For a review of all the immigration bills that have been
recently introduced, visit our legislative chart at www.visalaw.com/advocacy.html.
H.CON.RES.31
: Expressing the sense of Congress with respect to human rights in Central
Asia.
Sponsor: Rep. Ros-Lehtinen, Ileana [FL-18] (introduced 1/26/2005)
Committees: House International Relations
Latest Major Action: 1/26/2005 Referred to House committee.
Status: Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.
H.R.295
: -- Private Bill; For the relief of Konstantinos Ritos.
Sponsor: Rep. Ramstad, Jim [MN-3] (introduced 1/20/2005)
Committees: House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 1/20/2005 Referred to House committee.
Status: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
H.R.323
: To redesignate the Ellis Island Library on the third floor of the Ellis
Island Immigration Museum, located on Ellis Island in New York Harbor, as the
"Bob Hope Memorial Library".
Sponsor: Rep. Engel, Eliot L. [NY-17] (introduced 1/25/2005)
Committees: House Resources
Latest Major Action: 1/25/2005 Referred to House committee.
Status: Referred to the House Committee on Resources.
H.R.334
: To designate Angola under section 244 of the Immigration and Nationality
Act in order to make nationals of Angola eligible for temporary protected status
under such section.
Sponsor: Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [MA-9] (introduced 1/25/2005)
Committees: House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 1/25/2005 Referred to House committee.
Status: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
H.R.342
: To provide for adjustment of immigration status for certain aliens granted
temporary protected status in the United States because of conditions in
Montserrat.
Sponsor: Rep. Owens, Major R. [NY-11] (introduced 1/25/2005)
Committees: House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 1/25/2005 Referred to House committee.
Status: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
H.R.368
: To establish and rapidly implement regulations for State driver's license
and identification document security standards.
Sponsor: Rep. Davis, Tom [VA-11] (introduced 1/26/2005)
Committees: House Government Reform; House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 1/26/2005 Referred to House committee.
Status: Referred to the Committee on Government Reform, and in addition to the
Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the
Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the
jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
H.R.431
: -- Private Bill; For the relief of Flavia Maboloc Cahoon.
Sponsor: Rep. Filner, Bob [CA-51] (introduced 1/26/2005)
Committees: House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 1/26/2005 Referred to House committee.
Status: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
S.3:
A bill to strengthen and protect America in the war on terror.
Sponsor: Sen. Gregg, Judd [NH] (introduced 1/24/2005)
Committees: Senate Finance
Latest Major Action: 1/24/2005 Referred to Senate committee.
Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
S.6
: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide permanent
family tax relief, to reauthorize and improve the program of block grants to
States for temporary assistance for needy families and to improve access to
quality child care, and to provide incentives for charitable contributions by
individuals and businesses, to improve the public disclosure of activities of
exempt organizations, and to enhance the ability of low-income Americans to gain
financial security by building assets, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen. Santorum, Rick [PA] (introduced 1/24/2005)
Committees: Senate Finance
Latest Major Action: 1/24/2005 Referred to Senate committee.
Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
