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S.386: Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2019
About This Bill
- Introduced Feb. 7, 2019
- Latest Major Action Feb. 7, 2019
- See the six similar bills introduced in other congresses.
Bill Sponsor
Bill Cosponsors
35 (16 Democrats, 19 Republicans)
Bill Version
- Introduced in Senate - Feb. 7, 2019
When this bill was on the Most Viewed List on Congress.gov
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July 28, 2019 | 3rd |
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March 31, 2019 | 4th |
March 24, 2019 | 7th |
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March 10, 2019 | 8th |
Bill Summary
Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2019 This bill increases the per-country cap on family-based immigrant visas from 7% of the total number of such visas available that year to 15%, and eliminates the 7% cap for employment-based immigrant visas. It also removes an offset that reduced the number of visas for individuals from China. The bill also establishes transition rules for employment-based visas from FY2020-FY2022, by reserving a...
(Source: Library of Congress)
What Lawmakers Are Saying About This Bill
Bill Actions
Date | Description |
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Feb. 7, 2019 |
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
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Feb. 7, 2019 |
Introduced in the Senate by Mike Lee (R-Utah) |