US Congress Senate Bill 2365 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Sponsorship: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on December 8 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-12-08 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Pending: Senate Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Protecting American Jobs Act This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to reduce the fiscal year cap on H-1B nonimmigrant visas (specialty occupations) from 65,000 to 50,000. If for a fiscal year more than 50,000 H-1B petitions are filed, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) shall allocate available visas to petitions for those workers who will earn the highest wages. IF H-1B visa petitions seek more than 20,000 aliens who have earned a master's or higher degree from a U.S. institution of higher education, DHS shall also allocate the available visas for those petitions seeking such workers who will earn the highest wages.

Protecting American Jobs Act

Sen. Bill Nelson [D-FL]

Sen. Jeff Sessions [R-AL]

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-12-08	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/senate-bill/2365/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/s2365/BILLS-114s2365is.pdf