Protect and Grow American Jobs Act
Latest action · Sep 8, 2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
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 14, 2016
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Protect and Grow American Jobs Act
This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to revise the definition of "exempt H-1B nonimmigrant" to eliminate the masters or higher degree requirement and raise the annual salary threshold requirement from $60,000 to $100,000.
(An exempt H-1B nonimmigrant is a nonimmigrant H-1B [specialty occupation] worker meeting certain criteria whom an H-1B dependent employer may hire without having to satisfy certain otherwise applicable H-1B hiring criteria. An H-1B dependent employer is generally one whose H-1B workers comprise 15% or more of the employer's total workforce, with different thresholds applying to smaller employers.)
The bill requires an inflation adjustment to the salary threshold every third fiscal year.
Cosponsors 9
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 14, 2016 to Sep 19, 2016, with 7 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-TX | Blake Farenthold | Original | Jul 14, 2016 |
| R-CA | Duncan Hunter | Original | Jul 14, 2016 |
| D-CO | Jared Polis | Original | Jul 14, 2016 |
| D-CA | Juan Vargas | Original | Jul 14, 2016 |
| R-TX | Lamar Smith | Original | Jul 14, 2016 |
| D-CA | Scott H. Peters | Original | Jul 14, 2016 |
| D-CA | Susan A. Davis | Original | Jul 14, 2016 |
| R-ID | Raul R. Labrador | Sep 13, 2016 | |
| R-CA | Ken Calvert | Sep 19, 2016 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 8, 2016Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
- Jul 14, 2016Introduced in House
- Jul 14, 2016Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Immigration.
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Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 14, 2016Introduced in House
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