US SB386 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress

Status

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on February 7 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-07-09 - S.Amdt.906 Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Pending: Senate Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Summary

Increases the per-country cap on family-based immigrant visas from 7% of the total number of such visas available that year to 15%, and eliminates the 7% cap for employment-based immigrant visas. It also removes an offset that reduced the number of visas for individuals from China. The bill also establishes transition rules for employment-based visas from FY2020-FY2022, by reserving a percentage of EB-2 (workers with advanced degrees or exceptional ability) and EB-3 (skilled and other workers) visas for individuals not from the two countries with the largest number of recipients of such visas. Of the unreserved visas, not more than 85% shall be allotted to immigrants from any single country.

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Title

Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2019

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History

DateChamberAction
2019-07-09SenateS.Amdt.906 Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
2019-02-07SenateRead twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Same As/Similar To

HB1044 (Related) 2020-12-03 - Message on Senate action sent to the House.
SB328 (Related) 2019-02-04 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
SB2603 (Related) 2019-10-16 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR S5843-5845)
HB5327 (Related) 2020-01-30 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.

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