3.0.0 2181 2023-01-11T13:27:31Z 2023-01-11T13:27:31Z House HR 2015-04-30 114 [Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 64 (Thursday, April 30, 2015)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. PAULSEN:H.R. 2181.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I Section VIII[Page H2772]]]> hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing hsju01 Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee Referred to 2015-06-01T13:07:13Z Referred to 2015-04-30T14:02:15Z 2015-06-01 hsju01 Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security. Committee 2015-04-30 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2015-04-30 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H2670-2671) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2015-04-30 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2015-04-30 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress P000594 Rep. Paulsen, Erik [R-MN-3] Erik Paulsen R MN 3 N Q000023 Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5] Mike Quigley D IL 5 2015-04-30 True R000586 Rep. Renacci, James B. [R-OH-16] James Renacci R OH B. 16 2015-04-30 True D000620 Rep. Delaney, John K. [D-MD-6] John Delaney D MD K. 6 2015-05-01 False Immigration Foreign labor Higher education Immigration status and procedures Science and engineering education Visas and passports Immigration 00 2015-04-30 Introduced in House 2015-05-11T16:33:16Z Stopping Trained in America Ph.D.s From Leaving the Economy Act of 2015 or the STAPLE Act

Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to exempt from: (1) direct numerical limitations aliens who have earned a Ph.D. degree in science, technology, engineering, or mathematics (STEM) from a U.S. institution of higher education and who have an offer of employment from a U.S. employer in a field related to such degree; and (2) H-1B visa (specialty occupation) numerical limitations aliens who have a U.S. STEM Ph.D. and with respect to whom the petitioning employer requires such an education.

]]> STAPLE Act Display Title STAPLE Act Official Title as Introduced To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to authorize certain aliens who have earned a Ph.D. degree from a United States institution of higher education in a field of science, technology, engineering, or mathematics to be admitted for permanent residence and to be exempted from the numerical limitations on H-1B nonimmigrants. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced STAPLE Act Short Titles as Introduced Stopping Trained in America Ph.D.s From Leaving the Economy Act of 2015 Introduced in House 2015-04-30T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114hr2181ih/xml/BILLS-114hr2181ih.xml 2015-06-01 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security. 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.