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Bill· SS. 4079 (119th)reported

PEARL Act

United States · United States Congress · 26 August 2026

Providing Emotional Assistance with Relief and Love Act or the PEARL Act This bill requires U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to establish a pilot program to adopt dogs from local animal shelters to be trained as support dogs for CBP’s Support Canine Program. Support dogs are used for grief assistance, trauma mitigation, and morale.

Question· Schriftliche Frage21/2387open

Hass auf Deutsche unter Migranten

Germany · German Bundestag · 26 August 2026

Originaltext der Frage(n):<br /> <br /> Hat die Bundesregierung die Aussagen des Sprechers des christlichen Kinder- und Jugendwerks "Die Arche" zur Kenntnis genommen, der &ndash; angesprochen auf die jüngsten Aussagen des Bundeskanzlers zum Erscheinungsbild deutscher Städte (www.welt.de/politik/deutschland/article68f024e5dbad4b72062aecb9/migration-haben-im-stadtbilddieses-problem-merz-aussage-loest-empoerung-aus-regierungssprecher-reagiert.html) &ndash; äußerte, dass es in diversen Stadtteilen unter Migranten einen "Hass auf alles Deutsche" (www.welt.de/politik/deutschland/article68f0e07a2f6e3c54ca984180/migration-herr-merz-hat-100-prozent-recht-wenn-er-das-sagt-arche-sprecher-verteidigt-stadtbild-aussage.html) gebe, und wenn ja, sieht die Bundesregierung gegenwärtig dahingehenden Handlungsbedarf, dem teilweise unter Migranten bestehendem "Hass auf alles Deutsche" etwas entgegenzusetzen?

Question· Schriftliche Frage21/2387open

Äußerungen von Bundeskanzler Friedrich Merz zu Problemen im Stadtbild

Germany · German Bundestag · 26 August 2026

Originaltext der Frage(n):<br /> <br /> Hat die Bundesregierung Kenntnis von der Aussage von Bundeskanzler Friedrich Merz, der rückläufige Asylerstanträge bewertetet mit der Aussage "Bei der Migration sind wir sehr weit [...] Aber wir haben natürlich immer im Stadtbild noch dieses Problem und deswegen ist der Bundesinnenminister ja auch dabei jetzt in sehr großem Umfang auch Rückführungen zu ermöglichen [...]" (https://bsky.app/profile/eckstein.bsky.social/post/3m35hz74xdk2j, www.tagesspiegel.de/potsdam/brandenburg/sehen-das-problem-weiterhin-im-stadtbild-merz-zeigt-bei-besuch-in-potsdam-harte-linie-bei-migration-14556746.html, www.derstandard.de/story/3100000292062/nachsoeder-hat-auch-merz-ein-problem-mit-migrationim-stadtbild), und wie bewertet die Bundesregierung diesen vom Bundeskanzler hergestellten Zusammenhang?Aufenthaltstitel zu Studienzwecken nach § 16b des Aufenthaltsgesetzes erhalten, und wie viele Aufenthaltstitel wurden im selben Zeitraum für nachziehende Familienangehörige dieser Studierenden erteilt (bitte ebenfalls nach Jahren aufschlüsseln sowie nach Aufenthaltszweck &ndash; insbesondere Ehepartnernachzug und Kindernachzug)?

Question· Schriftliche Frage21/2387open

Äußerungen von Bundeskanzler Friedrich Merz zu Problemen im Stadtbild

Germany · German Bundestag · 26 August 2026

Originaltext der Frage(n):<br /> <br /> Auf welches "Problem im Stadtbild" im Zusammenhang mit Migration bezog sich Bundeskanzler Friedrich Merz bei der Pressekonferenz anlässlich des Antrittsbesuchs des Bundeskanzlers in Brandenburg am 14. Oktober 2025 in Potsdam, und inwiefern leistet der Bundesminister des Innern Alexander Dobrindt einen Beitrag zur Lösung dieses Problems, indem er dabei ist, "jetzt in sehr großem Umfang auch Rückführungen zu ermöglichen" (www.youtube.com/watch?v=qE4Ws_jcJPY)?

Question· Schriftliche Frage19/10041open

Unterbringung rückgeführter Personen bei Sammelabschiebungen nach Afghanistan

Germany · German Bundestag · 25 August 2026

Originaltext der Frage(n):<br /> <br /> Wie beurteilt die Bundesregierung den Sachverhalt, dass es bei der letzten Sammelabschiebung vom 24. April 2019 nach Afghanistan eine Änderung der bisher immer erfolgten Inempfangnahme von abgeschobenen afghanischen Staatsangehörigen durch die Internationale Organisation für Migration (IOM) in Kabul gab, die zur Folge hat, dass rückgeführte Personen kein Angebot einer bis zu 14-tägigen Unterbringung in einer von IOM betriebenen Unterkunft haben und anstelle dessen einen Barbetrag in Höhe von umgerechnet 145 Euro erhalten, mit der Aufforderung, sich selbst um eine Unterkunft zu kümmern (siehe Mitteilung der afghanischen Hilfsorganisation AMASO (www.facebook.com/AmasoAfg/posts/2458934820803454), vor dem Hintergrund, dass viele Rückgeführte keine verwandtschaftlichen Beziehungen in Kabul haben und vielfach weder Kabul noch Afghanistan kennen und daher Gefahr laufen, obdachlos zu werden und zu verelenden (bitte ausführlich begründen)?

Bill· HRH.R. 9535 (119th)referred

Securing Agriculture's Workforce Act of 2026

United States · United States Congress · 25 August 2026

Securing Agriculture's Workforce Act of 2026 This bill expands the H-2A agricultural visa program; creates online platforms for H-2A employers, workers, and agencies; and codifies certain wage calculations. Under current law, workers on H-2A visas are only allowed to perform agricultural work of a seasonal or temporary nature.&nbsp;Under the bill, the seasonal work requirement is removed, thus allowing H-2A workers to qualify for agricultural work that occurs year-round. The bill also expands the type of agricultural work that qualifies, including reforestation, aquaculture, and livestock work. The Department of Agriculture must issue rules to define agricultural labor or services for purposes of the H-2A program. The bill also establishes an H-2A visa pathway for current unauthorized agricultural workers who otherwise meet requirements. The Department of Labor must maintain a national, publicly accessible online job registry and database of all job offers submitted by employers seeking a labor certification required to employ H-2A workers.&nbsp;The Department of Homeland Security must establish an online platform for employers to submit information and documentation for review by federal agencies in the course of admitting H-2A workers. The H-2A program requires employers to provide workers with wage rates at or above those set in regulations and such wages must not adversely affect the wages and working conditions of workers similarly employed in the United States. The bill codifies the current calculation method for the adverse effect wage rate as set in regulation.&nbsp;

Bill· HRH.R. 1585 (119th)referred

Conrad State 30 and Physician Access Reauthorization Act

United States · United States Congress · 25 August 2026

Conrad State 30 and Physician Access Reauthorization Act This bill modifies the Conrad 30 Waiver program, which incentivizes qualified foreign physicians to serve in underserved communities. It also extends statutory authority for the program for three years from this bill's enactment. Individuals coming to the United States under a J-1 nonimmigrant visa to receive medical training typically must leave the country and reside for two years abroad before being eligible to apply for an immigrant visa or permanent residence. The Conrad program waives this requirement for individuals who meet certain qualifications, including serving for a number of years at a health care facility in an underserved area. The bill increases the number of waivers that a state may obtain each fiscal year from 30 to 35 if a certain number of waivers were used the previous year, and provides for further adjustments depending on demand. A physician may be employed at an academic medical center to meet the Conrad program's employment requirements if the physician's work is in the public interest, even if the medical center is not in an underserved area. Employment contracts for physicians under the Conrad program shall contain certain information, such as the maximum number of on-call hours per week the physician shall have to work. Certain physicians (along with the physician's spouse and children) shall be exempt from the direct annual numerical limits on immigration, including those physicians that have met certain requirements related to visas for physicians to serve in underserved areas.

Law· SS. 2 (119th)enacted

Secure America Act

United States · United States Congress · 22 August 2026

Secure America Act This bill provides 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. It is known as a reconciliation bill and includes legislation submitted by certain congressional committees pursuant to provisions in the FY2026 congressional budget resolution (S. Con. Res. 33) that directed the committees to submit legislation to the House or Senate Budget Committee that will increase the deficit. (Reconciliation bills are considered by Congress using expedited legislative procedures that prevent a filibuster and restrict amendments in the Senate.) Specifically, the bill provides funding to CBP for&nbsp; personnel; border security, technology, and screening; and immigration enforcement activities. The bill provides funding to ICE for personnel, Homeland Security Investigations, immigration enforcement activities, transportation, information technology, facility and fleet maintenance and sustainment, 287(g) agreements (i.e., agreements that allow state and local law enforcement&nbsp;agencies to perform certain immigration enforcement functions), the Office of the Principal Legal Advisor,&nbsp; operation and maintenance, and certain arrests related to immigration enforcement. The bill also provides additional funding to DHS for (1) immigration enforcement, and (2) the participation of state and local agencies in certain homeland security efforts.&nbsp; The funding provided by this bill generally remains available through FY2029.

Motion· Motie2025Z09354adopted

Motion by Member Van Nispen on algorithms that may use risk profiling and publish automated selection tools in the Algorithm Register

Original: Motie van het lid Van Nispen over algoritmes die mogelijk gebruikmaken van risicoprofilering en geautomatiseerde selectie-instrumenten in het Algoritmeregister publiceren

Netherlands · House of Representatives · 21 August 2026

Translated from Dutch

Motion by Member Van Nispen on algorithms that may use risk profiling and publish automated selection tools in the Algorithm Register

Motion· Motie2025Z17268adopted

Amended motion by member Dassen about switching to European, open standards-based digital alternatives for the digital infrastructure for 36800-61

Original: Gewijzigde motie van het lid Dassen over overstappen op Europese, op open standaarden gebaseerde digitale alternatieven voor de digitale infrastructuur t.v.v. 36800-61

Netherlands · House of Representatives · 21 August 2026

Translated from Dutch

Amended motion by member Dassen about switching to European, open standards-based digital alternatives for the digital infrastructure for 36800-61

Bill· HRH.R. 1589 (119th)open

American Dream and Promise Act of 2025

United States · United States Congress · 21 August 2026

American Dream and Promise Act of 2025 This bill provides certain non-U.S. nationals ( aliens under federal law) with a path to receive permanent resident status and contains other immigration-related provisions. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) or the Department of Justice (DOJ) shall provide conditional permanent resident status for 10 years to a qualifying individual who entered the United States as a minor and (1) is deportable or inadmissible, (2) has deferred enforced departure (DED) status or temporary protected status (TPS), or (3) is the child of certain classes of nonimmigrants. The bill imposes various qualifying requirements, such as the individual being continuously physically present in the United States since January 1, 2021, passing a background check, and being enrolled in or having completed certain educational programs. DHS shall remove the conditions placed on permanent resident status granted under this bill if the individual&nbsp;applies and meets certain requirements, such as completing certain programs at an educational institution, serving in the military, or being employed. Furthermore, DHS or DOJ shall provide lawful permanent resident status to certain individuals who had TPS, were eligible for TPS, or were eligible for DED status on certain dates. Such individuals must meet certain requirements and apply for such status within three years of this bill's enactment. This bill also repeals a restriction that bars a state from providing higher education benefits to undocumented individuals unless those benefits are available to all U.S. nationals without regard to residency in the state.

Bill· HRH.R. 3543 (119th)referred

College for All Act of 2025

United States · United States Congress · 21 August 2026

College for All Act of 2025 This bill establishes measures to expand access to higher education, including by eliminating tuition and required fees for eligible students, revising the Federal Pell Grant program, and reauthorizing certain programs to assist students from disadvantaged backgrounds. Specifically, the bill provides funding to enable states and tribal colleges and universities, through a federal-state partnership, to eliminate tuition and required fees for (1) all students at community colleges and two-year tribal colleges and universities, and (2) working- and middle-class students at four-year public institutions of higher education and tribal colleges and universities. The bill provides funding to enable private, nonprofit historically Black colleges and universities and minority-serving institutions to eliminate tuition and required fees for eligible students. The bill permanently reauthorizes and otherwise revises the Federal Pell Grant program by providing funding to increase the maximum award for each eligible student, increasing the duration limit for the use of Pell Grants, allowing students to use their awards to cover living and nontuition expenses, and expanding eligibility to Dreamer students (i.e., students who have been granted Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals status and who entered the United States before the age of 16) and students with other immigration statuses. Further, the bill requires the Department of Education to award grants to eligible states and tribal colleges and universities for improving student outcomes. The bill reauthorizes through FY2035 the Federal TRIO Programs and reauthorizes through FY2029 the Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs.

Bill· HRH.R. 10040 (119th)referred

No TSA Data for ICE Act

United States · United States Congress · 21 August 2026

Bill· HRH.R. 10111 (119th)referred

Oversight Access Act

United States · United States Congress · 20 August 2026

Bill· HRH.R. 10106 (119th)referred

VISITOR Act

United States · United States Congress · 20 August 2026

Bill· HRH.R. 3127 (119th)referred

Fairness to Freedom Act of 2025

United States · United States Congress · 19 August 2026

Fairness to Freedom Act of 2025 This bill establishes a right to legal representation in certain immigration proceedings (e.g., removal and immigration bond hearings) at the government's expense for individuals who cannot afford representation. The bill also establishes various entities to facilitate such legal representation. Currently, individuals in these immigration proceedings may be represented by counsel but not at government expense. The bill addresses various issues related to such legal representation, including (1) the scope of the representation, (2) criteria for determining whether the individual is financially unable to afford representation, and (3) requirements relating to allowing the individual to meet with their lawyer and receiving relevant documents. Immigration proceedings may not commence until counsel has been appointed. The bill also establishes the Office of Immigration Representation to ensure that qualified individuals who cannot afford legal representation receive the representation as required by this bill. The office's duties shall include establishing (1) administrative regions throughout the United States, and (2) a local immigration representation board for each region. The local boards must, subject to the office's approval, develop and implement plans for providing legal representation under this bill. To provide such legal representation, the local boards may (1) establish one or more immigrant public defender organizations, (2) contract with existing community defender organizations, and (3) establish a panel attorney system. The bill establishes minimum funding requirements for the office.

Bill· Gesetzgebung20/14119concluded

Act zur Erweiterung von Haftgründen bei gefährlicher Körperverletzung und Einführung der Entziehung der Aufenthaltserlaubnis sowie Anordnung der Ausweisung durch Strafurteil

Original: Gesetz zur Erweiterung von Haftgründen bei gefährlicher Körperverletzung und Einführung der Entziehung der Aufenthaltserlaubnis sowie Anordnung der Ausweisung durch Strafurteil

Germany · German Bundestag · 18 August 2026

Translated from German

Zur Entlastung der Verwaltungsgerichtsbarkeit in Asylsachen Entziehung der Aufenthaltserlaubnis und Ausweisung verurteilter Ausländer sowie schuldunfähiger Täter durch das Strafgericht, Regelung bez. Ausländer mit besonderem Ausweisungsschutz sowie bei Bedrohung der öffentlichen Sicherheit, Anordnung der Untersuchungshaft bei Körperverletzungen mittels einer Waffe oder eines anderen gefährlichen Werkzeugs auch bei sonst fehlenden Haftgründen;<br /> Einfügung § 69c Strafgesetzbuch sowie Änderung § 112 Strafprozessordnung<br /> <br /> Bezug: Wiedervorlage siehe BT-Drs 20/14119 GESTA 20. WP C139

Bill· Gesetzgebung21/7256open

Act zur Erweiterung von Haftgründen bei gefährlicher Körperverletzung und Einführung der Entziehung der Aufenthaltserlaubnis sowie Anordnung der Ausweisung durch Strafurteil

Original: Gesetz zur Erweiterung von Haftgründen bei gefährlicher Körperverletzung und Einführung der Entziehung der Aufenthaltserlaubnis sowie Anordnung der Ausweisung durch Strafurteil

Germany · German Bundestag · 18 August 2026

Translated from German

Zur Entlastung der Verwaltungsgerichtsbarkeit in Asylsachen Entziehung der Aufenthaltserlaubnis und Ausweisung verurteilter Ausländer sowie schuldunfähiger Täter durch das Strafgericht, Regelung bez. Ausländer mit besonderem Ausweisungsschutz sowie bei Bedrohung der öffentlichen Sicherheit, Anordnung der Untersuchungshaft bei Körperverletzungen mittels einer Waffe oder eines anderen gefährlichen Werkzeugs auch bei sonst fehlenden Haftgründen;<br /> Einfügung § 69c Strafgesetzbuch sowie Änderung § 112 Strafprozessordnung<br /> <br /> Bezug: Wiedervorlage des bills auf BT-Drs 20/14119 (GESTA 20. WP C139) in geringfügig geänderter Fassung

Bill· HRH.R. 6149 (119th)referred

FAIR Act

United States · United States Congress · 14 August 2026

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