US Congress House Bill 3012 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Sponsorship: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Engrossed on November 30 2011 - 50% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2012-01-23 - Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 293.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2011 - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to: (1) eliminate the per country numerical limitation for employment-based immigrants, and (2) increase the per country numerical limitation for family based immigrants from 7% to 15% of the total number of family-sponsored visas. Amends the Chinese Student Protection Act of 1992 to eliminate the provision requiring the reduction of annual Chinese (PRC) immigrant visas to offset status adjustments under such Act. Sets forth the following transition period for employment-based second and third preference (EB-2 and EB-3) immigrant visas: (1) for FY2012, 15% of such visas allotted to natives of countries other than the two countries with the largest aggregate numbers of natives obtaining such visas in FY2010; (2) for FY2013, 10% of such visas allotted in each category to natives of countries other than the two with the largest aggregate numbers of natives obtaining such visas in FY2011; and (3) for FY2014, 10% of such visas allotted in each category to natives of countries other than the two with the largest aggregate numbers of natives obtaining such visas in FY2012. Sets forth the following per country distribution rules: (1) for transition period visas, not more than 25% of the total number of EB-2 and EB-3 visas for natives of a single country; and (2) for non-transition period visas, not more than 85% of EB-2 and EB-3 visas for natives of a single country. Provides that the amendments made by this Act will take place as if enacted on September 30, 2011, and shall apply beginning in FY2012.

Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2011

Rep. Jason Chaffetz [R-UT]	Sen. Jeff Flake [R-AZ]	Rep. Bob Goodlatte [R-VA]	Rep. Tim Griffin [R-AR]
Rep. Luis Gutierrez [D-IL]	Rep. Rush Holt [D-NJ]	Rep. Jesse Jackson [D-IL]	Rep. Zoe Lofgren [D-CA]
Rep. Carolyn Maloney [D-NY]	Rep. James Moran [D-VA]	Rep. Lamar Smith [R-TX]	Rep. Glenn Thompson [R-PA]

2011-11-29 - House - On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended (Y: 389 N: 15 NV: 29 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2012-01-23	Senate	Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 293.
2011-12-17	Senate	Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
2011-11-30	Senate	Received in the Senate.
2011-11-29	House	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
2011-11-29	House	On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 389 - 15 (Roll no. 860). (text: CR H7903)
2011-11-29	House	Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H7916-7917)
2011-11-29	House	At the conclusion of debate, the chair put the question on the motion to suspend the rules. Mr. Cohen objected to the vote on the grounds that a quorum was not present. Further proceedings on the motion were postponed. The point of no quorum was withdrawn.
2011-11-29	House	DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 3012.
2011-11-29	House	Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H7903-7905)
2011-11-29	House	Mr. Chaffetz moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
2011-11-18	House	Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 193.
2011-11-18	House	Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 112-292.
2011-10-27	House	Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
2011-10-27	House	Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
2011-09-23	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration Policy and Enforcement.
2011-09-22	House	Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

SB1857 (Same As) 2011-11-10 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
HB3476 (Related) 2012-01-12 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Capital Markets and Government Sponsored Enterprises.
SB1866 (Related) 2011-11-16 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S7594-7596)
SB1983 (Related) 2011-12-13 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
SB3217 (Related) 2012-05-22 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/house-bill/3012/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/hr3012/BILLS-112hr3012ih.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/hr3012/BILLS-112hr3012rh.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/hr3012/BILLS-112hr3012eh.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/hr3012/BILLS-112hr3012pcs.pdf
Roll Call	https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2011860