Securing America's Future Act of 2018
Latest action · Jun 21, 2018 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
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.
- IntroducedJan 10, 2018
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Securing America's Future Act of 2018
This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to revise immigrant visa allocation provisions, including family-related visas. A nonimmigrant classification for parents of adult U.S. citizens is created.
The diversity visa program is eliminated.
Annual immigration levels are revised.
The limit on the worldwide level of employment-based immigrants is increased.
The H-2C visa temporary agricultural worker program is revised. A trust fund is established to provide incentives for such workers to return to their country of origin.
DNA testing to establish family relationships is authorized.
Employment eligibility verification provisions are revised. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) shall establish an employment verification system.
No federal, state, or local government entity or individual may prohibit or restrict a federal, state, or local government entity or official from complying with the immigration laws or assisting related federal law enforcement activities.
The bill revises provisions regarding: (1) detention of aliens in removal proceedings; (2) illegal entry and reentry; (3) inadmissibility and deportability of criminal aliens, gang members, drunk drivers, and sex offenders; (4) repatriation; (5) asylum and asylum fraud; (6) unaccompanied alien children; (7) foreign students; and (8) visa fraud.
The bill: (1) transfers authority for strengthening the southern border from the Department of Justice to DHS; (2) revises border security provisions; (3) provides for additional border security personnel; (4) authorizes new ports of entry along the northern border and southern borders; (5) authorizes National Guard border security activities; (6) provides contingent nonimmigrant status for certain aliens who entered the United States as minors; (7) authorizes appropriations for specified border barriers and infrastructure; and (8) establishes Operation Stonegarden to make border security grants to law enforcement agencies.
DHS shall: (1) submit a southern border threat analysis, (2) establish the Integrated Border Enforcement Team program, (3) implement the Border Security Deployment Program, (4) review social media activities of visa applicants, and (5) establish a biometric exit data system.
Recorded votes 2
Newest first. Open one to see how every member voted.
| Roll call | Question | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House 282 | On Passage | Failed193–231 | Jun 21, 2018 |
| House 281 | On Motion to Recommit with Instructions | Failed191–234 | Jun 21, 2018 |
Cosponsors 99
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 10, 2018 to Jun 8, 2018; 5 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-WI | F. James Sensenbrenner, Jr. | Original | Jan 10, 2018 |
| R-TX | John R. Carter | Original | Jan 10, 2018 |
| R-AZ | Martha McSally | Original | Jan 10, 2018 |
| R-TX | Michael T. McCaul | Original | Jan 10, 2018 |
| R-ID | Raul R. Labrador | Original | Jan 10, 2018 |
| R-TX | Bill Flores | Jan 11, 2018 | |
| R-WV | David B. McKinley | Jan 11, 2018 | |
| R-TN | David P. Roe | Jan 11, 2018 | |
| R-NC | David Rouzer | Jan 11, 2018 | |
| R-FL | John H. Rutherford | Jan 11, 2018 | |
| R-CO | Ken Buck | Jan 11, 2018 | |
| R-TX | Lamar Smith | Jan 11, 2018 | |
| R-TX | Pete Sessions | Jan 11, 2018 | |
| R-SC | Ralph Norman | Jan 11, 2018 | |
| R-TX | Randy K. Weber, Sr. | Jan 11, 2018 |
Withdrew 1 Mike Coffman R-CO Mar 22, 2018
Committees 10
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
Actions 23
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 21, 2018Rule H. Res. 954 passed House.
- Jun 21, 2018Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 954. (consideration: CR H5380-5438; text: CR H5380-5423)
- Jun 21, 2018Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 4760. Motion to recommit allowed. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 4760 under a closed rule.
- Jun 21, 2018DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 4760.
- Jun 21, 2018The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
In the Congressional Record 18
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H5668–H5673Text printed H5668Amendments H5671Recorded votes H5672, H5673consideration (H. Res. 952), table (H. Res. 961)—previous question | Alcee L. Hastings D-FL (amendment), Liz Cheney R-WY | Jun 26, 2018 |
| House · Extensions | Debate and remarks E883, H5370–H5380, H5380–H5438, H5504Text printed H5371, H5380–H5423Amendments H5378Motions H5433Recorded votes H5379, H5437, H5438consideration (H. Res. 954), previous questionenactLujan Grisham motion to recommit (Dept. of Homeland Security cancellation of removal and adjustment of status of certain aliens who are long-term U.S. residents and who entered U.S. as children)Declaratory Statements H5507 | Al Green D-TX, Alcee L. Hastings D-FL, Barbara Lee D-CA, Bennie G. Thompson D-MS, Bill Pascrell, Jr. D-NJ, Bob Goodlatte R-VA, Brenda L. Lawrence D-MI, Clay Higgins R-LA, Debbie Lesko R-AZ, Gene Green D-TX, J. Luis Correa D-CA, James P. McGovern D-MA, Jerrold Nadler D-NY, Jimmy Panetta D-CA, Joe Barton R-TX, Judy Chu D-CA, Kathleen M. Rice D-NY, Keith Ellison D-MN, Lamar Smith R-TX, Louie Gohmert R-TX, Luis V. Gutierrez D-IL, Mark Takano D-CA, Martha McSally R-AZ, Michael C. Burgess R-TX, Michael T. McCaul R-TX, Michelle Lujan Grisham D-NM (motion), Nancy Pelosi D-CA, Nanette Diaz Barragán D-CA, Norma J. Torres D-CA (amendment), Pete Aguilar D-CA, Pete Sessions R-TX, Peter Welch D-VT, Raul R. Labrador R-ID, Ron Estes R-KS, Sheila Jackson Lee D-TX, Steny H. Hoyer D-MD, Val Butler Demings D-FL, Zoe Lofgren D-CA | Jun 21, 2018 |
| House | Declaratory Statements H5363, H5364 | — | Jun 20, 2018 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S3963 | Charles E. Schumer D-NY | Jun 18, 2018 |
| House | Discharge petition H5225 | — | Jun 15, 2018 |
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 Congressional Record, vol. 164, no. 6, January 10, 2018, page H132.
Printed hearings 3
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. 115-65 | STOPPING THE DAILY BORDER CARAVAN: TIME TO BUILD A POLICY WALL84 pages | Homeland Security Committee | May 22, 2018 |
| Serial No. 115-54 | BANG FOR THE BORDER SECURITY BUCK: WHAT DO WE GET FOR $33 BILLION?71 pages | Homeland Security Committee | Mar 15, 2018 |
| Serial No. 115-36 | OVERSIGHT HEARING ON THE COSTS OF DENYING BORDER PATROL ACCESS: OUR ENVIRONMENT AND SECURITY76 pages | Natural Resources Committee | Feb 15, 2018 |
CRS reports 8
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 8
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R45920 | Discharge Procedure in the House | Report | Feb 12, 2026 |
| R47164 | U.S. Employment-Based Immigration Policy | Report | Nov 19, 2024 |
| R44849 | H-2A and H-2B Temporary Worker Visas: Policy and Related Issues | Report | May 11, 2023 |
| R46764 | Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA): By the Numbers | Report | Apr 14, 2021 |
| R45995 | Unauthorized Childhood Arrivals, DACA, and Related Legislation Archived | Report | Jun 30, 2020 |
Amendments 1
Amendments offered to this bill.
| Amendment | Description | Offered by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| HAmdt 796 | Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 954, the amendments printed in the Rules Committee report are considered as adopted. | Rules Committee | House amendment offered |
Related bills 25
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
Titles 8
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the immigration laws and the homeland security laws, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Securing America's Future Act of 2018
- Short Titles as Introduced for portions of this bill
- Transnational Criminal Organization Illicit Spotter Prevention and Elimination Act
- Border Security for America Act of 2018
- Legal Workforce Act
- Agricultural Guestworker Act
- No Sanctuary for Criminals Act
- AG Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Immigration.
- Administrative law and regulatory procedures
- Administrative remedies
- Adoption and foster care
- Alternative dispute resolution, mediation, arbitration
- Aquaculture
- Aviation and airports
- Border security and unlawful immigration
- Canada
- Child safety and welfare
- Citizenship and naturalization
- Civil actions and liability
- Computer security and identity theft
- Congressional oversight
- Crime victims
- Crimes against children
- Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
- Criminal justice information and records
- Department of Homeland Security
- Department of Labor
- Department of State
- Detention of persons
- Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
- Drug trafficking and controlled substances
- Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
- Employee benefits and pensions
- Employee hiring
- Evidence and witnesses
- Executive agency funding and structure
- Family relationships
- Federal preemption
- Food industry and services
- Foreign labor
- Forests, forestry, trees
- Fraud offenses and financial crimes
- Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
- Government information and archives
- Government liability
- Government studies and investigations
- Government trust funds
- Health care costs and insurance
- Health care coverage and access
- Higher education
- Human trafficking
- Immigrant health and welfare
- Immigration
- Immigration status and procedures
- Income tax credits
- Intergovernmental relations
- International law and treaties
- Internet and video services
- Internet, web applications, social media
- Juvenile crime and gang violence
- Latin America
- Law enforcement administration and funding
- Law enforcement officers
- Lawyers and legal services
- Licensing and registrations
- Mexico
- Migrant, seasonal, agricultural labor
- Military personnel and dependents
- Motor vehicles
- National Guard and reserves
- Organized crime
- Personnel records
- Photography and imaging
- Public contracts and procurement
- Refugees, asylum, displaced persons
- Sanctions
- Seafood
- State and local finance
- State and local government operations
- Technology assessment
- Telephone and wireless communication
- Temporary and part-time employment
- Terrorism
- Transportation safety and security
- Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
- Violent crime
- Visas and passports
- Wages and earnings
- Worker safety and health
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 10, 2018Introduced 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.
