3.0.0 2344 2023-01-11T13:38:52Z 2023-01-11T13:38:52Z Senate S 2018-01-25 115 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2018-01-25T20:09:26Z Immigration Innovation Act of 2018 115 6794 HR 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. Related bill CRS 2018-01-25 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S521-524) IntroReferral 2018-01-25 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress H000338 Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT] ORRIN HATCH R UT GRANT N F000444 Sen. Flake, Jeff [R-AZ] JEFF FLAKE R AZ 2018-01-25 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 2018-01-25 Introduced in Senate 2019-06-13T17:54:20Z Immigration Innovation Act of 2018

This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to revise the formula for calculating the cap on H-1B nonimmigrant visas. It prohibits an employer from hiring an H-1B worker to replace a U.S. worker.

The bill modifies the prevailing wage system by requiring that the first level of wages shall not be less than the lowest 50% of the wages surveyed. An employer may use an independent survey to determine the prevailing wage.

For family-based visa petitions, the number of immigrant visas available to nationals of a single country may not exceed 15% of the total number of such visas made available in the fiscal year

The bill establishes the Promoting American Ingenuity Account to enhance U.S. economic competitiveness by strengthening standards in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM), including computer science.

]]> Immigration Innovation Act of 2018 Display Title Immigration Innovation Act of 2018 Official Title as Introduced A bill 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 Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Immigration Innovation Act of 2018 Introduced in Senate 2018-01-25T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115s2344is/xml/BILLS-115s2344is.xml 2018-01-25 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S521-524) 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.