Skip to content
PoliticalRepoPoliticalRepo

United States · Bill · HR

H.R. 3647 (115th)

Save America Comprehensive Immigration Act of 2017

referredUnited States· United States Congress· EN

Introduced

8 August 2017

Last action

21 September 2017 · Referred

Status

Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.

Sponsors

Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18]

Subjects

Asylum, Immigration, Taxation

Source updated

11 August 2025

Asylum · Immigration · Taxation

Official sourceDownload fileView documentsShare

Summary

Save America Comprehensive Immigration Act of 2017 This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide increased protections and eligibility for family-sponsored immigrants. The bill establishes: (1) the Board of Family-based Visa Appeals, and (2) the Task Force to Rescue Immigrant Victims of American Sex Offenders. The bill sets forth provisions regarding: (1) the Border Patrol and other law enforcement officers, including regarding personnel increases; (2) status adjustment, including an adjustment for Haitians; (3) sex offenders; (4) unfair immigration-related employment practices; (5) removal proceedings, including for removal based om criminal offenses; (6) asylee and refugee proceedings; and (7) naturalization. The Anti-Smuggling Unit within the Border Patrol is reestablished. The worldwide level of diversity immigrants is increased. Gender-based persecution is established as a grounds for refugee status. Adjustment to permanent resident is provided for certain temporary protected status persons. The bill authorizes S (witness or informant) nonimmigrant status for aliens in possession of critical reliable information concerning commercial alien smuggling or trafficking in immigration documents. The definition of "law enforcement officer" under provisions of the Federal Employees Retirement System and the Civil Service Retirement System is amended to include: (1) federal employees not otherwise covered by such term whose duties include the investigation or apprehension of suspected or convicted individuals and who are authorized to carry a firearm, and (2) Internal Revenue Service employees whose duties are primarily the collection of delinquent taxes and the securing of delinquent returns. The bill repeals: (1) provisions prohibiting government entities and officials from preventing communications with federal immigration authorities, and (2) authority permitting state personnel to carry out immigration officer functions. The fashion model H-1B visa is replaced with an O-visa.

This text is taken from the official record. PoliticalRepo does not editorialize.

Timeline

  1. 8 August 2017

    Introduced

    Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Homeland Security, and Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 8 August 2017

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 8 August 2017

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 12 September 2017

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Border and Maritime Security.

    Source: Committee

  5. 21 September 2017

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.

    Source: Committee

Votes

No vote records are attached yet.

Versions

Documents

3 official files

Introduced in House (text)

View fileDownload file

This file cannot be previewed here. Use View or Download.

Leesvertaling

Vertaal dit document naar jouw taal. PoliticalRepo bewaart geen aparte kopie per EU-taal.

Documentvertaling op verzoek met downloadbare PDF (logo + link naar de officiële bron). Het bronbestand blijft leidend.

  • Introduced in House (text)

    Introduced in House · EN · 8 August 2017

    ViewDownloadOpen at official source

  • Introduced in House (PDF)

    Introduced in House · EN · 8 August 2017

    ViewDownloadOpen at official source

    Leesvertaling

    Vertaal dit document naar jouw taal. PoliticalRepo bewaart geen aparte kopie per EU-taal.

    Documentvertaling op verzoek met downloadbare PDF (logo + link naar de officiële bron). Het bronbestand blijft leidend.

  • Introduced in House

    summary · EN · 8 August 2017

    Open at official source

    Leesvertaling

    Vertaal dit document naar jouw taal. PoliticalRepo bewaart geen aparte kopie per EU-taal.

    Documentvertaling op verzoek met downloadbare PDF (logo + link naar de officiële bron). Het bronbestand blijft leidend.

Sponsors

Related records

No cross-record relationships stored yet.

Sources

PoliticalRepo is an index and interpretation layer, not the authoritative legal source.