3.0.0 3012 2023-01-11T13:22:22Z 2023-01-11T13:22:22Z House H HR 2011-09-22 112 From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. CHAFFETZ:H.R. 3012.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:This law is enacted pursuant to Article 1, Section 8,Clauses 4 and 18 to the U.S. Constitution.[Page H6414]]]> hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing hsju01 Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee Referred to 2011-09-23T17:03:03Z Reported by 2011-11-18T18:37:57Z Markup by 2011-10-27T15:24:35Z Referred to 2011-09-22T14:02:05Z H. Rept. 112-292 AGREE Act 112 3476 HR 2012-01-12 Referred to the Subcommittee on Capital Markets and Government Sponsored Enterprises. Related bill CRS AGREE Act 112 1866 S 2011-11-16 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S7594-7596) Related bill CRS Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2011 112 1983 S 2011-12-13 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Related bill CRS Startup Act 2.0 112 3217 S 2012-05-22 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Related bill CRS Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act 112 1857 S 2011-11-10 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Identical bill CRS 2012-01-23 Senate Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 293. Calendars 2011-12-17 Senate Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time. Calendars 2011-11-30 Senate Received in the Senate. IntroReferral 2011-11-29 18:54:27 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. Floor H38310 2 House floor actions 2011-11-29 18:54:26 On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 389 - 15 (Roll no. 860). (text: CR H7903) Floor H37300 2 House floor actions 860 https://clerk.house.gov/evs/2011/roll860.xml House 112 2011-11-29T23:54:26Z 1 2011-11-29 18:54:26 Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 389 - 15 (Roll no. 860).(text: CR H7903) Floor 8000 9 Library of Congress 860 https://clerk.house.gov/evs/2011/roll860.xml House 112 2011-11-29T23:54:26Z 1 2011-11-29 18:31:02 Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H7916-7917) Floor H30000 2 House floor actions 2011-11-29 16:23:18 At the conclusion of debate, the chair put the question on the motion to suspend the rules. Mr. Cohen objected to the vote on the grounds that a quorum was not present. Further proceedings on the motion were postponed. The point of no quorum was withdrawn. Floor H37210 2 House floor actions 2011-11-29 16:07:19 DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 3012. Floor H8D000 2 House floor actions 2011-11-29 16:07:17 Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H7903-7905) Floor H30000 2 House floor actions 2011-11-29 16:07:03 Mr. Chaffetz moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended. Floor H30300 2 House floor actions 2011-11-18 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 193. Calendars H12410 2 House floor actions U00193 2011-11-18 Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 112-292. Committee H12200 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2011-11-18 Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 112-292. Committee 5000 9 Library of Congress hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2011-10-27 hsju00 Judiciary Committee 1 House committee actions Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote. Committee 2011-10-27 hsju00 Judiciary Committee 1 House committee actions Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. Committee 2011-09-23 hsju01 Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration Policy and Enforcement. Committee 2011-09-22 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2011-09-22 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2011-09-22 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress C001076 Rep. Chaffetz, Jason [R-UT-3] Jason Chaffetz R UT 3 N S000583 Rep. Smith, Lamar [R-TX-21] LAMAR SMITH R TX 21 2011-09-22 True G000567 Rep. Griffin, Tim [R-AR-2] Tim Griffin R AR 2 2011-10-11 False L000397 Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-16] ZOE LOFGREN D CA 16 2011-10-25 False H001032 Rep. Holt, Rush [D-NJ-12] RUSH HOLT D NJ D. 12 2011-10-31 False G000289 Rep. Goodlatte, Bob [R-VA-6] ROBERT GOODLATTE R VA W. 6 2011-11-04 False G000535 Rep. Gutierrez, Luis V. [D-IL-4] LUIS GUTIERREZ D IL V. 4 2011-11-04 False J000283 Rep. Jackson, Jesse L., Jr. [D-IL-2] JESSE JACKSON D IL L. 2 2011-11-15 False T000467 Rep. Thompson, Glenn [R-PA-5] Glenn Thompson R PA 5 2011-11-16 False M000933 Rep. Moran, James P. [D-VA-8] JAMES MORAN D VA P. 8 2011-11-18 False F000444 Rep. Flake, Jeff [R-AZ-6] JEFF FLAKE R AZ 6 2011-11-18 False M000087 Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-14] CAROLYN MALONEY D NY B. 14 2011-11-18 False Immigration Foreign labor Immigration status and procedures Visas and passports Immigration 00 2011-09-22 Introduced in House 2011-10-12T15:49:00Z Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act - 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.

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.

]]> 17 2011-11-18 Reported to House with amendment(s) 2011-12-05T18:32:41Z Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2011 - 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.

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.

Sets forth the following transition period for employment-based second and third preference (EB-2 and EB-3) immigrant visas: (1) for FY2012, 15% of such visas allotted to natives of countries other than the two countries with the largest aggregate numbers of natives obtaining such visas in FY2010; (2) for FY2013, 10% of such visas allotted in each category to natives of countries other than the two with the largest aggregate numbers of natives obtaining such visas in FY2011; and (3) for FY2014, 10% of such visas allotted in each category to natives of countries other than the two with the largest aggregate numbers of natives obtaining such visas in FY2012.

Sets forth the following per country distribution rules: (1) for transition period visas, not more than 25% of the total number of EB-2 and EB-3 visas for natives of a single country; and (2) for non-transition period visas, not more than 85% of EB-2 and EB-3 visas for natives of a single country.

Provides that the amendments made by this Act will take place as if enacted on September 30, 2011, and shall apply beginning in FY2012.]]> 36 2011-11-29 Passed House amended 2011-12-05T18:34:47Z (This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on November 18, 2011. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2011 - 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.

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.

Sets forth the following transition period for employment-based second and third preference (EB-2 and EB-3) immigrant visas: (1) for FY2012, 15% of such visas allotted to natives of countries other than the two countries with the largest aggregate numbers of natives obtaining such visas in FY2010; (2) for FY2013, 10% of such visas allotted in each category to natives of countries other than the two with the largest aggregate numbers of natives obtaining such visas in FY2011; and (3) for FY2014, 10% of such visas allotted in each category to natives of countries other than the two with the largest aggregate numbers of natives obtaining such visas in FY2012.

Sets forth the following per country distribution rules: (1) for transition period visas, not more than 25% of the total number of EB-2 and EB-3 visas for natives of a single country; and (2) for non-transition period visas, not more than 85% of EB-2 and EB-3 visas for natives of a single country.

Provides that the amendments made by this Act will take place as if enacted on September 30, 2011, and shall apply beginning in FY2012.]]> Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2011 Display Title Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2011 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. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act Short Titles as Reported to House Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2011 H House Short Titles as Passed House Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2011 H House Placed on Calendar Senate 2012-01-23T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112hr3012pcs/xml/BILLS-112hr3012pcs.xml Received in Senate 2011-12-17T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112hr3012rds/xml/BILLS-112hr3012rds.xml Engrossed in House 2011-11-29T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112hr3012eh/xml/BILLS-112hr3012eh.xml Reported in House 2011-11-18T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112hr3012rh/xml/BILLS-112hr3012rh.xml Introduced in House 2011-09-22T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112hr3012ih/xml/BILLS-112hr3012ih.xml 2012-01-23 Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 293. 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.