US HB1044 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 205-107)
Status: Engrossed on July 11 2019 - 50% progression
Action: 2019-07-11 - Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Pending: Senate Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]
Status: Engrossed on July 11 2019 - 50% progression
Action: 2019-07-11 - Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Pending: Senate Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]
Summary
Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2019 This 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%, 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), EB-3 (skilled and other workers), and EB-5 (investors) 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.
Title
Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2019
Sponsors
Roll Calls
2019-07-10 - House - On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended RC# 437 (Y: 365 N: 65 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2019-07-11 | Senate | Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. |
| 2019-07-10 | House | Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. |
| 2019-07-10 | House | On 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) |
| 2019-07-10 | House | Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H5336) |
| 2019-07-10 | House | At 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. |
| 2019-07-10 | House | DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1044. |
| 2019-07-10 | House | Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5323-5328) |
| 2019-07-10 | House | Ms. Lofgren moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended. |
| 2019-06-18 | House | Motion to place bill on Consensus Calendar filed by Ms. Lofgren. |
| 2019-03-22 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship. |
| 2019-02-07 | House | Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. |
| 2019-02-07 | House | Introduced in House |
Same As/Similar To
SB328 (Related) 2019-02-04 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
SB386 (Related) 2019-07-09 - S.Amdt.906 Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
SB386 (Related) 2019-07-09 - S.Amdt.906 Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
