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Startup Act

USA116th CongressS-328| Senate 
| Updated: 2/4/2019
Jerry Moran

Jerry Moran

Republican Senator

Kansas

Cosponsors (3)
Mark R. Warner (Democratic)Amy Klobuchar (Democratic)Roy Blunt (Republican)

Judiciary Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Startup Act This bill provides conditional visas to certain immigrants with advanced educational credentials. It also establishes a grant program to promote innovation and imposes requirements on certain rulemaking activities. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) may provide conditional permanent resident status to up to 50,000 aliens with advanced science, technology, engineering, or math (STEM) degrees. Such aliens may remain in the country for up to one year after the expiration of a student visa to find employment, or indefinitely if already engaged in a STEM field. DHS may issue conditional immigrant visas for up to 75,000 qualified alien entrepreneurs. The bill imposes various requirements on such entrepreneurs, such as creating a number of full-time jobs for a period of time, after which the alien shall receive permanent resident status. The bill increases the per-country cap on family-based immigrant visas from 7% of the total number of such visas available that year to 15%, and eliminates the 7% cap for employment-based immigrant visas. It also removes an offset that reduced the number of visas for individuals from China. The bill establishes a grant program to support the commercialization of federally-funded research. It also extends funding authorization through FY2024 for an existing regional innovation grant program and amends the program's provisions. This bill requires federal agencies, before proposing a rule that may have a significant economic effect, to publish an analysis of the rule, including the problem the rule intends to address and a cost-benefit analysis.
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Timeline
Feb 4, 2019
Introduced in Senate
Feb 4, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  • February 4, 2019
    Introduced in Senate


  • February 4, 2019
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Economics and Public Finance

Related Bills

  • S 116-386: Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2019
  • HR 116-1044: Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2020
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresAdvanced technology and technological innovationsAppropriationsBusiness investment and capitalCensus and government statisticsCitizenship and naturalizationCongressional oversightEconomic developmentEconomic performance and conditionsEmployee hiringExecutive agency funding and structureForeign laborGovernment information and archivesGovernment studies and investigationsHigher educationImmigration status and proceduresResearch administration and fundingResearch and developmentScience and engineering educationSmall businessState and local government operationsTeaching, teachers, curriculaTechnology transfer and commercializationUrban and suburban affairs and developmentVisas and passports

Startup Act

USA116th CongressS-328| Senate 
| Updated: 2/4/2019
Startup Act This bill provides conditional visas to certain immigrants with advanced educational credentials. It also establishes a grant program to promote innovation and imposes requirements on certain rulemaking activities. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) may provide conditional permanent resident status to up to 50,000 aliens with advanced science, technology, engineering, or math (STEM) degrees. Such aliens may remain in the country for up to one year after the expiration of a student visa to find employment, or indefinitely if already engaged in a STEM field. DHS may issue conditional immigrant visas for up to 75,000 qualified alien entrepreneurs. The bill imposes various requirements on such entrepreneurs, such as creating a number of full-time jobs for a period of time, after which the alien shall receive permanent resident status. The bill increases the per-country cap on family-based immigrant visas from 7% of the total number of such visas available that year to 15%, and eliminates the 7% cap for employment-based immigrant visas. It also removes an offset that reduced the number of visas for individuals from China. The bill establishes a grant program to support the commercialization of federally-funded research. It also extends funding authorization through FY2024 for an existing regional innovation grant program and amends the program's provisions. This bill requires federal agencies, before proposing a rule that may have a significant economic effect, to publish an analysis of the rule, including the problem the rule intends to address and a cost-benefit analysis.
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Timeline
Feb 4, 2019
Introduced in Senate
Feb 4, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  • February 4, 2019
    Introduced in Senate


  • February 4, 2019
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Jerry Moran

Jerry Moran

Republican Senator

Kansas

Cosponsors (3)
Mark R. Warner (Democratic)Amy Klobuchar (Democratic)Roy Blunt (Republican)

Judiciary Committee

Economics and Public Finance

Related Bills

  • S 116-386: Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2019
  • HR 116-1044: Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2020
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresAdvanced technology and technological innovationsAppropriationsBusiness investment and capitalCensus and government statisticsCitizenship and naturalizationCongressional oversightEconomic developmentEconomic performance and conditionsEmployee hiringExecutive agency funding and structureForeign laborGovernment information and archivesGovernment studies and investigationsHigher educationImmigration status and proceduresResearch administration and fundingResearch and developmentScience and engineering educationSmall businessState and local government operationsTeaching, teachers, curriculaTechnology transfer and commercializationUrban and suburban affairs and developmentVisas and passports