S. 4873 • June 23, 2026
Promoting Human Flourishing in Foreign Assistance Act
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166 out of 218 actions aligned with America First Foundation positions.
Total Score
D-
Immigration
C+
Foreign Policy
F
Trade
C+
S. 4873 • June 23, 2026
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S. 4840 • June 18, 2026
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S. 3018 • June 17, 2026
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S. 2 • June 5, 2026
This act provides $70 billion in funding to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) through FY2029 for immigration enforcement, border security, and related activities.
S. 4620 • May 21, 2026
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S. 4593 • May 20, 2026
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S. 4429 • Apr. 29, 2026
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S. 4405 • Apr. 28, 2026
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S. 4078 • Mar. 12, 2026
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S. 3855 • Feb. 12, 2026
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S. 3713 • Jan. 28, 2026
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S. 3679 • Jan. 15, 2026
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S. 3606 • Jan. 8, 2026
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S. 3301 • Dec. 2, 2025
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S. 3237 • Nov. 20, 2025
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S.J.Res. 88 • Oct. 30, 2025
This joint resolution terminates the national emergency declared by President Donald J. Trump on April 2, 2025, which imposed a 10% tariff on most imports to the United States and additional duties on specified trading partners.
S.J.Res. 81 • Oct. 28, 2025
This joint resolution terminates the national emergency that was declared by President Donald J. Trump in an executive order on July 30, 2025, that also imposed an additional 40% tariff on certain imports from Brazil based on the emergency declaration.
S. 3056 • Oct. 27, 2025
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S. 2774 • Sept. 11, 2025
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S. 2573 • July 31, 2025
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S. 2362 • July 21, 2025
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S. 2368 • July 21, 2025
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S. 2293 • July 15, 2025
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S. 2170 • June 25, 2025
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S. 2151 • June 24, 2025
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S. 2152 • June 24, 2025
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S. 1977 • June 5, 2025
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S. 1827 • May 21, 2025
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S. 1812 • May 20, 2025
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S. 1772 • May 15, 2025
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S. 1612 • May 6, 2025
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S. 1623 • May 6, 2025
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S. 1521 • Apr. 30, 2025
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S. 1351 • Apr. 8, 2025
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S. 1359 • Apr. 8, 2025
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S.J.Res. 37 • Apr. 2, 2025
This joint resolution terminates the national emergency declared by President Donald J. Trump on February 1, 2025, which imposed an additional 25% tariff on most imports from Canada (except for Canadian energy or energy resources, which have an additional 10% tariff).
S. 1153 • Mar. 26, 2025
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S. 1125 • Mar. 25, 2025
This bill expands certain trade activities by the Department of Commerce and its related trade agencies to promote goods and services from microenterprises, creative industries and occupations (e.g., businesses focused on arts or culture), and Native Hawaiian businesses. Specifically, the bill expands the activities that must be carried out by the U.S.
S. 1010 • Mar. 12, 2025
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S. 952 • Mar. 11, 2025
This bill revises Chapter 22 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to provide a uniform rate of duty for all whiskies.
S. 762 • Feb. 27, 2025
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S. 774 • Feb. 27, 2025
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S. 703 • Feb. 25, 2025
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S. 733 • Feb. 25, 2025
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S. 691 • Feb. 24, 2025
This bill addresses unfair trade practices by making various changes to U.S. antidumping and countervailing duty laws. Antidumping laws provide relief to U.S industries and workers that are materially injured or threatened with injury due to imports of like products sold in the U.S.
S. 669 • Feb. 20, 2025
Disengaging Entirely From the United Nations Debacle Act of 2025 or the DEFUND Act of 2025 This bill directs the President to terminate U.S. membership in the United Nations (U.N.) and all formally affiliated bodies. It also ends U.S. participation in all U.N. conventions and agreements. Funds may be appropriated to facilitate U.S. withdrawal from the U.N.
S. 680 • Feb. 20, 2025
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S. 554 • Feb. 12, 2025
This bill requires or authorizes certain actions to increase defense-related cooperation between the United States and Israel. Specifically, the bill requires the Department of Defense (DOD) to establish a cooperative program, with the concurrence of Israel's Ministry of Defense (MOD), to develop and deploy advanced technologies for countering unmanned…
S. 556 • Feb. 12, 2025
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S. 525 • Feb. 11, 2025
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S. 334 • Jan. 30, 2025
This bill expands restrictions on using U.S. foreign assistance to pay for or promote abortions, involuntary sterilizations, or other related activities.
S. 304 • Jan. 29, 2025
This bill limits birthright citizenship by redefining what it means to be subject to the jurisdiction of the United States. Currently, a person born in the United States and subject to U.S. jurisdiction is entitled to citizenship. Under the bill, a person is subject to U.S. jurisdiction if he or she is born to a parent who is (1) a U.S.
S. 313 • Jan. 29, 2025
This bill prohibits the United States from making any voluntary or assessed contributions to the United Nations (UN) for assistance to Afghanistan until the Department of State certifies to Congress that (1) no U.S.
S. 250 • Jan. 24, 2025
This bill prohibits the provision of funding for purposes outside the United States to certain foreign or domestic organizations that perform or promote abortions, furnish or develop items intended to procure abortions, or provide financial support for an entity that conducts such activities.
S. 179 • Jan. 22, 2025
Foreign Adversary Risk Management Act or the FARM Act This bill places the Secretary of Agriculture on the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS). It also requires CFIUS to review any investment that could result in foreign control of any U.S. agricultural business.
S. 158 • Jan. 21, 2025
This bill establishes certain criminal grounds for making non-U.S. nationals ( aliens under federal law) inadmissible and expands the crimes for which a non-U.S. national is deportable. First, the bill establishes that a non-U.S.
S. 159 • Jan. 21, 2025
This bill requires (1) the Department of State to designate Ansarallah, the Iran-backed movement in Yemen also known as the Houthis, as a foreign terrorist organization; and (2) the President to impose property- and visa-blocking sanctions with respect to Ansarallah and any foreign person who is a member, agent, or affiliate of, or owned or controlled by…
S. 5 • Jan. 20, 2025
This act requires the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to detain certain non-U.S. nationals ( aliens under federal law) who have been arrested for burglary, theft, larceny, shoplifting, assault of a law enforcement officer, or any crime that results in death or serious bodily injury to another person.
S. 112 • Jan. 16, 2025
This bill requires the Department of Justice (DOJ) to remove certain non-U.S. nationals ( aliens under federal law) from the United States while such an individual's application for admission is pending.
S. 114 • Jan. 16, 2025
Clear Law Enforcement for Criminal Alien Removal Act of 2025 or the CLEAR Act of 2025 This bill establishes requirements and programs related to the detention of individuals unlawfully present in the United States and facing removal, including the role of state and local governments in this process.
S. 145 • Jan. 16, 2025
This bill requires the President to take actions against Ansarallah, the Iran-backed movement in Yemen also known as the Houthis. Specifically, the bill requires the President to designate Ansarallah as a foreign terrorist organization. (Among other things, such a designation allows the Department of the Treasury to require U.S.
S. 84 • Jan. 14, 2025
This bill requires U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to detain a non-U.S. national ( alien under federal law) who is unlawfully present in the United States and has been charged with a crime that resulted in the death or serious bodily injury of another person.
S. 92 • Jan. 14, 2025
This bill prohibits the United States from becoming a party to a World Health Organization (WHO) agreement related to strengthening pandemic prevention, preparedness, and response except pursuant to a treaty made under Article II, Section 2, clause 2 of the U.S. Constitution (which requires that two-thirds of Senators present concur with the treaty).
S. 70 • Jan. 13, 2025
This bill requires the President to designate Ansarallah, the Iran-backed movement in Yemen also known as the Houthis, as a foreign terrorist organization. The President must also report to Congress a determination as to whether specified foreign persons are officials, agents, or affiliates of Ansarallah.
S. 72 • Jan. 13, 2025
This bill limits Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE’s) Alternatives to Detention program, which supervises non-U.S. nationals ( aliens under federal law) subject to removal who are released from the custody of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).
S. 41 • Jan. 9, 2025
This bill requires the Department of Homeland Security to establish at least two Joint Operations Centers along the U.S.-Mexico border. The centers shall provide centralized operations hubs for (1) coordinating operations between federal, state, local, and tribal agencies as needed; and (2) coordinating and supporting border operations, including detecting…
S. 48 • Jan. 9, 2025
Stopping the Abuse, Victimization, and Exploitation of Girls Act or the SAVE Girls Act This bill authorizes the Department of Justice and the Department of Health and Human Services to provide grants to certain governmental and nongovernmental organizations to combat the smuggling and trafficking of children and young women.
S. 52 • Jan. 9, 2025
This bill imposes restrictions related to adult non-U.S. nationals ( aliens under federal law) being admitted into the United States with a minor.
S. 53 • Jan. 9, 2025
Preventing the Recycling of Immigrants is Necessary for Trafficking Suspension Act or the PRINTS Act This bill addresses migrant minor children entering the United States.
S. 5435 • Dec. 5, 2024
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S. 5303 • Nov. 13, 2024
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S. 5304 • Nov. 13, 2024
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S. 5183 • Sept. 25, 2024
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S. 5211 • Sept. 25, 2024
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S. 5291 • Sept. 25, 2024
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S. 3187 • Sept. 19, 2024
This bill requires various reports on immigration, particularly regarding individuals paroled into the United States. The U.S. Customs and Border Protection must monthly publish details on non-U.S.
S. 5002 • Sept. 10, 2024
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S. 5007 • Sept. 10, 2024
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S. 4818 • July 25, 2024
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S. 4756 • July 24, 2024
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S. 4689 • July 11, 2024
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S.J.Res. 89 • July 11, 2024
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S. 4585 • June 18, 2024
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S. 4459 • June 5, 2024
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S.J.Res. 94 • June 5, 2024
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S. 4364 • May 16, 2024
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S. 4337 • May 15, 2024
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S. 1829 • May 7, 2024
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S. 3235 • May 7, 2024
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S. 4274 • May 7, 2024
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S. 1271 • Apr. 9, 2024
Fentanyl Eradication and Narcotics Deterrence Off Fentanyl Act or the FEND Off Fentanyl Act This bill requires or authorizes various actions, including sanctions, targeting foreign persons (individuals and entities) engaged in trafficking of fentanyl and other illicit opioids.
S. 3049 • Apr. 9, 2024
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S. 4015 • Mar. 21, 2024
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S. 4034 • Mar. 21, 2024
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S. 3933 • Mar. 12, 2024
This bill requires the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to detain certain non-U. S. nationals ( aliens under federal law) who have been arrested for burglary, theft, larceny, or shoplifting. The bill also authorizes states to sue the federal government for decisions or alleged failures related to immigration enforcement.
S. 3881 • Mar. 6, 2024
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S. 3833 • Feb. 29, 2024
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S. 3811 • Feb. 27, 2024
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S. 3796 • Feb. 11, 2024
This bill prohibits Department of Homeland Security (DHS) employees from being transferred out of any land port of entry along the U.S.-Mexico border, except in specified circumstances.
S. 3708 • Jan. 31, 2024
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S. 1532 • Jan. 11, 2024
This bill suspends the admission of certain individuals into the United States. Specifically, this bill suspends the admission of any person who (1) is attempting to unlawfully enter the United States from Canada or Mexico, (2) does not possess the required travel documents, and (3) is being held at a point of entry or a Border Patrol station to facilitate…
S. 2824 • Jan. 11, 2024
This bill addresses issues regarding immigration and border security, including by imposing limits to asylum eligibility. For example, the bill requires the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to resume activities to construct a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border; provides statutory authorization for Operation Stonegarden, which provides grants to law…
S. 3461 • Dec. 11, 2023
This bill prohibits the obligation or expenditure of federal funds to enter any negotiation with Iran regarding an Iranian nuclear agreement until (1) Iran has terminated agreements involving receiving funds from China; (2) Iran has terminated all military or security partnership agreements with China; (3) China has ceased to incarcerate Uyghur individuals…
S. 3428 • Dec. 6, 2023
Disengaging Entirely From the United Nations Debacle Act of 2023 or the DEFUND Act of 2023 This bill directs the President to terminate U.S. membership in the United Nations (U.N.) and all affiliated bodies. It also ends U.S. participation in all U.N. conventions and agreements. Funds may be appropriated to facilitate U.S. withdrawal from the U.N.
S. 3343 • Nov. 27, 2023
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S. 3299 • Nov. 14, 2023
This bill provides that U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents evacuating Israel in response to the October 7, 2023, attacks by Hamas and the resulting armed conflict shall not be required to reimburse the U.S. government for emergency travel organized by the Department of State during FY2024.
S. 3192 • Nov. 1, 2023
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S. 3197 • Nov. 1, 2023
This bill establishes an Iran Sanctions Enforcement Fund to pay expenses relating to seizures and forfeitures of Iranian property and provides statutory authority for the Export Enforcement Coordination Center, which is in the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and investigates and prosecutes violations of U.S. export control laws.
S. 3104 • Oct. 24, 2023
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S. 3064 • Oct. 17, 2023
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S. 3041 • Oct. 16, 2023
This bill reinstates any statutory sanctions against Iran that had been waived, reduced, or otherwise relieved pursuant to any agreement between the United States and Iran.
S. 3028 • Oct. 4, 2023
Preventing Underhanded and Nefarious Iranian Supported Homicides Act of 2023 or the PUNISH Act of 2023 This bill extends sanctions and national emergencies related to Iran established by specified executive orders and limits the authority of the President to waive sanctions related to Iran.
S. 2983 • Sept. 28, 2023
This bill denies federal funds to schools providing emergency shelter or housing to certain non-U.S. nationals ( aliens under federal law), subject to exceptions. Under the bill, primary schools, secondary schools, and institutions of higher education are ineligible for federal funds if they provide emergency shelter or housing exclusively to non-U.S.
S. 2905 • Sept. 21, 2023
This bill makes a non-U.S. national ( alien under federal law) who has been affiliated with the Communist or a totalitarian party ineligible for asylum.
S.J.Res. 41 • July 27, 2023
This joint resolution nullifies the final rule issued by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services and the Executive Office for Immigration Review titled Circumvention of Lawful Pathways and published on May 16, 2023. The final rule established a rebuttable presumption that a non-U.S.
S. 2210 • June 22, 2023
This bill restricts the President's authority to unilaterally undertake certain actions with respect to Iran and increases congressional oversight of those actions. Specifically, the President must report to Congress before terminating or waiving sanctions related to Iran or taking a licensing action that significantly alters U.S.
S. 1843 • June 7, 2023
This bill imposes restrictions related to adult non-U.S. nationals ( aliens under federal law) being admitted into the United States with a minor.
S. 1733 • May 18, 2023
Protect Our Law enforcement with Immigration Control and Enforcement Act of 2023 or the POLICE Act of 2023 This bill makes assaulting a law enforcement officer, firefighter, or other first responder a deportable offense. Specifically, the bill makes deportable any non-U.S.
S. 1640 • May 17, 2023
This bill addresses issues relating to immigration enforcement. The bill declares that state and local law enforcement have inherent authority to investigate and arrest individuals to assist federal immigration enforcement. (Currently, state and local law enforcement may take certain immigration enforcement actions upon entering into an agreement with U.S.
S.J.Res. 18 • May 17, 2023
This joint resolution nullifies the final rule submitted by the Department of Homeland Security titled Public Charge Ground of Inadmissibility and published on September 9, 2022. The 2022 final rule nullified an August 14, 2019, final rule. The 2019 final rule made it more likely that a non-U.S.
S. 1479 • May 9, 2023
This bill requires the Department of Justice (DOJ) to remove certain non-U.S. nationals ( aliens under federal law) from the United States while such an individual's application for admission is pending.
H.J.Res. 39 • May 3, 2023
This joint resolution nullifies the final rule submitted by the Department of Commerce titled Procedures Covering Suspension of Liquidation, Duties and Estimated Duties in Accord With Presidential Proclamation 10414 and published on September 16, 2022.
S. 1368 • Apr. 27, 2023
This bill prohibits certain types of scientific research or technical exchange between specified U.S. and Chinese entities. The bill's prohibition concerns research or exchange that could develop technologies identified by the Chinese Communist Party as priorities for its strategy to mobilize non-military resources and expertise for military application.
S. 1312 • Apr. 26, 2023
This bill addresses issues concerning border security and immigration, including by transferring funds from the Internal Revenue Service to certain border-related projects.
S.J.Res. 25 • Apr. 25, 2023
This joint resolution nullifies a Department of Labor final rule entitled Adverse Effect Wage Rate Methodology for the Temporary Employment of H-2A Nonimmigrants in Non-Range Occupations in the United States and published on February 28, 2023.
S. 1200 • Apr. 19, 2023
Stopping the Abuse, Victimization, and Exploitation of Girls Act or the SAVE Girls Act This bill authorizes the Department of Justice and the Department of Health and Human Services to provide grants to certain governmental and nongovernmental organizations to combat the smuggling and trafficking of children and young women.
S. 1220 • Apr. 19, 2023
This bill requires the President to appoint, with the advice and consent of the Senate, a qualified individual to serve as Special Envoy to the Pacific Islands Forum. (The Pacific Islands Forum is a regional political and economic policy organization with 18 member nations.) The Special Envoy may not concurrently serve as a U.S.
S. 1184 • Apr. 18, 2023
This bill requires the Government Accountability Office to conduct a study of sister city partnerships between U.S. communities and foreign communities in those countries that score below a certain level on a public sector corruption perception index.
S. 1068 • Mar. 30, 2023
This bill addresses issues related to state and local government cooperation with federal immigration enforcement efforts, including by prohibiting uncooperative jurisdictions from receiving certain grants.
S. 1048 • Mar. 29, 2023
Ending the Notorious, Aggressive, and Remorseless Criminal Organizations and Syndicates Act of 2023 or the Ending the NARCOS Act of 2023 This bill designates nine specified drug cartels as foreign terrorist organizations.
S. 316 • Mar. 29, 2023
This bill repeals specified authorizations for the use of military force against Iraq.
S. 908 • Mar. 22, 2023
This bill requires the Department of the Treasury to instruct the U.S. executive directors at certain multilateral development banks, such as the Asian Development Bank, to oppose providing a loan, financial assistance, or technical assistance to China.
S. 761 • Mar. 9, 2023
This bill establishes specified measures to combat forced organ harvesting and the international trafficking in persons for the purpose of removing their organs. These measures include (1) establishing property-blocking and visa-blocking sanctions, and (2) requiring the Department of State to report on these practices.
S. 770 • Mar. 9, 2023
This bill authorizes the President to lend or lease defense articles to Taiwan for protection against potential Chinese military aggression and requires the President to establish expedited procedures for delivering loaned or leased defense articles to Taiwan.
S. 696 • Mar. 8, 2023
This bill requires the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to suspend the entry of certain non-U.S. nationals ( aliens under federal law) during any period when DHS cannot detain such an individual or return the individual to a foreign country contiguous to the United States. Specifically, DHS must suspend the entry of non-U.S.
S. 685 • Mar. 7, 2023
This bill modifies immigration law provisions relating to unaccompanied alien minors and to asylum seekers. For certain unaccompanied inadmissible alien children, generally those not at risk of being trafficking victims nor having a fear of persecution, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) shall repatriate the child.
S. 584 • Mar. 1, 2023
This bill reauthorizes through FY2028 various activities to promote human rights in North Korea. These activities include (1) providing grants to nonprofit organizations to promote human rights, democracy, rule of law, and the development of a market economy in North Korea; (2) increasing the availability of sources of information inside North Korea that…
S. 588 • Mar. 1, 2023
Coronavirus Origin Validation, Investigation, and Determination Act of 2023 or the COVID Act of 2023 This bill requires the President to impose sanctions and take other actions related to COVID-19 if certain conditions are not met.
S. 489 • Feb. 16, 2023
This bill prohibits obligating or expending U.S. funds in Gaza unless the President makes certain certifications. Specifically, it prohibits such expenditures unless the President certifies that the funds will not benefit Hamas, Palestinian Islamic Jihad, other foreign terrorist organizations, or their members.
S. 431 • Feb. 15, 2023
This bill makes changes to U.S. foreign policy in matters concerning the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA).
S. 444 • Feb. 15, 2023
This bill establishes that any convention or agreement on pandemic-related issues reached by the World Health Assembly (WHA) pursuant to a specified negotiating body shall be deemed to be a treaty requiring the advice and consent of the Senate.
S. 422 • Feb. 14, 2023
This bill resumes the construction of, and modifies the requirements for, a physical barrier along the U.S.-Mexico border. Specifically, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) must, within one day of the bill's enactment, resume any project related to the construction of such barriers (and any related infrastructure), and DHS may not cancel any contracts…
S. 347 • Feb. 9, 2023
Averting the National Threat of Internet Surveillance, Oppressive Censorship and Influence, and Algorithmic Learning by the Chinese Communist Party Act or the ANTI-SOCIAL CCP Act This bill requires the President to impose property-blocking sanctions on TikTok, its parent company ByteDance Ltd., and larger social media companies with ties to certain foreign…
S. 370 • Feb. 9, 2023
This bill expands the grounds for barring non-U.S. nationals ( aliens under federal law) who have engaged in acts of espionage or sabotage from entering the United States. Specifically, any individual shall be inadmissible if the individual has engaged in or will engage in an act that (1) violates a U.S.
S. 381 • Feb. 9, 2023
This bill makes it a crime to transmit money or any item of value with the intent to finance the unlawful entry of a non-U.S. national ( alien under federal law) into the United States. Violators are subject to a fine equal to the value of the transmitted property, up to one year in prison, or both. Additionally, the bill makes a non-U.S.
S. 256 • Feb. 2, 2023
This bill revokes certain waivers of sanctions relating to Iran's nuclear activity, including for (1) the modernization or redesign of the Arak reactor, and (2) the preparation or modification of centrifuge cascades at the Fordow facility. The bill also prohibits the President from issuing a new waiver relating to such activities.
S. 160 • Jan. 31, 2023
This bill requires U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to detain a non-U.S. national ( alien under federal law) who is unlawfully present in the United States and has been charged with a crime that resulted in the death or serious bodily injury of another person.
S. 143 • Jan. 30, 2023
Turn Off Federal Funding of Threatening Entities that Thwart American Prosperity Act or the Turn OFF THE TAP Act This bill prohibits certain entities from receiving federal funds or contracts from an executive agency.
S. 68 • Jan. 25, 2023
Foreign Adversary Risk Management Act or the FARM Act This bill places the Secretary of Agriculture on the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States. It also requires the committee to review any investment that could result in foreign control of any U.S. agricultural business.
S. 4982 • Sept. 28, 2022
This bill establishes the International Children with Disabilities Protection Program in the Department of State to assist organizations of persons with disabilities and family members of children with disabilities in communicating about and advocating for policies that ensure the family inclusion and transition to independent living of children with…
S. 4924 • Sept. 22, 2022
Preventing Underhanded and Nefarious Iranian Supported Homicides Act of 2022 or the PUNISH Act of 2022 This bill extends sanctions and national emergencies related to Iran established by specified executive orders and limits the authority of the President to waive sanctions related to Iran.
S. 4843 • Sept. 13, 2022
This bill directs the Department of State and the Department of Defense to permit representatives from Taiwan's government and armed forces to display Taiwan's flag and military insignia at U.S. government-hosted functions.
S. 4770 • Aug. 4, 2022
This bill prohibits the Department of Health and Human Services or U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement from using federal funds to (1) pay for an abortion except if the life of the mother is endangered or the pregnancy was a result of rape or incest, or (2) require any person to perform or facilitate any abortion.
S. 4652 • July 28, 2022
This bill authorizes the President to lend or lease defense articles to Taiwan for protection against potential Chinese military aggression and requires the President to establish expedited procedures for delivering loaned or leased defense articles to Taiwan.
S. 4648 • July 27, 2022
This bill requires the Department of State to establish U.S. embassies in Vanuatu, Kiribati, and Tonga.
S. 4569 • July 20, 2022
Turn Off Federal Funding of Threatening Entities that Thwart American Prosperity Act or the Turn OFF THE TAP Act This bill prohibits federal contracts with or provision of federal funds to designated entities. Designated entities include those subject to specified U.S.
S. 4331 • May 26, 2022
This bill requires the Department of Defense (DOD) to develop, with close consultation with Taiwan's Ministry of Defense, a plan for the United States to use existing authorities to expedite military assistance to Taiwan as necessary for Taiwan to defend itself against certain military actions, such as an amphibious assault, a missile attack, or a blockade.
S. 4343 • May 26, 2022
This bill establishes that any convention or agreement on pandemic-related issues reached by the World Health Assembly (WHA) pursuant to a specified negotiating body shall be deemed to be a treaty requiring the advice and consent of the Senate.
S.J.Res. 46 • May 26, 2022
This joint resolution nullifies the interim final rule submitted by the Department of Justice and the Department of Homeland Security and published on March 29, 2022, concerning procedures for the consideration of asylum claims and other related issues.
S. 4290 • May 24, 2022
This bill prohibits the use of funds to enter into any negotiation with Iran regarding an Iran nuclear agreement until the President makes specified certifications concerning the actions of China and Iran. Specifically, the President must certify that China has ceased incarcerating Uyghur individuals in the Xinjiang region.
H.R. 7691 • May 19, 2022
This act provides $40.1 billion in FY2022 emergency supplemental appropriations for activities to respond to Russia's invasion of Ukraine. The act provides appropriations to several federal departments and agencies, including the Department of Justice, the Department of Defense, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, the Department of Health and Human Services…
S. 4142 • May 4, 2022
This bill prohibits U.S. companies and universities that receive federal assistance and federal agencies from engaging in certain research or technical exchanges with Chinese entities.
H.R. 6968 • Apr. 7, 2022
This bill prohibits the importation of energy products from Russia. Specifically, the bill prohibits the importation of Russian products that are classified under chapter 27 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule (which includes mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation, bituminous substances, and mineral waxes).
H.R. 7108 • Apr. 7, 2022
This bill suspends normal trade relations with Russia and Belarus. It also permanently authorizes the President to impose visa- and property-blocking sanctions based on violations of human rights. Specifically, the bill authorizes the President to proclaim increases in the rates of duty applicable to products of Russia or Belarus.
S. 3857 • Mar. 16, 2022
This bill revokes certain waivers of sanctions relating to Iran's nuclear activity, including for (1) the modernization or redesign of the Arak reactor, and (2) the preparation or modification of centrifuge cascades at the Fordow facility. The bill also prohibits the President from issuing a new waiver relating to such activities.
S. 3784 • Mar. 8, 2022
This bill requires various actions pertaining to China's sovereign digital currency. Specifically, the bill requires (1) the Office of Management and Budget to develop guidance for executive agencies pertaining to security requirements for the use of China's sovereign digital currency, (2) countries accepting assistance through the Foreign Military…
S. 3701 • Feb. 17, 2022
Terminating Reckless and Unnecessary Checks Known to Erode Regular Shipping Act or the TRUCKERS Act This bill prohibits the Department of Homeland Security from imposing any COVID-19 vaccination requirement on any commercial truck driver who is a national of Canada or Mexico and seeking to temporarily enter the United States for business through a land port…
S. 3463 • Jan. 18, 2022
Coronavirus Origin Validation, Investigation, and Determination Act of 2022 or the COVID Act of 2022 This bill requires the President to impose sanctions and take other actions related to COVID-19 if certain conditions are not met.
S. 3421 • Dec. 16, 2021
This bill expands existing provisions requiring sanctions against individuals or entities that provide certain types of weapons to Iran. Specifically, the bill modifies the provisions by adding unmanned combat aerial vehicles to the list of weapons covered by the sanctions.
S. 3347 • Dec. 8, 2021
Masih Alinejad Harassment and Unlawful Targeting Act of 2021 or the Masih Alinejad HUNT Act of 2021 This bill imposes sanctions on foreign persons (i.e., individuals or entities) that are acting on behalf of Iran's government and involved in the harassment of certain individuals, such as human rights activists.
S. 3300 • Dec. 2, 2021
This bill prohibits expending federal funds for legal settlements to individuals who violated certain laws relating to the proper time and place to enter the United States, if the settlement pertains to claims based on the lawful detention of such an individual as part of a family unit after the individual's entry into the United States at the southern…
S. 3263 • Nov. 18, 2021
This bill requires the Office of Inspector General of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to periodically investigate and report on certain issues until there have been fewer than 35,000 apprehensions at the southwest border for three consecutive months.
S. 3146 • Nov. 3, 2021
This bill appropriates $25 billion for the construction of a wall on the U.S.-Mexico border and addresses other issues related to immigration. As offsets to this spending, the bill restricts the child tax credit, earned income credits, and lifetime learning credits to those with Social Security numbers and not prohibited from employment in the United States.
S. 3154 • Nov. 3, 2021
This bill prohibits using federal funds to make settlement payments to compensate any individuals for being separated from family members while detained by U.S.
S. 3063 • Oct. 26, 2021
This bill prohibits using federal funds to establish any diplomatic facility in Jerusalem other than the U.S. Embassy to Israel.
S. 2945 • Oct. 6, 2021
Better Enforcement of Grievous Offenses by unNaturalized Emigrants or the BE GONE Act This bill expands, for immigration purposes, the definition of aggravated felony to include sexual assault and aggravated sexual violence.
S. 2878 • Sept. 28, 2021
This bill provides funding through FY2026 and provides statutory authority for an office and related initiatives within the Department of State to advance U.S. foreign policy concerning the status of women and girls. Specifically, the bill provides statutory authority for an Office of Global Women's Issues.
S. 2863 • Sept. 27, 2021
This bill imposes sanctions involving Afghanistan and addresses related issues. The President must impose, with certain exceptions, visa- and property-blocking sanctions on any foreign individual or entity that (1) provides support to any terrorist group in Afghanistan, (2) is responsible for or complicit in serious human rights abuses in Afghanistan, or…
S. 2587 • Aug. 3, 2021
This bill requires the Department of the Treasury to instruct the U.S. executive directors at certain multilateral development banks, such as the Asian Development Bank, to oppose providing a loan, financial assistance, or technical assistance to China.
S. 2494 • July 28, 2021
This bill requires various actions related to malign influence operations by other countries in the United Nations (UN), with such operations defined as coordinated actions by a UN member state to foster UN actions or attitudes that further that member state's interests in a manner inconsistent with the UN Charter. The President shall direct the U.S.
S. 2479 • July 27, 2021
This bill makes changes to U.S. foreign policy in matters concerning the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA).
S. 2489 • July 27, 2021
This bill provides statutory authority for the continuation of U.S. policy related to country of origin marking for imported goods that are produced in the West Bank or Gaza. Currently, such goods must carry specified markings that indicate their origin. Further, the bill prohibits the use of any funds made available to the Department of State or to U.S.
S. 65 • July 16, 2021
This bill imposes importation limits on goods produced using forced labor in China, especially the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, and imposes sanctions related to such forced labor. The Department of Homeland Security shall report to Congress a strategy for preventing the importation of goods produced in China using forced labor.
S. 2331 • July 13, 2021
Securing the Homeland from International Entrants with Life-threatening Diseases Act or the SHIELD Act This bill suspends for one year the admission and parole into the United States of certain categories of individuals who are from or were recently in a country that fails to meet certain criteria related to COVID-19.
S. 1061 • June 24, 2021
This bill requires the Department of State to take certain actions promoting the normalization of relations between Israel, Arab states, and other relevant countries and regions.
S. 2216 • June 24, 2021
This bill requires the Department of Defense to report to Congress a plan for admitting and relocating to the United States citizens of Afghanistan under an existing program. (The program provides special immigrant visas to eligible individuals who worked for U.S. or NATO forces in Afghanistan on or after October 7, 2001.)
S. 2120 • June 17, 2021
This bill requires the Department of State to establish the United States–Israel Artificial Intelligence Center to leverage the experience, knowledge, and expertise of institutions of higher education and private sector entities in the United States and Israel to develop more robust research and development cooperation in specified areas (e.g., machine…
S. 2032 • June 10, 2021
This bill modifies a program providing special immigrant visas to eligible citizens or nationals of Afghanistan who assisted U.S. efforts there and addresses related issues. The bill extends the program through 2023 and increases the number of visas available. An individual may become eligible for a visa after assisting U.S.
S. 1987 • June 9, 2021
This bill authorizes the President to impose property- and visa-blocking sanctions on foreign individuals and entities involved in deliberate acts to conceal or distort information about a public health emergency of international concern, including COVID-19.
S. 1904 • May 27, 2021
This bill imposes sanctions targeting Hamas, the Palestinian Islamic Jihad, and any affiliate or successor groups. The President shall periodically report to Congress a list of each foreign person or instrumentality that knowingly assists, provides significant support or services to, or is involved in a significant transaction with a senior member or…
S. 1865 • May 26, 2021
This bill requires the federal government to, before resettling, transporting, or relocating any aliens not in detention, consult with the affected state and local governments.
S. 1722 • May 19, 2021
This bill expands the grounds for barring aliens who have engaged in acts relating to espionage or sabotage from entering the United States. Specifically, any alien shall be inadmissible if the alien has engaged in or will engage in an act that (1) violates a U.S. law relating to espionage or sabotage; (2) would violate any U.S.
S. 1637 • May 13, 2021
This bill establishes measures to deter money laundering by Hizballah in Lebanon. Specifically, the Department of the Treasury must prohibit or place conditions on the opening or maintaining of certain correspondent or payable-through accounts by the Central Bank of Syria if Treasury determines that certain jurisdictions in Lebanon are jurisdictions of…
S. 1641 • May 13, 2021
el Sovereignty Reassurance Act of 2021 or ISRA This bill prohibits using funds made available to the Department of State for FY2022 to implement, administer, or enforce any policy that rescinds the U.S. recognition of the Golan Heights as part of Israel.
S. 1651 • May 13, 2021
This bill establishes requirements related to activities of Hizballah in Latin America and the Caribbean. Specifically, the President must impose property- and visa-blocking sanctions on foreign persons determined to have knowingly engaged in significant transactions with, or provided material support to, Hizballah in a Latin American or Caribbean country.
S. 1580 • May 12, 2021
This bill requires the Department of Justice (DOJ) to remove certain aliens from the United States while such an alien's application for admission is pending.
S. 1489 • Apr. 29, 2021
This bill requires the President to appoint an Inspector General of the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR). Among other responsibilities, the Inspector General shall (1) conduct and supervise audits and investigations relating to the programs and operations of the USTR, (2) recommend policies for preventing and detecting fraud and abuse in those…
S. 1369 • Apr. 26, 2021
This bill requires educational institutions that participate in the Student and Exchange Visitor Program to report certain information regarding that institution's dealings with China's government.
S. 1311 • Apr. 22, 2021
Safeguarding Educational Institutions, Colleges, Universities, and Research Entities from China's Attempts to Misappropriate Property of the United States Act of 2021 or the SECURE CAMPUS Act of 2021 This bill prohibits certain Chinese citizens from receiving visas to participate in graduate or post-graduate studies in science, technology, engineering, or…
S. 1205 • Apr. 19, 2021
This bill prohibits the use of federal funds to rejoin the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action—commonly known as the Iran nuclear deal—unless the President commits to submit any successor agreement to the Senate for advice and consent as a treaty.
S. 960 • Mar. 24, 2021
Reassurance On Commitments Act of 2021 or the ROC Act This bill prohibits using funds made available to the Department of State for FY2022 to implement or enforce any policy that restricts representatives of Taiwan (such as members of Taiwan's armed forces or representatives of its government) or the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office from…
S. 903 • Mar. 23, 2021
This bill imposes restrictions related to adult aliens being admitted into the United States with a minor. An adult alien shall not be admitted with a minor unless the adult (1) presents documents and witness testimony proving that the adult is a relative or guardian of the minor, or (2) submits to a DNA test that proves such a relationship.
S. 884 • Mar. 22, 2021
This bill modifies immigration law provisions relating to unaccompanied alien minors and to asylum seekers. For certain unaccompanied inadmissible alien children, generally those not at risk of being trafficking victims nor having a fear of persecution, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) shall repatriate the child.
S. 863 • Mar. 18, 2021
This bill places restrictions on aliens seeking asylum and contains provisions related to immigration enforcement. Under this bill, an asylum seeker who arrives at a U.S. land port of entry without entry documents may not be admitted unless an asylum officer at a U.S.
S. 710 • Mar. 11, 2021
This bill requires the Government Accountability Office to study the activities of sister city partnerships involving foreign communities in countries that received a score of 45 or less on Transparency International's 2019 Corruption Perceptions Index. A sister city partnership is a formal agreement between a U.S.
S. 621 • Mar. 9, 2021
This bill makes membership in a significant transnational criminal organization a ground for inadmissibility into the United States and provides for criminal penalties against those that provide material support to such an organization.
S. 602 • Mar. 4, 2021
This bill establishes specified measures to combat forced organ harvesting and the international trafficking in persons for the purpose of removing their organs.
S. 488 • Feb. 25, 2021
This bill restricts the President's authority to unilaterally undertake certain actions with respect to Iran and increases congressional oversight of those actions. Specifically, the President must report to Congress before terminating or waiving sanctions related to Iran or taking a licensing action that significantly alters U.S.
S. 417 • Feb. 24, 2021
This bill limits the validity period of B-1 (business visitor) and B-2 (tourist) visas issued to Chinese nationals until the Department of State makes certain certifications to Congress regarding the Chinese government.
S. 364 • Feb. 23, 2021
This bill prohibits the use of any funds to take action providing for the United States to become a party to the Paris Agreement.
S. 137 • Jan. 28, 2021
This bill prohibits the use of federal funds for purposes outside the United States related to abortion. Specifically, the bill prohibits funding to certain foreign or domestic organizations that perform or promote abortions, furnish or develop items intended to procure abortions, or provide financial support for an entity that conducts such activities.
S. 80 • Jan. 28, 2021
This bill requires U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to detain an alien who is unlawfully present in the United States and has been charged with a crime that resulted in the death or serious bodily injury of another person.
S. 71 • Jan. 27, 2021
This bill expands the E-Verify program by requiring all employers to use it and permanently reauthorizes the program. Currently, E-Verify use is voluntary for most employers, although some states mandate its use.
S. 42 • Jan. 26, 2021
This bill prohibits a sanctuary jurisdiction from receiving grants under certain Economic Development Assistance Programs and the Community Development Block Grant Program.
S. 17 • Jan. 22, 2021
This bill provides statutory authority for the ban on admitting an alien into the United States as a nonimmigrant if the alien's primary purpose for entering is to give birth to a child in the United States in order to obtain U.S. citizenship for that child.
S. 25 • Jan. 22, 2021
This bill prohibits a state from receiving certain federal law enforcement grants if it takes certain immigration-related actions. Specifically, a state may not receive such grants if it (1) issues a driver license to an individual who does not have proof of U.S.