Foreign labor – CONGRESS MACHINE

HR 1172: No Social Security for Illegal Aliens Act of 2025

No Social Security for Illegal Aliens Act of 2025

This bill excludes wages and self-employment income earned by non-U.S. nationals (aliens under federal law) who are not authorized to work in the United States from consideration for purposes of Social Security eligibility and benefits.

This exclusion applies with respect to all such wages and self-employment income earned both before and after the bill’s enactment. However, any change to the amount of an individual’s Social Security benefits as a result of these provisions may only apply to benefits for months after the bill’s enactment.

Sponsors

John Moolenaar (R) MI

Cosponsors

Daniel Webster (R) FL, Randy Weber (R) TX, Mike Haridopolos (R) FL, Michael Rulli (R) OH, Diana Harshbarger (R) TN

Introduced on
Monday, February 10th, 2025

Subjects
Border security and unlawful immigration, Foreign labor, Social security and elderly assistance

HR 882: No Foreign Persons Administering Our Elections Act

No Foreign Persons Administering Our Elections Act

This bill prohibits states and local jurisdictions from hiring noncitizens to administer federal elections.

Sponsors

August Pfluger (R) TX

Cosponsors

Jodey Arrington (R) TX, Abraham Hamadeh (R) AZ, William Timmons (R) SC, Lauren Boebert (R) CO, Claudia Tenney (R) NY, Michael Guest (R) MS

Introduced on
Friday, January 31st, 2025

Subjects
Elections, voting, political campaign regulation, Employee hiring, Foreign labor, State and local government operations

HR 116: Stopping Border Surges Act

Stopping Border Surges Act

This bill modifies immigration law provisions relating to unaccompanied alien minors and to asylum seekers.

The bill requires the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to repatriate certain unaccompanied, inadmissible alien children, generally those not at risk of being trafficking victims nor having a fear of persecution. Currently, only inadmissible unaccompanied aliens from neighboring countries are subject to repatriation, and DHS has discretion whether to repatriate.

When the Department of Health and Human Services releases an unaccompanied child to an individual, it shall provide DHS with certain information about that individual, including Social Security number and immigration status.

The bill requires a stricter standard to find a credible fear of persecution and imposes additional rules on credible fear interviews.

If an alien is granted asylum because of fear of persecution in a country, the alien shall be deemed to have renounced asylum status by returning to that country, if there has been no change in the country’s conditions.

The bill also (1) expands the definition of what constitutes a frivolous asylum application, (2) imposes additional limitations on eligibility for asylum, (3) shortens the deadline for applying for asylum, and (4) extends the time period an alien seeking asylum must wait before receiving employment authorization.

Any individual who knowingly and willfully makes materially false statements or uses fraudulent documents in asylum-related proceedings shall be fined or imprisoned up to 10 years, or both.

Sponsors

Andy Biggs (R) AZ

Cosponsors

Brandon Gill (R) TX

Introduced on
Friday, January 3rd, 2025

Subjects
Administrative remedies, Border security and unlawful immigration, Child safety and welfare, Correctional facilities and imprisonment, Department of Homeland Security, Detention of persons, Evidence and witnesses, Family relationships, Federal preemption, Foreign labor, Foreign language and bilingual programs, Fraud offenses and financial crimes, Government information and archives, Government studies and investigations, Human rights, Human trafficking, Immigrant health and welfare, Immigration status and procedures, International law and treaties