3.0.0 1350 2023-01-11T16:47:43Z 2023-01-11T16:47:43Z Senate S S 2007-05-10 110 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2007-05-10T15:24:37Z A bill to amend title II of the Immigration and Nationality Act to replace the diversity visa lottery program with a program that issues visas to aliens with an advanced degree. 110 2868 S 2008-04-16 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Related bill CRS 2007-05-10 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral 2007-05-10 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress G000445 Sen. Gregg, Judd [R-NH] Judd Gregg R NH N S001078 Sen. Sununu, John E. [R-NH] John Sununu R NH E. 2007-05-15 False Immigration Alien labor Education Engineers Higher education Immigrants Labor and Employment Life sciences Mathematics Science, Technology, Communications Scientists Visas Immigration 00 2007-05-10 Introduced in Senate 2007-05-30T21:58:38Z Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to include immigrants with advanced degrees in the diversity immigrant category. Establishes the annual worldwide limit for such immigrants at 18,333 for diversity immigrants and 36,667 for advanced degree immigrants. Provides that immigrants with advanced degrees in science, technology, engineering, or math shall have a separate limitation equal to that for advanced degree immigrants, which shall include economic and workforce considerations.

Directs the Secretary of State to maintain age, education, and occupation information on diversity and advanced degree immigrants.

Provides for the carryover of advanced degree and diversity visas.

]]> A bill to amend title II of the Immigration and Nationality Act to reform the diversity visa program and create a program that awards visas to aliens with an advanced degree. Display Title A bill to amend title II of the Immigration and Nationality Act to reform the diversity visa program and create a program that awards visas to aliens with an advanced degree. Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend title II of the Immigration and Nationality Act to reform the diversity visa program and create a program that awards visas to aliens with an advanced degree. Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2007-05-10T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110s1350is/xml/BILLS-110s1350is.xml 2007-05-10 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. 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.