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H.R. 2407 115th Congress House

United States Citizenship and Immigration Services Authorization Act

Official title: To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to establish United States Citizenship and Immigration Services, and for other purposes.

Introduced: May 11, 2017 See on congress.gov
Immigration Administrative remediesCitizenship and naturalizationDepartment of Homeland SecurityExecutive agency funding and structure
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Fraud offenses and financial crimesImmigration status and proceduresRefugees, asylum, displaced persons
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It never became law before the 115th Congress (2017–2018) 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.
 Everywhere this bill has been 7 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 24, 2017
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 14 - 10.
May 24, 2017
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
May 23, 2017
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
May 22, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Border and Maritime Security.
May 11, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
May 11, 2017
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Homeland Security, and Education and the Workforce, 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.
May 11, 2017
Introduced in House
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 Latest action May 24, 2017

Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 14 - 10.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

United States Citizenship and Immigration Services Authorization Act

This bill amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to: (1) establish, by statute, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services within the Department of Homeland Security, and (2) and remove references to the Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services.

The Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 is amended to make E-Verify, which allows employers to verify an employee's work eligibility, permanent.

The bill maintains the application fee for an intercountry adopted child at the amount that was in effect effect prior to the effective date (i.e., 12/23/2016) of the rule increasing such fee.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2407: United States Citizenship and Immigration Services Authorization Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-2407/
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"H.R. 2407: United States Citizenship and Immigration Services Authorization Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-2407/.
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H.R. 2407, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-2407/.
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