3.0.0 1877 2023-01-11T13:38:32Z 2023-01-11T13:38:32Z Senate S 2017-09-27 115 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2017-09-27T20:19:41Z Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2017 115 392 HR 2017-07-11 ASSUMING FIRST SPONSORSHIP - Mr. Yoder asked unanimous consent that he may hereafter be considered as the first sponsor of H.R. 392, a bill originally introduced by Representative Chaffetz, for the purpose of adding cosponsors and requesting reprintings pursuant to clause 7 of rule XII. Agreed to without objection. 14:07:01 Related bill CRS Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2017 115 281 S 2017-02-02 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Related bill CRS 2017-09-27 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral 2017-09-27 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress M000934 Sen. Moran, Jerry [R-KS] Jerry Moran R KS N W000805 Sen. Warner, Mark R. [D-VA] Mark Warner D VA R. 2017-09-27 True B000575 Sen. Blunt, Roy [R-MO] Roy Blunt R MO 2017-09-27 True K000367 Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] Amy Klobuchar D MN 2017-09-27 True Economics and Public Finance Administrative law and regulatory procedures Advanced technology and technological innovations Appropriations Business investment and capital Census and government statistics Citizenship and naturalization Congressional oversight Economic development Economic performance and conditions Employee hiring Executive agency funding and structure Foreign labor Government information and archives Government studies and investigations Higher education Immigration status and procedures Research administration and funding Research and development Science and engineering education Small business State and local government operations Teaching, teachers, curricula Technology transfer and commercialization Urban and suburban affairs and development Visas and passports Economics and Public Finance 00 2017-09-27 Introduced in Senate 2018-07-13T17:13:06Z Startup Act

This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to authorize the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to adjust to conditional permanent resident status up to 50,000 aliens who have earned a master's or doctorate degree in a science, technology, engineering, or mathematics (STEM) field and permit such an alien to remain in the United States: (1) for up to one year after the expiration of the alien's student visa if the alien is searching for STEM field employment, and (2) indefinitely if the alien remains actively engaged in a STEM field.

DHS may issue conditional immigrant visas to up to 75,000 qualified alien entrepreneurs.

The per-country numerical limitation for employment-based visas is removed, and the limitation for family-based immigrants is increased.

The Department of Commerce shall: (1) award grants to institutions of higher education to improve the commercialization and transfer of technology, (2) compile information on state laws that affect new business growth, and (3) compile information on new business formation.

The Chinese Student Protection Act of 1992 is amended to eliminate the status adjustment reduction of annual Chinese immigrant visas.

The Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 is amended to revise the regional innovation program.

A federal or independent regulatory agency, before issuing a notice of rulemaking in connection with the issuance of a significant rule (generally, a rule that is likely to have an annual effect on the economy of $100 million or more), shall complete: (1) a review that analyzes the problem that the rule intends to address and its expected impact on state, local, and tribal governments and new businesses; and (2) a cost-benefit analysis.

]]> Startup Act Display Title Startup Act Short Titles as Introduced Startup Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to jump-start economic recovery through the formation and growth of new businesses, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate 2017-09-27T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115s1877is/xml/BILLS-115s1877is.xml 2017-09-27 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. 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.