3.0.0 2161 2022-02-03T05:56:49Z 2022-02-08T17:27:15Z House H HR 2011-06-14 112 From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. ZOE LOFGREN of California:H.R. 2161.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clause 4 of the Constitution.[Page H4186]]]> hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee House Standing hsed10 Workforce Protections Subcommittee Referred to 2011-09-08T16:57:01Z hsed14 Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education Subcommittee Referred to 2011-09-08T16:41:32Z Referred to 2011-06-14T14:02:10Z hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing hsju01 Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee Referred to 2011-07-11T13:26:22Z Referred to 2011-06-14T14:02:05Z American Innovation and Education Act of 2011 112 3146 HR 2011-11-18 Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training. Related bill CRS STEM Visa Act of 2011 112 1986 S 2011-12-13 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Related bill CRS 2011-09-08 hsed10 Workforce Protections Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections. Committee 2011-09-08 hsed14 Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education. Committee 2011-07-11 hsju01 Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration Policy and Enforcement. Committee 2011-06-14 Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee 2011-06-14 Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2011-06-14 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2011-06-14 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress L000397 Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-16] ZOE LOFGREN D CA 16 N C001037 Rep. Capuano, Michael E. [D-MA-8] MICHAEL CAPUANO D MA E. 8 2011-06-14 True C001080 Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-32] Judy Chu D CA 32 2011-06-14 True C000714 Rep. Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-14] JOHN CONYERS D MI 14 2011-06-14 True E000215 Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-14] ANNA ESHOO D CA G. 14 2011-06-14 True G000535 Rep. Gutierrez, Luis V. [D-IL-4] LUIS GUTIERREZ D IL V. 4 2011-06-14 True H001046 Rep. Heinrich, Martin [D-NM-1] Martin Heinrich D NM T. 1 2011-06-14 True H001034 Rep. Honda, Michael M. [D-CA-15] MICHAEL HONDA D CA M. 15 2011-06-14 True M000087 Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-14] CAROLYN MALONEY D NY B. 14 2011-06-14 True M000725 Rep. Miller, George [D-CA-7] GEORGE MILLER D CA 7 2011-06-14 True P000598 Rep. Polis, Jared [D-CO-2] Jared Polis D CO 2 2011-06-14 True S001156 Rep. Sánchez, Linda T. [D-CA-39] Linda Sánchez D CA T. 39 2011-06-14 True S001150 Rep. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA-29] ADAM SCHIFF D CA B. 29 2011-06-14 True R000515 Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1] BOBBY RUSH D IL L. 1 2011-06-14 True C001038 Rep. Crowley, Joseph [D-NY-7] JOSEPH CROWLEY D NY 7 2011-06-21 False S001145 Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] JANICE SCHAKOWSKY D IL D. 9 2011-07-06 False F000116 Rep. Filner, Bob [D-CA-51] BOB FILNER D CA 51 2011-07-06 False E000288 Rep. Ellison, Keith [D-MN-5] Keith Ellison D MN 5 2011-07-06 False D000610 Rep. Deutch, Theodore E. [D-FL-19] Theodore Deutch D FL E. 19 2011-07-18 False C001078 Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11] Gerald Connolly D VA E. 11 2011-08-05 False I000057 Rep. Israel, Steve [D-NY-2] STEVE ISRAEL D NY 2 2011-08-05 False S000510 Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9] ADAM SMITH D WA 9 2011-10-06 False S000810 Rep. Stark, Fortney Pete [D-CA-13] PETE STARK D CA 13 2011-11-29 False L000480 Rep. Lowey, Nita M. [D-NY-18] NITA LOWEY D NY M. 18 2012-02-07 False C001036 Rep. Capps, Lois [D-CA-23] LOIS CAPPS D CA 23 2012-02-07 False N000179 Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-38] GRACE NAPOLITANO D CA F. 38 2012-04-26 False M000404 Rep. McDermott, Jim [D-WA-7] JIM MCDERMOTT D WA 7 2012-09-10 False Immigration Administrative law and regulatory procedures Administrative remedies Business investment and capital Department of Homeland Security Department of Labor Economic development Education of the disadvantaged Elementary and secondary education Employee hiring Employment and training programs Employment discrimination and employee rights Foreign and international corporations Foreign labor Government studies and investigations Government trust funds Immigration status and procedures Minority education Science and engineering education Small business Student aid and college costs Temporary and part-time employment Unemployment User charges and fees Visas and passports Wages and earnings Women's education Immigration 00 2011-06-14 Introduced in House 2011-10-07T19:58:14Z Immigration Driving Entrepreneurship in America Act of 2011 or the IDEA Act of 2011 - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to establish a priority worker immigrant visa for an alien who has a qualifying: (1) master's or higher degree in a field of science, technology, engineering, or mathematics (STEM degree) from a U.S. institution of higher education; and (2) employment offer from a U.S. employer.

Eliminates the foreign residency requirement for certain foreign students.

Allows extensions of stay based upon a lengthy labor certification or priority adjudication for: (1) foreign students, (2) speciality occupation aliens, and (3) intracompany transfers.

Establishes an immigrant visa category for qualifying venture capital-backed start-up entrepreneurs and for self-sponsored start-up entrepreneurs who intend to engage in, or have engaged in, new commercial enterprises in the United States.

Provides for the recapture of unused employment-based and family-based immigrant visas.

Exempts spouses and minor children from counting against numerical limits.

Revises per country (and dependent) area limits to: (1) eliminate employment-based limits, and (2) increase family-based limits.

Amends the Chinese Student Protection Act of 1992 to eliminate the provision requiring the reduction of annual Chinese (PRC) immigrant visas to offset status adjustments under such Act.

Establishes in the Treasury the STEM Education and Training Account. Requires that 60% of Account funds be used for a STEM scholarship program for low-income U.S. students enrolled in degree programs in science, technology, engineering, or mathematics.

Authorizes certain undocumented higher education students who first entered the United States when they were 15 years old or younger to adjust to nonimmigrant student status.

Revises labor certification provisions, including: (1) requiring the Department of Labor to adjudicate an application within 120 days, (2) creating an Established U.S. Recruiter designation for recruiters who regularly recruit U.S. workers, and (3) authorizing a premium application processing fee.

Revises the prevailing wage level computation formula.

Revises H-1B visa (specialty occupation) provisions regarding: (1) wages, (2) U.S. worker displacement and protections, (3) recruitment requirements, (4) portability, (5) creation of a P-visa for fashion models in lieu of H-1B visa inclusion, (6) elimination of extensions for certain short-term workers, and (7) retention of petition priority date.

Revises L-visa (intracompany transferee) provisions regarding: (1) wage requirements for certain L-1B visa (specialized knowledge) employees, (2) investigations of complaints against employers, and (3) the blanket petition process for employers who hire large numbers of intracompany transferees.

Revises EB-5 employment creation investor provisions to: (1) require a visa set-aside for an employment creation regional center program, (2) provide a preapproval procedure for new commercial enterprises, (3) revise targeted employment area provisions, and (4) provide a limited extension for employers to meet program requirements.

Establishes in the Treasury the Immigrant Entrepreneur Account.

]]> IDEA Act of 2011 Short Titles as Introduced IDEA Act of 2011 Short Titles as Introduced Immigration Driving Entrepreneurship in America Act of 2011 Display Title IDEA Act of 2011 Official Title as Introduced To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to promote innovation, investment, and research in the United States, and for other purposes. Introduced in House 2011-06-14T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112hr2161ih/xml/BILLS-112hr2161ih.xml 2011-09-08 Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections. 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.