3.0.0 5630 2019-11-15T21:37:50Z 2019-11-15T21:37:50Z House H HR 2008-03-13 110 hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing hsju01 Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee Referred to 2008-04-14T19:26:34Z Referred to 2008-03-13T14:33:45Z 2008-04-14 hsju01 Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law. Committee 2008-03-13 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2008-03-13 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2008-03-13 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress G000554 Rep. Giffords, Gabrielle [D-AZ-8] Gabrielle Giffords D AZ 8 N A000022 Rep. Ackerman, Gary L. [D-NY-5] GARY ACKERMAN D NY L. 5 2008-07-30 False Immigration Admission of nonimmigrants Advertising Alien labor Aliens Education Engineering Engineers Fines (Penalties) Government Operations and Politics Governmental investigations Higher education Labor and Employment Law Mathematics Recruiting of employees Science, Technology, Communications Scientific education Scientists Skilled labor Technical education Temporary employment Visas Whistle blowing Immigration 00 2008-03-13 Introduced in House 2008-03-25T19:55:27Z Innovation Employment Act - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to increase the annual H-1B nonimmigrant visa (specialty occupation) cap from 65,000 to 130,000 starting in FY2008.

Provides that for FY2010-FY2015 if the cap has been reached in the prior year the current cap would increase to the greater of 180,000 and the limitation applicable for the previous year increased by 20% percent.

Exempts from H-1B caps an alien who has earned a master's or higher degree from a U.S. institution of higher education in science, technology, engineering, or mathematics and with respect to whom the petitioning employer requires such education as a condition for employment.

Establishes a 20,000 annual cap for aliens who earned a master's or higher degree from an institution of higher education outside of the United States in science, technology, engineering, or mathematics and with respect to whom the petitioning employer requires such education as a condition for employment.

Revises H-1B provisions to: (1) require an employer to provide specified job information in the employment advertisement; (2) authorize the Secretary of Labor to initiate an H-1B employer investigation; (3) increase employer penalties; and (4) provide whistleblower protections.

]]> Innovation Employment Act Short Titles as Introduced Innovation Employment Act Display Title Innovation Employment Act Official Title as Introduced To modify certain requirements with respect to H-1B nonimmigrants. Introduced in House 2008-03-13T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110hr5630ih/xml/BILLS-110hr5630ih.xml 2008-04-14 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.