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Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2019

USA116th CongressS-386| Senate 
| Updated: 2/7/2019
Mike Lee

Mike Lee

Republican Senator

Utah

Cosponsors (35)
Joni Ernst (Republican)Mike Braun (Republican)Tammy Duckworth (Democratic)Catherine Cortez Masto (Democratic)Jerry Moran (Republican)James E. Risch (Republican)Christopher A. Coons (Democratic)Kamala D. Harris (Democratic)Todd Young (Republican)Thomas R. Carper (Democratic)Mark R. Warner (Democratic)Tom Cotton (Republican)Amy Klobuchar (Democratic)Roger F. Wicker (Republican)Martha McSally (Republican)Mitt Romney (Republican)Doug Jones (Democratic)Roy Blunt (Republican)Kyrsten Sinema (Independent)Kevin Cramer (Republican)James Lankford (Republican)Michael F. Bennet (Democratic)Tina Smith (Democratic)Maria Cantwell (Democratic)Tammy Baldwin (Democratic)John Cornyn (Republican)Jeff Merkley (Democratic)Susan M. Collins (Republican)Cory Gardner (Republican)Rob Portman (Republican)Ron Wyden (Democratic)John Hoeven (Republican)Richard Blumenthal (Democratic)Mike Crapo (Republican)Lisa Murkowski (Republican)

Judiciary Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2019 This 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 also establishes transition rules for employment-based visas from FY2020-FY2022, by reserving a percentage of EB-2 (workers with advanced degrees or exceptional ability) and EB-3 (skilled and other workers) visas for individuals not from the two countries with the largest number of recipients of such visas. Of the unreserved visas, not more than 85% shall be allotted to immigrants from any single country.
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Timeline
Feb 7, 2019
Introduced in Senate
Feb 7, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Dec 3, 2020

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 116-1044
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
  • February 7, 2019
    Introduced in Senate


  • February 7, 2019
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.


  • December 3, 2020

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 116-1044
    Message on Senate action sent to the House.

Immigration

Related Bills

  • S 116-2603: RELIEF Act
  • S 116-328: Startup Act
  • HR 116-5327: RELIEF Act
  • HR 116-1044: Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2020
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Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2019

USA116th CongressS-386| Senate 
| Updated: 2/7/2019
Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2019 This 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 also establishes transition rules for employment-based visas from FY2020-FY2022, by reserving a percentage of EB-2 (workers with advanced degrees or exceptional ability) and EB-3 (skilled and other workers) visas for individuals not from the two countries with the largest number of recipients of such visas. Of the unreserved visas, not more than 85% shall be allotted to immigrants from any single country.
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Timeline
Feb 7, 2019
Introduced in Senate
Feb 7, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Dec 3, 2020

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 116-1044
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
  • February 7, 2019
    Introduced in Senate


  • February 7, 2019
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.


  • December 3, 2020

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 116-1044
    Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Mike Lee

Mike Lee

Republican Senator

Utah

Cosponsors (35)
Joni Ernst (Republican)Mike Braun (Republican)Tammy Duckworth (Democratic)Catherine Cortez Masto (Democratic)Jerry Moran (Republican)James E. Risch (Republican)Christopher A. Coons (Democratic)Kamala D. Harris (Democratic)Todd Young (Republican)Thomas R. Carper (Democratic)Mark R. Warner (Democratic)Tom Cotton (Republican)Amy Klobuchar (Democratic)Roger F. Wicker (Republican)Martha McSally (Republican)Mitt Romney (Republican)Doug Jones (Democratic)Roy Blunt (Republican)Kyrsten Sinema (Independent)Kevin Cramer (Republican)James Lankford (Republican)Michael F. Bennet (Democratic)Tina Smith (Democratic)Maria Cantwell (Democratic)Tammy Baldwin (Democratic)John Cornyn (Republican)Jeff Merkley (Democratic)Susan M. Collins (Republican)Cory Gardner (Republican)Rob Portman (Republican)Ron Wyden (Democratic)John Hoeven (Republican)Richard Blumenthal (Democratic)Mike Crapo (Republican)Lisa Murkowski (Republican)

Judiciary Committee

Immigration

Related Bills

  • S 116-2603: RELIEF Act
  • S 116-328: Startup Act
  • HR 116-5327: RELIEF Act
  • HR 116-1044: Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2020
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Foreign laborImmigration status and proceduresVisas and passports