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- H.R.1758
H.R.1758: To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide status in each of fiscal years 2008 through 2012 for 65,000 H-1B nonimmigrants who have a master's or Ph.D. degree and meet the requirements for such status and whose employers make scholarship payme
About This Bill
- This bill was introduced in the 110th Congress
- This bill is primarily about education
- Introduced March 29, 2007
- Latest Major Action April 20, 2007
Bill Sponsor
Bill Cosponsors
5 (5 Democrats, 1 Republican)
Bill Summary
Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to authorize the Secretary of Homeland Security to provide (H-1B visa) nonimmigrant status for a specified number of aliens during each of FY2008-FY2012 with a master's or Ph.D. degree whose employers make qualified scholarship payments to institutions of higher education for undergraduate and postgraduate study. (Gives scholarship priority to citizens and permanent resident aliens.)
(Source: Library of Congress)
Bill Actions
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Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law.
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| March 29, 2007 |
Introduced in the House by David Wu (D-Ore.) |