Legal Immigration for the U.S. Act

Bill: 116-hr-8838
Sponsor: Rep. King, Steve [R-IA-4]
Introduced: 2020-12-02 in the House
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Academic performance and assessments
Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Administrative remedies
Border security and unlawful immigration
Business investment and capital
Citizenship and naturalization
Civil actions and liability
Congressional oversight
Constitution and constitutional amendments
Department of Homeland Security
Department of State
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Due process and equal protection
Employee benefits and pensions
Employee hiring
Espionage and treason
Evidence and witnesses
Family relationships
Financial services and investments
Foreign labor
Foreign language and bilingual programs
Government information and archives
Government trust funds
Human rights
Immigration status and procedures
Income tax deductions
Marriage and family status
Migrant, seasonal, agricultural labor
Military personnel and dependents
Refugees, asylum, displaced persons
Religion
State and local government operations
Tax administration and collection, taxpayers
Temporary and part-time employment
Terrorism
Travel and tourism
Visas and passports
Wages and earnings

Summary:
action_date: 2020-12-02
text: 

Legal Immigration for the U.S. Act

 
This bill makes various changes to immigration law, including by (1) limiting the number of refugees and aliens granted asylum who may receive legal permanent residence to 50,000 each fiscal year, (2) denying a tax deduction for wages and benefits paid to or on behalf of an unauthorized alien, (3) eliminating the EB-5 investor visa, and (4) requiring certain nonimmigrant aliens to post a bond prior to receiving a U.S. entry visa.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-12-02
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Foreign Affairs, and Education and Labor, 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: 2020-12-02
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Foreign Affairs, and Education and Labor, 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: 2020-12-02
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Foreign Affairs, and Education and Labor, 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: 2020-12-02
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Foreign Affairs, and Education and Labor, 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: 2020-12-02
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-12-02
text: Introduced in House