3.0.0 6794 2023-01-11T13:41:33Z 2023-01-11T13:41:33Z House HR 2018-09-13 115 [Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 153 (Thursday, September 13, 2018)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. COFFMAN:H.R. 6794.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution[Page H8726]]]> hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee House Standing Referred to 2018-09-13T14:00:29Z hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing Referred to 2018-09-13T14:00:24Z Immigration Innovation Act of 2018 115 2344 S 2018-01-25 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S521-524) Related bill CRS 2018-09-13 Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee 2018-09-13 Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2018-09-13 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2018-09-13 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress C001077 Rep. Coffman, Mike [R-CO-6] Mike Coffman R CO 6 N K000391 Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-IL-8] Raja Krishnamoorthi D IL 8 2018-09-13 True Immigration Administrative remedies Competitiveness, trade promotion, trade deficits Congressional oversight Education programs funding Elementary and secondary education Employment and training programs Family relationships Foreign labor Government studies and investigations Government trust funds Higher education Immigration status and procedures Science and engineering education Teaching, teachers, curricula User charges and fees Visas and passports Vocational and technical education Wages and earnings Immigration 00 2018-09-13 Introduced in House 2019-09-03T20:37:07Z Immigration Innovation Act of 2018

This bill makes various changes related to employment-based visas, including by (1) providing statutory authority for extending employment authorization to the alien spouse of an H-1B visa holder, subject to prevailing wage-level requirements; (2) allowing an H-1B visa holder, under certain circumstances, to change jobs without amending the H-1B petition; and (3) increasing the issuance of employment-based visas based on the number of visas that went unissued in previous years.

]]> Immigration Innovation Act of 2018 Display Title Immigration Innovation Act of 2018 Official Title as Introduced To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to authorize additional visas for well-educated aliens to live and work in the United States, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Immigration Innovation Act of 2018 Introduced in House 2018-09-13T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115hr6794ih/xml/BILLS-115hr6794ih.xml 2018-09-13 Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. 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.