3.0.0 6412 2022-02-03T05:56:49Z 2022-02-08T17:27:15Z House H HR 2012-09-14 112 From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. ZOE LOFGREN of California:H.R. 6412.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clause 4 of the Constitution.[Page H6061]]]> hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing hsju01 Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee Referred to 2012-10-02T18:46:47Z Referred to 2012-09-14T13:02:20Z BRAINS Act 112 3553 S 2012-09-19 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Related bill CRS 2012-10-02 hsju01 Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration Policy and Enforcement. Committee 2012-09-14 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2012-09-14 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2012-09-14 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 2012-09-14 True G000544 Rep. Gonzalez, Charles A. [D-TX-20] CHARLES GONZALEZ D TX A. 20 2012-09-14 True C000714 Rep. Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-14] JOHN CONYERS D MI 14 2012-09-14 True M000725 Rep. Miller, George [D-CA-7] GEORGE MILLER D CA 7 2012-09-14 True R000486 Rep. Roybal-Allard, Lucille [D-CA-34] LUCILLE ROYBAL-ALLARD D CA 34 2012-09-14 True H000636 Rep. Hinojosa, Ruben [D-TX-15] RUBEN HINOJOSA D TX 15 2012-09-14 True N000179 Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-38] GRACE NAPOLITANO D CA F. 38 2012-09-14 True S001177 Del. Sablan, Gregorio Kilili Camacho [D-MP-At Large] Gregorio Sablan D MP Kilili Camacho 0 2012-09-14 True H001034 Rep. Honda, Michael M. [D-CA-15] MICHAEL HONDA D CA M. 15 2012-09-14 True E000215 Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-14] ANNA ESHOO D CA G. 14 2012-09-14 True M001163 Rep. Matsui, Doris O. [D-CA-5] Doris Matsui D CA O. 5 2012-09-14 True S001156 Rep. Sánchez, Linda T. [D-CA-39] Linda Sánchez D CA T. 39 2012-09-19 False I000057 Rep. Israel, Steve [D-NY-2] STEVE ISRAEL D NY 2 2012-09-19 False R000170 Rep. Reyes, Silvestre [D-TX-16] SILVESTRE REYES D TX 16 2012-09-19 False L000560 Rep. Larsen, Rick [D-WA-2] RICK LARSEN D WA 2 2012-09-19 False M000933 Rep. Moran, James P. [D-VA-8] JAMES MORAN D VA P. 8 2012-09-19 False B000574 Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3] EARL BLUMENAUER D OR 3 2012-09-19 False C001037 Rep. Capuano, Michael E. [D-MA-8] MICHAEL CAPUANO D MA E. 8 2012-09-19 False L000551 Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-9] BARBARA LEE D CA 9 2012-09-19 False M001143 Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4] BETTY MCCOLLUM D MN 4 2012-09-19 False C001036 Rep. 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Filner, Bob [D-CA-51] BOB FILNER D CA 51 2012-09-19 False D000399 Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-25] LLOYD DOGGETT D TX 25 2012-09-19 False C001066 Rep. Castor, Kathy [D-FL-11] Kathy Castor D FL 11 2012-09-19 False F000030 Rep. Farr, Sam [D-CA-17] SAM FARR D CA 17 2012-09-19 False D000598 Rep. Davis, Susan A. [D-CA-53] SUSAN DAVIS D CA A. 53 2012-09-19 False H001032 Rep. Holt, Rush [D-NJ-12] RUSH HOLT D NJ D. 12 2012-09-19 False H001050 Rep. Hanabusa, Colleen W. [D-HI-1] Colleen Hanabusa D HI W. 1 2012-09-20 False D000610 Rep. Deutch, Theodore E. [D-FL-19] Theodore Deutch D FL E. 19 2012-09-20 False B001245 Del. Bordallo, Madeleine Z. [D-GU-At Large] Madeleine Bordallo D GU Z. 0 2012-09-20 False N000002 Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-8] JERROLD NADLER D NY 8 2012-09-20 False S000480 Rep. Slaughter, Louise McIntosh [D-NY-28] LOUISE SLAUGHTER D NY M. 28 2012-09-20 False P000523 Rep. Price, David E. [D-NC-4] DAVID PRICE D NC E. 4 2012-09-20 False H001047 Rep. Himes, James A. [D-CT-4] James Himes D CT A. 4 2012-09-20 False B001231 Rep. Berkley, Shelley [D-NV-1] SHELLEY BERKLEY D NV 1 2012-09-20 False Q000023 Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5] Mike Quigley D IL 5 2012-09-20 False D000197 Rep. DeGette, Diana [D-CO-1] DIANA DEGETTE D CO 1 2012-09-20 False N000147 Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] ELEANOR NORTON D DC HOLMES 0 2012-09-20 False W000215 Rep. Waxman, Henry A. [D-CA-30] HENRY WAXMAN D CA A. 30 2012-09-20 False B001278 Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1] Suzanne Bonamici D OR 1 2012-09-20 False L000287 Rep. Lewis, John [D-GA-5] JOHN LEWIS D GA 5 2012-09-20 False T000460 Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-1] MIKE THOMPSON D CA 1 2012-09-20 False C001078 Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11] Gerald Connolly D VA E. 11 2012-09-20 False T000465 Rep. Tsongas, Niki [D-MA-5] Niki Tsongas D MA 5 2012-09-20 False L000559 Rep. Langevin, James R. [D-RI-2] JAMES LANGEVIN D RI R. 2 2012-09-20 False S001180 Rep. Schrader, Kurt [D-OR-5] Kurt Schrader D OR 5 2012-10-26 False M001169 Rep. Murphy, Christopher [D-CT-5] Christopher Murphy D CT S. 5 2012-10-26 False L000557 Rep. Larson, John B. [D-CT-1] JOHN LARSON D CT B. 1 2012-10-26 False C001067 Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-11] Yvette Clarke D NY D. 11 2012-10-26 False G000553 Rep. Green, Al [D-TX-9] Al Green D TX 9 2012-10-26 False K000188 Rep. Kind, Ron [D-WI-3] RON KIND D WI 3 2012-10-26 False P000593 Rep. Perlmutter, Ed [D-CO-7] Ed Perlmutter D CO 7 2012-10-26 False V000128 Rep. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD-8] Chris Van Hollen D MD 8 2012-12-04 False C001089 Rep. Curson, David Alan [D-MI-11] David Curson D MI Alan 11 2012-12-04 False Immigration Administrative remedies Congressional oversight Employee hiring Family relationships Foreign labor Government information and archives Higher education Immigration status and procedures Science and engineering education Visas and passports Wages and earnings Immigration 00 2012-09-14 Introduced in House 2012-09-24T21:26:32Z Attracting the Best and Brightest Act of 2012 - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to make up to 50,000 visas available to qualified immigrants who: (1) possess a graduate degree at the level of master's or higher in a field of science, technology, engineering, or mathematics (STEM degree) from a qualifying U.S. research institution of higher education; (2) have an employment offer from a U.S. employer in a field related to such degree; (3) are the subject of an approved labor certification; and (4) will receive a wage for such employment that is at least the actual wage paid by the employer to all other individuals with similar experience and qualifications.

Makes unused STEM visas available for other employment-based visa categories.

Requires: (1) employers of foreign STEM graduates to submit a job order for the position with the appropriate state workforce agency, (2) such agency to post the position on its website for at least 30 days, and (3) employers to demonstrate that the total amount of compensation to be paid to a foreign STEM graduate meets or exceeds the total amount of compensation paid by the employer to all other employees with similar experience and qualifications working in the same occupational classification.

Requires the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to make available on its website specified information regarding foreign STEM employers, the number of aliens granted STEM status, and their occupations.

Repeals such STEM and related provisions two years after enactment of this Act.

Eliminates the foreign residency requirement for certain foreign students.

States that a determination of whether an alien is a child for purposes of: (1) a petition for immigrant status or a petition for adjustment of refugee status to immigrant status shall be made using the alien's age on the date on which the petition is filed with DHS, and (2) a petition for nonimmigrant admission or an application for adjustment of status from nonimmigrant to conditional (fiance) immigrant shall be made using the alien's age on the date on which the petition is filed with DHS to classify such alien's parent as the fiance of a U.S. citizen.

States that the permanent priority date for any family- or employment-based petition shall be the date on which the petition is filed with DHS (or the Secretary of State, if applicable), unless such filing was preceded by the filing of a labor certification with the Secretary of Labor, in which case that date shall constitute the priority date.

States that an alien who is the beneficiary of a family- or employment-based petition that was approvable when filed shall retain such petition's priority date in the consideration of any subsequently filed family- or employment-based petition.

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