Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2011
Latest action · Dec 13, 2011 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Progress
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- IntroducedDec 13, 2011
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2011 - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to: (1) eliminate the per country numerical limitation for employment-based immigrants, and (2) increase the per country numerical limitation for family based immigrants from 7% to 15% of the total number of family-sponsored visas.
Amends the Chinese Student Protection Act of 1992 to eliminate the provision requiring the reduction of annual Chinese (PRC) immigrant visas to offset status adjustments under such Act.
Sets forth the following transition period for employment-based second and third preference (EB-2 and EB-3) immigrant visas: (1) for FY2012, 15% of such visas allotted to natives of countries other than the two countries with the largest aggregate numbers of natives obtaining such visas in FY2010; (2) for FY2013, 10% of such visas allotted in each category to natives of countries other than the two with the largest aggregate numbers of natives obtaining such visas in FY2011; and (3) for FY2014, 10% of such visas allotted in each category to natives of countries other than the two with the largest aggregate numbers of natives obtaining such visas in FY2012.
Sets forth the following per country distribution rules: (1) for transition period visas, not more than 25% of the total number of EB-2 and EB-3 visas for natives of a single country; and (2) for non-transition period visas, not more than 85% of EB-2 and EB-3 visas for natives of a single country.
Includes nationals of Ireland coming to the United States under a treaty of commerce to perform specialty occupation services in the nonimmigrant E-3 visa category.
Transfers specified approval authority regarding the temporary admission of certain aliens not otherwise admissible from the Attorney General (DOJ) to the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS). Expands the grounds for such approval.
Cosponsors 5
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Dec 13, 2011 to Sep 10, 2012, with 2 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-VT | Patrick J. Leahy | Original | Dec 13, 2011 |
| D-IL | Richard J. Durbin | Original | Dec 13, 2011 |
| D-DE | Christopher A. Coons | Jan 31, 2012 | |
| D-IA | Tom Harkin | Jan 31, 2012 | |
| D-RI | Sheldon Whitehouse | Sep 10, 2012 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Dec 13, 2011Introduced in Senate
- Dec 13, 2011Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Related bills 5
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 1857 | Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act | Related bill | Nov 10, 2011 |
| S 1866 | AGREE Act | Related bill | Nov 16, 2011 |
| S 2005 | IRE Act | Related bill | Dec 15, 2011 |
| HR 3012 | Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2011 | Related bill | Jan 23, 2012 |
| HR 3476 | AGREE Act | Related bill | Jan 12, 2012 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Immigration.
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- Dec 13, 2011Introduced in Senate
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