[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2365 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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114th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 2365

To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to protect American jobs, 
                         and for other purposes


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            December 8, 2015

  Mr. Nelson (for himself and Mr. Sessions) introduced the following 
    bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the 
                               Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to protect American jobs, 
                         and for other purposes

    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 ``Protecting American Jobs Act''.

SEC. 2. NUMERICAL LIMITATION ON NONIMMIGRANT VISAS.

    (a) Reduction of Numerical Limitation.--Section 214(g)(1)(A)(vii) 
of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1184(g)(1)(A)(vii)) is 
amended by striking ``65,000'' and inserting ``50,000''.
    (b) Priority for Admission.--Section 214(g) of the Immigration and 
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1184(g)) is amended by adding at the end the 
following:
    ``(12)(A) If for a fiscal year petitions are filed seeking a number 
of nonimmigrant workers under section 101(a)(15)(H)(i)(b) that exceeds 
the numerical limitation set out in paragraph (1)(A) for such fiscal 
year, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall allocate the available 
visas for the petitions seeking such workers who will earn the highest 
wages.
    ``(B) If for a fiscal year petitions are filed seeking a number of 
nonimmigrant workers under paragraph (5)(C) that exceeds the numerical 
limitation set out in such paragraph, the Secretary of Homeland 
Security shall allocate the available visas for the petitions seeking 
such workers who will earn the highest wages.''.
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