3.0.0 6715 2022-12-30T04:18:55Z 2022-12-30T04:18:55Z House HR 2022-02-11 117 [Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 28 (Friday, February 11, 2022)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. KATKO:H.R. 6715.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:This bill is enacted pursuant to Article I, Section 8,clause 18 of the United States Constitution.[Page H1119]]]> hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee House Standing Referred to 2022-02-11T16:00:35Z Bridging the Gap for New Americans Act 117 3157 S 2022-10-17 Became Public Law No: 117-210. Identical bill CRS 2022-02-11 Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee 2022-02-11 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2022-02-11 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress K000386 Rep. Katko, John [R-NY-24] John Katko R NY 24 N F000466 Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] Brian Fitzpatrick R PA K. 1 2022-02-11 True C001121 Rep. Crow, Jason [D-CO-6] Jason Crow D CO 6 2022-02-11 True G000583 Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5] Josh Gottheimer D NJ 5 2022-02-11 True S000168 Rep. Salazar, Maria Elvira [R-FL-27] Maria Salazar R FL Elvira 27 2022-03-24 False D000197 Rep. DeGette, Diana [D-CO-1] DIANA DEGETTE D CO 1 2022-04-18 False T000483 Rep. Trone, David J. [D-MD-6] David Trone D MD J. 6 2022-07-19 False M001186 Rep. Meijer, Peter [R-MI-3] Peter Meijer R MI 3 2022-07-21 False S000929 Rep. Spartz, Victoria [R-IN-5] Victoria Spartz R IN 5 2022-07-21 False W000788 Rep. Williams, Nikema [D-GA-5] Nikema Williams D GA 5 2022-09-19 False S001208 Rep. Slotkin, Elissa [D-MI-8] Elissa Slotkin D MI 8 2022-10-04 False Immigration Congressional oversight Foreign labor Government information and archives Government studies and investigations Labor market Wages and earnings Immigration 00 2022-02-11 Introduced in House 2022-06-06T19:02:47Z Bridging the Gap for New Americans Act

This bill requires the Department of Labor to submit to Congress a study on the factors affecting employment opportunities for certain individuals with professional credentials obtained in a non-U.S. country, specifically individuals who are lawfully present noncitizens or naturalized U.S. citizens. The study shall include policy recommendations for better enabling such individuals to obtain skill-appropriate employment in the United States.

]]> Bridging the Gap for New Americans Act Display Title Bridging the Gap for New Americans Act Short Title(s) as Introduced Bridging the Gap for New Americans Act Introduced in House IH Official Title as Introduced To require the Secretary of Labor to conduct a study of the factors affecting employment opportunities for immigrants and refugees with professional credentials obtained in foreign countries. Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2022-02-11T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-117hr6715ih/xml/BILLS-117hr6715ih.xml 2022-02-11 Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. 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.