HR 392 · 115th Congress 2017–2019, ended

Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2017

Introduced Jan 10, 2017 Originated House Sponsor Jason Chaffetz R-UT

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Latest action · Jul 11, 2017 ASSUMING FIRST SPONSORSHIP - Mr. Yoder asked unanimous consent that he may hereafter be considered as the first sponsor of H.R. 392, a bill originally introduced by Representative Chaffetz, for the purpose of adding cosponsors and requesting reprintings pursuant to clause 7 of rule XII. Agreed to without objection.

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.

  1. IntroducedJan 10, 2017
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2017

This bill 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.

The Chinese Student Protection Act of 1992 is amended to eliminate the provision requiring the reduction of annual Chinese immigrant visas to offset status adjustments under such Act.

The bill establishes a transition period during which a percentage of employment-based second and third preference (EB-2 and EB-3) immigrant visas are reserved as follows:

  • for FY2017, 15% of such visas are allotted to natives of countries other than the two countries with the largest aggregate numbers of natives obtaining such visas in FY2011;
  • for FY2018, 10% of such visas are allotted in each category to natives of countries other than the two with the largest aggregate numbers of natives obtaining such visas in FY2012; and
  • for FY2019, 10% of such visas are allotted in each category to natives of countries other than the two with the largest aggregate numbers of natives obtaining such visas in FY2015.

During the transition period, not more than 25% of the total number of the reserved EB-2 and EB-3 visas shall be allotted to natives of a single country.

For FY2015-FY2017, not more than 85% of the unreserved EB-2 and EB-3 visas shall be allotted to natives of a single country.

Amendments made by this bill shall apply beginning in FY2017.

Cosponsors 329

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 10, 2017 to Sep 24, 2018; 25 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-MOAnn WagnerOriginalJan 10, 2017
R-VABarbara ComstockOriginalJan 10, 2017
D-TXBeto O'RourkeOriginalJan 10, 2017
R-TXBlake FarentholdOriginalJan 10, 2017
R-UTChris StewartOriginalJan 10, 2017
D-MDElijah E. CummingsOriginalJan 10, 2017
R-NYElise M. StefanikOriginalJan 10, 2017
D-CAEric SwalwellOriginalJan 10, 2017
R-MNErik PaulsenOriginalJan 10, 2017
D-VAGerald E. ConnollyOriginalJan 10, 2017
D-NYGrace MengOriginalJan 10, 2017
D-RIJames R. LangevinOriginalJan 10, 2017
D-CTJoe CourtneyOriginalJan 10, 2017
D-KYJohn A. YarmuthOriginalJan 10, 2017
D-NYLouise McIntosh SlaughterOriginalJan 10, 2017
D-CAMark TakanoOriginalJan 10, 2017
R-UTMia B. LoveOriginalJan 10, 2017
R-MIMike BishopOriginalJan 10, 2017
D-ILMike QuigleyOriginalJan 10, 2017
D-ILRobin L. KellyOriginalJan 10, 2017
R-NMStevan PearceOriginalJan 10, 2017
D-TNSteve CohenOriginalJan 10, 2017
D-FLTheodore E. DeutchOriginalJan 10, 2017
D-OHTim RyanOriginalJan 10, 2017
D-MNTimothy J. WalzOriginalJan 10, 2017
R-IDRaul R. LabradorJan 12, 2017
R-OKSteve RussellJan 12, 2017
D-HITulsi GabbardJan 12, 2017
D-MNBetty McCollumJan 24, 2017
D-ILBill FosterJan 24, 2017
D-NJBill Pascrell, Jr.Jan 24, 2017
R-WADavid G. ReichertJan 24, 2017
D-CADoris O. MatsuiJan 24, 2017
D-MNKeith EllisonJan 24, 2017
R-KSLynn JenkinsJan 24, 2017
R-COMike CoffmanJan 24, 2017
D-ILRaja KrishnamoorthiJan 24, 2017
D-WARick LarsenJan 24, 2017
R-WACathy McMorris RodgersFeb 1, 2017
R-WIF. James Sensenbrenner, Jr.Feb 1, 2017
D-NJFrank Pallone, Jr.Feb 1, 2017
D-WIGwen MooreFeb 1, 2017
D-CAJim CostaFeb 1, 2017
R-NDKevin CramerFeb 1, 2017
R-KSKevin YoderFeb 1, 2017
D-PAMatt CartwrightFeb 1, 2017
R-TXMichael T. McCaulFeb 1, 2017
R-PARyan A. CostelloFeb 1, 2017
R-PAScott PerryFeb 1, 2017
R-INSusan W. BrooksFeb 1, 2017
D-CATed LieuFeb 1, 2017
R-PATim MurphyFeb 1, 2017
D-GAHenry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr.Feb 3, 2017
R-TXPete SessionsFeb 3, 2017
D-PARobert A. BradyFeb 3, 2017
D-CTRosa L. DeLauroFeb 3, 2017
D-WAAdam SmithFeb 6, 2017
D-NJBonnie Watson ColemanFeb 6, 2017
R-WADan NewhouseFeb 6, 2017
D-CAGrace F. NapolitanoFeb 6, 2017
D-MAJames P. McGovernFeb 6, 2017
D-NYKathleen M. RiceFeb 6, 2017
D-TXMarc A. VeaseyFeb 6, 2017
D-WAPramila JayapalFeb 6, 2017
D-TXSheila Jackson LeeFeb 6, 2017
R-TXTed PoeFeb 6, 2017
D-CAAdam B. SchiffFeb 13, 2017
D-CAAnna G. EshooFeb 13, 2017
R-PABrian K. FitzpatrickFeb 13, 2017
R-MIDavid A. TrottFeb 13, 2017
D-MOEmanuel CleaverFeb 13, 2017
R-WIGlenn GrothmanFeb 13, 2017
D-NYJerrold NadlerFeb 13, 2017
D-TNJim CooperFeb 13, 2017
R-PAKeith J. RothfusFeb 13, 2017
D-WIMark PocanFeb 13, 2017
D-NYPaul TonkoFeb 13, 2017
D-CARo KhannaFeb 13, 2017
R-GARob WoodallFeb 13, 2017
R-SCTom RiceFeb 13, 2017
R-ILAdam KinzingerFeb 15, 2017
D-NCDavid E. PriceFeb 15, 2017
R-OKFrank D. LucasFeb 15, 2017
D-CAJackie SpeierFeb 15, 2017
D-MDJohn K. DelaneyFeb 15, 2017
D-WIRon KindFeb 15, 2017
D-CAZoe LofgrenFeb 15, 2017
D-NCAlma S. AdamsFeb 27, 2017
D-MSBennie G. ThompsonFeb 27, 2017
R-TNCharles J. "Chuck" FleischmannFeb 27, 2017
R-CADavid G. ValadaoFeb 27, 2017
D-RIDavid N. CicillineFeb 27, 2017
D-CTJames A. HimesFeb 27, 2017
D-CAJimmy PanettaFeb 27, 2017
R-TXJohn Abney CulbersonFeb 27, 2017
D-CAMark DeSaulnierFeb 27, 2017
I-MIPaul MitchellFeb 27, 2017
R-NYPeter T. KingFeb 27, 2017
D-VTPeter WelchFeb 27, 2017
D-CAScott H. PetersFeb 27, 2017
D-ILBradley Scott SchneiderMar 6, 2017
R-FLCarlos CurbeloMar 6, 2017
R-PAGlenn ThompsonMar 6, 2017
D-CAMaxine WatersMar 6, 2017
R-TXRandy K. Weber, Sr.Mar 6, 2017
R-UTRob BishopMar 6, 2017
R-OHSteve StiversMar 6, 2017
R-FLTed S. YohoMar 6, 2017
R-TXBill FloresMar 7, 2017
R-PACharles W. DentMar 7, 2017
D-PADwight EvansMar 7, 2017
R-WAJaime Herrera BeutlerMar 7, 2017
D-MAKatherine M. ClarkMar 7, 2017
R-NJLeonard LanceMar 7, 2017
D-MASeth MoultonMar 7, 2017
R-MNTom EmmerMar 7, 2017
R-NJChristopher H. SmithMar 9, 2017
R-NYDaniel M. Donovan, Jr.Mar 9, 2017
D-CTElizabeth H. EstyMar 9, 2017
D-CAJudy ChuMar 9, 2017
R-TXKay GrangerMar 9, 2017
R-PALloyd SmuckerMar 9, 2017
D-ILLuis V. GutierrezMar 9, 2017
D-ORSuzanne BonamiciMar 10, 2017
R-AZTrent FranksMar 10, 2017
D-TXAl GreenMar 15, 2017
D-CAAmi BeraMar 15, 2017
D-NYCarolyn B. MaloneyMar 15, 2017
R-NEDon BaconMar 15, 2017
R-CAEdward R. RoyceMar 15, 2017
R-ARJ. French HillMar 15, 2017
R-TXJeb HensarlingMar 15, 2017
D-CASusan A. DavisMar 15, 2017
D-MAWilliam R. KeatingMar 15, 2017
R-NYClaudia TenneyMar 17, 2017
R-MIFred UptonMar 17, 2017
D-NJJosh GottheimerMar 17, 2017
D-CAJulia BrownleyMar 17, 2017
R-ILRodney DavisMar 17, 2017
R-CAStephen KnightMar 17, 2017
R-INTodd RokitaMar 17, 2017
R-KYAndy BarrMar 20, 2017
D-CATony CárdenasMar 20, 2017
R-MOVicky HartzlerMar 20, 2017
D-TXEddie Bernice JohnsonMar 22, 2017
D-COJared PolisMar 22, 2017
D-CTJohn B. LarsonMar 22, 2017
R-CAKen CalvertMar 22, 2017
D-MNRichard M. NolanMar 22, 2017
R-OKTom ColeMar 22, 2017
R-CADoug LaMalfaMar 23, 2017
D-CAKaren BassMar 23, 2017
D-ILJanice D. SchakowskyMar 27, 2017
R-NYJohn J. FasoMar 27, 2017
D-MARichard E. NealMar 27, 2017
R-OHBill JohnsonMar 28, 2017
D-DELisa Blunt RochesterMar 28, 2017
D-WASuzan K. DelBeneMar 28, 2017
D-NHAnn M. KusterApr 3, 2017
D-MIBrenda L. LawrenceApr 3, 2017
D-WADerek KilmerApr 3, 2017
R-FLJohn H. RutherfordApr 3, 2017
D-OHJoyce BeattyApr 3, 2017
R-CAPaul CookApr 3, 2017
R-KSRoger MarshallApr 3, 2017
R-TXRoger WilliamsApr 3, 2017
D-GASanford D. Bishop, Jr.Apr 3, 2017
R-MSGregg HarperApr 5, 2017
D-MIJohn Conyers, Jr.Apr 5, 2017
R-OHPatrick J. TiberiApr 5, 2017
R-ILPeter J. RoskamApr 5, 2017
D-WADenny HeckApr 6, 2017
R-NVMark E. AmodeiApr 6, 2017
D-FLAl Lawson, Jr.Apr 26, 2017
R-MOBlaine LuetkemeyerApr 26, 2017
R-OHBob GibbsApr 26, 2017
D-NYBrian HigginsApr 26, 2017
R-NJFrank A. LoBiondoApr 26, 2017
D-NCG. K. ButterfieldApr 26, 2017
D-NYHakeem S. JeffriesApr 26, 2017
R-INLarry BucshonApr 26, 2017
R-OKMarkwayne MullinApr 26, 2017
D-PAMichael F. DoyleApr 26, 2017
D-MANiki TsongasApr 26, 2017
D-CASalud O. CarbajalApr 26, 2017
R-MOSam GravesApr 26, 2017
D-NYSean Patrick MaloneyApr 26, 2017
R-NYTom ReedApr 26, 2017
D-NJAlbio SiresApr 27, 2017
D-MDJohn P. SarbanesApr 27, 2017
D-VAA. Donald McEachinMay 4, 2017
D-PABrendan F. BoyleMay 4, 2017
R-FLBrian J. MastMay 4, 2017
D-NHCarol Shea-PorterMay 4, 2017
R-INJackie WalorskiMay 4, 2017
R-INLuke MesserMay 4, 2017
D-CAMike ThompsonMay 4, 2017
D-NYNydia M. VelázquezMay 4, 2017
R-ILRandy HultgrenMay 4, 2017
R-COScott R. TiptonMay 4, 2017
D-FLStephanie N. MurphyMay 4, 2017
R-ARSteve WomackMay 4, 2017
D-CABarbara LeeMay 25, 2017
D-LACedric L. RichmondMay 25, 2017
D-ILDaniel LipinskiMay 25, 2017
D-FLDebbie Wasserman SchultzMay 25, 2017
R-ORGreg WaldenMay 25, 2017
R-FLIleana Ros-LehtinenMay 25, 2017
R-MNJason LewisMay 25, 2017
R-TXJodey C. ArringtonMay 25, 2017
D-CALucille Roybal-AllardMay 25, 2017
R-FLMatt GaetzMay 25, 2017
R-IDMichael K. SimpsonMay 25, 2017
D-MAStephen F. LynchMay 25, 2017
R-VAThomas A. Garrett, Jr.May 25, 2017
D-NYThomas R. SuozziMay 25, 2017
D-FLAlcee L. HastingsJun 2, 2017
D-FLDarren SotoJun 2, 2017
R-TXMac ThornberryJun 2, 2017
D-MDJamie RaskinJun 7, 2017
D-GAJohn LewisJun 7, 2017
R-FLThomas J. RooneyJun 7, 2017
R-OHJames B. RenacciJun 13, 2017
R-WIMike GallagherJun 13, 2017
R-PAPatrick MeehanJun 13, 2017
D-CABrad ShermanJun 21, 2017
R-CODoug LambornJun 21, 2017
D-FLKathy CastorJun 21, 2017
D-FLFrederica S. WilsonJun 22, 2017
R-MDAndy HarrisJun 28, 2017
D-MNCollin C. PetersonJul 19, 2017
D-NJDonald M. Payne, Jr.Jul 19, 2017
R-FLGus M. BilirakisJul 19, 2017
R-CAJeff DenhamJul 19, 2017
D-NYAdriano EspaillatJul 27, 2017
R-TXWill HurdJul 27, 2017
R-PABill ShusterAug 1, 2017
D-FLVal Butler DemingsAug 1, 2017
R-MOBilly LongSep 5, 2017
D-GADavid ScottSep 5, 2017
R-FLDennis A. RossSep 5, 2017
R-WVEvan H. JenkinsSep 5, 2017
D-CAJ. Luis CorreaSep 5, 2017
D-NYJoseph CrowleySep 5, 2017
D-ORKurt SchraderSep 5, 2017
I-AZKyrsten SinemaSep 5, 2017
D-OHMarcia L. FudgeSep 5, 2017
D-ORPeter A. DeFazioSep 5, 2017
D-ALTerri A. SewellSep 5, 2017
D-AZTom O'HalleranSep 5, 2017
R-TXJoe BartonSep 8, 2017
D-NYJose E. SerranoSep 8, 2017
R-ILMike BostSep 8, 2017
R-GAAustin ScottSep 14, 2017
R-KYBrett GuthrieSep 14, 2017
R-NCDavid RouzerSep 14, 2017
D-COEd PerlmutterSep 14, 2017
R-NYJohn KatkoSep 14, 2017
R-IARod BlumSep 14, 2017
D-AZRuben GallegoSep 14, 2017
D-NVRuben J. KihuenSep 14, 2017
D-NJDonald NorcrossSep 25, 2017
D-VADonald S. Beyer, Jr.Sep 25, 2017
R-INJim BanksSep 25, 2017
R-GAJody B. HiceSep 25, 2017
R-COKen BuckSep 25, 2017
R-NJThomas MacArthurSep 25, 2017
R-OHRobert E. LattaSep 26, 2017
R-KSRon EstesSep 26, 2017
D-TXLloyd DoggettSep 27, 2017
R-MSTrent KellySep 27, 2017
D-OREarl BlumenauerSep 28, 2017
R-MEBruce PoliquinOct 3, 2017
D-TXGene GreenOct 3, 2017
D-CANorma J. TorresOct 3, 2017
R-GAA. Drew Ferguson IVOct 6, 2017
D-FLLois FrankelOct 6, 2017
D-TXHenry CuellarOct 12, 2017
D-NVDina TitusOct 23, 2017
D-TXVicente GonzalezOct 23, 2017
D-INAndré CarsonOct 24, 2017
D-MDAnthony G. BrownOct 24, 2017
D-NYGregory W. MeeksOct 24, 2017
R-KYJames ComerOct 24, 2017
D-CODiana DeGetteOct 25, 2017
D-CANanette Diaz BarragánOct 25, 2017
R-AZDavid SchweikertOct 26, 2017
R-VAScott TaylorOct 26, 2017
D-CAAlan S. LowenthalOct 31, 2017
D-MEChellie PingreeOct 31, 2017
R-NYLee M. ZeldinOct 31, 2017
R-AZMartha McSallyOct 31, 2017
D-NVJacky RosenNov 1, 2017
D-CAPete AguilarNov 1, 2017
D-CAJerry McNerneyNov 3, 2017
R-PAMike KellyNov 3, 2017
D-TXFilemon VelaNov 6, 2017
R-KYHarold RogersNov 6, 2017
R-FLNeal P. DunnNov 6, 2017
D-INPeter J. ViscloskyNov 6, 2017
R-AREric A. "Rick" CrawfordDec 4, 2017
R-UTJohn R. CurtisDec 15, 2017
R-OHBrad R. WenstrupJan 12, 2018
D-CAJohn GaramendiFeb 6, 2018
R-TNScott DesJarlaisFeb 6, 2018
D-ILBobby L. RushFeb 8, 2018
R-MIJohn R. MoolenaarFeb 8, 2018
R-ARBruce WestermanFeb 13, 2018
D-HIColleen HanabusaFeb 13, 2018
D-NYEliot L. EngelFeb 13, 2018
D-MAMichael E. CapuanoFeb 13, 2018
R-SCRalph NormanFeb 13, 2018
D-NYYvette D. ClarkeFeb 13, 2018
R-OHDavid P. JoyceFeb 14, 2018
R-PRJenniffer González-ColónFeb 14, 2018
R-ALBradley ByrneFeb 20, 2018
D-CALinda T. SánchezFeb 27, 2018
R-GAKaren C. HandelMar 20, 2018
R-KYThomas MassieMar 26, 2018
D-ILDanny K. DavisMar 29, 2018
D-TXJoaquin CastroApr 10, 2018
R-TNDavid P. RoeApr 13, 2018
R-MOJason SmithMay 18, 2018
D-MAJoseph P. Kennedy IIIMay 21, 2018
D-MIDebbie DingellJun 14, 2018
D-MIDaniel T. KildeeJul 6, 2018
D-PAConor LambJul 25, 2018
R-CADuncan HunterSep 10, 2018
R-TNDiane BlackSep 24, 2018

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseJudiciary Committee
Referred Jan 10, 2017
Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee
Referred Feb 6, 2017

Actions 4

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Jul 11, 2017ASSUMING FIRST SPONSORSHIP - Mr. Yoder asked unanimous consent that he may hereafter be considered as the first sponsor of H.R. 392, a bill originally introduced by Representative Chaffetz, for the purpose of adding cosponsors and requesting reprintings pursuant to clause 7 of rule XII. Agreed to without objection.
  2. Feb 6, 2017Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
  3. Jan 10, 2017Introduced in House
  4. Jan 10, 2017Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

In the Congressional Record 4

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.

WhereIn the RecordMembersDate
SenateDebate and remarks S5690Ron Wyden D-ORAug 16, 2018
HouseDebate and remarks H1170Kevin Yoder R-KSFeb 14, 2018
HouseDebate and remarks H6480Kevin Yoder R-KSJul 27, 2017
HouseDebate and remarks H5395Kevin Yoder R-KSJul 11, 2017

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

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article 1, Section 8, Clauses 4 and 18 to the U.S. Constitution.

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 163, no. 6, January 10, 2017, page H299.

Printed hearings 1

Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.

NumberHearingCommitteeHeld
Serial No. 115-36OVERSIGHT HEARING ON THE COSTS OF DENYING BORDER PATROL ACCESS: OUR ENVIRONMENT AND SECURITY76 pagesNatural Resources CommitteeFeb 15, 2018

CRS reports 2

Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.

Cite it 2

Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.

ProductTitleKindPublished
R45447Permanent Employment-Based Immigration and the Per-country Ceiling ArchivedReportDec 21, 2018
R44876India-U.S. Relations: Issues for Congress ArchivedReportJun 19, 2017

Related bills 4

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
HR 213Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2015Reintroduction ofFeb 2, 2015
S 281Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2017Related billFeb 2, 2017
HR 670High-Skilled Integrity and Fairness Act of 2017Related billFeb 8, 2017
S 1877Startup ActRelated billSep 27, 2017

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 eliminate the per-country numerical limitation for employment-based immigrants, to increase the per-country numerical limitation for family-sponsored immigrants, and for other purposes.
Short Titles as Introduced
Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2017

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Immigration.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Jan 10, 2017Introduced in House

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