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S.98: STEM Jobs Act of 2015
About This Bill
- Introduced Jan. 7, 2015
- Latest Major Action Jan. 7, 2015
- See the one similar bills introduced in other congresses.
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Bill Summary
STEM Jobs Act of 2015 Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to make up to 55,000 visas available in FY2016 and subsequent fiscal years to qualified immigrants who: (1) have a doctorate degree in a field of science, technology, engineering, or mathematics (STEM degree) from a U.S. doctoral institution of higher education; and (2) have taken all doctoral courses in a STEM field, including all courses taken by correspondence or by distance...
(Source: Library of Congress)
Bill Actions
Date | Description |
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Jan. 7, 2015 |
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
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Jan. 7, 2015 |
Introduced in the Senate by David Vitter (R-La.) |