3.0.0 4644 2022-12-31T05:05:30Z 2022-12-31T05:05:30Z House HR 2021-07-22 117 [Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 129 (Thursday, July 22, 2021)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. GOSAR:H.R. 4644.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I Section 8[Page H3845]]]> hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing hsju01 Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee Referred to 2022-11-01T18:24:56Z Referred to 2021-07-22T13:05:45Z American Jobs First Act of 2021 117 865 HR 2021-04-23 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship. Related bill CRS American Tech Workforce Act of 2021 117 6206 HR 2022-11-01 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship. Related bill CRS 2022-11-01 hsju01 Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship. Committee 2021-07-22 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2021-07-22 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2021-07-22 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress G000565 Rep. Gosar, Paul A. [R-AZ-4] Paul Gosar R AZ A. 4 N B001274 Rep. Brooks, Mo [R-AL-5] Mo Brooks R AL 5 2021-07-22 True B001302 Rep. Biggs, Andy [R-AZ-5] Andy Biggs R AZ 5 2021-07-22 True G000578 Rep. Gaetz, Matt [R-FL-1] Matt Gaetz R FL 1 2021-07-22 True Immigration Employee hiring Foreign labor Higher education Immigration status and procedures Visas and passports Immigration 00 2021-07-22 Introduced in House 2021-08-20T13:41:21Z Fairness for High-Skilled Americans Act of 2021

This bill eliminates the Optional Practical Training Program or any successor program, unless Congress expressly authorizes such a program. (The program provides an F-1 student visa holder temporary employment authorization before or after completion of the student's studies, or both.)

]]> Fairness for High-Skilled Americans Act of 2021 Official Title as Introduced To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to eliminate the Optional Practical Training Program, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Display Title Fairness for High-Skilled Americans Act of 2021 Short Title(s) as Introduced Fairness for High-Skilled Americans Act of 2021 Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2021-07-22T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-117hr4644ih/xml/BILLS-117hr4644ih.xml 2022-11-01 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.