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S.1720: RAISE Act
About This Bill
- Introduced Aug. 2, 2017
- Latest Major Action Aug. 2, 2017
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Bill Version
- Introduced in Senate - Aug. 2, 2017
Bill Summary
Reforming American Immigration for a Strong Economy Act or the RAISE Act This bill: eliminates the diversity visa program; replaces the current employment visa system with a skills-based point system; revises the worldwide level of family-sponsored immigrants, including by eliminating certain family-based immigration preferences; establishes a 50,000 annual limit for refugees given permanent resident status; and creates a nonimmigrant...
(Source: Library of Congress)
Bill Actions
Date | Description |
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Aug. 2, 2017 |
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
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Aug. 2, 2017 |
Introduced in the Senate by Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) |