SAFE for America Act
Latest action · Oct 28, 2014 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
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.
- IntroducedSep 17, 2014
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Security and Fairness Enhancement for America Act of 2014 or the SAFE for America Act - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to eliminate the diversity immigrant program.
Cosponsors 8
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Sep 17, 2014 to Dec 12, 2014; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-VA | Bob Goodlatte | Original | Sep 17, 2014 |
| R-TX | Lamar Smith | Sep 18, 2014 | |
| R-PA | Lou Barletta | Sep 18, 2014 | |
| R-IA | Steve King | Sep 18, 2014 | |
| R-AZ | Trent Franks | Sep 18, 2014 | |
| R-KS | Mike Pompeo | Sep 19, 2014 | |
| R-TX | Steve Stockman | Sep 19, 2014 | |
| R-LA | John Fleming | Dec 12, 2014 |
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 Sep 17, 2014 |
| Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee | Referred Oct 28, 2014 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Oct 28, 2014Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
- Sep 17, 2014Introduced in House
- Sep 17, 2014Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the page H7676.
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 2014
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Immigration.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Sep 17, 2014Introduced 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.
