USCIS Act
Latest action · Feb 8, 2017 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.
- IntroducedJan 20, 2017
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Use Spending for Congressional Immigration Supervision Act or the USCIS Act
This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to declare that all deposits into the Immigration Examinations Fee Account shall remain available to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) (currently, the Department of Justice [DOJ]) for reimbursement of administrative expenses to the extent and in such amounts as are provided in advance in appropriation Acts.
The Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 is amended to declare that certain foreign student and exchange program fees that are deposited into the account shall remain available to DHS (currently, DOJ) for reimbursement of administrative expenses (including expenses related to gathering foreign student information) to the extent and in such amounts as are provided in advance in appropriation Acts.
Cosponsors 10
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 20, 2017 to Feb 14, 2017, with 9 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-AL | Bradley Byrne | Original | Jan 20, 2017 |
| R-TX | Brian Babin | Original | Jan 20, 2017 |
| R-VA | H. Morgan Griffith | Original | Jan 20, 2017 |
| R-SC | Jeff Duncan | Original | Jan 20, 2017 |
| R-CO | Ken Buck | Original | Jan 20, 2017 |
| R-TX | Louie Gohmert | Original | Jan 20, 2017 |
| R-TX | Michael C. Burgess | Original | Jan 20, 2017 |
| R-AZ | Paul A. Gosar | Original | Jan 20, 2017 |
| R-MN | Tom Emmer | Original | Jan 20, 2017 |
| R-TX | Jeb Hensarling | Feb 14, 2017 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 8, 2017Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
- Jan 20, 2017Introduced in House
- Jan 20, 2017Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Immigration.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 20, 2017Introduced in House
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