L-1 Nonimmigrant Reform Act
Latest action · Aug 23, 2005 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security, and Claims.
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.
- IntroducedJul 21, 2005
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
L-1 Nonimmigrant Reform Act - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to revise L-1 (intracompany transfers) nonimmigrant visa provisions.
Prohibits entry of an L-1 worker unless the employer has filed a labor condition application with the Secretary of Labor which shall attest that: (1) wage and working condition comparability exists; (2) no strike or lockout exists in the occupational classification at the employment site; (3) the employer has notified the bargaining representative or the employees about the prospective L-1 hiring; (4) the L-1 application contains occupational classification and wage and working condition information; and (5) there has not been nor will there be any lay-off of U.S. workers 180 days before or after the L-1 hiring.
Directs the Secretary and the Secretary of Homeland Security to: (1) establish processes for receipt, investigation, and disposition of violation claims; (2) establish a process to permit an L-1 alien who files a complaint to work for another employer; and (3) report annually on the use of L-1 workers.
Sets forth employer violation provisions. Makes an employer liable for the return transportation costs of an L-1 worker dismissed from employment prior to the end of the authorized admission. Imposes a fee on an L-1 employer.
Establishes in the Treasury the L-1 Nonimmigrant Petitioner Account, which shall be used for data processing, labor enforcement, and training and education of U.S. workers.
Establishes an annual 35,000 L-1 visa limit.
Eliminates L-1 blanket visa authority.
Requires: (1) an L-1 worker to have a bachelor's degree or higher in his or her area of special knowledge; and (2) verification by the Secretary of State.
Increases the prior foreign employment requirement.
Cosponsors 13
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 21, 2005 to Feb 16, 2006; 10 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| I-VT | Bernard Sanders | Original | Jul 21, 2005 |
| R-CA | Dana Rohrabacher | Original | Jul 21, 2005 |
| D-KS | Dennis Moore | Original | Jul 21, 2005 |
| D-AZ | Ed Pastor | Original | Jul 21, 2005 |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Original | Jul 21, 2005 |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Original | Jul 21, 2005 |
| D-CT | John B. Larson | Original | Jul 21, 2005 |
| D-CA | Lynn C. Woolsey | Original | Jul 21, 2005 |
| D-OR | Peter A. DeFazio | Original | Jul 21, 2005 |
| D-CA | Tom Lantos | Original | Jul 21, 2005 |
| D-MI | Sander M. Levin | Jul 25, 2005 | |
| R-CT | Christopher Shays | Oct 6, 2005 | |
| D-NJ | Bill Pascrell, Jr. | Feb 16, 2006 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred Jul 21, 2005 |
| Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee | Referred Aug 23, 2005 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Aug 23, 2005Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security, and Claims.
- Jul 21, 2005Introduced in House
- Jul 21, 2005Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
CRS reports 1
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 1
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| RL32030 | Immigration Policy for Intracompany Transfers (L Visa): Issues and Legislation Archived | Report | May 15, 2006 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act with respect to the admission of L-1 intra-company transferee nonimmigrants.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- L-1 Nonimmigrant Reform Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Immigration.
- Administrative fees
- Administrative remedies
- Admission of nonimmigrants
- Alien labor
- Aliens
- Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
- Colleges
- Commerce
- Congress
- Congressional reporting requirements
- Corporate management
- Corporate reorganizations
- Department of Labor
- Directories
- Disciplining of employees
- Discrimination in employment
- Dismissal of employees
- Economics and Public Finance
- Education
- Employee benefit plans
- Employee leasing
- Employee rights
- Executives
- Fees
- Fines (Penalties)
- Foreign Trade and International Finance
- Fraud
- Government Operations and Politics
- Government paperwork
- Governmental investigations
- Grievance procedures
- Higher education
- Immigration
- Industrial relations
- International corporations
- Labor and Employment
- Labor disputes
- Law
- Layoffs
- Lockouts
- Minimum wages
- Nonprofit organizations
- Research centers
- Science, Technology, Communications
- Skilled labor
- Social Welfare
- Surveys
- Transfer of employees
- Visas
- Wage restitution
- Wages
- Whistle blowing
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 21, 2005Introduced in House
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