HR 704 · 112th Congress 2011–2013, ended

SAFE for America Act

Introduced Feb 15, 2011 Originated House Sponsor Bob Goodlatte R-VA

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

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.

  1. IntroducedFeb 15, 2011
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. 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.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-FLAllen B. WestOriginalFeb 15, 2011
D-CABrad ShermanOriginalFeb 15, 2011
R-CABrian P. BilbrayOriginalFeb 15, 2011
R-CAElton GalleglyOriginalFeb 15, 2011
R-VAFrank R. WolfOriginalFeb 15, 2011
R-TXK. Michael ConawayOriginalFeb 15, 2011
R-TXKenny MarchantOriginalFeb 15, 2011
R-TXLamar SmithOriginalFeb 15, 2011
R-COMike CoffmanOriginalFeb 15, 2011
D-ORPeter A. DeFazioOriginalFeb 15, 2011
R-IASteve KingOriginalFeb 15, 2011
R-NCSue Wilkins MyrickOriginalFeb 15, 2011
R-VARobert J. WittmanFeb 18, 2011
R-MNJohn KlineFeb 28, 2011
R-NCWalter B. JonesFeb 28, 2011
R-TXBill FloresMar 3, 2011
R-OKJohn SullivanMar 3, 2011
R-CODoug LambornMar 10, 2011
D-NCHeath ShulerMar 10, 2011
R-TXJohn R. CarterMar 10, 2011
R-FLThomas J. RooneyMar 10, 2011
R-VAJ. Randy ForbesMar 15, 2011
R-FLBill PoseyApr 1, 2011
R-WVDavid B. McKinleyApr 1, 2011
R-KSLynn JenkinsApr 1, 2011
R-TXSam JohnsonApr 1, 2011
R-MOVicky HartzlerApr 1, 2011
R-FLDennis A. RossApr 14, 2011
R-NYNan A. S. HayworthApr 14, 2011
R-FLRichard B. NugentApr 14, 2011
R-TXTed PoeApr 14, 2011
R-CAWally HergerApr 14, 2011
R-MIThaddeus G. McCotterMay 10, 2011
R-MSAlan NunneleeMay 23, 2011
R-VARobert HurtMay 26, 2011
R-MSSteven M. PalazzoJun 24, 2011
R-UTJason ChaffetzJul 6, 2011
R-SCMick MulvaneyJul 6, 2011
R-SCJeff DuncanJul 11, 2011
R-ALMo BrooksJul 28, 2011
R-MDAndy HarrisAug 1, 2011
R-CAGary G. MillerAug 1, 2011
R-CAEdward R. RoyceSep 9, 2011

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseJudiciary 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.

  1. Nov 10, 2011Reported by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 112-275.
  2. Nov 10, 2011Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 185.
  3. Jul 20, 2011Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
  4. Jul 20, 2011Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 19 - 11.
  5. Apr 5, 2011Subcommittee Hearings Held.
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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.

WhereIn the RecordMembersDate
ExtensionsDebate and remarks E227Bob Goodlatte R-VAFeb 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

  1. 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

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article I, Section 8, Clause 4, which states that Congress has the power to establish a uniform Rule of Naturalization.

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.

NumberHearingCommitteeHeld
Serial No. 112-27SAFE FOR AMERICA ACT144 pagesJudiciary CommitteeApr 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.

ProductTitleKindPublished
R41747Diversity Immigrant Visa Lottery Issues ArchivedReportApr 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.

  1. Nov 10, 2011Reported in House
  2. Feb 15, 2011Introduced in House

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