[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3222 Introduced in House (IH)]







107th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3222

  To limit the number of H1-B nonimmigrant visas issued in any fiscal 
                                 year.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            November 1, 2001

 Mr. Tancredo introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                       Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
  To limit the number of H1-B nonimmigrant visas issued in any fiscal 
                                 year.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``High-tech Work Fairness and Economic 
Stimulus Act of 2001''.

SEC. 2. LIMITATION ON H1-B NONIMMIGRANT VISAS.

    (a) In General.--Subject to subsection (b) and notwithstanding any 
other provision of law, the number of nonimmigrants who may be admitted 
under section 101(a)(15)(H)(i)(b) of the Immigration and Nationality 
Act shall not exceed 65,000 in any fiscal year.
    (b) Reduction in Number Based on Unemployment Rate.--The number 
under subsection (a) shall be reduced by 10,000 for each quarter 
percentage point by which the unemployment rate for the United States 
exceeds 6 percent, as reported by the Department of Commerce for the 
latest 12-month period preceding the beginning of the fiscal year for 
which the number under subsection (a) is to be adjusted.
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