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A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to establish a skills-based immigration points system, to focus family-sponsored immigration on spouses and minor children, to eliminate the Diversity Visa Program, to set a limit on the number of refugees admitted annually to the United States, and for other purposes.

USA115th CongressS-1720| Senate 
| Updated: 8/2/2017
Tom Cotton

Tom Cotton

Republican Senator

Arkansas

Cosponsors (2)
David Perdue (Republican)Roger F. Wicker (Republican)

Judiciary Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Reforming American Immigration for a Strong Economy Act or the RAISE Act This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to: eliminate the diversity visa program; replace the current employment visa system with a skills-based point system; revise the worldwide level of family-sponsored immigrants, including by eliminating certain family-based immigration preferences; establish a 50,000 annual limit for refugees given permanent resident status; and create a nonimmigrant visa for parents of U.S. citizen children who are at least 21 years old. The bill prohibits an alien from being be naturalized if his or her sponsor has not repaid the federal government for all means-tested public benefits received by the alien during the five-year period beginning on the date the alien was lawfully admitted for permanent residence.
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Timeline
Aug 2, 2017
Introduced in Senate
Aug 2, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Sep 28, 2017

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 115-3775
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
  • August 2, 2017
    Introduced in Senate


  • August 2, 2017
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.


  • September 28, 2017

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 115-3775
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.

Immigration

Related Bills

  • HR 115-3775: To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to establish a skills-based immigration points system, to focus family-sponsored immigration on spouses and minor children, to eliminate the Diversity Visa Program, to set a limit on the number of refugees admitted annually to the United States, and for other purposes.
  • S 115-354: A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to eliminate the Diversity Visa Program, to limit the President's discretion in setting the number of refugees admitted annually to the United States, to reduce the number of family-sponsored immigrants, to create a new nonimmigrant classification for the parents of adult United States citizens, and for other purposes.
Administrative remediesAthletesBusiness investment and capitalCitizenship and naturalizationCongressional oversightDebt collectionDepartment of Homeland SecurityFamily relationshipsForeign laborImmigration status and proceduresOlympic gamesRefugees, asylum, displaced personsResearch and developmentU.S. and foreign investmentsVisas and passportsWages and earnings

A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to establish a skills-based immigration points system, to focus family-sponsored immigration on spouses and minor children, to eliminate the Diversity Visa Program, to set a limit on the number of refugees admitted annually to the United States, and for other purposes.

USA115th CongressS-1720| Senate 
| Updated: 8/2/2017
Reforming American Immigration for a Strong Economy Act or the RAISE Act This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to: eliminate the diversity visa program; replace the current employment visa system with a skills-based point system; revise the worldwide level of family-sponsored immigrants, including by eliminating certain family-based immigration preferences; establish a 50,000 annual limit for refugees given permanent resident status; and create a nonimmigrant visa for parents of U.S. citizen children who are at least 21 years old. The bill prohibits an alien from being be naturalized if his or her sponsor has not repaid the federal government for all means-tested public benefits received by the alien during the five-year period beginning on the date the alien was lawfully admitted for permanent residence.
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Timeline
Aug 2, 2017
Introduced in Senate
Aug 2, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Sep 28, 2017

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 115-3775
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
  • August 2, 2017
    Introduced in Senate


  • August 2, 2017
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.


  • September 28, 2017

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 115-3775
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
Tom Cotton

Tom Cotton

Republican Senator

Arkansas

Cosponsors (2)
David Perdue (Republican)Roger F. Wicker (Republican)

Judiciary Committee

Immigration

Related Bills

  • HR 115-3775: To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to establish a skills-based immigration points system, to focus family-sponsored immigration on spouses and minor children, to eliminate the Diversity Visa Program, to set a limit on the number of refugees admitted annually to the United States, and for other purposes.
  • S 115-354: A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to eliminate the Diversity Visa Program, to limit the President's discretion in setting the number of refugees admitted annually to the United States, to reduce the number of family-sponsored immigrants, to create a new nonimmigrant classification for the parents of adult United States citizens, and for other purposes.
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Administrative remediesAthletesBusiness investment and capitalCitizenship and naturalizationCongressional oversightDebt collectionDepartment of Homeland SecurityFamily relationshipsForeign laborImmigration status and proceduresOlympic gamesRefugees, asylum, displaced personsResearch and developmentU.S. and foreign investmentsVisas and passportsWages and earnings