Immigration

Secure America Act of 2005

United States · United States Congress · 7 November 2005

Secure America Act of 2005 - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to direct that the Secretary of Homeland Security place an alien (other than from Mexico or Canada) who has not been admitted or paroled into expedited removal if apprehended within 100 miles of the border and within 14 days of unauthorized entry. Directs the United States Sentencing Commission to promulgate increased alien smuggling sentencing guidelines. Amends the INA to increases criminal penalties for alien smuggling. Amends federal criminal law to provide additional penalties for carrying or using a firearm during alien smuggling activities. Authorizes the use of the Armed Forces to secure the U.S. border. Amends the INA to: (1) provide mandatory minimum sentences for aliens convicted of reentry after removal; and (2) impose on smugglers the same sentences that the aliens they have smuggled would receive. Authorizes the Secretary to deny admission to any citizen, national, or resident of a country that has denied or delayed accepting an alien from such country who has been ordered removed from the United States. Establishes in the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) the Bureau of Immigration Enforcement.

Border Security Enforcement and Detention Act of 2005

United States · United States Congress · 4 November 2005

Border Security Enforcement and Detention Act of 2005 - Requires the mandatory detention of illegal aliens apprehended at a U.S. port of entry or along the U.S. land or maritime borders. Permits release with notice to appear only if the alien: (1) is not a security risk; and (2) provides a bond of at least $5,000. Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) to: (1) utilize all available DHS detention facilities; (2) conduct a analysis of all options to increase detention capacities, including the use of state and local correctional facilities, temporary detention facilities, private space, and detention alternatives; (3) expand the use of temporary detention facilities; and (4) report annually on repatriation costs. Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to deny admission to the nationals of a country that refuses or delays acceptance of its nationals ordered removed from the United States. Authorizes FY2007-FY2010 appropriations for border patrol increases.

Keep Americans Safe Act of 2005

United States · United States Congress · 28 October 2005

Keep Americans Safe Act of 2005 - Affirms state and local authority to investigate, apprehend, arrest, detain, or transfer to federal custody aliens in the United States in the course of carrying out routine duties in order to assist in the enforcement of U.S. immigration laws. Directs the Under Secretary for Border and Transportation Security of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to provide the National Crime Information Center with information on aliens: (1) against whom a final order of removal has been issued; (2) who have signed a voluntary departure agreement; and (3) whose visas have been revoked. Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) to direct, upon state or appropriate local request, the Secretary of DHS to: (1) take an illegal alien into federal custody, or request that the relevant state or local law enforcement agency temporarily incarcerate or transport the alien for transfer to federal custody; and (2) designate at least one federal, state, or local prison, or a private contracted prison or detention facility within each state as the central facility for that state to transfer custody of aliens to DHS. Provides for DHS reimbursement of state and local costs incurred in the incarceration and transportation of illegal aliens. Amends federal criminal law to provide that: (1) an illegal alien who commits a felony shall be fined and sentenced to not less than five years in prison; (2) if the defendant was previously ordered removed under INA on the grounds of having committed a crime, he or she shall be sentenced to not less than 15 years in prison; and (3) a sentence of imprisonment imposed under this section shall run consecutively to any other sentence of imprisonment imposed for any other crime.

Deficit Reduction Act of 2005

United States · United States Congress · 27 October 2005

Deficit Reduction Omnibus Reconciliation Act of 2005 - Provides for reconciliation of the budget for FY2006 pursuant to H.Con.Res. 95 (congressional budget resolution) by the Senate Committees on: (1) Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry; (2) Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs; (3) Commerce, Science, and Transportation; (4) Energy and Natural Resources; (5) Environment and Public Works; (6) Finance; (7) Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions; and (8) the Judiciary. Agricultural Reconciliation Act of 2005 - Provides for: (1) reduction of commodity program payments; (2) a forfeiture penalty for nonrecourse sugar loans; (3) cotton competitiveness; (4) national dairy market loss payments; (5) advance direct payments; (6) a conservation reserve program; (7) a conservation security program; (8) environmental quality incentives program; and (9) an initiative for future agriculture and food systems. Safe and Fair Deposit Insurance Act of 2005 - Provides for: (1) establishment of the Deposit Insurance Fund; and (2) a merger of the Bank Insurance Fund and the Savings Association Insurance Fund into it. Deposit Insurance Reform Act of 2005 - Revises requirements for deposit insurance. FHA Asset Disposition Act of 2005 - Provides for Federal Housing Administration asset disposition. Digital Transition and Public Safety Act of 2005 - Provides for: (1) an extension of a television broadcast license that authorizes analog television service; (2) additional deadlines for the recovered analog spectrum; (3) supplemental license fees; (4) establishment of the Digital Transition and Public Safety Fund; and (5) additional funds for the essential air service program. Authorizes leasing, development, production, and transportation of oil and gas in and from the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge 1002 Coastal Plain Area (ANWR). Makes technical corrections to the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU). Amends the Social Security Act regarding: (1) payment for prescription drugs under Medicaid; (2) long-term care under Medicaid; (3) eliminating fraud, waste, and abuse in Medicaid; (3) state financing under Medicaid; (4) revising the Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance (SCHIP) programs; and (5) an option for Hurricane Katrina disaster states to delay application. Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 (HEA) with respect to student loans. Hurricane Katrina Higher Education Recovery Act - Requires waiver authority and modifications to certain HEA provisions with respect to certain students and institutions affected by Hurricane Katrina. Directs the Inspector General of the Department of Education to audit and investigate each program carried out by the Department that includes response and recovery activities related to Hurricane Katrina. Amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) to revise Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) premiums. Higher Education Amendments of 2005 - Amends HEA with respect to specified higher education programs. Amends: (1) the Education of the Deaf Act of 1986; (2) the United States Institute of Peace Act; (3) the Higher Education Amendments of 1998; and (4) the Tribally Controlled College or University Assistance Act of 1978. Navajo Nation Higher Education Act of 2005 - Reauthorizes the Navajo Community College Act. Changes the name of the Navajo Community College to Dine College. Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to recapture unused employment-based immigrant visas and to impose fees for immigration services for intracompany transferees.

Strengthening American Citizenship Act of 2005

United States · United States Congress · 27 October 2005

Strengthening American Citizenship Act of 2005 - Directs the Chief of the Office of Citizenship of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to provide grants (not to exceed $500) to assist legal U.S. residents who declare an intent to apply for citizenship in the United States to meet naturalization requirements. Provides such grants to an accredited institution of higher education or other qualified educational institution for tuition, fees, books, and other educational resources required by the English language course in which the legal resident is enrolled. Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) to provide that a legal U.S. resident who demonstrates English fluency will satisfy the residency requirement upon the completion of four (currently, five years) years of continuous U.S. legal residency. Directs the Secretary of DHS to: (1) establish an American citizenship grant program for qualified entities to provide civics, history, and English classes to promote the patriotic integration of prospective citizens; (2) establish the United States Citizenship Foundation to support the functions of the Office of Citizenship; and (3) implement a strategy to enhance public awareness of naturalization ceremonies. Amends INA to set forth a new oath of allegiance. Directs the Secretary to: (1) incorporate a knowledge and understanding of the oath of allegiance into the history and government citizenship test; and (2) notify the embassy of the country of which a new citizen was a citizen or subject that such citizen has renounced allegiance to that foreign country, and sworn allegiance to the United States. Establishes a new citizens award program to recognize citizens who: (1) have made an outstanding contribution to the United States; and (2) were naturalized during the ten-year period ending on the date of such recognition.

To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to increase the period of authorized stay under the Guam visa waiver program to be the same as the period of authorized stay under the United States visa waiver program.

United States · United States Congress · 26 October 2005

Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to increase the period of authorized stay under the Guam visa waiver program from 15 days to 90 days.

Strengthening America's Workforce Act of 2005

United States · United States Congress · 25 October 2005

Strengthening America's Workforce Act of 2005 - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to: (1) amend the definition of H-2B nonimmigrant worker; and (2) add a new H-2C nonimmigrant worker category (willing worker program). Requires employers seeking to hire H-2B or H-2C workers to undertake specified recruitment efforts for U.S. workers, and to submit specified labor attestations. Provides worker protections. Addresses portability. Provides derivative status for spouses and children of H-2B and H-2C workers. Establishes annual numerical limitations on the number of aliens who may receive H-2B and H-2C status. Specifies authorized periods of admission for each category. Establishes the Immigration Study Commission to review the impact of this Act on national security and the economy and families. Sets forth H-2B and H-2C alien provisions respecting: (1) nonimmigrant status change and permanent immigrant status adjustment; (2) exemption from certain grounds for inadmissibility; (3) employer petition fees; (4) collective bargaining coverage; and (5) status ineligibility. Provides for stays of removal for aliens involved in workplace claims. Prohibits disclosure to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) by a federal or state agency of information concerning the immigration status of any worker. Triples civil penalties for a commercial enterprise that commits immigration-related document fraud for commercial or financial advantage. Exempts from fiscal year admission limits foreign students who have earned an advanced degree in science, technology, engineering or math from a U.S. university or who are employed. Exempts from direct numerical limitations: (1) aliens with an advanced degree in science, technology, engineering, or math who have been working in a related field in the United States during the three-year period preceding their application for an employment-based immigrant visa; (2) certain aliens who are priority workers or who have received a national interest waiver; and (3) immediate relatives of an employment-based immigrant. Authorizes full-time foreign students to work part-time off campus. Requires employer attestation respecting: (1) wages; (2) hours; and (3) U.S. citizen recruitment.

Employment Verification Act of 2005

United States · United States Congress · 25 October 2005

Employment Verification Act of 2005 - Amends the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (Act) to establish a mandatory electronic worker verification system on a two-to-five year phased-in basis (depending on the number of employees). Provides: (1) for protection from unauthorized disclosure and discrimination; and (2) that employers who use the system will be considered to be in compliance with specified employment verification requirements under the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA). Directs the Secretary of Commerce to review the impact of the employment eligibility verification system (established under the Act) on each class of employers, and certify for each such class that the system: (1) does not result in increased discrimination; and (2) does not interfere with the hiring process for employers or cause a waiting period longer than five days before a new hire can be confirmed as employment eligible. Directs the Commissioner of Social Security to identify the sources of false or expired Social Security numbers and take steps to eliminate them from the Social Security system. Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security to: (1) fully integrate all system databases and data systems and provide the Social Security Administration (SSA) with access to such information; (2) establish rules, policies, and operating and auditing procedures for collecting, removing, and updating system data; and (3) establish a clearinghouse bureau for the public to correct system information. Amends INA to provide that documents establishing employability shall be: (1) a qualifying Social Security card; or (2) A U.S.-issued machine readable employment authorization card. Establishes civil and criminal penalties for employment-related false citizenship claims. Increases civil monetary penalties for hiring, recruiting, referral, and paperwork violations. Amends the Social Security Act to establish criminal penalties for misuse of Social Security account numbers.

Strengthening America's Security Act of 2005

United States · United States Congress · 25 October 2005

Strengthening America's Security Act of 2005 - Provides for: (1) increases in funding, personnel, and technology at the federal, state, and local level for immigration and border enforcement and visa security, document integrity, immigration fraud, and detention and removal of illegal aliens; and (2) specified border enforcement studies. Sets forth provisions for the release on bond of certain illegal aliens from noncontiguous countries. Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security to make expedited removal procedures available in all border patrol sectors on the southern U.S. border as soon as operationally possible. Authorizes grants to border-adjacent Indian tribes adversely affected by illegal immigration for law enforcement, health care, environmental restoration, and cultural preservation. Provides for increased detention and federal detention space. Prohibits detention that limits a person's reasonable access to legal counsel. Increases criminal penalties for alien smuggling, document fraud, gang violence, and drug trafficking. Makes an alien inadmissible who: (1) is a member of a street gang; or (2) refuses to comply with a lawful request for biometric data. Continues the institutional removal program (IRP). Establishes in: (1) the Department of Justice an Assistant Attorney General for Immigration Enforcement; and (2) the Immigration and Customs Enforcement Identity and Benefits Fraud Branch of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) the Fraud Appellate Review Board, which shall review determinations by the Forensic Document Laboratory determinations of fraudulent documents. Provides for federal reimbursement of state and local costs associated with processing illegal aliens through the criminal justice system.

Immigrant Accountability Act of 2005

United States · United States Congress · 25 October 2005

Immigration Accountability Act of 2005 - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) to create an earned permanent resident status adjustment program for long-term undocumented aliens who have satisfied requirements respecting: (1) security and law enforcement clearance; (2) U.S. residency and employment duration; (3) admissibility; (4) payment of federal and state income taxes; (5) citizenship skills; and (6) selective service registration. Sets forth provisions respecting: (1) criminal penalties for false application statements; (2) public benefits eligibility; (3) administrative and judicial review; (4) fees; (5) employer protections; and (6) derivative status for the spouses and children. Creates a program for qualifying illegal aliens who cannot meet the earned adjustment program work or residence requirements under which such aliens may be granted deferred mandatory departure status (three-year maximum) in order to leave the United States and subsequently seek immigrant or nonimmigrant admission. Sets forth provisions respecting: (1) U.S. residency and employment; (2) admissibility (and ineligibility); (3) medical examination; (4) security and law enforcement clearance; (5) registration at time of departure; (6) terms of status; (7) criminal penalties for false application statements; (8) fees; (9) employability; and (10) judicial review. Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act to allow aliens granted adjustment of status under this Act to correct social security records without criminal prosecution. Amends INA to exempt immediate relatives from the family-sponsored immigration cap. Expands the definition of immediate relatives to include spouses and children of lawful permanent residents.

Passport for All Act of 2005

United States · United States Congress · 20 October 2005

Passport for All Act of 2005 - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to eliminate passport waiver authority for immigrant and nonimmigrant aliens and U.S. citizens (thus requiring a passport for all travel into or from the United States). Authorizes passport waiver for a U.S. citizen in individual cases of unforeseen emergency or humanitarian or national interest. Amends the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 to require (by January 1, 2008) that all U.S. citizens and aliens carry and produce a passport when traveling into the United States (except as provided by this Act). Directs the Secretary of State to endeavor to persuade all countries to issue machine-readable passports which comply with document identifying standards established by the International Civil Aviation Organization.

Homeland Security Volunteerism Enhancement Act of 2005

United States · United States Congress · 20 October 2005

Homeland Security Volunteerism Enhancement Act of 2005 - Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish: (1) a Citizens Corps, as a component of the USA Freedom Corps, to coordinate homeland security volunteer activities; and (2) a Border Corps as a volunteer organization to assist the U.S. Border Patrol in carrying out its mission.

Secure Our Nation's Interior Act of 2005

United States · United States Congress · 19 October 2005

Secure Our Nation's Interior Act of 2005 - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to revise expedited removal provisions to: (1) apply such provisions to an alien who has not been physically present in the United States continuously for the one-year (currently, two-year) period immediately prior to the date of determination of inadmissibility; and (2) exempt from such authority an alien who has been charged with a crime, is in criminal proceedings, or is serving a criminal sentence. States that state or local law enforcement personnel have the inherent authority of a sovereign entity to apprehend, arrest, detain, or transfer to federal custody aliens in the United States (including the transportation of such aliens across state lines to detention centers) in the enforcement of U.S. immigration laws. Directs, upon state or appropriate local request, the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to: (1) take an illegal alien into federal custody, or request that the relevant state or local law enforcement agency temporarily incarcerate or transport the alien for transfer to federal custody; and (2) designate at least one federal, state, or local prison, or a private contracted prison or detention facility within each state as the central facility for that state to transfer custody of aliens to DHS. Provides for DHS reimbursement of state and local costs incurred in the incarceration and transportation of illegal aliens. Provides that: (1) aliens (including alien crewmen) seeking admission or readmission to or transit through the United States must be inspected by immigration officers; (2) no alien may be admitted to the United States without having been processed through the automated entry-exit control system; and (3) such system shall verify the identity of every arriving and departing alien by comparing in real time the biometric identifier on such alien's travel or entry document or passport with the arriving or departing alien.

Border Security Improvement Act

United States · United States Congress · 19 October 2005

Border Security Improvement Act - Amends the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 to: (1) make the Secretary of Homeland Security rather than the Attorney General responsible for border barrier improvements; and (2) direct the Secretary to provide for construction of a fence along the entire U.S. southern border.

NOMINATIONS OF JAMES O'GARA, TO BE DEPUTY DIRECTOR FOR SUPPLY REDUCTION, OFFICE OF NATIONAL DRUG CONTROL POLICY; JULIE MYERS, TO BE ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY; AND EMILIO GONZALEZ, TO BE DIRECTOR OF THE BUREAU OF CITIZENSHIP AND IMMIGRATION SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

United States · United States Senate · 18 October 2005

COMPREHENSIVE IMMIGRATION REFORM II

United States · United States Senate · 18 October 2005

Pakistani Temporary Protected Status Act of 2005

United States · United States Congress · 18 October 2005

Pakistani Temporary Protected Status Act of 2005 - Expresses the sense of Congress that the extraordinary and temporary conditions caused by the earthquake in Pakistan qualifies Pakistan for designation under the Immigration and Nationality Act pursuant to which its nationals would be eligible for temporary protected status (TPS) in the United States (for an initial 12-month period). Sets forth related TPS eligibility requirements, including continuous U.S. presence since October 8, 2005. Requires the Secretary to give prior consent to such aliens for temporary trips abroad in emergency and extenuating circumstances.

Temporary Worker Registration and Visa Act of 2005

United States · United States Congress · 17 October 2005

Temporary Worker Registration and Visa Act of 2005 - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for issuance of a temporary (initial three-year period with three-year extensions) worker visa (W-visa) for qualifying aliens who have been continuously unlawfully present and working full-time in the United States from January 1, 2005 through the application date provided for under this Act. Conditions such admission on the alien worker's continuous employment. Limits family member follow-to-join admissions to situations where the family member meets registration or W-visa requirements.

Rapid Response Border Protection Act of 2005

United States · United States Congress · 7 October 2005

Rapid Response Border Protection Act of 2005 - Authorizes the emergency deployment of Border Patrol agents to a requesting border state. Sets forth provisions for Border Patrol acquisition and use of: (1) helicopters and power boats, (2) motor vehicles; (3) portable computers; (4) radio communications; (5) hand-held global positioning devices; (6) night vision equipment; and (7) body armor, uniform items, and weapons. Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) to: (1) provide for additional detention space for illegal aliens; (2) increase Border Patrol agents, airport and land border immigration inspectors, immigration enforcement officers, and fraud and document fraud investigators; (3) enhance Border Patrol training and operational facilities; (4) establish immigration, customs, and agriculture inspector occupations within the Bureau of Customs and Border Protection; (5) reestablish the Border Patrol anti-smuggling unit; (6) establish criminal investigator occupations within DHS; (7) increase Border Patrol agent and investigator pay; (8) require foreign language training for appropriate DHS employees; and (9) establish the Task Force on Fraudulent Immigration Documents. Increases maximum employer-paid student loan amounts for Border Patrol agents. Repeals the DHS human resources management system. Redefines the term "law enforcement officer" under provisions of the Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS) and the Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) 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 (IRS) employees whose duties are primarily the collection of delinquent taxes and the securing of delinquent returns. Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to establish within the S visa nonimmigrant classification (criminal or terrorist law enforcement assistance) a category for an alien: (1) who has reliable information about a commercial alien smuggling enterprise; (2) who is willing to supply or has supplied such information to a federal or state court; and (3) whose presence in the United States is essential to such investigation. Authorizes: (1) up to 400 annual entrants; and (2) status adjustment to permanent resident when needed to protect such individuals. Establishes a reward program to assist in eliminating immigration-related commercial document fraud operations.

Unlawful Employers Accountability Act of 2005

United States · United States Congress · 7 October 2005

Unlawful Employers Accountability Act of 2005 - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act respecting unlawful employment of alien provisions to: (1) require the Secretary of Homeland Security to issue a cease and desist order, replace the tiered civil penalty provisions with a single, increased-maximum civil penalty, and require an employer to pay the costs incurred in any related removal of an alien from the United States; (2) provide for penalty distribution to state, county, and municipal governments, which shall be used to provide illegal aliens with public services; (3) deny specified agricultural assistance for up to five years to an agricultural employer, contractor, or association in violation of such provisions; (4) eliminate specified good faith defenses; (4) provide whistleblower protection; and (5) direct the Secretary to establish and update a publicly accessible website containing specified information on violators of such provisions in the preceding five years.

To require employers of temporary H-2A workers to pay such workers at least the greater of the Federal or State minimum wage rate.

United States · United States Congress · 7 October 2005

Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to require employers of temporary H-2A workers to pay them at least the greater of the federal or state minimum wage rate.

To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to remove the discretion of the Secretary of Homeland Security with respect to expedited removal under section 235(b)(1)(A)(iii)(I) of such Act and to amend the Truth in Lending Act to prohibit issuance of residential mortgages to illegal aliens.

United States · United States Congress · 7 October 2005

Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to eliminate the Secretary of Homeland Security's discretionary authority to order expedited removal, except that if the Secretary determines after consulting with appropriate federal, state, or local law enforcement agencies that the alien will be detained under the authority of such an agency, the Secretary may not remove the alien until such detention terminates. Amends the Truth in Lending Act to prohibit residential mortgages for aliens residing unlawfully in the United States.

For the relief of Fouad Yousef Hakim Mansour and Saheir Gamil Shaker Mansour.

United States · United States Congress · 7 October 2005

Declares Fouad Yousef Hakim Mansour and Saheir Gamil Shaker Mansour each to be eligible for issuance of an immigrant visa or for adjustment of status to that of an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence under the Immigration and Nationality Act.

A bill for the relief of Gisele Goldberg Schexnider.

United States · United States Congress · 6 October 2005

Deems Gisele Goldberg Schexnider to have complied with the requirements of the Immigration and Nationality Act to become a naturalized citizen of the United States, including the residency requirement.

Department of Homeland Security Reform Act of 2005

United States · United States Congress · 6 October 2005

Department of Homeland Security Reform Act of 2005 - Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to require the Secretary of Homeland Security, acting through the Under Secretary for Policy (established by this Act), to conduct Quadrennial Homeland Security Reviews of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Establishes in DHS an Office of Intelligence and Analysis headed by a presidentially appointed Chief Intelligence Officer. Transfers to the Chief Intelligence Officer the functions, personnel, assets, and liabilities of the Directorate for Information Analysis and Infrastructure Protection, hereby abolished. Directs the Secretary to establish: (1) the Intelligence Through Employees Generating Resources for Analytical Leadership (INTEGRAL) Program; and (2) an intra-agency task force to study unclassified but security-relevant information. Redesignates the Directorate of Emergency Preparedness and Response as the Directorate of Preparedness and Response (DPR). Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to establish a presidentially appointed Assistant Secretary for Preparedness, who shall perform the functions of the current Office for State and Local Government Coordination and Preparedness, with primary responsibility for the preparedness of the United States for acts of terrorism. Gives the Under Secretary of Preparedness and Response primary responsibility for oversight and coordination with state, local, and regional authorities in the National Capital Region. Establishes in the DPR a presidentially appointed Military Liaison to coordinate DPR activities with the efforts of the Secretary of Defense. Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to eliminate the Office for State and Local Government Coordination and Preparedness, the Office for Domestic Preparedness, and the Office of National Capital Region Coordination (transferring its functions to the DPR). Establishes the Director (who shall be an Assistant Secretary in the DPR) and Deputy Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). Establishes in the DPR a Chief Medical Officer, who shall also be an Assistant Secretary. Declares the sense of Congress urging merger in DHS of the Bureau of Customs and Border Protection (CPB) and the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Grants the DHS privacy officer authority to conduct investigations. Eliminates the Under Secretary for Management and tranfers its functions to the Secretary. Requires the Chief Financial Officer, the Chief Information Officer, and the Chief Human Capital Officer to exercise joint authority, with the component agency heads, over their respective counterparts in the DHS component agencies and entities. Establishes a Business Transformation Officer, who shall develop an overarching management integration strategy for DHS. Outlines whistleblower protections for DHS employees and other covered individuals. Tribal Homeland Security Act - Establishes within DHS the Office of Tribal Security. Establishes in the DPR a National Cybersecurity Office, headed by an Assistant Secretary for Cybersecurity and Telecommunications, as well as an Assistant Secretary for Physical Infrastructure Security, both appointed by the President. Secure Handling of Ammonium Nitrate Act of 2005 - Authorizes the Secretary to regulate the handling and purchase of ammonium nitrate to prevent its misappropriation or use in an act of terrorism.

Illegal Immigration Enforcement and Empowerment Act

United States · United States Congress · 5 October 2005

Illegal Immigration Enforcement and Empowerment Act - Authorizes a state or unit of local government to investigate, identify, apprehend, arrest, detain, prosecute, and impose criminal or civil penalties upon any individual who violates a: (1) federal immigration law; or (2) state law that is based in part upon the violation of federal immigration law. Authorizes the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish a pilot Volunteer Border Marshal Program (limited to state-licensed peace officers) to assist the Department of Homeland Security in securing U.S. borders.

Strengthening American Citizenship Act of 2005

United States · United States Congress · 4 October 2005

Strengthening American Citizenship Act of 2005 - Directs the Chief of the Office of Citizenship of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to provide grants (not to exceed $500) to assist legal U.S. residents who declare an intent to apply for citizenship in the United States to meet naturalization requirements. Provides such grants to an accredited institution of higher education or other qualified educational institution for tuition, fees, books, and other educational resources required by the English language course in which the legal resident is enrolled. Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) to provide that a legal U.S. resident who demonstrates English fluency will satisfy the residency requirement upon the completion of four (currently, five years) years of continuous U.S. legal residency. Directs the Secretary of DHS to: (1) establish an American citizenship grant program for qualified entities to provide civics, history, and English classes to promote the patriotic integration of prospective citizens; (2) establish the United States Citizenship Foundation to support the functions of the Office of Citizenship; and (3) implement a strategy to enhance public awareness of naturalization ceremonies. Amends INA to set forth a new oath of allegiance. Directs the Secretary to: (1) incorporate a knowledge and understanding of the oath of allegiance into the history and government citizenship test; and (2) notify the embassy of the country of which a new citizen was a citizen or subject that such citizen has renounced allegiance to that foreign country, and sworn allegiance to the United States. Establishes a new citizens award program to recognize citizens who: (1) have made an outstanding contribution to the United States; and (2) were naturalized during the ten-year period ending on the date of such recognition.

A bill for the relief of Mr. Anton Dodaj, Mrs. Gjyljana Dodaj, Franc Dodaj, and Kristjan Dodaj.

United States · United States Congress · 29 September 2005

Makes Mr. Anton Dodaj, Mrs. Gjyljana Dodaj, Franc Dodaj, and Kristjan Dodaj each eligible for issuance of an immigrant visa or for adjustment of status to that of a lawful permanent resident of the United States under the Immigration and Nationality Act, upon payment of the required visa fees.

Enforcement First Immigration Reform Act of 2005

United States · United States Congress · 29 September 2005

Enforcement First Immigration Reform Act of 2005 - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act and other immigration-related provisions with respect to: (1) enforcement and detention of, and criminal penalties for, illegal aliens; (2) the institutional removal (IRP) and criminal alien assistance (SCAAP) programs; (3) alien smuggling, document fraud, gang violence, and drug trafficking; (4) border security, personnel increases, and border-related assignment of armed forces members; (5) provision of social security numbers; (6) work authorization and enforcement; (7) secure identification standards, including birth certificates; (8) reform of legal immigration, including elimination of the diversity lottery visa category and certain limitations on entrants from Mexico; (9) citizenship reform, including limitations on citizenship by birth; and (10) wages paid to unauthorized aliens.

Katrina Emergency Assistance Act of 2006

United States · United States Congress · 27 September 2005

Katrina Emergency Assistance Act of 2005 - Authorizes the President to waive the limitation, under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, on the total maximum amount of financial assistance available to individuals and households affected by Hurricane Katrina. Waives limitations on the maximum amount of assistance for housing repairs or replacement under such Act. Authorizes the President to increase the federal share of such assistance. Directs the President to provide up to 39 weeks of unemployment assistance to individuals affected by Hurricane Katrina. Authorizes the President to reimburse a community for each eligible purchase of supplies distributed to Katrina Survivors. Repeals the increase, under the Second Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act to Meet Immediate Needs Arising From the Consequences of Hurricane Katrina, 2005, in the micro-purchase threshold for federal agency purchases for Hurricane Katrina rescue and relief operations. Authorizes the use of special emergency procurement authority under the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act for the support of such operations. Expresses the sense of Congress that the Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement within the Department of Homeland Security should suspend or refrain from initiating removal proceedings for international students and scholars who are deported solely due to their inability to fulfill the terms of their visas as a result of a national disaster, such as Hurricane Katrina.

For the relief of Sung Hee Kim.

United States · United States Congress · 27 September 2005

Makes Sung Hee Kim eligible for issuance of an immigrant visa or for adjustment of status to that of a lawful permanent resident of the United States under the Immigration and Nationality Act, upon payment of the required visa fees.

To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to exempt members of the Armed Forces from naturalization requirements relating to English language, knowledge of government, good moral character, and period of service.

United States · United States Congress · 27 September 2005

Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to exempt members of the armed forces from naturalization requirements respecting English language and government knowledge, good moral character, and period of service.

Temporary Agricultural Labor Reform Act of 2005

United States · United States Congress · 22 September 2005

Temporary Agricultural Labor Reform Act of 2003 - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to revise employer and employee association application requirements for admission of H-2A temporary agricultural workers, including assurances: (1) that the job opportunity is temporary or seasonal, and is not the result of a labor dispute; (2) that attempts have been made to hire U.S. workers; (3) respecting wages and benefits, and labor law compliance; (4) respecting nondisplacement of U.S. workers; and (5) respecting placement with other employers. Revises related provisions respecting: (1) penalties; and (2) admissions and extensions of stay. Provides special provisions for alien sheepherders, goatherders, and dairy workers. Amends the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to: (1) authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to make grants to H-2A employers for the transportation costs of workers whose employment is cut short by natural disaster; and (2) direct the Secretary to establish an H-2A Worker Program Ombudsman within the Office of the Chief Economist of the Department of Agriculture. Amends the Immigrant Reform and Control Act of 1986 to limit the conditions under which the Legal Services Corporation may: (1) provide legal assistance for, or on behalf of, any alien; (2) bring a civil action for damages on behalf of an H-2A nonimmigrant (requires prior mediation); and (3) enter onto an employer's property.

For the relief of Elvira Arellano, Maria Isabel Benitez, Adrian Briseno Esparza, Francisco Javier Castro, Araceli Contreras Del Toro, Jaime Cruz, Disifredo Adan Del Valle, Oralia Espindola, Angel Espinoza Martinez, Laura Flores, Juan Antonio Guzman, Francisca Lino, Maria Natividad Loza, Maria Antonia Martin Gonzalez, Blanca Estela Nolte, Mario Pacheco, Domenico Papaianni, Romina Perea, Ruben Ramirez, Martha Elena Davalos, Hermion Davalos Renteria, Juan Jose Rangel, Jorge Santos, Martin Guerrero Barrios, Antonino Cerami, Juan Carlos Arreguin Lara, Sylvia Soler, Dayron Rios, Jose Pelayo, Juan Jose Mesa, Tomas Martinez, Aurelia Martinez, Veronica Lopez, Alma Delia Jimenez de Sosa, and Rosalva Gutierrez.

United States · United States Congress · 21 September 2005

Makes Elvira Arellano, Maria Isabel Benitez, Adrian Briseno Esparza, Francisco Javier Castro, Araceli Contreras Del Toro, Jaime Cruz, Disifredo Adan Del Valle, Oralia Espindola, Angel Espinoza Martinez, Laura Flores, Juan Antonio Guzman, Francisca Lino, Maria Natividad Loza, Maria Antonia Martin Gonzalez, Blanca Estela Nolte, Mario Pacheco, Domenico Papaianni, Romina Perea, Ruben Ramirez, Martha Elena Davalos, Hermion Davalos Renteria, Juan Jose Rangel, Jorge Santos, Martin Guerrero Barrios, Antonino Cerami, Juan Carlos Arreguin Lara, Sylvia Soler, Dayron Rios, Jose Pelayo, Juan Jose Mesa, Tomas Martinez, Aurelia Martinez, Veronica Lopez, Alma Delia Jimenez de Sosa, and Rosalva Gutierrez each eligible for issuance of an immigrant visa or for adjustment of status to that of a lawful permanent resident of the United States under the Immigration and Nationality Act, upon payment of the required visa fees.

Immigration Relief for Hurricane Katrina Victims Act of 2005

United States · United States Congress · 20 September 2005

Immigration Relief for Hurricane Katrina Victims Act of 2005 - Provides special immigration status to: (1) an alien beneficiary of an immigration petition, nonimmigrant fiance or fiancee K-visa, or labor certification application filed on or before August 29, 2005 (Hurricane Katrina) if the petitioner or applicant died, was disabled, or lost employment due to the damage or destruction of his or her workplace; and (2) an alien who is the grandparent of a child whose parents died as a consequence of Hurricane Katrina, if at least one of the parents was a U.S. citizen, national, or legal permanent resident. Extends for qualifying aliens who, as a result of Hurricane Katrina-related conditions, including death, injury, or inability to either file papers or travel, were unable to meet requirements respecting: (1) nonimmigrant status; (2) filing deadlines for extension or change of nonimmigrant status; (3) lawful U.S. presence; (4) diversity visa immigrant status, including derivative status for the spouse and children of a diversity immigrant who died as a consequence of Hurricane Katrina; (5) immigrant visa validity; (6) voluntary departure; (7) parole; and (8) notice of address change. Considers the alien spouse and child of a U.S. citizen who died as a consequence of Hurricane Katrina as an immediate relative. Provides that the spouse or child of a refugee, asylee, or employment-based immigrant who died as a consequence of Hurricane Katrina shall have his or her respective refugee, asylee, or status adjustment claim determined as if the death had not occurred. Provides that the spouse, child, or unmarried son or daughter of a permanent resident alien who died as a consequence of Hurricane Katrina shall have the family-sponsored immigrant petition date as originally filed by the deceased. Maintains foreign student and exchange program status for an alien who was lawfully in such status on August 29, 2005, but failed to meet a condition of such status as a result of Hurricane Katrina, if the person is reenrolled in a qualifying program by February 1, 2006. Authorizes the Secretary to: (1) provide temporary administrative relief to an alien who was lawfully present in the United States on August 29, 2005, and was the spouse, parent, or child of an individual who died or was disabled as a consequence of Hurricane Katrina; (2) replace identity and employment authorization documents lost, stolen, or destroyed as a consequence of Hurricane Katrina; (3) grant an age-dependent immigration benefit if the failure to meet such age requirement was caused by Hurricane Katrina; and (4) administer the oath of naturalization in any federal court without regard to residence requirements for an alien who resided in a Hurricane Katrina-affected region. Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to authorize the Secretary during a major disaster-declaration period to temporarily waive employer attestation or verification requirements due to disaster-caused document loss.

A bill for the relief of Abraham Jaars, Delicia Jaars, and Grant Jaars.

United States · United States Congress · 15 September 2005

Declares Abraham Jaars, Delicia Jaars, and Grant Jaars each to have been lawfully admitted to, and remained in, the United States and to be eligible for issuance of an immigrant visa or for adjustment of status under provisions of the Immigration and Nationality Act providing for the adjustment of status of a nonimmigrant to that of a person admitted for permanent residence.

For the relief of Alejandra Arias Martinez.

United States · United States Congress · 15 September 2005

Prohibits Alejandra Arias Martinez from being removed from, denied admission to, or considered ineligible for lawful permanent residence in the United States by reason of any ground for such removal or denial that is reflected in the records of the Department of Homeland Security, the Immigration and Naturalization Service of the Department of Justice, or the Visa Office of the Department of State. Directs the the Secretary of Homeland Security, or the Attorney General, as appropriate, to rescind any outstanding order of removal or deportation or any finding of deportability that has been entered against Alejandra Arias Martinez by reason of any such ground.

For the relief of Milton De Jesus Marroquin.

United States · United States Congress · 15 September 2005

Makes Milton De Jesus Marroquin eligible for issuance of an immigrant visa or for adjustment of status to that of a lawful permanent resident of the United States under the Immigration and Nationality Act, upon payment of the required visa fees.

10k Run for the Border Act

United States · United States Congress · 15 September 2005

10k Run for the Border Act - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to increase employer civil fines for: (1) hiring, or recruiting or referring for a fee an alien that the employer knows is not authorized for employment; and (2) continuing to employ such alien. Sets forth a federal-state (and local) allocation of such additional penalty funds.

For the relief of Alcibiades Velasquez Olarte, Paulina Garzon de Velasquez, Luis Eduardo Velasquez Garzon, Sandra Pena Escobar, Nicholas Jose Velasquez Pena, Luis Felipe Velasquez Pena, Miguel Antonio Velasquez Garzon, Rocio Suarez Mendez, Michelle Camila Velasquez Suarez, Maria Hilma Velasquez Garcon, Teresa Velasquez Garcon, Sandy Paola Olarte Velasquez, Flor Ines Velasquez Garzon, Ramon Domingo Claro Correa, Sebastian Camilo Claro Velasquez, Marina Velasquez Garzon, and Clara Imelda Velasquez Garzon.

United States · United States Congress · 15 September 2005

Declares Alcibiades Velasquez Olarte, Paulina Garzon de Velasquez, Luis Eduardo Velasquez Garzon, Sandra Pena Escobar, Nicholas Jose Velasquez Pena, Luis Felipe Velasquez Pena, Miguel Antonio Velasquez Garzon, Rocio Suarez Mendez, Michelle Camila Velasquez Suarez, Maria Hilma Velasquez Garcon, Teresa Velasquez Garcon, Sandy Paola Olarte Velasquez, Flor Ines Velasquez Garzon, Ramon Domingo Claro Correa, Sebastian Camilo Claro Velasquez, Marina Velasquez Garzon, and Clara Imelda Velasquez Garzon each to be eligible for issuance of an immigrant visa or for adjustment of status to that of an alien lawfully admitted to the United States for permanent residence under the Immigration and Nationality Act. Denies the natural parents, brothers, and sisters of the above named individuals, by virtue of such relationship, any right, privilege, or status under the Immigration and Nationality Act.

For the relief of Vicente Beltran Luna.

United States · United States Congress · 15 September 2005

Makes Vicente Beltran Luna eligible for issuance of an immigrant visa or for adjustment of status to that of a lawful permanent resident of the United States under the Immigration and Nationality Act, upon payment of the required visa fees.

Scott Gardner Act

United States · United States Congress · 14 September 2005

Scott Gardner Act - Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security to share immigration information with the Attorney General. Requires a joint report from such officials to Congress on improving the performance of federal immigration databases to ensure the prompt entry of immigration information. Requires: (1) the director of each state and local law enforcement agency to collect and report to the Secretary all immigration and DWI (driving while intoxicated) information collected in the course of normal duties; and (2) such information to appear as a flag on the wants/warrants page of the National Criminal Information Center (NCIC) database. Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to: (1) require the Secretary to reimburse the costs of training state and local law enforcement employees on federal immigration laws; and (2) authorize the apprehension and detention of an alien for DWI or a similar violation, as long as the alien is deportable on any other grounds or is an illegal alien. Requires each state motor vehicle administrator to share with the Secretary all information concerning aliens with records of DWI convictions or refusals to take sobriety tests. Directs the Secretary to submit to Congress a formula for the allocation of federal detention facilities for aliens.

For the relief of Abraham Jaars, Delicia Jaars, and Grant Jaars.

United States · United States Congress · 14 September 2005

Prohibits Abraham Jaars, Delicia Jaars, and Grant Jaars from being removed from, or denied admission to, the United States by reason of any act that is a ground for removal or denial and that is reflected in the records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service of the Department of Justice or the Visa Office of the Department of State. Directs the Attorney General to rescind any outstanding order of removal or deportation, or any finding of deportability, that has been entered against Abraham Jaars, Delicia Jaars, and Grant Jaars by reason of any such act.

Protecting America Together Act of 2005

United States · United States Congress · 8 September 2005

Protecting America Together Act of 2005 - Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish a Border Patrol Auxiliary. States that: (1) it is the intent of Congress that the Auxiliary be used to notify the Border Patrol if members see illegal aliens attempting to cross the U.S. border; (2) each Auxiliary organization shall be deemed to be a U.S. instrumentality when operating within the scope of its authority and exempt from federal tort claims and noncontractual civil liability; and (3) Auxiliary members shall not be considered to be federal employees except as provided for by this Act.

Reducing Immigration to a Genuinely Healthy Total (RIGHT) Act of 2005

United States · United States Congress · 8 September 2005

Reducing Immigration to a Genuinely Healthy Total (RIGHT) Act of 2005 - Reduces U.S. immigration levels (and visa allotments) for: (1) family-sponsored immigrants to zero; (2) diversity immigrants to zero; and (3) employment-based immigrants. Caps fiscal year humanitarian-related entries at 50,000, which shall include: (1) refugees; (2) assylees; (3) Polish, Hungarian, Soviet, and Indochinese parolees; (4) aliens whose removal is canceled and status adjusted; and (5) aliens provided permanent resident status through private legislation. Eliminates specified legalization and amnesty programs, including: (1) agricultural worker amnesty; (2) Immigration Reform and Control Act (IRCA) legalizations; (3) amnesties under the Nicaraguan Adjustment and Central American Relief Act of 1997, and the Haitian Refugee and Immigration Fairness Act of 1998; and (4) Cuban-Haitian adjustments. Requires congressional approval for extension of designation of foreign states for temporary protected status designations. Establishes as nonimmigrant classifications: (1) spouses and minor children of lawful permanent residents (currently, a preference immigrant classification); and (2) parents of U.S. adult citizens (currently, an immediate relative classification exempt from numerical immigrant limitations). Prohibits automatic citizenship by birth unless at least one of the individual's parents is, at the time of birth, a U.S. citizen or national or an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence. Makes voting in a foreign election a basis for automatic loss of U.S. citizenship. Sets forth the instances under which illegal U.S. presence by a person shall be considered as not demonstrating good moral character for immigration purposes.

International Marriage Broker Regulation Act of 2005

United States · United States Congress · 7 September 2005

International Marriage Broker Regulation Act of 2005 - Prohibits an international marriage broker from providing any U.S. client with any personal contact information of any individual under the age of 18. Prohibits a marriage broker from providing any U.S. client with the personal contact information of any foreign national client 18 years of age or older until the marriage broker has: (1) collected certain background information from the U.S. client; (2) provided a copy of such background information to the foreign national client; (3) provided the foreign national client information about legal rights; (4) received consent from the foreign national client to release personal contact information; and (5) informed the U.S. client that he or she will be subject to a criminal background check. Requires a marriage broker to collect specified background information from each U.S. client. Sets forth penalties for marriage broker violations. Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) to repeal the mail-order bride provision. Provides for the dissemination of a pamphlet about the resources available for immigrant victims of domestic violence to: (1) foreign national clients of marriage brokers; and (2) beneficiaries of K-visa petitions. Amends INA to set forth new K-visa processing provisions.

September 11 Family Humanitarian Relief and Patriotism Act

United States · United States Congress · 7 September 2005

September 11 Family Humanitarian Relief and Patriotism Act - Provides permanent resident status adjustment for a requesting alien who was on September 10, 2001, the wife, child, or dependent son or daughter of a lawful nonimmigrant alien who died as a result of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks against the United States. Authorizes an alien who has been ordered excluded, deported, removed, or ordered to depart voluntarily from the United States to apply for such status adjustment. Provides for cancellation of removal and permanent resident status adjustment for a requesting alien who was: (1) on September 10, 2001, the wife, child, or dependent son or daughter of an alien who died as a result of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks against the United States; and (2) deemed to be a beneficiary of the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund of 2001. Makes the provisions of this Act inapplicable to an alien who is: (1) inadmissible or deportable under criminal or security grounds, including September 11, 2001, terrorist activity; or (2) a family member of such an alien.

Secure the Outside Perimeter (STOP) Act of 2005

United States · United States Congress · 7 September 2005

Secure the Outside Perimeter (STOP) Act of 2005 - Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security to prevent all illegal border crossings into the United States by January 1, 2007. Waives the provisions of all U.S. laws, including the Endangered Species Act of 1973 and the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, to the extent that the Secretary determines necessary to prevent such border crossings.

For the relief of Daniel Acevedo.

United States · United States Congress · 7 September 2005

Declares Daniel Acevedo to be eligible for issuance of an immigrant visa or for adjustment of status to that of an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence under the Immigration and Nationality Act.

Emilio T. Gonzalez, of Florida, to be Director of the Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services, Department of Homeland Security, vice Eduardo Aguirre, Jr.

United States · United States Senate · 6 September 2005