Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to provide that Representatives shall be apportioned among the several States according to their respective numbers, counting the number of persons in each State who are citizens of the United States.
To amend title 13, United States Code, to require that any questionnaire used in determining the decennial census of population shall contain an option for respondents to indicate citizenship status or lawful presence in the United States, and for other purposes.
To amend the Wilderness Act to authorize U.S. Customs and Border Protection to conduct certain activities to secure the international land borders of the United States, and for other purposes.
To amend title 28, United States Code, to allow the use of the Department of Justice Asset Forfeiture Fund to finance United States border security measures, and for other purposes.
H.R. 4340, the American LAWS Act, introduced by Rep. Dave Brat (R-Va.) would end the family chain migration categories and the visa lottery. The legislation would also require all employers to use E-Verify for most hires within 2 years.
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to make mandatory and permanent requirements relating to use of an electronic employment eligibility verification system, and for other purposes.
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to establish a skills-based immigration points system, to focus family-sponsored immigration on spouses and minor children, to eliminate the Diversity Visa Program, to set a limit on the number of refugees admitted annually to the United States, and for other purposes.
2017: Sponsored H.R. 241, the Timely Repatriation Act, introduced by Rep. Ted Poe (R-Texas)
2017: Sponsored H.R. 1178, the SAFE for America Act, introduced by Rep. Bill Posey (R-Fla.)
2017: Sponsored H.R. 82, the Criminal Alien Deportation Enforcement Act, introduced by Rep. Brian Babin (R-Texas)
2017: Sponsored H.R. 1149, the Nuclear Family Priority Act, introduced by Rep. Jody Hice (R-Ga.)
To reauthorize the State Criminal Alien Assistance Program, and for other purposes.
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to prevent individuals receiving work authorizations under certain deferred action programs from being eligible for the earned income tax credit.
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to modify provisions relating to assistance by States, and political subdivision of States, in the enforcement of Federal immigration laws, and for other purposes.
To provide for an annual adjustment of the number of admissible refugees, and for other purposes.
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to modify the procedure to designate a foreign state, and for other purposes.
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require the provision of social security numbers as a condition of receiving the health insurance premium tax credit.
To expand the use of E-Verify, to hold employers accountable, and for other purposes.
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to improve immigration law enforcement within the interior of the United States, and for other purposes.
To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to establish United States Citizenship and Immigration Services, and for other purposes.
To amend section 442 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to authorize United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and for other purposes.
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to improve the H-1B visa program, to repeal the diversity visa lottery program, and for other purposes.
To reserve any amounts forfeited to the United States Government as a result of the criminal prosecution of Joaquin Archivaldo Guzman Loera (commonly known as "El Chapo"), or of other felony convictions involving the transportation of controlled substances into the United States, for security measures along the Southern border, including the completion of a border wall.
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require inclusion of the taxpayer's social security number to claim the refundable portion of the child tax credit.
To amend the William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008 to require the Secretary of Homeland Security to provide notice to State authorities when unaccompanied alien children are placed in that State.
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to clarify eligibility for the child tax credit.
To prohibit the intentional hindering of immigration, border, and customs controls, and for other purposes.
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require the provision of social security numbers as a condition of receiving the health insurance premium tax credit.
To terminate the EB-5 program.
To prohibit the Secretary of Homeland Security from granting a work authorization to an alien found to have been unlawfully present in the United States.
To prohibit any institution of higher education that receives a Federal research and development grant and does not comply with a lawful request for information or detainment of an alien made by any officer or employee of the Federal Government who is charged with enforcement of the immigration laws from receiving indirect cost reimbursement funding, and for other purposes.
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to require U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, upon the request of a law enforcement official, to make a prompt determination of whether to issue a detainer in the case of an alien arrested for a violation of Federal, State, or local law.
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to reform and reduce fraud and abuse in certain visa programs for aliens working temporarily in the United States, and for other purposes.
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for new procedures pertaining to the processing of petitions and applications for immigrant or nonimmigrant visas, and for other purposes.
To amend section 524(c) of title 18, United States Code, to use lawfully forfeited drug seizures to increase border security.
To amend title 23, United States Code, to prohibit expenditure of certain transportation and infrastructure funds for a project located in a sanctuary jurisdiction, and for other purposes.
To amend titles XI and XIX of the Social Security Act to promote program integrity with respect to the enrollment of certain immigrants in State plans under Medicaid, and for other purposes.
To amend section 412(a)(2) of the Immigration and Nationality Act to require the Director of the Office of Refugee Resettlement to obtain the approval of the Governor of a State before placing or resettling a refugee with the State, and for other purposes.
To amend title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to prohibit the provision of funds under such title to institutions of higher education that violate the immigration laws, and for other purposes.
2005: Sponsored Amdt. #487 to H.R. 1268 introduced by Sen. John Ensign (R-Nev.)
