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A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to authorize additional visas for well-educated aliens to live and work in the United States, and for other purposes.

USA115th CongressS-2344| Senate 
| Updated: 1/25/2018
Orrin G. Hatch

Orrin G. Hatch

Republican Senator

Utah

Cosponsors (1)
Jeff Flake (Republican)

Judiciary Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Immigration Innovation Act of 2018 This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to revise the formula for calculating the cap on H-1B nonimmigrant visas. It prohibits an employer from hiring an H-1B worker to replace a U.S. worker. The bill modifies the prevailing wage system by requiring that the first level of wages shall not be less than the lowest 50% of the wages surveyed. An employer may use an independent survey to determine the prevailing wage. For family-based visa petitions, the number of immigrant visas available to nationals of a single country may not exceed 15% of the total number of such visas made available in the fiscal year The bill establishes the Promoting American Ingenuity Account to enhance U.S. economic competitiveness by strengthening standards in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM), including computer science.
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Timeline
Jan 25, 2018
Introduced in Senate
Jan 25, 2018
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S521-524)
Sep 13, 2018

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 115-6794
Introduced in House
  • January 25, 2018
    Introduced in Senate


  • January 25, 2018
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S521-524)


  • September 13, 2018

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 115-6794
    Introduced in House

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  • HR 115-6794: To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to authorize additional visas for well-educated aliens to live and work in the United States, and for other purposes.
Administrative remediesCompetitiveness, trade promotion, trade deficitsCongressional oversightEducation programs fundingElementary and secondary educationEmployment and training programsFamily relationshipsForeign laborGovernment studies and investigationsGovernment trust fundsHigher educationImmigration status and proceduresScience and engineering educationTeaching, teachers, curriculaUser charges and feesVisas and passportsVocational and technical educationWages and earnings

A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to authorize additional visas for well-educated aliens to live and work in the United States, and for other purposes.

USA115th CongressS-2344| Senate 
| Updated: 1/25/2018
Immigration Innovation Act of 2018 This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to revise the formula for calculating the cap on H-1B nonimmigrant visas. It prohibits an employer from hiring an H-1B worker to replace a U.S. worker. The bill modifies the prevailing wage system by requiring that the first level of wages shall not be less than the lowest 50% of the wages surveyed. An employer may use an independent survey to determine the prevailing wage. For family-based visa petitions, the number of immigrant visas available to nationals of a single country may not exceed 15% of the total number of such visas made available in the fiscal year The bill establishes the Promoting American Ingenuity Account to enhance U.S. economic competitiveness by strengthening standards in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM), including computer science.
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Timeline
Jan 25, 2018
Introduced in Senate
Jan 25, 2018
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S521-524)
Sep 13, 2018

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 115-6794
Introduced in House
  • January 25, 2018
    Introduced in Senate


  • January 25, 2018
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S521-524)


  • September 13, 2018

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 115-6794
    Introduced in House
Orrin G. Hatch

Orrin G. Hatch

Republican Senator

Utah

Cosponsors (1)
Jeff Flake (Republican)

Judiciary Committee

Immigration

Related Bills

  • HR 115-6794: To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to authorize additional visas for well-educated aliens to live and work in the United States, and for other purposes.
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Administrative remediesCompetitiveness, trade promotion, trade deficitsCongressional oversightEducation programs fundingElementary and secondary educationEmployment and training programsFamily relationshipsForeign laborGovernment studies and investigationsGovernment trust fundsHigher educationImmigration status and proceduresScience and engineering educationTeaching, teachers, curriculaUser charges and feesVisas and passportsVocational and technical educationWages and earnings