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Enforcement First Immigration Reform Act of 2005

Introduced: September 29, 2005 See on congress.gov
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Nov 3, 2005
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H9627-9628, H9630)
Oct 26, 2005
Referred to the Subcommittee on Terrorism, Unconventional Threats and Capabilities.
Oct 17, 2005
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security, and Claims.
Sep 29, 2005
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, Ways and Means, Financial Services, Homeland Security, 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.
Sep 29, 2005
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Enforcement First Immigration Reform Act of 2005 - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act and other immigration-related provisions with respect to: (1) enforcement and detention of, and criminal penalties for, illegal aliens; (2) the institutional removal (IRP) and criminal alien assistance (SCAAP) programs; (3) alien smuggling, document fraud, gang violence, and drug trafficking; (4) border security, personnel increases, and border-related assignment of armed forces members; (5) provision of social security numbers; (6) work authorization and enforcement; (7) secure identification standards, including birth certificates; (8) reform of legal immigration, including elimination of the diversity lottery visa category and certain limitations on entrants from Mexico; (9) citizenship reform, including limitations on citizenship by birth; and (10) wages paid to unauthorized aliens.

What's happening now November 3, 2005

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H9627-9628, H9630)

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 8
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Republican 5
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Wilson, Joe
South Carolina · Oct 18, 2005
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Calvert, Ken
California · Sep 29, 2005
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Carter, John R.
Texas · Sep 29, 2005
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Foxx, Virginia
North Carolina · Sep 29, 2005
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Sessions, Pete
Texas · Sep 29, 2005
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3938: Enforcement First Immigration Reform Act of 2005. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-3938/
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"H.R. 3938: Enforcement First Immigration Reform Act of 2005." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-3938/.
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H.R. 3938, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-3938/.
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