US Congress House Bill 170 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 8-2)
Status: Introduced on January 3 2017 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2017-11-15 - Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Protect and Grow American Jobs Act This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to revise the definition of "exempt H-1B nonimmigrant" to eliminate the masters or higher degree requirement and raise the annual salary threshold requirement from $60,000 to $100,000. (An exempt H-1B nonimmigrant is a nonimmigrant H-1B [specialty occupation] worker meeting certain criteria whom an H-1B dependent employer may hire without having to satisfy certain otherwise applicable H-1B hiring criteria. An H-1B dependent employer is generally one whose H-1B workers comprise 15% or more of the employer's total workforce, with different thresholds applying to smaller employers.) The bill requires an inflation adjustment to the salary threshold every third fiscal year.

Protect and Grow American Jobs Act

Rep. Darrell Issa [R-CA]	Rep. Scott Peters [D-CA]	Rep. Duncan Hunter [R-CA]	Rep. Blake Farenthold [R-TX]
Rep. Raul Labrador [R-ID]	Rep. Lamar Smith [R-TX]	Rep. Jared Polis [D-CO]	Rep. Mike Bishop [R-MI]
Rep. Doug LaMalfa [R-CA]	Rep. Barbara Comstock [R-VA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2017-11-15	House	Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
2017-11-15	House	Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
2017-01-13	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
2017-01-03	House	Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
2017-01-03	House	Introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/170/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr170/BILLS-115hr170ih.pdf