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Bill· HRH.R. 1751 (94th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 20 January 1975
Authorizes the Attorney General to provide for the construction and maintenance of a fence near the international boundary between the United States and Mexico in the city of El Paso, Texas, in order to deter illegal traffic. Authorizes to be appropriated not to exceed $50,000 to carry out the provisions of this Act.
Bill· HRH.R. 1717 (94th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 20 January 1975
Changes the Immigration and Nationality Act to eliminate the legal custody requirement and the requirement of residence and physical presence in the United States for the naturalization of children adopted by United States citizens.
Bill· HRH.R. 1540 (94th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 16 January 1975
Authorizes the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs to provide hospital care and medical service abroad to an alien, who was never an American citizen, for any service-connected disability incurred while serving in the Armed Forces of the United States.
Bill· HRH.R. 1536 (94th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 16 January 1975
Includes inspectors of the Immigration and Naturalization Service or the Bureau of Customs within the provisions of law relating to civil service retirement of Government employees engaged in hazardous occupations. (Amends 5 U.S.C. 8336(c))
Bill· HRH.R. 1512 (94th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 16 January 1975
Authorizes the issuance of immigration visas to any alien, and his spouse and children, who is a native of the Phillipines, who served for at least three years in any United States Armed Force during World War II, and (if already separated from such Force) who was separated under honorable conditions.
Bill· HRH.R. 1527 (94th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 16 January 1975
Changes the Immigration and Nationality Act to eliminate the legal custody requirement and the requirement of residence and physical presence in the United States for the naturalization of children adopted by United States citizens.
Law· SS. 66 (94th)open
United States · United States Congress · 15 January 1975
Title I: Nurse Training Act - Nurse Training Act - Provides for appropriations authorizations in the areas of construction assistance under the Public Health Service Act. Authorizes assistance under such Act in the expanding of the capacities of nursing schools to provide graduate training. Extends the Financial Distress Grant Program under such Act. Authorizes the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare to make grants to assist public or nonprofit private schools of nursing which are in serious financial straits to meet operational costs required to maintain quality educational programs or which have special need for financial assistance to meet accreditation requirements. Provides that any such grant may be made upon such terms as the Secretary determines to be reasonable and necessary, including requirements that the school agree: (1) to disclose any financial information or data deemed by the Secretary to be necessary to determine the sources or causes of that school's financial distress; (2) to conduct a comprehensive cost analysis study in cooperation with the Secretary; and (3) to carry out appropriate operational and financial reforms on the basis of information obtained in the course of the comprehensive cost analysis study or on the basis of other relevant information. Requires the Secretary to consult with the National Advisory Council on Nurse Training in acting upon applications for grants under this title. Authorizes appropriation for such grants. Authorizes the Secretary to make grants to meet the costs of advanced nurse training programs. Authorizes appropriations for such purposes. Extends the Student Loan Program under the Act. Directs the Secretary to determine on a continuing basis: (1) the supply of registered nurses, licensed practical nurses and registered nurses with advanced training or graduate degrees, as well as other nursing personnel; (2) their distribution; and (3) the current and future requirements for such nurses. Title II: Health Revenue Sharing and Health Services: - Special Health Revenue Sharing Act - Health Revenue Sharing and Health Services Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare to make grants under the Public Health Service Act to State health and mental health authorities to assit in meeting the costs of providing comprehensive public health services. Family Planning and Population Research Act - Extends the appropriations authorizations for the Family Planning Programs under the Public Health Service Act. Authorizes grants for research in the biomedical, contraceptive development, behavioral, and program implementation fields related to family planning and population. Authorizes grants for planning community mental health center programs. Authorizes financial distress grants for the operation of community mental health centers. Directs the Secretary to establish within the National Institute of Mental Health a National Center for the Prevention and Control of Rape. Directs the Secretary to provide for a continuing study and investigation of: (1) the effectiveness of existing Federal, State, and local laws dealing with rape; (2) the relationship, if any, between traditional legal and social attitudes toward sexual roles, the act of rape, and the formulation of laws dealing with rape; (3) the treatment of the victims of rape by law enforcement agencies, hospitals or other medical institutions, prosecutors, and the courts; and (4) the causes of rape. Directs the Secretary to assist community mental health centers and other entities in conducting research and demonstration projects concerning the control and prevention of rape. Community Mental Health Centers Act - Requires the Secretary to formulate a five-year plan for the extension of mental health services. Revises provisions of the Public Health Service Act relating to the establishment of migrant health centers, providing highest priority for assistance in areas where the largest migratory worker populations reside. Enumerates the criteria for applications for migrant health center grants and authorizes appropriations for such grants. Defines the term "community health center" as used in this title. States that such term means an entity which, either through its staff and supporting resources or through contracts or cooperative arrangements with other public or private entities, provides: (1) primary health services; (2) as may be appropriate for particular centers, supplemental health services necessary for the adequate support of primary health services; (3) referral to providers of supplemental health services and payment, as appropriate and feasible, for their provision of such services; (4) as may be appropriate for particular centers, environmental health services, and (5) information on the availability and proper use of health services. Provides for grants for projects to plan and develop community health centers which will serve medically underserved populations and authorizes appropriations for such grants. Directs the Secretary to appoint a Committee on Mental Health and Illness of the Elderly to make a study of and recommendations respecting: (1) the future needs for mental health facilities, manpower, research, and training to meet the mental health care needs of elderly persons, (2) the appropriate care of elderly persons who are in mental institutions or who have been discharged from such institutions, and (3) proposals for implementing the recommendations of the 1971 White House Conference on Aging respecting the mental health of the elderly. Directs the Secretary to establish a temporary commission to be known as the Commission for the Control of Epilepsy and Its Consequences. Enumerates the duties of the Commission including to: (1) make a comprehensive study of the state of the art of medical and social management of epilepsy in the United States; and (2) investigate and make recommendations concerning the proper roles of Federal and State Governments and national and local public and private agencies in research, prevention, identification, treatment, and rehabilitation of persons with epilepsy. Directs the Secretary to establish a temporary commission to be known as the Commission for the Control of Huntington's Disease and Its Consequences. Makes it the duty of the Commission to: (1) make a comprehensive study of the state of the art of medical and social management of Huntington's disease in the United States; (2) investigate and make recommendations concerning the proper roles of Federal and State Governments and national and local public and private agencies in research, prevention, identification, treatment, and rehabilitation of persons with Huntington's disease; (3) develop a comprehensive national plan for the control of Huntington's disease and its consequences based on the most thorough, complete, and accurate data and information available on the disorder; and (4) transmit to the President and the Committee on Labor and Public Welfare of the Senate and the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce of the House of Representatives, not later than one year after the date of enactment of this Act a report detailing the findings and conclusions of the Commission, together with recommendations for legislation and appropriations, as it deems advisable. Provides for the establishment of comprehensive hemophilia diagnostic and treatment centers and blood-separation centers.
Resolution· SRESS.Res. 8 (94th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 15 January 1975
Expresses the sense of the Senate that funds appropriated for deportation functions of the Immigration and Naturalization Service not be rescinded.
Bill· HRH.R. 1276 (94th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 14 January 1975
Immigration and Nationality Authorization Act - Authorizes necessary appropriations to the Department of State to carry out its functions under the Immigration and Nationality Act. Requires that all authorizations of appropriations for the Departments of Justice and Labor for administering the Immigration and Nationality Act, in regard to any fiscal year after fiscal year 1975, shall be specifically made by Act of Congress.
Bill· HRH.R. 1175 (94th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 14 January 1975
Includes inspectors of the Immigration and Naturalization Service or the Bureau of Customs within the provisions of law relating to civil service retirement of Government employees engaged in hazardous occupations. (Amends 5 U.S.C. 8336(c))
Bill· HRH.R. 1163 (94th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 14 January 1975
Provides, under the Immigration and Nationality Act, for the seizure and forfeiture of vessels, vehicles, and aircraft used to illegally transport into the United States specified aliens. States exceptions to such seizure and forfeiture provision, including a vessel, vehicle, or aircraft used as a common carrier unless the owner or other person in charge was at the time of the alleged illegal act a consenting party or privy thereto.
Bill· HRH.R. 1014 (94th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 14 January 1975
Provides for increased immigration from Western Hemisphere Nations under the Immigration and Nationality Act by removing the "special immigrant" restrictions placed on such immigrants.
Bill· HRH.R. 1013 (94th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 14 January 1975
Provides that under the Immigration and Nationality Act a person shall be deemed literate for the purpose of being naturalized as a citizen of the United States if he has the ability to read, write and speak words in ordinary usage in the language in which he is most literate.
Bill· HRH.R. 982 (94th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 14 January 1975
Removes from the class of aliens whose status may be adjusted by the Attorney General in his discretion to that of aliens lawfully admitted for permanent residence those aliens who continue in or accept unauthorized employment prior to the filing of an application for adjustment to such status. Makes it unlawful for any employer, or any agent or any person who for a fee, refers an alien for employment by such an employer, knowingly to employ, continue to employ, or refer for employment any alien in the United States who has not been lawfully admitted to the United States for permanent residence, unless the employment of such alien is authorized by the Attorney General. Provides that an employer, referrer, or agent shall not be deemed to have violated this Act if he has made a bona fide inquiry whether a person hereafter employed or referred by him is a citizen or an alien, and if an alien, whether he is lawfully admitted to the United States for permanent residence or is authorized by the Attorney General to accept employment. Requires that if, in a proceeding initiated within two years after the service of a citation by the Attorney General informing an employer of a violation under this Act, the Attorney General finds that any employer, agent, or referrer upon whom such citation has been served has thereafter violated the provisions of this Act, the Attorney General shall assess a penalty of not more than $500 for each alien in respect to whom any such violation is found to have occurred. Provides that further violation of this Act following the assessment of the above civil penalty shall make the employer guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof such employer shall be punished by a fine not exceeding $1,000, or imprisonment not exceeding one year, or both, for each alien in respect to whom any violation of this occurs. Requires disclosure by employees and officers of the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare of information on illegal aliens who are receiving assistance under the Social Security Act.
Bill· HRH.R. 1015 (94th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 14 January 1975
Specifies conditions under which the Attorney General shall adjust the status of aliens who are illegally in the U.S. to that of permanent residents provided the alien is the spouse, parent, son or daughter of a U.S. citizen or an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence and is entitled to a preference status under the Immigration and Nationality Act; or entered the United States before June 30, 1948, and has been continuously present within the United States from the date of his entry until the date of enactment of this Act.
Bill· HRH.R. 981 (94th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 14 January 1975
Immigration and Nationality Act Amendments - Provides, under the Immigration and Nationality Act, that included within the definition of aliens are those persons coming temporarily to the United States for a period of not more than a year to perform other than exceptional services or labor if the Secretary of Labor has determined that there are not sufficient workers available at the aliens' destination who are willing and able to perform such services or labor. Limits the number of aliens born in any foreign state or dependent area located in the Eastern Hemisphere who may be issued immigrant visas or who may otherwise acquire the status of lawfully admitted aliens for permanent residence to 45,000 in the first three quarters of any fiscal year and to 170,000 in any fiscal year. Limits such immigrant visas to aliens born in any foreign state of the Western Hemisphere or in the Canal Zone, or in a dependent area located in the Western Hemisphere, to 32,000 in the first three quarters of any fiscal year and to 120,000 in any fiscal year. Provides that the total number of immigrant visas and conditional entries made available to natives of any single foreign state in any fiscal year under the Immigration and Nationality Act shall not exceed 35,000 in the case of any contiguous foreign state and shall not exceed 20,000 in the case of any other foreign state. Sets forth conditions for provisional entries. Provides that the Secretary of the State shall terminate the registration of any alien who fails to apply for an immigrant visa within one year following notification to him of the availability of such visa. Requires the Secretary of Labor to submit quarterly to the Congress a report containing complete and detailed statements of facts pertinent to labor certification procedures, including: (1) lists of occupations in short supply or oversupply; (2) regionally projected manpower needs; and (3) up-to- date statistics on the number of labor certifications approved or denied. Provides that the Secretary of State may, when such action is in the national interest, parole into the United States all or part of a group of aliens qualified for such parole under the Immigration and Nationality Act. States that the provisions of this Act shall become effective on the first day of the first month which begins more than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act.
Bill· HRH.R. 936 (94th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 14 January 1975
Provides, under the Immigration and Nationality Act, that any person who is the surviving natural or adoptive parent of a person who dies during a period of honorable service in an active duty status in the Armed Forces of the United States during a period of military hostilities, may be naturalized upon compliance with all the requirements of the Act.
Bill· HRH.R. 938 (94th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 14 January 1975
Exempts a person from the requirement, under the Immigration and Nationality Act, of an understanding of the English language, if on the date of his petition for naturalization such person is over fifty years of age and has been living in the United States for periods totaling at least twenty years.
Bill· HRH.R. 937 (94th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 14 January 1975
Provides that when an alien parent becomes naturalized, his children born outside of the United States under the age of eighteen (now sixteen) shall receive automatic citizenship.
Law· HRH.R. 568 (94th)open
United States · United States Congress · 14 January 1975
Grants a child adopted by a single United States citizen the same immigrant status as a child adopted by a United States citizen and his spouse. (Amends U.S.C. 1101(b)(1)(f))
Bill· HRH.R. 702 (94th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 14 January 1975
Immigration and Nationality Act - Establishes a five-member Board of Visa Appeals as an independent office within the Bureau of Security and Consular Affairs of the Department of State, with members to be appointed by the Secretary of State. Gives the Board jurisdiction to review the denial revocation of an immigrant visa of a resident alien, upon the petition of such citizen or alien. Makes the Board's decision final. Gives parents of permanent resident aliens second preference status (currently covered by this preference are spouses and unmarried sons or unmarried daughters of such aliens). Removes refugees from seventh preference status and makes available to the following requiring labor certification, some 10,200 immigrant visas annually on a first-come-first-served basis: (1) those who are engaged solely or principally by a religious denomination and seek admission to the United States to perform duties to carry out the objectives of such denomination; and (2) retired persons; (3) private investors; and (4) fiancees of U.S. citizens and permanent resident aliens (such aliens currently enter the United States on a nonpreference basis). Establishes a new provision for the admission of refugees from all over the world. Defines refugee as one who has fled from a Communist-dominated country or area, or has fled from any country and is unwilling to return "due to well-founded fear of persecution, or danger to his life or civil liberties"; or has been uprooted by natural calamity or military operations and is unable to return to his usual abode. Provides 12,000 immigrant visas annually to qualified refugees throughout the world, notwithstanding any numerical limitations of current law. Authorizes the Attorney General to parole alien refugees into the United States if such action is deemed to be in the public interest of the United States. Provides a permanent authority to adjust the status of refugee parolees to that of permanent residence. Provides adjustment of status, in cases of exceptional hardship, for natives of Western Hemisphere countries. Establishes a new statute of limitations which prevents the deportation: (1) of aliens lawfully admitted to the U.S. for permanent residence solely by reason of any conduct or conditions which occurred or existed ten years prior to the institution of deportation proceedings; (2) of aliens lawfully admitted to the U.S. for permanent residence if such aliens entered the U.S. prior to age fourteen and have resided in the U.S. for a period of at least twenty years immediately preceding the institution of deportation proceedings against him. Facilitates the naturalization of: (1) persons over fifty years who have been living in the U.S. for at least twenty years; (2) permanent resident aliens employed overseas by an accredited American philanthropic organization; and (4) permanent resident aliens serving with the armed forces during hostilities in Vietnam. Permits the derivative acquisition of citizenship by a minor child, through his parents' naturalization, at eighteen years of age instead of sixteen as currently provided. Provides that final hearings upon petitions for naturalization can be held as late as thirty days before a pending general election. Eliminates the question of "country of former nationality" from the naturalization certificate. Establishes a Select Commission on Nationality and Naturalization to make full and complete study and investigation all matters relating to the policy and operation of title III of the Immigration and Nationality Act; including, but not limited to, the effect of Federal judicial decisions in recent years on any of the provisions of such title and an analysis and evaluation of the fairness of the naturalization policy of the United States. Provides that the Commission shall be composed of nine members--three from the Senate, three from the House and three apointed by the President, and shall file its final report one year following enactment of this bill.
Bill· HRH.R. 697 (94th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 14 January 1975
Provides under the Immigration and Nationality Act, that if in any fiscal year beginning after June 30, 1979, the total number of immigrant visas made available to immigrants from any foreign state under specified preference catagories under the Act was less than three-fourths of the average annual number of such visas made available to immigrants from such foreign state during the ten-fiscal-year period beginning July 1, 1955, there shall be made available to immigrants from such foreign state an additional number of visas for the succeeding fiscal year equal to the difference between the number of visas made available to them in the preceding fiscal year and three-fourths of such average number, except that the number of such additional visas made available in any fiscal year to immigrants from such foreign state shall not exceed $10,000.
Bill· HRH.R. 699 (94th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 14 January 1975
Provides that quota visa numbers not issued during fiscal year 1973, as determined and proclaimed by the Secretary of State shall be transferred to an immigration pool. Provides that visa numbers from the pool shall be made available during the two fiscal years following enactment of this Act (50 percent each fiscal year) to immigrants otherwise admissible under the provisions of the Immigration and Nationality Act from any foreign state which received during fiscal year 1968 less than the annual average number of immigrant visas issued during the ten-fiscal-year period prior to July 1, 1971, to such foreign state.
Bill· HRH.R. 567 (94th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 14 January 1975
Makes an alien who has been convicted for possession of marihuana eligible for an application for a visa and for admission into the United States after a hearing and upon such terms as the Attorney General prescribes. Permits the Attorney General, after a hearing and upon such terms as he may prescribe, to waive deportation of any alien who has been convicted for the possession of marihuana. (Amends 8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(23), 1251(b))
Bill· HRH.R. 412 (94th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 14 January 1975
Changes the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for the immigration of children of individuals suffering from Hansen's disease in the case of children who have been adopted by United States citizens or who are coming to the United States for adoption by a United States citizen who has complied with the applicable preadoption requirements.
Bill· HRH.R. 368 (94th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 14 January 1975
Makes additional immigrant visas available for immigrants from any foreign State which had less than three-fourths of the average annual number of visas under the quota system during the ten-fiscal-year period beginning July 1, 1955. Directs that the additional number of visas be equal to the difference between the number of visas made to them and three-fourths of the average made to other immigrants under the quota system, but limits the total number of visas to any foreign State to 7500 in any fiscal year. Directs the allocation of the additional visas.
Bill· HRH.R. 367 (94th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 14 January 1975
Immigration and Nationality Act Amendments - Provides, under the Immigration and Nationality Act, that included within the definition of aliens are those persons coming temporarily to the United States for a period of not more than a year to perform other than exceptional services or labor if the Secretary of Labor has determined that there are not sufficient workers available at the aliens' destination who are willing and able to perform such services or labor. Limits the number of aliens born in any foreign state or dependent area located in the Eastern Hemisphere who may be issued immigrant visas or who may otherwise acquire the status of lawfully admitted aliens for permanent residence to 45,000 in the first three quarters of any fiscal year and to 170,000 in any fiscal year. Limits such immigrant visas to aliens born in any foreign state of the Western Hemisphere or in the Canal Zone, or in a dependent area located in the Western Hemisphere, to 32,000 in the first three quarters of any fiscal year and to 120,000 in any fiscal year. Sets forth conditions for provisional entries. Provides that the Secretary of State shall terminate the registration of any alien who fails to apply for an immigrant visa within one year following notification to him of the availability of such a visa. Requires the Secretary of Labor to submit quarterly to the Congress a report containing complete and detailed statements of facts pertinent to labor certification procedures, including: (1) lists of occupations in short supply or oversupply; (2) regionally projected manpower needs; and (3) up-to-date statistics on the number of labor certifications approved or denied. Provides that the Secretary of State may, when such action is in the national interest, parole into the United States all or part of a group of aliens qualified for such parole under the Immigration and Nationality Act.
Bill· HRH.R. 325 (94th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 14 January 1975
Provides that in the case of any alien admitted to the United States for permanent residence, who is excludable because he is likely to become a public charge, the Attorney General shall require a citizen sponsor to execute an affidavit of support of such alien. States that any alien admitted to the United States who at any time within twenty-four months after being so admitted becomes a public charge as defined by this Act shall be subject to immediate deportation. Sets forth criteria to be considered by the Attorney General in exercising his discretion to deport an alien under this Act. (Adds 8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(41); 1183(b); 1251(g))
Bill· HRH.R. 257 (94th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 14 January 1975
Forbids, under the Immigration and Nationality Act, the employment or referral for employment of aliens who have not been lawfully admitted to the United States for permanent residence. States that a person who employs or refers for employment such an individual shall not be deemed to have violated this Act if he has: (1) obtained a form signed by the individual stating that he is a citizen or lawfully admitted alien; and (2) himself signed a form stating that he has read the individual's birth certificate or any other document which validates the individual's statement. Provides that any person who violates this Act shall be fined not more than $500 or imprisoned for not more than six months, or both, for the first illegal employment or referral, and shall be fined not more than $1,000 or imprisoned for not more than one year, or both, for each subsequent employment or referral. Directs the Immigration and Naturalization Service to increase the personnel of the United States Border Patrol and Investigations Branch by 2,500 by the end of fiscal year 1975. Authorizes to be appropriated such sums as necessary to carry out this provision. Provides that this Act shall take effect 90 days after enactment and shall only apply to aliens who become employed or are referred for employment on or after that date.
Bill· HRH.R. 224 (94th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 14 January 1975
Illegal Alien Employment Prohibition Act - Prohibits, under the Immigration and Nationality Act, the employment or referral for employment of aliens who have not been lawfully admitted to the United States for permanent residence, unless such employment is authorized by the Attorney General. Provides that a person not be deemed to have violated this Act if he has made a bona fide inquiry whether a person employed or referred is a citizen or alien. States that a signed statement from such person that he is a citizen or authorized alien constitutes a bona fide inquiry provided that the writing conforms with regulations prescribed by the Attorney General. Directs the Attorney General to serve a citation upon first-time violators of this Act. Provides a civil penalty of not more than $500 for each alien if a violation occurs within two years after the service of a citation. Permits a civil penalty to be imposed only after an opportunity for hearing and after the Attorney General has determined that a violation did occur. Provides that one who is assessed a civil penalty and thereafter violates this Act shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction punished by a fine not exceeding $1,000 or by one year imprisonment, or both, for each alien in respect to whom any violation of this Act occurs. States that nothing in this Act be construed to affect the validity of any document or proceeding valid at the time this Act shall take effect.
Bill· HRH.R. 223 (94th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 14 January 1975
Makes an alien who has been convicted for possession of marihuana eligible for an application for a visa and for admission into the United States after a hearing and upon such terms as the Attorney General prescribes. Permits the Attorney General, after a hearing and upon such terms as he may prescribe, to waive deportation of any alien who has been convicted for the possession of marihuana.
Bill· HRH.R. 190 (94th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 14 January 1975
Nonimmigrant Visa Act - Permits the Attorney General and the Secretary of State to issue regulations so as to permit aliens to enter the United States as temporary visitors for business or pleasure for a period of up to ninety days who are nationals of foreign governments now prohibited by the Immigration and Nationality Act. Imposes a penalty of a two-year period of ineligibility for an immigrant visa on any alien who overstays or otherwise violates his status after admission to the United States as a nonimmigrant under this Act.
Bill· HRH.R. 173 (94th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 14 January 1975
Makes additional immigrant visas available for immigrants from any foreign State which had less than three-fourths of the average annual number of visas under the quota system during the ten-fiscal-year period beginning July 1, 1955. Directs that the additional number of visas be equal to the difference between the number of visas made to them and three-fourths of the average made to other immigrants under the quota system, but limits the total number of visas to any foreign State to 7500 in any fiscal year. Directs the allocation of the additional visas.
Bill· HRH.R. 187 (94th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 14 January 1975
Makes additional immigrant visas available for immigrants from any foreign State which had less than three-fourths of the average annual number of visas under the quota system during the ten-fiscal-year period beginning July 1, 1955. Directs that the additional number of visas be equal to the difference between the number of visas made to them and three-fourths of the average made to other immigrants under the quota system, but limits the total number of visas to any foreign State to 7500 in any fiscal year. Directs the allocation of the additional visas.
Bill· HRH.R. 136 (94th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 14 January 1975
Provides, under the Immigration and Nationality Act, for the elimination of procedures for voluntary departure of aliens illegally in the United States. Increases the penalties for bringing in, harboring, and the illegal entry of aliens.
Bill· HRH.R. 137 (94th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 14 January 1975
Requires the Attorney General to employ additional personnel pursuant to the Immigration and Nationality Act to patrol the borders of the United States.
Bill· HRH.R. 135 (94th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 14 January 1975
Removes from the class of aliens whose status may be adjusted by the Attorney General in his discretion to that of aliens lawfully admitted for permanent residence those aliens who continue in or accept unauthorized employment prior to the filing of an application for adjustment to such status. Makes it unlawful for any employer, or any agent or any person who for a fee, refers an alien for employment by such an employer, knowingly to employ, continue to employ, or refer for employment any alien in the United States who has not been lawfully admitted to the United States for permanent residence, unless the employment of such alien is authorized by the Attorney General. Provides that an employer, referrer, or agent shall not be deemed to have violated this Act if he has made a bona fide inquiry whether a person hereafter employed or referred by him is a citizen or an alien, and if an alien, whether he is lawfully admitted to the United States for permanent residence or is authorized by the Attorney General to accept employment. Requires that if, in a proceeding initiated within two years after the service of a citation by the Attorney General informing an employer of a violation under this Act, the Attorney General finds that any employer, agent, or referrer upon whom such citation has been served has thereafter violated the provisions of this Act, the Attorney General shall assess a penalty of not more than $500 for each alien in respect to whom any such violation is found to have occurred. Provides that further violation of this Act following the assessment of the above civil penalty shall make the employer guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof such employer shall be punished by a fine not exceeding $1,000, or imprisonment not exceeding one year, or both, for each alien in respect to whom any violation of this occurs. Requires disclosure by employees and officers of the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare of information on illegal aliens who are receiving assistance under the Social Security Act.
Resolution· HRESH.Res. 34 (94th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 14 January 1975
Requires under the Rules of the House of Representatives, that any private bill relating to immigration or naturalization be accompanied by a statement that the Member introducing such bill shall receive no compensation with respect to his introduction of such bill.