Border security has been the focus of much of this legislative activity, with the House and the Senate considering legislation on border security strate gy and metrics, border resources, and preclearance operations, among other areas of border security, and enacting specific measures on components including border infrastructure, border security vulnerabilities, and preclearance operations. The 114 th Congress has likewise enacted measures on intercountry adoption, Afghan special immigrant visas, and the Visa Waiver Program, among other issues, and has extended the E-Verify employment eligibility verification system and several other immigration programs through FY2016. This report discusses these and other immigration-related issues that have received legislative action or are of significant congressional interest in the 114 th Congress. The Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 ( P.L. Similarly, the Department of Homeland Security Border Security Metrics Act of 2015 ( S. 1864 ), as reported by the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, the National Defense Authorization Act for FY2017 ( S. 2943 ), as passed by the Senate, and the DHS Accountability Act of 2016 ( S. 2976 ), as reported by the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, would also require the Secretary to develop metrics for the same functional zones of the border. The Border and Maritime Coordination Improvement Act ( H.R. Among the other related measures considered in the 114 th Congress, the Edward "Ted" Kaufman and Michael Leavitt Presidential Transitions Improvements Act of 2015 ( P.L. The Northern Border Security Review Act ( H.R. An additional bill, the Southwest Security Threat Assessment Act of 2016 ( H.R. The Border Jobs for Veterans Act of 2015 ( P.L. The Fixing America's Surface Transportation Act (FAST Act; P.L. The Border Security Technology Accountability Act of 2015 ( H.R. Additionally, the Promoting Resilience and Efficiency in Preparing for Attacks and Responding to Emergencies (PREPARE) Act ( H.R. 1153 , as ordered to be reported by the House Judiciary Committee; the Enforce the Law for Sanctuary Cities Act ( H.R. 3009 ), as passed by the House; and the Department of State Operations Authorization and Embassy Security Act, Fiscal Year 2016 ( S. 1635 ), as passed by the Senate and as ordered to be reported by the House Foreign Affairs Committee with an amendment. 1148 , as ordered to be reported by the House Judiciary Committee, and H.R. 3128 ), as reported by the House Appropriations Committee. House-passed H.R. 114-113 (Div. Several bills on electronic employment eligibility verification have been introduced in the 114 th Congress. H.R. 1148 , as ordered to be reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary, would give the Secretary of Homeland Security "exclusive authority to issue regulations, establish policy, and administer and enforce the provisions of the [INA] and all other immigration or nationality laws relating to the functions of consular officers of the United States in connection with the granting and refusal of a visa." The Department of Homeland Security Strategy for International Programs Act ( H.R. H.R. H.R. H.R. H.R. 1153 's proposed changes to asylum procedures applicable to unaccompanied alien children, see " Unaccompanied Alien Children .") The American Security Against Foreign Enemies (SAFE) Act of 2015 ( H.R. 114-113 (Div. The National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2016 ( P.L. The Senate-passed version of S. 2943 includes no provisions on the Afghan special immigrant visa program. 5253 , as ordered to be reported by the House Committee on Homeland Security, also contains provisions related to the VWP. The House FY2017 LHHS appropriations bill ( H.R. The House FY2017 Department of Homeland Security appropriations bill ( H.R. Naturalization

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P.L. In the 114 th Congress, the Adoptive Family Relief Act ( P.L. (For a discussion of related provisions in H.R.
The House and the Senate have considered immigration measures on a variety of issues in the 114th Congress. The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016 (P.L. 114-113) extends four immigration programs through September 30, 2016: the EB-5 immigrant investor Regional Center Pilot Program, the E-Verify employment eligibility verification system, the Conrad State program for foreign medical graduates, and the special immigrant religious worker program. P.L. 114-113 also contains provisions on the Visa Waiver Program and certain nonimmigrant visa categories.
Other enacted immigration-related measures include the Border Jobs for Veterans Act of 2015 (P.L. 114-68) on border security personnel, the Adoptive Family Relief Act (P.L. 114-70) on intercountry adoption, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (P.L. 114-92) on the Afghan special immigrant visa program, the Fixing America's Surface Transportation (FAST) Act (P.L. 114-94) on border infrastructure, the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 (P.L. 114-125) on preclearance operations, and the Edward "Ted" Kaufman and Michael Leavitt Presidential Transitions Improvements Act of 2015 (P.L. 114-136) on border security vulnerabilities.
The House and the Senate have each passed several other immigration-related bills. Among the House-passed bills are the Northern Border Security Review Act (H.R. 455), the Preclearance Authorization Act of 2015 (H.R. 998), the Border Security Technology Accountability Act of 2015 (H.R. 1634), the Enforce the Law for Sanctuary Cities Act (H.R. 3009), the Promoting Resilience and Efficiency in Preparing for Attacks and Responding to Emergencies (PREPARE) Act (H.R. 3583), the Border and Maritime Coordination Improvement Act (H.R. 3586), the American SAFE Act of 2015 (H.R. 4038), the Southwest Border Security Threat Assessment Act of 2016 (H.R. 4482), and the Department of Homeland Security Strategy for International Programs Act (H.R. 4780). The Senate has passed the Department of State Operations Authorization and Embassy Security Act, Fiscal Year 2016 (S. 1635). The House and the Senate have both passed versions of the National Defense Authorization Act for FY2017 (S. 2943), which include different immigration-related provisions.
In addition, various bills on border security, interior enforcement, visa security, and asylum, among other issues, have been considered by a House or Senate committee. Border security-related measures have been reported by the House Homeland Security Committee (H.R. 399) or the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee (S. 461, S. 750, S. 1808, S. 1864, S. 1873, S. 2976). Interior enforcement provisions are included in bills ordered to be reported by the House Judiciary Committee (H.R. 1147, H.R. 1148, H.R. 1153) or reported by the House Appropriations Committee (H.R. 3128). Several of these interior enforcement bills contain key provisions on other immigration issues, such as employment eligibility verification (H.R. 1147); visa security and naturalization (H.R. 1148); and expedited removal, asylum, parole, and unaccompanied alien children (H.R. 1153). Visa security provisions are likewise included in H.R. 5203, as ordered to be reported by the House Judiciary Committee, and H.R. 5253, as ordered to be reported by the House Homeland Security Committee. H.R. 1149, as ordered to be reported by the House Judiciary Committee, also addresses unaccompanied alien children.
This report discusses these and other immigration-related issues that have received legislative action or are of significant congressional interest in the 114th Congress. Department of Homeland Security appropriations are addressed in CRS Report R44053, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations: FY2016, and, for the most part, are not covered here.