US Congress House Bill 3146 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 7-0)
Status: Introduced on October 11 2011 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2011-11-18 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

American Innovation and Education Act of 2011 - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to establish a priority worker immigrant visa for an alien who has a qualifying: (1) master's or higher degree in a field of science, technology, engineering, or mathematics (STEM degree) from a U.S. institution of higher education; and (2) employment offer from a U.S. employer. Eliminates the foreign residency requirement for certain foreign students. Revises per country (and dependent) area limits to: (1) eliminate employment-based limits, and (2) increase family-based limits. 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. Establishes in the Treasury the STEM Education and Training Account. Sets aside specified Account funds for: (1) a STEM scholarship program for low-income U.S. students enrolled in degree programs in science, technology, engineering, or mathematics; (2) a grant program to improve K-12 education, including through private-public partnerships; and (3) programs for STEM capacity building at minority-serving institutions of higher education. Revises labor certification provisions, including: (1) requiring the Department of Labor to adjudicate an application within 120 days, and (2) creating an Established U.S. Recruiter designation for recruiters who regularly recruit U.S. workers. Establishes in the Treasury the Labor Certification Application Fee Account. Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) to establish a pre-certification procedure for employers who file multiple petitions for employment-based immigrants or for certain nonimmigrant workers. Makes the discretionary fee for employment-based petitions and applications mandatory.

American Innovation and Education Act of 2011

Rep. Raul Labrador [R-ID]	Rep. Robert Dold [R-IL]	Rep. Tim Griffin [R-AR]	Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler [R-WA]
Rep. Dennis Ross [R-FL]	Rep. James Sensenbrenner [R-WI]	Rep. Kevin Yoder [R-KS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2011-11-18	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.
2011-11-18	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
2011-10-24	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration Policy and Enforcement.
2011-10-11	House	Referred to House Education and the Workforce
2011-10-11	House	Referred to House Science, Space, and Technology
2011-10-11	House	Referred to House Judiciary
2011-10-11	House	Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Science, Space, and Technology, and Education and the Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

HB2161 (Related) 2011-09-08 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
SB1986 (Related) 2011-12-13 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/house-bill/3146/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/hr3146/BILLS-112hr3146ih.pdf