H.R.3736: Temporary Access to Skilled Workers and H-1B Nonimmigrant Program Improvement Act of 1998

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims.

Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote.

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 23 - 4.

Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 105-657.

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 368.

Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 513 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 3736 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. In lieu of the amendment recommended by the Committee on the Judiciary now printed in the bill, the amendment in the nature of a substitute printed in the Congressional Record and numbered 3 shall be considered as adopted. Measure will be considered read. Specified amendments are in order. The amendment printed in the Congressional Record and numbered 2 shall be in order without intervention of any point of order or demand for division of the question, shall be considered read, and debatable for 1 hour equally divided and controlled.

Rule H. Res. 513 passed House.

DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate.

Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 513.

Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 3736 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. In lieu of the amendment recommended by the Committee on the Judiciary now printed in the bill, the amendment in the nature of a substitute printed in the Congressional Record and numbered 3 shall be considered as adopted. Measure will be considered read. Specified amendments are in order. The amendment printed in the Congressional Record and numbered 2 shall be in order without intervention of any point of order or demand for division of the question, shall be considered read, and debatable for 1 hour equally divided and controlled.

DEBATE - The House proceeded with 1 hour of debate on the amendment in the nature of a substitute made in order by the rule.

The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.

On passage Passed by recorded vote: 288 - 133 (Roll No. 460).

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

The Clerk was authorized to correct section numbers, punctuation, and cross references, and to make other necessary technical and conforming corrections in the engrossment of H.R. 3736.

Received in the Senate.