Bills
H.R.4760

H.R.4760: Securing America's Future Act of 2018

Read the bill

About This Bill

Introduced Jan. 10, 2018
Latest Major Action June 21, 2018

Bill Sponsor

Robert W. Goodlatte (R-Va.)

Bill Cosponsors

100 (All Republicans)

Bill Version

Introduced in House - Jan. 10, 2018

When this bill was on the Most Viewed List on Congress.gov

Week Ending	Rank
July 8, 2018	1st
July 1, 2018	1st
June 24, 2018	2nd
June 17, 2018	9th
March 18, 2018	9th
March 11, 2018	9th
Feb. 11, 2018	8th
Feb. 4, 2018	4th
Jan. 28, 2018	3rd
Jan. 21, 2018	6th
Jan. 14, 2018	8th

Bill 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...

(Source: Library of Congress)

What Lawmakers Are Saying About This Bill

There are 91 statements associated with H.R.4760.

See statements

Bill Actions

Date	Description
June 21, 2018	Ms. Lujan Grisham, M. moved to recommit with instructions to the Committee on the Judiciary.
June 21, 2018	Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 954.
June 21, 2018	Ms. Lujan Grisham, M. moved to recommit with instructions to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR H5433-5436)
June 21, 2018	Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 954. (consideration: CR H5380-5438; text: CR H5380-5423)
June 21, 2018	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
June 21, 2018	Vote in the House On passage Failed by recorded vote: 193 - 231 (Roll no. 282).
June 21, 2018	Vote in the House On motion to recommit with instructions Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 191 - 234 (Roll no. 281).
June 21, 2018	The previous question on the motion to recommit with instructions was ordered without objection.
June 21, 2018	DEBATE - The House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the motion to recommit with instructions. The instructions contained in the motion seek to require the bill to be reported back to the House with an amendment to replace the bill text with langauge found in H.R. 3440, the Dream Act of 2017.
June 21, 2018	The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
June 21, 2018	DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 4760.
June 21, 2018	Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 4760. Motion to recommit allowed. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 4760 under a closed rule.
June 21, 2018	Rule H. Res. 954 passed House.
June 20, 2018	Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 954 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 4760. Motion to recommit allowed. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 4760 under a closed rule.
June 20, 2018	Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 952 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 4760 with 1 hour of general debate. Motion to recommit allowed. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 4760 under a closed rule.
Jan. 24, 2018	Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
Jan. 12, 2018	Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
Jan. 11, 2018	Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
Jan. 11, 2018	Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.
Jan. 11, 2018	Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.
Jan. 11, 2018	Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
Jan. 11, 2018	Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
Jan. 11, 2018	Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
Jan. 10, 2018	Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Education and the Workforce, Homeland Security, Foreign Affairs, Ways and Means, Armed Services, Oversight and Government Reform, Agriculture, Transportation and Infrastructure, and Natural Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Jan. 10, 2018	Introduced in the House by Robert W. Goodlatte (R-Va.)

Legislators

Bills

Statements

Lobbying

Travel