SAFE for America Act
Latest action · Sep 8, 2005 Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedMar 10, 2005
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Security and Fairness Enhancement for America Act of 2005 or the SAFE for America Act - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to eliminate the diversity immigrant program.
Cosponsors 45
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 10, 2005 to Mar 1, 2006; 9 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-GA | Charles W. Norwood | Original | Mar 10, 2005 |
| R-CA | Elton Gallegly | Original | Mar 10, 2005 |
| R-SC | J. Gresham Barrett | Original | Mar 10, 2005 |
| R-VA | Jo Ann Davis | Original | Mar 10, 2005 |
| R-TX | John R. Carter | Original | Mar 10, 2005 |
| R-TX | Lamar Smith | Original | Mar 10, 2005 |
| R-MO | Sam Graves | Original | Mar 10, 2005 |
| R-IA | Steve King | Original | Mar 10, 2005 |
| R-CO | Thomas G. Tancredo | Original | Mar 10, 2005 |
| R-VA | J. Randy Forbes | Mar 17, 2005 | |
| R-OH | Paul E. Gillmor | Mar 17, 2005 | |
| R-TX | Pete Sessions | Mar 17, 2005 | |
| D-FL | Allen Boyd | Apr 5, 2005 | |
| R-KY | Geoff Davis | Apr 5, 2005 | |
| R-TX | K. Michael Conaway | Apr 5, 2005 | |
| R-FL | Michael Bilirakis | Apr 5, 2005 | |
| R-AL | Mike Rogers | Apr 5, 2005 | |
| R-LA | Richard H. Baker | Apr 5, 2005 | |
| D-VA | Rick Boucher | Apr 5, 2005 | |
| R-MD | Roscoe G. Bartlett | Apr 5, 2005 | |
| D-OR | Peter A. DeFazio | Apr 6, 2005 | |
| R-MI | Fred Upton | Apr 13, 2005 | |
| R-AZ | John B. Shadegg | Apr 13, 2005 | |
| R-TX | Michael T. McCaul | Apr 13, 2005 | |
| R-GA | Nathan Deal | Apr 13, 2005 | |
| R-VA | Thelma D. Drake | Apr 13, 2005 | |
| R-GA | John Linder | Apr 28, 2005 | |
| R-VA | Virgil H. Goode Jr. | Apr 28, 2005 | |
| R-OK | John Sullivan | May 11, 2005 | |
| D-SD | Stephanie Herseth Sandlin | May 25, 2005 | |
| R-AZ | Trent Franks | Jun 15, 2005 | |
| R-GA | Tom Price | Jun 16, 2005 | |
| R-PA | Melissa A. Hart | Jul 14, 2005 | |
| R-SC | Bob Inglis | Jul 25, 2005 | |
| R-MN | Gil Gutknecht | Jul 26, 2005 | |
| D-TN | Jim Cooper | Jul 26, 2005 | |
| R-TX | Louie Gohmert | Jul 26, 2005 | |
| D-AL | Robert E. (Bud) Cramer Jr. | Jul 26, 2005 | |
| D-PA | Tim Holden | Jul 26, 2005 | |
| R-CA | Darrell Issa | Sep 8, 2005 | |
| D-MN | Collin C. Peterson | Sep 22, 2005 | |
| R-MN | John Kline | Sep 22, 2005 | |
| R-TX | Kenny Marchant | Sep 22, 2005 | |
| R-FL | Cliff Stearns | Dec 16, 2005 | |
| R-CA | John Campbell | Mar 1, 2006 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred Mar 10, 2005 |
| Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee | Referred May 10, 2005Markup Sep 8, 2005Reported Sep 8, 2005 |
Actions 6
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 8, 2005Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Sep 8, 2005Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote.
- May 10, 2005Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security, and Claims.
- Mar 10, 2005Introduced in House
- Mar 10, 2005Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E414-415)
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E414 | Bob Goodlatte R-VA | Mar 10, 2005 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 109-49 | DIVERSITY VISA PROGRAM63 pages | Judiciary Committee | Jun 15, 2005 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to eliminate the diversity immigrant program.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- SAFE for America Act
- Security and Fairness Enhancement for America Act of 2005
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Immigration.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 10, 2005Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.