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- H.R.1044
H.R.1044: Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2020
About This Bill
- Introduced Feb. 7, 2019
- Latest Major Action Dec. 3, 2020
- See the five similar bills introduced in other congresses.
Bill Sponsor
Bill Cosponsors
311 (203 Democrats, 108 Republicans)
Bill Versions
- Engrossed Amendment Senate - Dec. 2, 2020
- Referred in Senate - July 11, 2019
- Engrossed in House - July 10, 2019
- Introduced in House - Feb. 7, 2019
When this bill was on the Most Viewed List on Congress.gov
| Week Ending | Rank |
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| Jan. 12, 2020 | 10th |
| Jan. 5, 2020 | 8th |
| Dec. 29, 2019 | 9th |
| Dec. 1, 2019 | 10th |
| Nov. 17, 2019 | 7th |
| Nov. 10, 2019 | 5th |
| Nov. 3, 2019 | 6th |
| Oct. 27, 2019 | 3rd |
| Oct. 20, 2019 | 3rd |
| Oct. 13, 2019 | 1st |
| Oct. 6, 2019 | 1st |
| Sept. 29, 2019 | 2nd |
| Sept. 22, 2019 | 1st |
| Sept. 15, 2019 | 2nd |
| Sept. 8, 2019 | 1st |
| Sept. 1, 2019 | 2nd |
| Aug. 25, 2019 | 1st |
| Aug. 18, 2019 | 2nd |
| Aug. 11, 2019 | 2nd |
| Aug. 4, 2019 | 1st |
| July 28, 2019 | 1st |
| July 7, 2019 | 1st |
| June 30, 2019 | 1st |
| June 23, 2019 | 1st |
| June 16, 2019 | 2nd |
| June 9, 2019 | 2nd |
| June 2, 2019 | 1st |
| May 25, 2019 | 1st |
| May 18, 2019 | 2nd |
| May 11, 2019 | 1st |
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| March 24, 2019 | 1st |
| March 17, 2019 | 2nd |
| March 10, 2019 | 2nd |
| Feb. 17, 2019 | 2nd |
| Feb. 10, 2019 | 3rd |
Bill Summary
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...
(Source: Library of Congress)
What Lawmakers Are Saying About This Bill
Bill Actions
| Date | Description |
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| Dec. 3, 2020 |
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
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| Dec. 2, 2020 |
Passed the SenatePassed Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote. |
| Dec. 2, 2020 |
Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.
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| Dec. 2, 2020 |
Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent. |
| Dec. 2, 2020 |
Voice Vote in the SenatePassed Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote. (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR S7183-7187) |
| Dec. 2, 2020 |
Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S7170)
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| July 11, 2019 |
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
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| July 10, 2019 |
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
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| July 10, 2019 |
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 365 - 65 (Roll no. 437). (text: CR H5323-5324)
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| July 10, 2019 |
Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H5336)
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| July 10, 2019 |
At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
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| July 10, 2019 |
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1044.
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| July 10, 2019 |
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5323-5328)
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| July 10, 2019 |
Ms. Lofgren moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
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| June 18, 2019 |
Motion to place bill on Consensus Calendar filed by Ms. Lofgren.
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| March 22, 2019 |
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
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| Feb. 7, 2019 |
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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| Feb. 7, 2019 |
Introduced in the House by Zoe Lofgren (D-Calif.) |