Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2019
- Introduced Feb 7
- Committee Feb 7
- Passed House Jul 10
- Passed Senate Dec 2
- To President Next
- Law Not yet
Where it stands
Passed both chambers, Dec 2, 2020Next: Sent to the President
2155d ago Dec 3, 2020: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Final votes
House 365-65
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House roll 437
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended
R 140-57 D 224-8 I 1-0
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Summary
Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2020
Full summary8 paragraphs
This bill modifies requirements related to employment-based visas, changes annual limits on certain visas, and contains other related provisions.
The bill increases the per-country cap on family-based immigrant visas from 7% of the total number of such visas available that year to 15%, eliminates the 7% cap for employment-based immigrant visas, and limits the percentage of employment-based visas which may go to an alien on an H-1B (specialty profession) or H-4 (family member of H-1B visa holder) nonimmigrant visa.
The bill establishes various transition rules for employment-based visas such as (1) 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, (2) reserving a percentage of visas for certain immigrants with approved backlogged petitions, and (3) allotting a number of visas for eligible professional nurses and physical therapists.
The bill removes an offset that reduced the number of visas for individuals from China and also bars an alien affiliated with China's military forces from obtaining permanent legal resident status.
The bill also imposes additional requirements on an employer seeking an H-1B visa, such as (1) requiring an employer to provide certain information in a new application for such a visa, such as the qualifications and application process for the position; (2) prohibiting an employer from advertising that the open position is only available to an H-1B applicant or that an H-1B applicant is preferred; and (3) prohibiting an employer of a certain size from having more than half of its employees as H-1B or other nonimmigrant visa workers.
The Department of Labor shall create a publicly-available website where an employer seeking an H-1B visa shall post certain information about the open position to be filled by the H-1B worker.
The bill also expands Labor's authority to review and investigate H-1B applications for fraud or misrepresentations of material fact, whereas currently Labor is generally only authorized by statute to review applications for completeness and obvious inaccuracies. The bill also increases civil monetary fines for certain visa-related violations.
The bill also establishes a mechanism allowing an eligible alien (and the alien's dependents) to obtain authorization to work or travel outside of the United States, if the alien has an approved immigrant visa petition but is awaiting an immigrant visa to become available. Generally, this mechanism shall be available to an alien on an employment-based nonimmigrant visa who files an application with the Department of Homeland Security at least two years after the immigrant visa petition was approved.
Library of Congress summary, Dec 2, 2020
Summary versions
- Passed SenateDec 2, 2020
- Passed HouseJul 10, 2019
- Introduced in HouseFeb 7, 2019
Actions
- SenateMessage on Senate action sent to the House.Dec 3, 2020
- SenateSenate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent.Dec 2, 2020
- SenateMeasure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S7170)Dec 2, 2020
- SenatePassed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote.(text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR S7183-7187)Dec 2, 2020
- SenatePassed Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote. (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR S7183-7187)Dec 2, 2020
- SenateReceived in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.Jul 11, 2019
- HouseMotion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.Jul 10, 2019
- HouseOn motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 365 - 65 (Roll no. 437). (text: CR H5323-5324)Jul 10, 2019
- HouseConsidered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H5336)Jul 10, 2019
- HouseAt the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.Jul 10, 2019
- HouseDEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1044.Jul 10, 2019
- HouseConsidered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5323-5328)Jul 10, 2019
All actions17
- HouseMs. Lofgren moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.Jul 10, 2019
- HouseMotion to place bill on Consensus Calendar filed by Ms. Lofgren.Jun 18, 2019
- HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.Mar 22, 2019
- HouseIntroduced in HouseFeb 7, 2019
- HouseReferred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.Feb 7, 2019
Bill record
Text versions4
- Engrossed Amendment SenateDec 2, 2020PDF: Engrossed Amendment Senate
- Referred in SenateJul 11, 2019PDF: Referred in Senate
- Engrossed in HouseJul 10, 2019PDF: Engrossed in House
- Introduced in HouseFeb 7, 2019PDF: Introduced in House
Committees2
- Senate Judiciary CommitteeDischarged From Dec 2, 2020Referred To, Jul 11, 2019
- House Judiciary CommitteeReferred To Feb 7, 2019
- Subcommittee: Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement SubcommitteeReferred to
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Amendments2
- S.Amdt. 2690Dec 2, 2020In the nature of a substitute.Amendment SA 2690 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
- S.Amdt. 939Sep 17, 2019In the nature of a substitute.Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Cost estimates and reports0
No cost estimate or committee report yet
Titles3
Short titles
- Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2019Short Titles from RFS (Referred to Senate) bill text
- Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2020Short Title(s) from Engrossed Amendment Senate bill text
Official titles
- To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to eliminate the per-country numerical limitation for employment-based immigrants, to increase the per-country numerical limitation for family-sponsored immigrants, and for other purposes.Official Title as Introduced
Subjects4
Policy area
Legislative subjects
Foreign laborImmigration status and proceduresVisas and passports
Related bills4
- H.R. 5327 116th, Related bill RELIEF Act
- S. 328 116th, Related bill Startup Act
- S. 386 116th, Related bill Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2019
- S. 2603 116th, Related bill RELIEF Act
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