Training Highly Skilled Americans Act of 2018

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HR 7353

Introduced

Dec 19, 2018

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Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, and Scienc ...

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Academic performance and assessments Bank accounts, deposits, capital Education of the disadvantaged Education programs funding Elementary and secondary education Financial literacy Foreign labor Government trust funds Higher education Immigration Income tax deferral Minority education Performance measurement Public-private cooperation Science and engineering education Student aid and college costs Teaching, teachers, curricula Temporary and part-time employment User charges and fees Visas and passports Women's education

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Training Highly Skilled Americans Act of 2018

This bill imposes an additional fee on employers applying for or extending an H-1B visa, which are for temporary foreign workers in positions that require highly specialized knowledge. The collected funds shall go into the STEM Education and Training Account, to be used to strengthen U.S. education in science, technology, engineering, and math.

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Dec 19, 2018

Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, and Science, Space, and Technology, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Dec 19, 2018

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