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- H.R.5398
H.R.5398: Immigration for a Competitive America Act of 2016
About This Bill
- Introduced June 7, 2016
- Latest Major Action Aug. 19, 2016
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Bill Summary
Immigration for a Competitive America Act of 2016 This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to reduce the annual cap for family-sponsored immigrants and increase the annual cap for certain employment-sponsored immigrants. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) shall establish an employment eligibility verification system (EEVS), patterned after the E-Verify system. (The current paper-based I-9 system is eliminated.) An...
(Source: Library of Congress)
Bill Actions
| Date | Description |
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| Aug. 19, 2016 |
Referred to the Subcommittee on Border and Maritime Security.
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| June 16, 2016 |
Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.
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| June 10, 2016 |
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
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| June 7, 2016 |
Referred to House Education and the Workforce
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| June 7, 2016 |
Referred to House Foreign Affairs
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| June 7, 2016 |
Referred to House Homeland Security
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| June 7, 2016 |
Referred to House Ways and Means
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| June 7, 2016 |
Referred to House Judiciary
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| June 7, 2016 |
Introduced in the House by Tom Rice (R-S.C.) |