3.0.0 3119 2023-01-11T13:22:10Z 2023-01-11T13:22:10Z House H HR 2011-10-06 112 From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. ZOE LOFGREN of California:H.R. 3119.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clause 4 of the Constitution.[Page H6672]]]> hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing hsju01 Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee Referred to 2011-10-24T19:20:19Z Referred to 2011-10-06T13:01:45Z Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act 112 1857 S 2011-11-10 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Related bill CRS 2011-10-24 hsju01 Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration Policy and Enforcement. Committee 2011-10-06 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2011-10-06 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2011-10-06 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress L000397 Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-16] ZOE LOFGREN D CA 16 N G000535 Rep. Gutierrez, Luis V. [D-IL-4] LUIS GUTIERREZ D IL V. 4 2011-10-06 True Immigration Foreign labor Immigration status and procedures Visas and passports Immigration 00 2011-10-06 Introduced in House 2011-12-06T17:02:40Z Protecting American Families and Businesses 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.

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.

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.

Eliminates the foreign residency requirement for certain foreign students.

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

]]> Protecting American Families and Businesses Act of 2011 Display Title Protecting American Families and Businesses Act of 2011 Official Title as Introduced To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to remove the per-country limitation on employment-based immigrant visas, to adjust the per-country limitation on family-sponsored immigrant visas, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Protecting American Families and Businesses Act of 2011 Introduced in House 2011-10-06T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112hr3119ih/xml/BILLS-112hr3119ih.xml 2011-10-24 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration Policy and Enforcement. 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.