119th Congress · introduced in the House · Feb 11, 2025
FIRM Act of 2025
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Latest action (Feb 11, 2025): Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
View on Congress.govPolicy area: Immigration
Congressional Research Service summary, version: Introduced in House (Feb 11, 2025)
Fee Increases for Reckless Mismanagement Act of 2025 or FIRM Act of 2025
This bill requires the Department of State to increase the fee for certain nonimmigrant visa applicants (i.e., those who are visiting temporarily for business or pleasure) who are nationals of certain countries. In particular, the State Department must increase the fee on the nationals of a country if the State Department determines that the government of the country has denied or delayed the acceptance of certain non-U.S. nationals, if the State Department has designated the country as a state sponsor of international terrorism, or if the country is not meeting certain standards for combating human trafficking.
The fee increases with each of the criteria the country meets. The State Department must evaluate countries based on the criteria monthly and adjust the fee accordingly.
Includes amendment, cloture, and procedural votes. Each is labeled with its exact question; only a passage question is a vote to pass the bill.
No recorded roll calls on this bill in coverage.
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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FEDERATION FOR AMERICAN IMMIGRATION REFORM · lobbying firm or registrant: FEDERATION FOR AMERICAN IMMIGRATION REFORM
2025 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2025 – Jun 30, 2025) · amended · posted Sep 25, 2026 · issue area: Immigration
$54,444
Spent on own lobbying
…sion Act H.R. 1168, Protecting Federal Funds from Human Trafficking and Smuggling Act H.R. 30 / S. 158, Preventing Violence Against Women by Illegal Aliens Act H.R. 1220, Fee Increases for Reckless Mismanagement (FIRM) Act H.R. 1953, Deportation Compliance Act H.R. 22 / S. 128, Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act H.…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
FEDERATION FOR AMERICAN IMMIGRATION REFORM · lobbying firm or registrant: FEDERATION FOR AMERICAN IMMIGRATION REFORM
2025 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2025 – Mar 31, 2025) · posted Apr 14, 2025 · issue area: Immigration
$54,444
Spent on own lobbying
…sion Act H.R. 1168, Protecting Federal Funds from Human Trafficking and Smuggling Act H.R. 30 / S. 158, Preventing Violence Against Women by Illegal Aliens Act H.R. 1220, Fee Increases for Reckless Mismanagement (FIRM) Act H.R. 1953, Deportation Compliance Act H.R. 22 / S. 128, Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act H.…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing