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H.R.2672, the Religious Workforce Protection Act, addresses backlogs in religious worker immigrant visas. It allows certain religious workers to extend their nonimmigrant status while awaiting visa processing. The bill also provides job flexibility and an exemption to the one-year foreign …
H.R. 2698, the "Bolstering Security Against Ghost Guns Act," directs the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to develop and implement strategies to address the threats posed by ghost guns. The bill mandates the creation of a Department-wide strategy to improve …
S.1291, the CLEAN FTZ Act of 2025, aims to identify and evaluate the compliance of foreign free trade zones (FTZs) with international standards to combat illicit international trade. The bill mandates the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, in …
The "Fair Day in Court for Kids Act of 2025" (S.1297) aims to provide legal counsel to unaccompanied children in immigration proceedings. It amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to ensure that unaccompanied children have access to legal representation, access …
The Restoring Industry Development in Entertainment Act (RIDE Act) aims to establish a new P-4 nonimmigrant visa specifically for mobile entertainment workers. These workers are defined as those essential to the operation of mobile entertainment providers like carnivals and circuses. …
H.R.2641 proposes amending the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 to mandate that all federal contractors and subcontractors participate in the E-Verify program. This bill aims to ensure that federal contractors only employ individuals who are legally …
H.R.2658, the "Free Iraq from Iran Act," aims to counter Iranian influence in Iraq by requiring an interagency strategy to dismantle Iran-backed militias and support Iraqi civil society. The bill mandates the designation of specific militias as terrorist organizations and …
H.R.2622, the Russia-North Korea Cooperation Sanctions Act, aims to impose sanctions on foreign individuals and entities involved in the transfer of arms or material support from North Korea to Russia for use in the war in Ukraine. The bill targets …
The Religious Workforce Protection Act (S. 1298) aims to address backlogs in religious worker immigrant visas by allowing certain religious workers to extend their nonimmigrant status while awaiting visa processing. It amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to permit these …
H.R.2627, the Keep STEM Talent Act of 2025, aims to provide lawful permanent resident status for certain advanced STEM degree holders in the United States. The bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to exempt qualified STEM graduates with master's …
The DETERRENT Act aims to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to enhance transparency regarding foreign gifts and contracts involving institutions of higher education. It seeks to prohibit contracts between these institutions and certain foreign entities or countries of …
H.R.2643, the Haiti Criminal Collusion Transparency Act of 2025, mandates the Secretary of State to deliver an annual report to Congress. This report will detail the connections between criminal gangs and political/economic elites in Haiti. The bill also imposes sanctions …
H.R.2657, also known as Sammy's Law, aims to enhance child safety on large social media platforms. It mandates that these platforms create and maintain real-time application programming interfaces (APIs) for third-party safety software providers. This allows parents or guardians to …
The Save Our Seafood Act (S. 1292) aims to permanently exempt aliens working as fish processors from the numerical limitations on H-2B nonimmigrant visas. This bill amends Section 214(g)(10) of the Immigration and Nationality Act to exclude specific fish processing …
H.R.2606, the "Stop Importing Terrorism Act," aims to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act by repealing an exception to the terrorism-related ground for inadmissibility. This exception, found in section 212(a)(3)(B)(ii) of the Act, allowed certain individuals with connections to terrorist …