Save America Comprehensive Immigration Act of 2017

Bill: 115-hr-3647
Sponsor: Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18]
Introduced: 2017-08-08 in the House
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Administrative remedies
Adoption and foster care
Advisory bodies
Border security and unlawful immigration
Caribbean area
Child safety and welfare
Citizenship and naturalization
Computers and information technology
Crime victims
Crimes against children
Crimes against property
Crimes against women
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Criminal justice information and records
Department of Homeland Security
Department of State
Department of the Treasury
Detention of persons
Domestic violence and child abuse
Drug trafficking and controlled substances
Education programs funding
Employment discrimination and employee rights
Evidence and witnesses
Executive agency funding and structure
Family relationships
Foreign labor
Foreign language and bilingual programs
Fraud offenses and financial crimes
Gambling
Government buildings, facilities, and property
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Haiti
Higher education
Human trafficking
Immigration status and procedures
Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
Latin America
Law enforcement officers
Lawyers and legal services
Motor vehicles
Public contracts and procurement
Refugees, asylum, displaced persons
Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination
Smuggling and trafficking
Student aid and college costs
Tax administration and collection, taxpayers
Telephone and wireless communication
Violent crime
Visas and passports
Wages and earnings

Summary:
action_date: 2017-08-08
text: 

Save America Comprehensive Immigration Act of 2017

 
This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide increased protections and eligibility for family-sponsored immigrants.
 
 The bill establishes: (1) the Board of Family-based Visa Appeals, and (2) the Task Force to Rescue Immigrant Victims of American Sex Offenders.
 
 The bill sets forth provisions regarding: (1) the Border Patrol and other law enforcement officers, including regarding personnel increases; (2) status adjustment, including an adjustment for Haitians; (3) sex offenders; (4) unfair immigration-related employment practices; (5) removal proceedings, including for removal based om criminal offenses; (6) asylee and refugee proceedings; and (7) naturalization.
 
 The Anti-Smuggling Unit within the Border Patrol is reestablished.
 
 The worldwide level of diversity immigrants is increased. 
 
Gender-based persecution is established as a grounds for refugee status.
 
Adjustment to permanent resident is provided for certain temporary protected status persons.
 
 The bill authorizes S (witness or informant) nonimmigrant status for aliens in possession of critical reliable information concerning commercial alien smuggling or trafficking in immigration documents. 
 
 The definition of &quot;law enforcement officer&quot; under provisions of the Federal Employees Retirement System and the Civil Service Retirement System is amended to include: (1) federal employees not otherwise covered by such term whose duties include the investigation or apprehension of suspected or convicted individuals and who are authorized to carry a firearm, and (2) Internal Revenue Service employees whose duties are primarily the collection of delinquent taxes and the securing of delinquent returns.
 
 The bill repeals: (1) provisions prohibiting government entities and officials from preventing communications with federal immigration authorities, and (2) authority permitting state personnel to carry out immigration officer functions.
 
 The fashion model H-1B visa is replaced with an O-visa.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-09-21
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
action_date: 2017-09-12
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Border and Maritime Security.
action_date: 2017-08-08
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Homeland Security, and Oversight and Government Reform, 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.
action_date: 2017-08-08
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Homeland Security, and Oversight and Government Reform, 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.
action_date: 2017-08-08
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Homeland Security, and Oversight and Government Reform, 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.
action_date: 2017-08-08
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-08-08
text: Introduced in House