Protect and Grow American Jobs Act
Latest action · Nov 15, 2017 Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
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.
- IntroducedJan 3, 2017
- 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 Jan 3, 2017 to May 26, 2017; 6 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-TX | Blake Farenthold | Original | Jan 3, 2017 |
| R-CA | Duncan Hunter | Original | Jan 3, 2017 |
| D-CO | Jared Polis | Original | Jan 3, 2017 |
| R-TX | Lamar Smith | Original | Jan 3, 2017 |
| R-ID | Raul R. Labrador | Original | Jan 3, 2017 |
| D-CA | Scott H. Peters | Original | Jan 3, 2017 |
| R-MI | Mike Bishop | Apr 28, 2017 | |
| R-VA | Barbara Comstock | May 26, 2017 | |
| R-CA | Doug LaMalfa | May 26, 2017 |
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 Jan 3, 2017Markup Nov 15, 2017 |
| Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee | Referred Jan 13, 2017 |
Actions 5
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Nov 15, 2017Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Nov 15, 2017Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
- Jan 13, 2017Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
- Jan 3, 2017Introduced in House
- Jan 3, 2017Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H10557 | Darrell Issa R-CA | Dec 21, 2018 |
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.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 163, no. 1, January 3, 2017, page H51.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| R44876 | India-U.S. Relations: Issues for Congress Archived | Report | Jun 19, 2017 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 5801 | Protect and Grow American Jobs Act | Reintroduction of | Sep 8, 2016 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to modify the definition of "exempt H-1B nonimmigrant".
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Protect and Grow American Jobs Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Immigration.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 3, 2017Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
