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- H.R.5893
H.R.5893: Startup Act 2.0
About This Bill
- This bill was introduced in the 112th Congress
- This bill is primarily about commerce
- Introduced June 5, 2012
- Latest Major Action June 18, 2012
- See the two similar bills introduced in other congresses.
Bill Sponsor
Bill Cosponsors
23 (12 Democrats, 11 Republicans)
Bill Summary
Startup Act 2.0 - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to authorize the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) to adjust to conditional permanent resident status up to 50,000 aliens who have earned a master's or doctorate degree in a science, technology, engineering, or mathematics field (STEM field) and permit such an alien to remain in the United States: (1) for up to one year after the expiration of the alien's student visa, if the...
(Source: Library of Congress)
Bill Actions
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Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Science, Space, and Technology, Appropriations, and Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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Referred to House Judiciary
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Referred to House Ways and Means
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Referred to House Science, Space, and Technology
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Referred to House Appropriations
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Referred to House Energy and Commerce
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power.
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration Policy and Enforcement.
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| June 5, 2012 |
Introduced in the House by Mike Grimm (R-N.Y.) |