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Immigration Reform that Works for America's Future Act

Introduced: January 22, 2013 See on congress.gov
This bill died when the 113th Congress ended
It never became law before the 113th Congress (2013–2014) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S44)
Jan 22, 2013
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Immigration Reform that Works for America's Future Act - Expresses the sense of the Senate that Congress should:

  • create a roadmap for immigrants who are here without legal status to earn citizenship, provided they pay taxes, complete a background check, learn English, and show a commitment to America;
  • allow students who came to America as children to earn citizenship by attending college or joining the Armed Forces;
  • protect the sustainability of the American agricultural industry, including the dairy industry, with a stable and legal agricultural workforce;
  • encourage those who seek to invest in the United States and create American jobs;
  • permit individuals who earn an advanced degree from one of our universities to remain in the United States, rather than using that education to work for our international competitors;
  • fulfill and strengthen our nation's commitments regarding security along our borders and at our ports of entry;
  • strengthen our nation's historic humanitarian tradition of welcoming asylum seekers and refugees and improve existing policies that support immigrant victims of crime and domestic violence;
  • create an effective electronic verification system and strengthen enforcement to prevent employers from hiring people illegally;
  • implement a legal immigration system that promotes job creation by converting the current flow of illegal immigrants into the United States into a more manageable and legal process for admitting immigrants while, at the same time, safeguarding the jobs, rights, and wages of American workers; and
  • adopt practical and fair immigration reforms to help ensure family unity.
What's happening now January 22, 2013

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S44)

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1: Immigration Reform that Works for America's Future Act. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-S-1/
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"S. 1: Immigration Reform that Works for America's Future Act." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-S-1/.
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S. 1, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-S-1/.
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