A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement of the Department of Homeland Security relating to "Establishing a Fixed Time Period of Admission and an Extension of Stay Procedure for Nonimmigrant Academic Students, Exchange Visitors, and Representatives of Foreign Information Media". | Community Exchange
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A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement of the Department of Homeland Security relating to "Establishing a Fixed Time Period of Admission and an Extension of Stay Procedure for Nonimmigrant Academic Students, Exchange Visitors, and Representatives of Foreign Information Media".
Senate resolution to cancel an ICE rule that set fixed stay limits for nonimmigrant students, exchange visitors, and foreign media workers.
Request by the County Library for approval to accept from the Texas State Library and Archives Commission grant funds in the amount of $26,390.70, with no required match, for the FY26 Interlibrary Loan Program.policy
S.J. Res. 213 is a joint resolution introduced in the U.S. Senate on September 14, 2026, by Sen. Durbin and eleven co-sponsors. It uses the Congressional Review Act to formally disapprove a rule from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. That rule set fixed time limits on how long certain nonimmigrant students, exchange visitors, and foreign media workers may stay in the United States. If passed, the rule would have no force or effect.
Houston hosts many international students, exchange visitors, and foreign media workers. This resolution decides whether a federal rule limiting how long those groups can legally stay in the U.S. stands or gets canceled.
