US Immigration Legislation

Congress has failed to pass significant immigration legislation during past two decades.

Some of the bills passed by Congress have benefited or penalized many immigrants while private bills have been introduced to benefit one immigrant or one family of immigrants.

This page links to the complete text of pending immigration bills introduced in the Senate and the House of Representatives. It also links to videos and the text of witness testimony before Congressional Committees and Subcommittees regarding immigration. Whether you are interested in Comprehensive Immigration Reform, the Secure Borders Act, the DREAM Act, the AgJobs bill, the Domestic Partners bill or any other piece of immigration legislation, this is a good place to begin your research.

We hope that the information contained on this page assists you in understanding how U.S. immigration laws and procedures affect you no matter whether you are a person seeking a visa, a green card or U.S. citizenship, or whether you are an employer sponsoring foreign-born professionals for immigration benefits.

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This page is divided into the following subtopics:

• Immigration Legislation 2019-2020
• Immigration Legislation 2017-2018
• How to Find Legislation, Regulations and Reports
• Contact Congress

Related Pages:

• Congress
• Senate
• House of Representatives
• Congressional Research Service Reports

IMMIGRATION LEGISLATION
2019-2020

• BELIEVE Act (S.2091)
• H.R.1044 – Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2019

IMMIGRATION LEGISLATION
2017-2018

• GOP Senators Support the Secure and Succeed Act – Introduced February 2018
• I-Squared Act (S. 2344) – Introduced January 25, 2018
• Securing America’s Future Act of 2018 (H.R. 4760) – Introduced January 10, 2018
• AILA Opposes Scheduled Immigration Bills Before Judiciary Committee (5-18-17)
• RAISE Act of 2017 (S. 354) – Introduced February 13, 2017
• Cotton and Trump Plot Crackdown on Legal Immigration (2-7-17)
• Senate Democrats introduce bill to block Trump Muslim registry (1-5-17)

HOW TO FIND LEGISLATION, REGULATIONS, REPORTS, ETC.

• The Immigration and Nationality Act (USCIS)
• Public Laws Amending the INA (USCIS)

The following information may be useful in conducting your search:
8 C.F.R. Citizenship and Immigration Service

20 C.F.R. Department of Labor (Employment and Training Administration

22 C.F.R. Department of State

29 C.F.R. Department of Labor (Employment Standards Administration)

42 C.F.R. Public Health Service

• Browse the USCIS Regulations
• USCIS Interpretations
• The Federal Register (Daily listing of Federal Regulations)
• USCIS Federal Register Announcements
• Search the United States Code (Titles 1 – 50)
• How A Bill Becomes A Law
• Thomas: Legislative Information on the Internet
• Congressional Immigration Hearings (1923-2006) – Library of Congress
• Congressional Research Service (CRS) Reports
• GAO Report: Action Needed to Address Risks and Strengthen Overstay Enforcement (12-7-11)

CONTACT CONGRESS

• Who is My Representative?

PRACTICE ADVISORIES REGARDING US IMMIGRATION LEGISLATION

• New Legislation and Case Law in the World of Immigrant Post-Conviction Relief (6-13-19)
• New Immigration Jail Legislation Infographic (11-14-17)
• New California Immigration Legislation Impacting Immigrant Youth (1-26-16)
• 50 States Work on Immigration Legislation While Congress Refuses to Act (8-12-11)

  Comprehensive Immigration Reform is More than a Piece of Legislation (6-18-10)

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