SAFE for America Act
Latest action · Nov 10, 2011 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 185.
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.
- IntroducedFeb 15, 2011
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
Security and Fairness Enhancement for America Act of 2011 or SAFE for America Act - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to eliminate the diversity immigrant program.
Cosponsors 43
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 15, 2011 to Sep 9, 2011; 12 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-FL | Allen B. West | Original | Feb 15, 2011 |
| D-CA | Brad Sherman | Original | Feb 15, 2011 |
| R-CA | Brian P. Bilbray | Original | Feb 15, 2011 |
| R-CA | Elton Gallegly | Original | Feb 15, 2011 |
| R-VA | Frank R. Wolf | Original | Feb 15, 2011 |
| R-TX | K. Michael Conaway | Original | Feb 15, 2011 |
| R-TX | Kenny Marchant | Original | Feb 15, 2011 |
| R-TX | Lamar Smith | Original | Feb 15, 2011 |
| R-CO | Mike Coffman | Original | Feb 15, 2011 |
| D-OR | Peter A. DeFazio | Original | Feb 15, 2011 |
| R-IA | Steve King | Original | Feb 15, 2011 |
| R-NC | Sue Wilkins Myrick | Original | Feb 15, 2011 |
| R-VA | Robert J. Wittman | Feb 18, 2011 | |
| R-MN | John Kline | Feb 28, 2011 | |
| R-NC | Walter B. Jones | Feb 28, 2011 |
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 Feb 15, 2011Markup Jul 20, 2011Reported Nov 10, 2011 |
| Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee | Referred Feb 28, 2011Hearings Apr 5, 2011 |
Actions 9
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Nov 10, 2011Reported by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 112-275.
- Nov 10, 2011Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 185.
- Jul 20, 2011Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Jul 20, 2011Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 19 - 11.
- Apr 5, 2011Subcommittee Hearings Held.
- Feb 28, 2011Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration Policy and Enforcement.
- Feb 15, 2011Introduced in House
- Feb 15, 2011Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E227-228)
- Feb 15, 2011Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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 E227 | Bob Goodlatte R-VA | Feb 15, 2011 |
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.
Committee report
Congressional Budget Office cost estimate
- Nov 30, 2011H.R. 704, Security and Fairness Enhancement for America Act of 2011Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on July 21, 2011
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the page H923.
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. 112-27 | SAFE FOR AMERICA ACT144 pages | Judiciary Committee | Apr 5, 2011 |
CRS reports 1
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 1
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R41747 | Diversity Immigrant Visa Lottery Issues Archived | Report | Apr 1, 2011 |
Titles 5
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 2011
- Short Titles as Reported to House
- SAFE for America Act
- Security and Fairness Enhancement for America Act of 2011
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Immigration.
Text 2
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Nov 10, 2011Reported in House
- Feb 15, 2011Introduced 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.
