3.0.0 4097 2023-01-11T13:29:21Z 2023-01-11T13:29:21Z House HR 2015-11-19 114 [Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 171 (Thursday, November 19, 2015)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. CAPUANO:H.R. 4097.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:clause 4 of section 8 of article I of the Constitution.[Page H8413]]]> hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing hsju01 Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee Referred to 2015-12-04T17:24:49Z Referred to 2015-11-19T14:31:15Z 2015-12-04 hsju01 Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security. Committee 2015-11-19 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2015-11-19 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2015-11-19 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress C001037 Rep. Capuano, Michael E. [D-MA-7] MICHAEL CAPUANO D MA E. 7 N Immigration Administrative law and regulatory procedures Congressional oversight Department of Homeland Security Foreign labor Government studies and investigations Higher education Immigration status and procedures Science and engineering education Visas and passports Immigration 00 2015-11-19 Introduced in House 2015-12-08T19:55:16Z Best Return on America's Investment Now Act or the BRAIN Act

This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to make up to 10% of the worldwide employment-based immigration level available to qualified immigrants who: (1) hold a doctorate degree in a field of science, technology, engineering, or mathematics (STEM degree) from a U.S. doctoral institution of higher education; and (2) have taken all doctoral courses in a STEM field, including all courses taken by correspondence or by distance education, while physically present in the United States.

The number of immigrant visas available to skilled workers, professionals, and other workers is reduced.

The computation of the total number of immigrant visas that may be made available to natives of any single foreign state or dependent area in a fiscal year is revised.

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

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

]]> BRAIN Act Display Title BRAIN Act Official Title as Introduced To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for visas for certain advanced STEM graduates, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced BRAIN Act Short Titles as Introduced Best Return on America's Investment Now Act Introduced in House 2015-11-19T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114hr4097ih/xml/BILLS-114hr4097ih.xml 2015-12-04 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.