3.0.0 1744 2022-11-01T06:47:30Z 2022-11-01T06:47:30Z Senate S 2019-06-05 116 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2019-06-05T21:13:39Z Keep STEM Talent Act of 2019 116 4623 HR 2019-10-28 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship. Identical bill CRS 2019-06-05 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR S3259) IntroReferral 2019-06-05 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress D000563 Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] Richard Durbin D IL J. N B001277 Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] Richard Blumenthal D CT 2019-06-05 True H001075 Sen. Harris, Kamala D. [D-CA] Kamala Harris D CA D. 2019-06-05 True K000367 Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] Amy Klobuchar D MN 2019-06-05 True W000779 Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] Ron Wyden D OR 2019-06-11 False V000128 Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD] Chris Van Hollen D MD 2020-02-10 False Immigration Foreign labor Higher education Immigration status and procedures Science and engineering education Visas and passports Immigration 00 2019-06-05 Introduced in Senate 2021-08-13T17:18:43Z Keep STEM Talent Act of 2019

This bill exempts certain aliens with advanced degrees in a science, technology, engineering, or mathematics (STEM) field from direct limitations on the number of immigrant visas granted per year. Specifically, the alien must (1) have earned a master's level or higher degree in certain STEM fields while in the United States attending an accredited higher education institution, (2) be employed (or have a job offer) in a field related to the degree and earn at least the median wage for that occupation, and (3) meet certain labor certification requirements.

The bill also allows an alien seeking a nonimmigrant F-1 (student) visa to obtain an advanced STEM degree to have dual intent. Specifically, such an alien may obtain the nonimmigrant visa or change nonimmigrant status even if the alien intends to seek lawful permanent resident status. (Generally, an alien may be denied a nonimmigrant visa if the alien actually intends to seek immigrant status, unless dual intent is allowed for that type of visa.)

]]> Keep STEM Talent Act of 2019 Display Title Keep STEM Talent Act of 2019 Short Title(s) as Introduced Keep STEM Talent Act of 2019 Introduced in Senate IS Official Title as Introduced A bill to provide lawful permanent resident status for certain advanced STEM degree holders, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2019-06-05T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116s1744is/xml/BILLS-116s1744is.xml 2019-06-05 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR S3259) 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.