L-1 Visa (Intracompany Transferee) Reform Act of 2004
Latest action · Oct 4, 2004 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 758.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedSep 17, 2003
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
L-1 Visa (Intracompany Transferee) Reform Act of 2004 - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act, with respect to L-1 visa (intracompany transferee) nonimmigrant aliens, to prohibit entry of an alien with specialized knowledge who will be stationed primarily at the worksite of an employer other than the petitioning employer or affiliate, parent, or subsidiary if: (1) the alien will be controlled and supervised principally by such unaffiliated employer; or (2) the alien's placement at the unaffiliated employer's worksite is essentially an arrangement to provide labor for such employer rather than the provision of a product or service for which specialized knowledge specific to the petitioning employer is necessary.
Eliminates the six-month requirement of prior continuous overseas employment for blanket petitions (thus subjecting all L-1 aliens to a one-year requirement).
Directs the Department of Homeland Security to maintain L-1 statistics.
Cosponsors 2
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Sep 30, 2004.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Dianne Feinstein | Sep 30, 2004 | |
| R-SC | Lindsey Graham | Sep 30, 2004 |
Actions 6
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Oct 4, 2004Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Hatch with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
- Oct 4, 2004Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 758.
- Sep 30, 2004Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
- Sep 17, 2003Introduced in Senate
- Sep 17, 2003Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
- Sep 17, 2003Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S11686-11687)
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Immigration.
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