3.0.0 5327 2022-10-28T01:46:05Z 2022-10-28T01:46:05Z House HR 2019-12-05 116 [Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 194 (Thursday, December 5, 2019)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. SHALALA:H.R. 5327.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, clause 4 of the United StatesConstitution.[Page H9295]]]> hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing hsju01 Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee Referred to 2020-01-30T22:00:04Z Referred to 2019-12-05T15:03:10Z Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2019 116 386 S 2019-02-07 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Related bill CRS RELIEF Act 116 2603 S 2019-10-16 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR S5843-5845) Identical bill CRS Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2020 116 1044 HR 2020-12-03 Message on Senate action sent to the House. Related bill CRS 2020-01-30 hsju01 Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship. Committee 2019-12-05 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2019-12-05 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2019-12-05 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress S001206 Rep. Shalala, Donna E. [D-FL-27] Donna Shalala D FL E. 27 N W000797 Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-23] Debbie Wasserman Schultz D FL 23 2019-12-05 True R000515 Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1] BOBBY RUSH D IL L. 1 2020-03-09 False M001207 Rep. Mucarsel-Powell, Debbie [D-FL-26] Debbie Mucarsel-Powell D FL 26 2020-03-13 False Immigration Citizenship and naturalization Foreign labor Immigration status and procedures Marriage and family status Visas and passports Immigration 00 2019-12-05 Introduced in House 2021-08-16T18:47:36Z Resolving Extended Limbo for Immigrant Employees and Families Act or the RELIEF Act

This bill revises provisions related to family- and employment-based visas.

The bill (1) increases the per-country cap on family-based immigrant visas from 7% of the total number of such visas available that year to 15%, (2) eliminates the 7% cap for employment-based immigrant visas, and (3) removes an offset that reduced the number of visas for individuals from China. The annual cap for visas for the unmarried children of citizens is increased, and the formula for calculating the cap for the unmarried children of residents is revised.

The bill also establishes transition rules for employment-based visas from FY2020-FY2022, by reserving a percentage of EB-2 (workers with advanced degrees or exceptional ability), EB-3 (skilled and other workers), and EB-5 (investors) visas for individuals not from the two countries with the largest number of recipients of such visas. Of the unreserved visas, not more than 85% shall be allotted to immigrants from any single country.

The Department of State shall increase allocations of family- and employment-based visas by the number of beneficiaries of such applications filed before this bill's enactment, to be allocated FY2020-FY2024 to beneficiaries of applications filed before this bill's enactment who have not yet received a visa.

The minor children and spouses of permanent residents and those accompanying a qualified alien shall be treated as an immediate relative for immigration purposes. Whether an alien qualifies as a minor shall be determined according to the alien's age at the time a relevant petition is filed.
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RELIEF Act Display Title RELIEF Act Official Title as Introduced To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to end the immigrant visa backlog, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced RELIEF Act Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced Resolving Extended Limbo for Immigrant Employees and Families Act Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2019-12-05T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr5327ih/xml/BILLS-116hr5327ih.xml 2020-01-30 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship. 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.