WashingtonWatch.com - Subject: Admission of nonimmigrants

S. 3181, The Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2009 - Cost per Average Family: $424.70

Mon, 23 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EDT

An original bill making appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009....

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S. 3114, The Secure and Safe Detention and Asylum Act

Wed, 11 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3114 would provide safeguards against faulty asylum procedures, and it would improve conditions of detention for detainees....

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S. 2839, The Global Competitiveness Act of 2008

Thu, 10 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 2839 would provide emergency relief for United States businesses and industries currently employing temporary foreign workers and for other purposes....

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P.L. 110-257, To exempt the African National Congress from treatment as a terrorist organization for certain acts or events, provide relief for certain members of the African National Congress regarding admissibility, and for other purposes - Cost per Average Family: $0.00

Thu, 03 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 5690 would exempt the African National Congress from treatment as a terrorist organization for certain acts or events, and it would provide relief for certain members of the African National Congress regarding admissibility....

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P.L. 110-229, The Consolidated Natural Resources Act of 2008

Mon, 10 Mar 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 2739 would authorize certain programs and activities in the Department of the Interior, the Forest Service, and the Department of Energy, it would implement further the Act approving the Covenant to Establish a Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands in Political Union with the United States of America, and it would amend the Compact of Free Association Amendments Act of 2003....

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H.R. 5571, To extend for 5 years the program relating to waiver of the foreign country residence requirement with respect to international medical graduates - Cost per Average Family: $0.00

Mon, 10 Mar 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 5571 would extend for 5 years the program relating to waiver of the foreign country residence requirement with respect to international medical graduates....

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S. 2653, The ACTION Act of 2008

Thu, 14 Feb 2008 00:00:00 EST

S. 2653 would further United States security by restoring and enhancing the competitiveness of the United States for international students, scholars, scientists, and exchange visitors and by facilitating business travel to the United States....

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S. 2616, The National Forests, Parks, Public Land, and Reclamation Projects Authorization Act of 2008

Fri, 08 Feb 2008 00:00:00 EST

S. 2616 would authorize certain programs and activities in the Forest Service, the Department of the Interior, and the Department of Energy....

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H.R. 5233, The Giving Relief to Our Small Businesses Act

Wed, 06 Feb 2008 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 5233 would extend for two years the exemption of returning workers from the numerical limitations for H-2B temporary workers....

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H.R. 5060, To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to allow athletes admitted as nonimmigrants described in section 101(a)(15)(P) of such Act to renew their period of authorized admission in 5-year increments - Cost per Average Family: $0.01

Thu, 17 Jan 2008 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 5060 would amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to allow athletes admitted as nonimmigrants described in section 101(a)(15)(P) of such Act to renew their period of authorized admission in 5-year increments....

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P.L. 110-181, The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 - Cost per Average Family: $4651.81

Wed, 16 Jan 2008 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 4986 would provide for the enactment of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008, as previously enrolled, with certain modifications to address the foreign sovereign immunities provisions of title 28, United States Code, with respect to the attachment of property in certain judgements against Iraq, the lapse of statutory authorities for the payment of bonuses, special pays, and similar benefits for members of the uniformed services....

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S. 2503, A bill to exclude from admission to the United States aliens who have directly and significantly contributed to the ability of Cuba to develop its petroleum resources, and for other purposes

Tue, 18 Dec 2007 00:00:00 EST

S. 2503 would exclude from admission to the United States aliens who have directly and significantly contributed to the ability of Cuba to develop its petroleum resources....

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S. 2486, The HIV Nondiscrimination in Travel and Immigration Act of 2007

Fri, 14 Dec 2007 00:00:00 EST

S. 2486 would remove a provision from the Immigration and Nationality Act that prohibits individuals with HIV from being admissible to the United States....

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H.R. 4577, The Student Visa Security Improvement Act

Thu, 13 Dec 2007 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 4577 would require the Secretary of Homeland Security to strengthen student visa background checks and improve the monitoring of foreign students in the United States....

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S. 2483, The National Forests, Parks, Public Land, and Reclamation Projects Authorization Act of 2007 - Savings per Average Family: $0.44

Thu, 13 Dec 2007 00:00:00 EST

S. 2483 would authorize certain programs and activities in the Forest Service, the Department of the Interior, and the Department of Energy....

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H.R. 4192, The Optimizing Visa Entry Rules and Demanding Uniform Enforcement Immigration Reform Act of 2007

Thu, 15 Nov 2007 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 4192 would reform immigration to serve the national interest....

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H.R. 4197, To prevent the admission of any member or leader of the Magyar Garda into the United States, and for other purposes

Thu, 15 Nov 2007 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 4197 would prevent the admission of any member or leader of the Magyar Garda into the United States....

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H.R. 4080, To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to establish a separate nonimmigrant classification for fashion models - Cost per Average Family: $0.05

Mon, 05 Nov 2007 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 4080 would amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to establish a separate nonimmigrant classification for fashion models....

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H.R. 3887, The William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2007 - Cost per Average Family: $7.94

Thu, 18 Oct 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3887 would authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2008 through 2011 for the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000, and it would enhance measures to combat forced labor....

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S. 2178, The ARTS Act

Wed, 17 Oct 2007 00:00:00 EDT

S. 2178 would expedite the adjudication of employer petitions for aliens with extraordinary artistic ability....

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H.R. 3828, The Citizenship and Immigration Backlog Reduction Act

Mon, 15 Oct 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3828 would reduce the backlog in processing requests made by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services to the National Name Check Program of the Federal Bureau of Investigation....

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H.R. 3728, The International Women's Freedom Act of 2007

Tue, 02 Oct 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3728 would express United States foreign policy with respect to, and strengthen United States advocacy on behalf of, individuals persecuted and denied their rights in foreign countries on account of gender....

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H.R. 3337, The HIV Nondiscrimination in Travel and Immigration Act of 2007

Thu, 02 Aug 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3337 would remove from the Immigration and Nationality Act a provision rendering individuals having HIV inadmissible to the United States....

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H. J. Res. 47, Disapproving the rule submitted to the Congress by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services on June 6, 2007, relating to adjustment of the Immigration and Naturalization Benefit Application and Petition Fee Schedule

Mon, 30 Jul 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.J. Res. 47 would disapprove the rule submitted to the Congress by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services on June 6, 2007, relating to adjustment of the Immigration and Naturalization Benefit Application and Petition Fee Schedule....

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H.R. 3217, The Terror Immigration Elimination Act of 2007

Fri, 27 Jul 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3217 would limit the issuance of student and diversity immigrant visas to aliens who are nationals of Saudi Arabia, countries that support terrorism, or countries not cooperating fully with United States antiterrorism efforts....

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