Bills About Immigration Sponsored by Zoe Lofgren (D-Calif.)

Rep. Lofgren sponsored 57 bills about immigration in the 117th Congress (2021-22).

Introduced Number Title Cosponsors Cosponsor Party Latest Action
Feb. 7, 2019 H.R.1044 To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to eliminate the per-country numerical limitation for employment-based immigrants, to increase the per-country numerical limitation for family-sponsored immigrants, and for other purposes. 311
Bipartisan
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Aug. 22, 2020 H.R.8089 To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to expand premium processing for certain immigration benefits, and for other purposes. 6
Bipartisan
Received in the Senate.
Aug. 21, 2020 H.R.8078 To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to expand premium processing for certain immigration benefits, and for other purposes. 6
Bipartisan
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Nov. 21, 2019 H.R.5210 To provide for the admission and protection of refugees, asylum seekers, and other vulnerable individuals, to provide for the processing of refugees and asylum seekers in the Western Hemisphere, and to modify certain special immigrant visa programs, and for other purposes. 44
All Democrats
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
Nov. 12, 2019 H.R.5038 To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for terms and conditions for nonimmigrant workers performing agricultural labor or services, and for other purposes. 62
Bipartisan
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Oct. 30, 2019 H.R.4916 To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for terms and conditions for nonimmigrant workers performing agricultural labor or services, and for other purposes. 46
Bipartisan
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
April 9, 2019 H.R.2146 To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to require the President to set a minimum annual goal for the number of refugees to be admitted, and for other purposes. 92
All Democrats
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
Jan. 17, 2019 H.R.641 To improve agricultural job opportunities, benefits, and security for aliens in the United States and for other purposes. 85
All Democrats
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
April 6, 2017 H.R.2043 To provide access to counsel for children and other vulnerable populations. 46
All Democrats
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
March 10, 2017 H.R.1503 To provide that the Executive Order entitled "Protecting the Nation from Foreign Terrorist Entry into the United States" (March 6, 2017), shall have no force or effect, to prohibit the use of Federal funds to enforce the Executive Order, and for other purposes. 176
All Democrats
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
Feb. 7, 2017 H.R.920 To provide that Executive Order 13767 (82 Fed. Reg. 8793; entitled "Border Security and Immigration Enforcement Improvements"), shall have no force or effect, to prohibit the use of Federal funds to enforce the Executive Order, and for other purposes. 31
All Democrats
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
Jan. 30, 2017 H.R.724 To provide that the Executive order entitled "Protecting the Nation from Foreign Terrorist Entry into the United States" (January 27, 2017), shall have no force or effect, to prohibit the use of Federal funds to enforce the Executive order, and for other purposes. 188
All Democrats
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
Jan. 24, 2017 H.R.670 To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to reform the H-1B visa program, and for other purposes. 0 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
Feb. 7, 2017 H.R.921 To provide that Executive Order 13768 (82 Fed. Reg. 8799; entitled "Enhancing Public Safety in the Interior of the United States"), shall have no force or effect, to prohibit the use of Federal funds to enforce the Executive Order, and for other purposes. 32
All Democrats
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Foreign Affairs, and Oversight and Government Reform, 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.
July 14, 2016 H.R.5851 To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to reaffirm the United States historic commitment to protecting refugees who are fleeing persecution or torture. 34
All Democrats
Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources.
July 13, 2016 H.R.5766 To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide citizenship for certain children of United States servicemen born overseas during the Vietnam and Korean Wars. 6
All Democrats
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
Feb. 26, 2016 H.R.4646 To provide access to counsel for children and other vulnerable populations. 90
All Democrats
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
July 29, 2015 H.R.3370 To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to promote innovation, investment, and research in the United States, and for other purposes. 2
All Democrats
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
March 21, 2013 H.R.1365 To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to reaffirm the United States historic commitment to protecting refugees who are fleeing persecution or torture. 10
All Democrats
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration And Border Security.
Sept. 14, 2012 H.R.6412 To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for immigrant visas for certain advanced STEM graduates, and for other purposes. 65
All Democrats
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration Policy and Enforcement.
Oct. 6, 2011 H.R.3120 To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to require accreditation of certain educational institutions for purposes of a nonimmigrant student visa, and for other purposes. 0 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
April 27, 2012 H.R.5156 To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide citizenship for certain children of United States servicemen born overseas during the Vietnam and Korean Wars. 5
All Democrats
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration Policy and Enforcement.
Jan. 24, 2011 H.R.398 To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to toll, during active-duty service abroad in the Armed Forces, the periods of time to file a petition and appear for an interview to remove the conditional basis for permanent resident status, and for other purposes. 3
Bipartisan
Became Public Law No: 112-58.
Oct. 6, 2011 H.R.3119 To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to remove the per-country limitation on employment-based immigrant visas, to adjust the per-country limitation on family-sponsored immigrant visas, and for other purposes. 1
All Democrats
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration Policy and Enforcement.
June 14, 2011 H.R.2161 To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to promote innovation, investment, and research in the United States, and for other purposes. 26
All Democrats
Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
Aug. 5, 2011 H.R.2805 To amend section 220 of the Immigration and Nationality Technical Corrections Act of 1994 to make permanent the amendments made by such section. 1
All Democrats
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration Policy and Enforcement.
June 15, 2011 H.R.2185 To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to reaffirm the United States' historic commitment to protecting refugees who are fleeing persecution or torture. 11
All Democrats
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration Policy and Enforcement.
Nov. 15, 2010 H.R.6396 To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to toll, during active-duty service abroad in the Armed Forces, the periods of time to file a petition and appear for an interview to remove the conditional basis for permanent resident status, and for other purposes. 1
All Republicans
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law.
June 15, 2010 H.R.5532 To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act with respect to adopted alien children. 3
Bipartisan
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Dec. 16, 2009 H.R.4381 To reform the H-2B program, and for other purposes. 1
All Democrats
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law.
Feb. 23, 2009 H.R.1127 To extend certain immigration programs. 0
All Democrats
Became Public Law No: 111-9.
March 10, 2008 H.R.5571 To extend for 5 years the program relating to waiver of the foreign country residence requirement with respect to international medical graduates. 1
Bipartisan
Became Public Law No: 110-362.
May 8, 2008 H.R.6020 To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to protect the well-being of soldiers and their families, and for other purposes. 19
Bipartisan
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 587.
March 10, 2008 H.R.5569 To extend for 5 years the EB-5 regional center pilot program. 1
All Democrats
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
March 10, 2008 H.R.5570 To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to eliminate the sunset in the special immigrant nonminister religious worker visa program. 0
All Democrats
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
April 23, 2008 H.R.5882 To recapture employment-based immigrant visas lost to bureaucratic delays and to prevent losses of family- and employment-based immigrant visas in the future. 31
Bipartisan
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 8 - 1 .
April 29, 2008 H.R.5921 To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to eliminate the per country level for employment-based immigrants and to end the spill-over of unused immigrant visa numbers between employment-based and family-sponsored categories. 24
Bipartisan
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law.
May 13, 2008 H.R.6039 To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to authorize certain aliens who have earned a master's or higher degree from a United States institution of higher education in a field of science, technology, engineering, or mathematics to be admitted for permanent residence. 34
Bipartisan
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law.
May 1, 2008 H.R.5950 To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish procedures for the timely and effective delivery of medical and mental health care to all immigration detainees in custody, and for other purposes. 24
Bipartisan
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
April 17, 2008 H.R.5837 To make technical corrections to section 1244 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008, which provides special immigrant status for certain Iraqis, and for other purposes. 15
Bipartisan
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law.
Dec. 19, 2007 H.R.4910 To provide that the Secretary of Homeland Security may waive certain retirement provisions for reemployed annuitants in the Department of Homeland Security, and for other purposes. 7
Bipartisan
Referred to the Subcommittee on Management, Investigations, and Oversight.
Oct. 30, 2007 H.R.4007 To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide citizenship for certain children of United States servicemen born overseas during the Vietnam and Korean Wars. 8
Bipartisan
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law.
July 30, 2007 H.J.RES.47 Disapproving the rule submitted to the Congress by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services on June 6, 2007, relating to adjustment of the Immigration and Naturalization Benefit Application and Petition Fee Schedule. 6
All Democrats
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law.
May 26, 2005 H.R.2687 To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for the automatic acquisition of citizenship by certain Amerasians. 20
Bipartisan
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security, and Claims.
March 8, 2005 H.R.1172 To provide for the protection of unaccompanied alien children, and for other purposes. 21
Bipartisan
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security, and Claims.
July 13, 2004 H.R.4823 To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to permit foreign media representatives to gain admission as visitors coming temporarily to the United States for business. 4
All Democrats
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security, and Claims.
June 14, 2004 H.R.4561 To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to modify the treatment of adopted children. 24
Bipartisan
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security, and Claims.
Oct. 21, 2003 H.R.3360 To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for the automatic acquisition of citizenship by certain Amerasians. 20
Bipartisan
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security, and Claims.
Oct. 21, 2003 H.R.3361 To provide for the protection of unaccompanied alien children, and for other purposes. 69
Bipartisan
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security, and Claims.
March 20, 2002 H.R.4058 To amend the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 to require the Immigration and Naturalization Service to verify whether an alien has an immigration status rendering the alien eligible for service in the Armed Forces of the United States and to achieve parity between the immigration status required for employment as an airport security screener and the immigration status required for service in the Armed Forces, and to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to permit naturalization through active-duty military service during specified military operations. 42
Bipartisan
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims.
March 13, 2002 H.R.3959 To amend the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 to require the Immigration and Naturalization Service to verify whether an alien has an immigration status rendering the alien eligible for service in the Armed Forces of the United States and to achieve parity between the immigration status required for employment as an airport security screener and the immigration status required for service in the Armed Forces, and to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to permit naturalization through active-duty military service during Operation Enduring Freedom. 2
All Democrats
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims.
May 17, 2001 H.R.1904 To establish an Office of Children's Services within the Department of Justice to coordinate and implement Government actions involving unaccompanied alien children, and for other purposes. 89
Bipartisan
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims.
May 18, 1999 H.R.1846 To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to permit the Attorney General to deem that an applicant for naturalization has taken an oath of renunciation and allegiance in certain cases where the applicant is medically unable to take the oath. 0
All Democrats
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims.
May 19, 1999 H.R.1871 To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to make permanent the special immigrant religious worker program. 65
Bipartisan
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims.
Sept. 17, 1997 H.R.2491 To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to make permanent the religious worker visa program. 0
All Democrats
For Further Action See S.1198.
July 29, 1997 H.R.2285 To provide for the consideration, during fiscal year 1997, of petitions for classification under section 101(a)(15)(H)(i)(b) of the Immigration and Nationality Act without regard to the numerical limitation applicable to such petitions, subject to a reduction in such limitation for fiscal year 1998, and for other purposes. 5
Bipartisan
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims.
June 20, 1995 H.R.1897 To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to assure immigration priority for unmarried sons and daughters of citizens of the United States over unmarried sons and daughters of permanent residents. 6
Bipartisan
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims.
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