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A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Executive Office for Immigration Review relating to "Appellate Procedures for the Board of Immigration Appeals".

Senate

Disapproves the Executive Office for Immigration Review rule on Board of Immigration Appeals appellate procedures under the Congressional Review Act

Latest action: Tue Jun 16 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

American Entrepreneurs First Act of 2025

House

Revise Small Business Administration 7(a) and 504 loan eligibility by requiring citizenship and immigration status certifications and excluding several noncitizen categories from receiving loans

Latest action: Mon Jun 09 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

Voter Integrity Protection Act

House

Imposes additional immigration penalties on unlawfully present non-U.S. nationals who vote in federal elections

Latest action: Fri Jan 03 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

Preserving Integrity in Immigration Benefits Act

House

Preserve integrity in immigration benefits by tightening rules and safeguards for benefit eligibility and administration

Latest action: Tue Jan 27 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

Preventing Violence Against Women by Illegal Aliens Act

Senate

Establishes new immigration inadmissibility and deportation grounds for non-U.S. nationals tied to domestic violence, stalking, child abuse, and sex offenses

Latest action: Tue Jan 21 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Preventing Violence Against Women by Illegal Aliens Act

House

Establishes new immigration inadmissibility and deportation grounds for non-U.S. nationals who commit domestic violence, sex offenses, stalking, or child abuse offenses

Latest action: Fri Jan 17 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

Equal Representation Act of 2025

House

Require census-based apportionment counts to exclude noncitizens and add citizenship and immigration status categories to decennial census questionnaires

Latest action: Tue Apr 21 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

Rapid Expulsion of Migrant Offenders who Violate and Evade (REMOVE) Act

Senate

Accelerates expulsion of migrant offenders who violate immigration law and evade enforcement proceedings

Latest action: Thu Jun 05 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

No Immigration Benefits for Hamas Terrorists Act of 2025

House

Prohibits immigration admission and relief for certain non-U.S. nationals involved with Hamas, Palestinian Islamic Jihad, the PLO, or the October 7 attacks on Israel

Latest action: Tue Dec 02 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

Ensuring United Families at the Border Act

House

Require immigration authorities to detain certain noncitizen children under specified immigration law rules and keep some families together during detention at the border

Latest action: Fri Jan 03 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

No Bailout for Sanctuary Cities Act

House

Denies certain federal funds to sanctuary jurisdictions that restrict immigration status information sharing or fail to honor immigration detainers, with an exception for crime victims and witnesses

Latest action: Fri Jan 03 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

VOICE Restoration Act

House

Establishes a Victims of Immigration Crime Engagement Office within ICE to assist victims of crimes committed by people unlawfully present in the United States

Latest action: Fri Jan 03 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

REMOVE Act

House

Require the Department of Justice to start removal proceedings promptly and finish immigration court removal cases within 15 days after they begin

Latest action: Thu Nov 20 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

STOP China and Russia Act of 2025

Senate

Prohibits specified activities or transactions involving China and Russia under the STOP China and Russia Act of 2025

Latest action: Thu Oct 30 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide special rules for the taxation of certain residents of Taiwan with income from sources within the United States.

House

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to set special U.S. tax rules for certain Taiwan residents with U.S.-source income

Latest action: Thu Jan 16 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

Protect Medicaid Act

Senate

Prohibit Medicaid federal payments for administrative costs tied to health benefits for certain noncitizens ineligible because of immigration status, and require federal reporting on states that provide those benefits

Latest action: Tue Feb 11 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

Protect Medicaid Act

House

Prohibits Medicaid federal payments for administrative costs tied to health benefits for certain noncitizens ineligible because of immigration status, and requires reporting on states that offer such benefits

Latest action: Tue Feb 11 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

Secure America Act

Senate

Funds DHS border security and immigration enforcement operations through FY2029, including staffing, technology, investigations, and state and local enforcement participation

Latest action: Wed Jun 10 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

District of Columbia Federal Immigration Compliance Act of 2025

House

Prohibit the District of Columbia from restricting cooperation with federal immigration enforcement, while allowing limited exceptions for crime victims and witnesses

Latest action: Thu Jun 12 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

No Hezbollah In Our Hemisphere Act

Senate

Directs U.S. policy toward countering Hezbollah activity in the Western Hemisphere through a dedicated legislative framework

Latest action: Mon Apr 28 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

To amend the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 to require all Federal contractors to participate in the E-verify program.

House

Require federal contractors to use the E-Verify employment eligibility system by amending immigration law

Latest action: Thu Jan 08 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

Upholding Protections for Unaccompanied Children Act of 2025

Senate

Strengthens legal protections for unaccompanied children in immigration proceedings and related federal custody processes

Latest action: Wed Jan 07 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

Deporting Fraudsters Act of 2026

House

Makes certain public benefits fraud and fraudulent ID offenses grounds to deny admission, deport non-U.S. nationals, and bar immigration relief

Latest action: Thu Mar 19 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

POLICE Act of 2025

Senate

Makes assault of a law enforcement officer, firefighter, or other first responder a deportable immigration offense and requires annual public reporting on related deportations

Latest action: Thu Jan 23 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

Agent Raul Gonzalez Officer Safety Act

Senate

Establishes federal crimes for fleeing law enforcement by vehicle within 100 miles of the U.S. border, with penalties tied to injury, death, and immigration consequences

Latest action: Tue Feb 11 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

Condemning prosecution policies that give preferential treatment to foreign nationals over United States citizens.

House

Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 14 - 9.

Latest action: Wed Jul 15 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

Agent Raul Gonzalez Officer Safety Act

House

Establishes new federal crimes for vehicle flight from Border Patrol or assisting officers within 100 miles of the U.S. border, with immigration consequences for non-U.S. nationals

Latest action: Thu Feb 13 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

Shut Down Sanctuary Policies Act of 2026

House

Prohibits sanctuary policies by restricting state or local limits on cooperation with federal immigration enforcement

Latest action: Thu Mar 12 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

Laken Riley Act

Senate

Requires DHS to detain certain non-U.S. nationals tied to specified crimes and lets states sue over certain immigration enforcement decisions or failures

Latest action: Wed Jan 29 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

Non-Domiciled CDL Integrity Act

House

Strengthens standards for non-domiciled commercial driver's licenses to protect the integrity of commercial driver licensing

Latest action: Wed Mar 18 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

Expedited Removal of Criminal Aliens Act

House

Establishes expedited removal procedures for criminal aliens to speed their removal from the United States

Latest action: Wed Mar 18 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

Grant’s Law

House

Require the Department of Justice to detain unlawfully present noncitizens arrested for certain deportable or inadmissible crimes until removal proceedings are completed

Latest action: Fri Jan 03 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

To require the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection to link together applications of family members throughout the NEXUS application process, and for other purposes.

House

Require Customs and Border Protection to link family members' NEXUS applications throughout the trusted traveler application process

Latest action: Wed Jun 24 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

No Censors on our Shores Act of 2025

House

Bars entry to and allows removal of foreign officials who acted against U.S. citizens in the United States in ways that would violate First Amendment protections

Latest action: Thu Apr 09 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

Federal Working Animal Protection Act

House

Makes non-U.S. nationals inadmissible and deportable for convictions or admissions involving harm to law enforcement animals

Latest action: Thu Mar 19 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

Stop Illegal Entry Act of 2025

House

Establishes tougher criminal penalties for illegal entry and reentry, including mandatory minimum terms and higher maximum sentences for repeat or previously removed offenders

Latest action: Mon Sep 15 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to designate Haiti for temporary protected status.

House

Directs the Department of Homeland Security to grant Haiti temporary protected status for an 18 month period beginning August 3 2025

Latest action: Tue Apr 21 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

Ending Catch and Release Act of 2025

House

Prohibit release of many asylum seekers while cases are pending, expand expedited removal, and tighten the credible fear standard for avoiding removal

Latest action: Fri Jan 03 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

Save SBA from Sanctuary Cities Act of 2025

House

Require the Small Business Administration to move offices out of sanctuary jurisdictions and bar new SBA offices from being established there

Latest action: Mon Jun 09 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

Stopping Border Surges Act

House

Tightens immigration rules for unaccompanied children and asylum seekers by expanding repatriation, raising screening standards, and restricting asylum benefits

Latest action: Fri Jan 03 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)