nonimmigrants who have a master's or Ph. D. degree and meet the requirements for such status and whose employers make scholarhip payments to institutions of higher education for undergraduate and postgraduate education. Immigration 1999-11-18 1999-12-01 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims. House Rep. Wu, David [D-OR-1] OR D W000793 10 Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to authorize the Attorney General to provide (H1-B visa) nonimmigrant status for a specified number of aliens during FY 2000 through 2002 with a master's or PhD degree whose employers make qualified scholarship payments to institutions of higher education for undergraduate and postgraduate study. (Gives scholarship priority to citizens and permanent resident aliens.) 2025-01-02T17:12:54Z  
106-s-1966 106 s 1966 A bill to provide for the immediate review by the Immigration and Naturalization Service of new employees hired by employers subject to Operation Vanguard or similar programs, and for other purposes. Immigration 1999-11-18 1999-11-18 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary. Senate Sen. Hagel, Chuck [R-NE] NE R H001028 2 Directs the Attorney General to establish a pilot program to provide for electronic confirmation of an individual's identity and employment eligibility within five days of an employer's information submission. Authorizes Immigration and Naturalization Service personnel to make such confirmations.States that failure by the Attorney General to make the program available to covered employers (as defined in this Act) shall prohibit the issuance of certain administrative subpoenas under Operation Vanguard or other similar program.Revises related civil penalties with respect to participating employers. 2026-02-10T13:38:48Z  
106-hr-3429 106 hr 3429 Legal Employment Authentication Program (LEAP) Act of 1999 Immigration 1999-11-17 2000-02-09 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H258) House Rep. Barrett, Bill [R-NE-3] NE R B000179 4 Legal Employment Authentication Program (LEAP) Act of 1999 - Amends the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 to replace current pilot programs for employment eligibility confirmation with a legal employment authentication program (LEAP) for employment eligibility confirmation.Directs the Attorney General to establish such LEAP program, which shall be voluntary except for the Federal Government, independent agencies, and members and officers of Congress, and legislative agency heads.Sets forth program provisions.Directs the Attorney General to establish an employment eligibility confirmation system, which shall include specified responsibilities of the Commissioner of Social Security and of the Commissioner of the Immigration and Naturalization Service.Authorizes appropriations.Sunsets the citizen attestation and machine readable-document pilot programs as of a certain date. 2025-08-20T14:21:24Z  
106-s-1940 106 s 1940 Refugee Protection Act of 1999 Immigration 1999-11-17 2000-10-03 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S9649) Senate Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT] VT D L000174 9 Refugee Protection Act of 1999 - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act with respect to refugee provisions to limit summary inspection procedures to emergency migration situations in which numbers of arriving aliens substantially exceed inspection capacities. Grants the Attorney General sole authority to make such determination, which shall last 90 days unless extended after consultation with the appropriate congressional committees.Revises provisions respecting inspection of aliens seeking U.S. admission, including requiring: (1) an alien to be informed of certain rights prior to removal or withdrawal of his or her admission application, and (2) review of a removal order by an immigration judge, with the right of the alien to personally appear and be represented (at his or her expense).Exempts from expedited removal procedures aliens fleeing countries with poor human rights record, as determined by the Attorney General.Revises the procedure used to determine whether an applicant for asylum has a credible fear of persecution.Authorizes (currently requires) the Attorney General to detain asylum applicants pending claims resolution.Repeals a specified limitation on judicial review of alien admissions.Provides, with respect to asylum applicants, for an exception to the filing deadline or a permitted second filing after a rejection upon a showing of good cause. 2025-08-20T14:17:52Z  
106-s-1953 106 s 1953 Legal Employment Authentication Program (LEAP) Act of 1999 Immigration 1999-11-17 1999-11-17 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary. Senate Sen. Kerrey, J. Robert [D-NE] NE D K000146 0 Legal Employment Authentication Program (LEAP) Act of 1999 - Amends the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 to replace current pilot programs for employment eligibility confirmation with a legal employment authentication program (LEAP) for employment eligibility confirmation.Directs the Attorney General to establish such LEAP program, which shall be voluntary except for the Federal Government, independent agencies, Members and officers of Congress, and legislative agency heads.Sets forth program provisions.Directs the Attorney General to establish an employment eligibility confirmation system, which shall include specified responsibilities of the Commissioner of Social Security and of the Commissioner of the Immigration and Naturalization Service.Authorizes appropriations.Sunsets the citizen attestation and machine readable-document pilot programs as of a certain date. 2025-08-20T14:20:06Z  
106-hr-3272 106 hr 3272 Keeping Families Together Act of 1999 Immigration 1999-11-09 2000-02-16 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H494) House Rep. Filner, Bob [D-CA-50] CA D F000116 2 Keeping Families Together Act of 1999 - Amends the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (Act) to repeal the provision amending the definition of "aggravated felony", and restore provisions of law amended by such provision as if it had not been enacted, including residency- or status-related rights of an affected legal alien.(Sec. 3) Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to revise detention of criminal alien provisions, effective as if included in the Act.(Sec. 4) Repeals certain provisions respecting termination of continuous presence or physical presence in the United States, effective as if included in the Act.(Sec. 5) Repeals the definition of "conviction", effective as if included in the Act.(Sec. 6) Authorizes the Attorney General to admit certain lawfully admitted permanent resident aliens returning to the United States who temporarily proceeded abroad voluntarily and not under an order of deportation or removal, effective as of a specified date, as if certain sections of the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996 and the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 had not been enacted.(Sec. 7) Revises provisions respecting judicial review of removal orders. 2025-08-20T14:18:35Z  
106-hr-3273 106 hr 3273 Military Families Unification Act of 1999 Immigration 1999-11-09 1999-11-17 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims. House Rep. Filner, Bob [D-CA-50] CA D F000116 4 Military Families Unification Act of 1999 - Exempts a qualifying alien child or spouse of a Philippine serviceman in the United States Navy from: (1) specified bars to admission due to unlawful U.S. presence; or (2) penalties for failure to depart from the United States under the Immigration and Nationality Act.Provides such aliens of appropriate age with work authorization. 2025-08-20T14:20:51Z  
106-s-1814 106 s 1814 Agricultural Job Opportunity Benefits and Security Act of 1999 Immigration 1999-10-27 2000-05-04 Committee on the Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration. Hearings held. Senate Sen. Smith, Gordon H. [R-OR] OR R S001142 16 Agricultural Job Opportunity Benefits and Security Act of 1999 - Title I: Adjustment to Legal Status - Directs the Attorney General to adjust the status of a qualifying alien agricultural worker to that of a lawfully admitted nonimmigrant. Provides, with respect to such status, for: (1) a maximum seven-year period of validity; and (2) termination and removal for failure to meet specified agricultural work requirements. Sets forth employer record-keeping requirements.Provides for adjustment to permanent resident status upon completion of required agricultural work for five years. Provides for: (1) status termination and removal for fraud or misrepresentation, or certain criminal activities; and (2) deportation for failure to apply for status adjustment within the specified application period.Sets forth provisions with respect to: (1) adjustment of status applications, including penalties for false statements; (2) waiver of numerical limitations and certain grounds for inadmissibility; (3) temporary stay of removal and work authorization; (4) administrative and judicial review; and (5) dissemination of program information.Title II: Agricultural Worker Registries - Directs the Secretary of Labor (Secretary) to establish a database system of U.S. worker and nonimmigrant agricultural worker registries to provide temporary and seasonal agricultural job opportunity and referral information. States that such registries may be established as part of the "America's Job Bank" and "America's Talent Bank" databases.Bases registry coverage on job opportunities in a single State, except for the New England States which may be represented by a single registry.Requires prospective employers of H-2A visa agricultural workers to first apply for registry workers before a petition to import H-2A workers may be approved.Sets forth individual registrant requirements.States that an agricultural worker may apply for registry inclusion in the State of his or her residency. Grants referral preference to U.S. workers. Provides that adju… 2025-12-19T18:01:12Z  
106-s-1815 106 s 1815 Farmworker Adjustment Act of 1999 Immigration 1999-10-27 1999-10-27 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary. Senate Sen. Graham, Bob [D-FL] FL D G000352 1 Farmworker Adjustment Act of 1999 - Directs the Attorney General to adjust the status of a qualifying alien agricultural worker to that of a lawfully admitted nonimmigrant. Provides, with respect to such status, for: (1) a maximum seven-year period of validity; and (2) termination and removal for failure to meet specified agricultural work requirements. Sets forth employer record keeping requirements.Provides for adjustment to permanent resident status upon completion of required agricultural work for five years. Provides for: (1) status termination and removal for fraud or misrepresentation, or certain criminal activities; and (2) deportation for failure to apply for status adjustment within the specified application period.Sets forth provisions with respect to: (1) adjustment of status applications, including penalties for false statements; (2) waiver of numerical limitations and certain grounds for inadmissibility; (3) temporary stay of removal and work authorization; (4) administrative and judicial review; and (5) dissemination of program information. 2025-08-20T14:19:38Z  
106-hr-3149 106 hr 3149 Legal Amnesty Restoration Act of 1999 Immigration 1999-10-26 1999-10-29 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims. House Rep. Jackson-Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] TX D J000032 33 Legal Amnesty Restoration Act of 1999 - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to repeal the judicial review limitation on denial of status adjustment to permanent resident with respect to certain aliens (effective as if enacted in the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986). Extends the admission registry date for permanent residence, including a further extension in a case involving an unlawful act by an Immigration and Naturalization Service employee or officer, for certain aliens. 2025-08-20T14:20:37Z  
106-s-1753 106 s 1753 A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide that an adopted alien who is less than 18 years of age may be considered a child under such Act if adopted with or after a sibling who is a child under such Act. Immigration 1999-10-20 1999-11-05 Held at the desk. Senate Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT] UT R H000338 3 Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide that an alien who is adopted while under the age of 18 may be considered a child under such Act if adopted with or after a natural sibling who is a child (under the age of 16). 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z  
106-hr-3076 106 hr 3076 Illegal Alien Forfeiture Act of 1999 Immigration 1999-10-14 1999-10-21 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims. House Rep. Deal, Nathan [R-GA-9] GA R D000168 10 Illegal Alien Forfeiture Act of 1999 - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act with respect to the civil penalty for illegal U.S. entry to: (1) make such penalty mandatory; and (2) authorize related asset seizure and forfeiture. (Sec. 4) Provides additional civil penalties (and asset seizure and forfeiture) for: (1) transporting illegal aliens into or in the United States; and (2) the alien so transported. (Sec. 5) Makes aliens owing a debt to the United States: (1) deportable; and (2) ineligible for admission or visas. (Sec. 6) Increases the civil penalty for entry of an alien at the improper time or place. 2025-08-20T14:17:41Z  
106-hr-3083 106 hr 3083 Battered Immigrant Women Protection Act of 1999 Immigration 1999-10-14 2000-07-20 Subcommittee Hearings Held. House Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] IL D S001145 112 Battered Immigrant Women Protection Act of 1999 - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to modify procedures and provide special rules for battered spouses and children with respect to: (1) adjustment of status; (2) removal and deportation; (3) implementation of immigration provisions in the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA); (4) waivers and exceptions to inadmissibility for otherwise qualified battered immigrants; (5) calculation of physical presence in VAWA cancellation of removal proceedings and suspension of deportation proceedings; (6) VAWA immigration protections; (7) VAWA cancellation of removal and adjustment of status for certain nonpermanent residents; and (8) good moral character determinations for self- petitioning immediate relatives.(Sec. 10) Prescribes guidelines for inapplicability of public charge determinations for designated aliens.Amends the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 to redefine "qualified alien" to include certain battered aliens for purposes of welfare and public benefits eligibility.Amends the Housing and Community Development Act of 1980 to declare restrictions on the use of assisted housing inapplicable to certain battered aliens.(Sec. 11) Amends the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1998 to provide that requirements and restrictions placed upon Legal Services Corporation funding shall not be construed to prohibit a recipient from providing related legal assistance to certain aliens who have been battered or subjected to extreme cruelty.Directs the Violence Against Women Grants Office in the Department of Justice to report on services for underserved populations.Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (Act) to include legal advocacy for domestic violence in immigration cases under the program of grants to encourage arrest policies.Includes alienage status within the definition of "underserved populations."Amends the Violent Crime Control and Law Enfo… 2025-08-20T14:20:30Z  
106-hr-3058 106 hr 3058 Anti-Atrocity Alien Deportation Act Immigration 1999-10-12 2000-02-17 Subcommittee Hearings Held. House Rep. Foley, Mark [R-FL-16] FL R F000238 31 Anti-Atrocity Alien Deportation Act - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for the inadmissibility and removability of aliens who have committed acts of torture abroad. Directs the Attorney General to establish within the Criminal Division of the Department of Justice an Office of Special Investigations to investigate and remove, denaturalize, or prosecute alien participants of Nazi persecutions, genocide, or torture abroad. Authorizes appropriations. 2025-08-20T14:18:33Z  
106-hr-3061 106 hr 3061 To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to extend for an additional 2 years the period for admission of an alien as a nonimmigrant under section 101(a)(15)(S) of such Act, and to authorize appropriations for the refugee assistance program under chapter 2 of title IV of the Immigration and Nationality Act. Immigration 1999-10-12 1999-11-13 Became Public Law No: 106-104. House Rep. Smith, Lamar [R-TX-21] TX R S000583 0 Expresses the sense of Congress that in light of increased alien smuggling into the United States, the Attorney General should increase the use of providing nonimmigrant status for aliens assisting in criminal or security investigations ("S" visa) in alien smuggling operations. Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to extend the "S" visa period of admissions. Authorizes appropriations for refugee admissions. 2025-04-07T13:46:39Z  
106-s-1713 106 s 1713 S Visa and Refugee Assistance Authorization Act Immigration 1999-10-08 1999-10-21 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 338. Senate Sen. Abraham, Spencer [R-MI] MI R A000355 1 S Visa and Refugee Assistance Authorization Act - Expresses the sense of Congress that in light of increased alien smuggling into the United States, the Attorney General should increase the use of providing nonimmigrant status for aliens assisting in criminal or security investigations ("S" visa) in alien smuggling operations. Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to extend the "S" visa period of admissions. Authorizes appropriations for refugee assistance. 2025-08-20T14:16:52Z  
106-s-1709 106 s 1709 State Criminal Alien Assistance Program II and Local Medical Emergency Reimbursement Act Immigration 1999-10-07 1999-10-07 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary. Senate Sen. Kyl, Jon [R-AZ] AZ R K000352 7 TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: State Criminal Alien Assistance Program II Title II: Reimbursement of States and Localities for Emergency Health Services to Undocumented Aliens State Criminal Alien Assistance Program II and Local Medical Emergency Reimbursement Act - Title I: State Criminal Alien Assistance Program II - State Criminal Alien Assistance Program II Act of 1999 - Amends the Immigration and Reform and Control Act of 1986 to provide for the reimbursement of States for indirect costs of incarcerating illegal aliens. Defines such costs as: (1) court costs, county attorney costs, and non-trial criminal proceedings; (2) indigent defense; and (3) unsupervised probation costs. Authorizes appropriations. Provides for the reimbursement of States for costs of incarcerating juvenile aliens. Provides that reimbursement of States for incarcerating illegal aliens and certain Cuban nationals shall be allocated to give special consideration for any State that: (1) shares a border with Mexico or Canada; or (2) has a large number of undocumented aliens. Title II: Reimbursement of States and Localities for Emergency Health Services to Undocumented Aliens - Authorizes appropriations for allotments to States to be paid to local governments, hospitals, and other providers for emergency health services provided to undocumented aliens. Provides special consideration for providers: (1) in a border county with Mexico or Canada; or (2) in an area with a large number of undocumented aliens. Authorizes appropriations. 2025-08-20T14:17:07Z  
106-hr-2998 106 hr 2998 To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to reduce the annual income level at which a person petitioning for a family-sponsored immigrant's admission must agree to provide support in a case where a United States employer has agreed to employ the immigrant for a period of not less than one year after admission or where the sponsored alien is under the age of 18. Immigration 1999-10-01 1999-10-07 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims. House Rep. McCollum, Bill [R-FL-8] FL R M000350 2 Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to include within the current financial requirements for a sponsor's affidavit of support for an alien that not less than 100 percent of the Federal poverty line level shall be required during the period that the affidavit is enforceable for an alien: (1) where a U.S. employer has agreed to employ the alien for at least one year after admission; or (2) who will be under the age of 18 for the time the affidavit is enforceable. (Current law requires annual support at not less than 125 percent of the Federal poverty level for all sponsored aliens.) 2025-01-02T17:12:17Z  
106-hr-2999 106 hr 2999 Fairness for Permanent Residents Act of 1999 Immigration 1999-10-01 1999-10-15 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims. House Rep. McCollum, Bill [R-FL-8] FL R M000350 8 Fairness for Permanent Residents Act of 1999 - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to authorize the Attorney General to cancel the removal of specified permanent resident aliens who have been convicted of an aggravated felony that would not have been an aggravated felony prior to the passage of specified provisions of the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996 or the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996.Directs the Attorney General to establish a process for discretionary waiver of inadmissibility or deportation of specified aliens under similar circumstances as above.Authorizes the supervised release of certain aliens from detention pending removal decisions. Subjects such decision (by the Attorney General) to administrative review only. Authorizes not more than three months' additional detention for inadmissible or criminal aliens deemed to be a risk in order to allow for removal negotiations between the United States and a foreign nation. Revises related release provisions. 2025-08-20T14:19:42Z  
106-hr-2961 106 hr 2961 International Patient Act of 2000 Immigration 1999-09-28 2000-11-01 Became Public Law No: 106-406. House Rep. Bentsen, Ken [D-TX-25] TX D B000400 11 International Patient Act of 2000 - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to authorize a three-year pilot program under which the Attorney General may extend the voluntary departure period for certain nonimmigrant aliens (up to 300 annually) admitted under the visa waiver program who require continued U.S. medical treatment.Requires statements to be submitted to the Attorney General: (l) from the physician and health care facility respecting medical diagnosis and non-public payment of health services; and (2) evidencing the alien's financial capacities.Requires an annual report of all such waivers. 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z  
106-s-1645 106 s 1645 HITEC Act Immigration 1999-09-28 1999-09-28 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary. Senate Sen. Robb, Charles S. [D-VA] VA D R000295 5 TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: Pilot Program Title II: Technology Education Grants Helping Improve Technology Education and Competitiveness Act or the HITEC Act - Title I: Pilot Program - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to establish a pilot program under which certain aliens completing a postsecondary degree in mathematics, science, engineering, or computer science may have their nonimmigrant status adjusted to permit U.S. employment for up to five years in such fields. Sets forth related employer filing and enforcement provisions. Establishes in the Treasury the High-Tech Education Account Fund. Title II: Technology Education Grants - Directs the Secretary of Commerce, through the National Institute of Standards and Technology, to make matching grants to eligible business entities (which may additionally consist of government and education representatives) to assist public schools improve mathematics, science, and technology education. States that such grants shall be used for: (1) teacher training; and (2) provision of resources and technology support and specialized teaching personnel. Requires grantees to track program performance. Directs the Secretary to carry out an awards program (HITEC Gold Medal) to recognize entities that have demonstrated extraordinary commitment to improving the quality of mathematics, science, and technology education through public school partnering. Authorizes appropriations. 2025-08-20T14:17:42Z  
106-hr-2883 106 hr 2883 Child Citizenship Act of 2000 Immigration 1999-09-21 2000-10-30 Became Public Law No: 106-395. House Rep. Smith, Lamar [R-TX-21] TX R S000583 41 Child Citizenship Act of 2000 - Title I: Citizenship for Certain Children Born Outside the United States - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide automatic U.S. citizenship for a child born outside the United States when the following conditions are met: (1) at least one parent is a U.S. citizen; (2) the child is under 18 years old; and (3) the child is residing in the United States in the legal and physical custody of the citizen parent pursuant to a lawful admission for permanent residence. Applies such provision to an adopted child meeting certain definitional requirements who is adopted by a U.S. citizen parent.Provides for issuance of a certificate of naturalization for a child born outside of the United States when the following conditions are met: (1) at least one parent is a U.S. citizen who has been present in the United States for not less than five years, at least two of which were after having attained the age of 14, or who has a citizen parent meeting such requirements; (2) the child is under 18 years old; and (3) the child is residing outside the United States in the legal and physical custody of the citizen parent, is temporarily and lawfully present in the United States, and is maintaining such lawful status. Applies such provision to an adopted child meeting certain definitional requirements who is adopted by a U.S. citizen parent.Title II: Protections for Certain Aliens Voting Based on Reasonable Belief of Citizenship - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act respecting unlawful voting or false U.S. citizenship claims by permanent resident aliens under 16 years old having natural or adoptive U.S. citizen parents, to provide exceptions from certain provisions regarding deportability, moral character, inadmissability or related criminal penalties. 2025-04-07T13:46:39Z  
106-hr-2886 106 hr 2886 To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide that an adopted alien who is less than 18 years of age may be considered a child under such Act if adopted with or after a sibling who is a child under such Act. Immigration 1999-09-21 1999-12-07 Became Public Law No: 106-139. House Rep. Horn, Stephen [R-CA-38] CA R H000789 9 Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide that an alien who is adopted while under the age of 18 may be considered a child under such Act if adopted with or after a natural sibling who is a child (under the age of 16). 2026-02-10T13:38:48Z  

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