United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Congress House of Representatives author aut Government Organization text government publication eng BILLS To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to eliminate the per-country numerical limitation for employment-based immigrants, to increase the per-country numerical limitation for family-sponsored immigrants, and for other purposes.;Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2019;H.R. 1044 (IH) Bills and Statutes 116_cong_bills legislative 2019-02-20 U.S. Government Publishing Office 2019-02-07 monographic deposited born digital 7 p. Y 1.6: Y 1.4/6: P0b002ee19f6f9c09 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/BILLS-116hr1044ih H.R. 1044 021-610-00252-9 000501532 000325573 Congressional bills House bills f:h1044_ih.txt https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/BILLS-116hr1044ih https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr1044ih/html/BILLS-116hr1044ih.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr1044ih/pdf/BILLS-116hr1044ih.pdf https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr1044ih/xml/BILLS-116hr1044ih.xml fdlp DGPO 2019-02-20 2023-01-02 BILLS-116hr1044ih machine generated eng Zoe Lofgren United States House of Representatives sponsor spn United States Congress Member Ken Buck United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Don Bacon United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Andy Barr United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Joyce Beatty United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Ami Bera United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Gus M. Bilirakis United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Earl Blumenauer United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Suzanne Bonamici United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Susan W. Brooks United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Julia Brownley United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Ken Calvert United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Tony Cardenas United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Andre Carson United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member David N. Cicilline United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Yvette D. Clarke United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Steve Cohen United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member James Comer United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Jim Cooper United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Jim Costa United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Joe Courtney United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member TJ Cox United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Jason Crow United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member John R. Curtis United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Sharice Davids United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Rodney Davis United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Diana DeGette United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Theodore E. Deutch United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Debbie Dingell United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Michael F. Doyle United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Tom Emmer United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Eliot L. Engel United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Anna G. Eshoo United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Adriano Espaillat United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Ron Estes United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Brian K. Fitzpatrick United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Bill Foster United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Bob Gibbs United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Vicente Gonzalez United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Jenniffer Gonzalez-Colon United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Michael Guest United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Brett Guthrie United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Josh Harder United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Jaime Herrera Beutler United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Jody B. Hice United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member J. French Hill United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Will Hurd United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Sheila Jackson Lee United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Pramila Jayapal United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Bill Johnson United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Eddie Bernice Johnson United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member John Katko United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Ro Khanna United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Ron Kind United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Peter T. King United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Adam Kinzinger United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Raja Krishnamoorthi United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Ann M. Kuster United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member James R. Langevin United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Rick Larsen United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Al Lawson, Jr. United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Billy Long United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Alan S. Lowenthal United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Tom Malinowski United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Roger Marshall United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Thomas Massie United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Doris O. Matsui United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Lucy McBath United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Betty McCollum United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member A. Donald McEachin United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member James P. McGovern United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Cathy McMorris Rodgers United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Gregory W. Meeks United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Grace Meng United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Gwen Moore United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Joseph D. Morelle United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Ralph Norman United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Frank Pallone, Jr. United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Jimmy Panetta United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Bill Pascrell, Jr. United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Scott Perry United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Chellie Pingree United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member David E. Price United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Jamie Raskin United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Kathleen M. Rice United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Denver Riggleman United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member David P. Roe United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member John H. Rutherford United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member John P. Sarbanes United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Janice D. Schakowsky United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Donna E. Shalala United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Albio Sires United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Adam Smith United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Darren Soto United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Jackie Speier United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Elise M. Stefanik United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Chris Stewart United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Steve Stivers United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Eric Swalwell United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Mark Takano United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Dina Titus United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Paul Tonko United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Norma J. Torres United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Fred Upton United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Ann Wagner United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Bonnie Watson Coleman United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Peter Welch United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Bruce Westerman United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Susan Wild United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Rob Woodall United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member John A. Yarmuth United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Don Young United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Dan Newhouse United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Jerrold Nadler United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Pete Aguilar United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Stephanie N. Murphy United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member United States Congress House of Representatives Committee on the Judiciary associated name asn Title 8 Section 1151et seq. Title 8 Section 1152 Title 8 Section 1152(a)(2) Title 8 Section 1152(b) Title 8 Section 1153(b) Title 8 Section 1255note 8 U.S.C. 1151et seq. 8 U.S.C. 1152 8 U.S.C. 1152(a)(2) 8 U.S.C. 1152(b) 8 U.S.C. 1153(b) 8 U.S.C. 1255note hr BILLS-116hr1044ih 116 1 HOUSE HOUSE 1044 ih ih Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2019 To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to eliminate the per-country numerical limitation for employment-based immigrants, to increase the per-country numerical limitation for family-sponsored immigrants, and for other purposes. Ms. Lofgren (for herself, Mr. Buck, Mr. Bacon, Mr. Barr, Mrs. Beatty, Mr. Bera, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Blumenauer, Ms. Bonamici, Mrs. Brooks of Indiana, Ms. Brownley of California, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Cárdenas, Mr. Carson of Indiana, Mr. Cicilline, Ms. Clarke of New York, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Comer, Mr. Cooper, Mr. Costa, Mr. Courtney, Mr. Cox of California, Mr. Crow, Mr. Curtis, Ms. Davids of Kansas, Mr. Rodney Davis of Illinois, Ms. DeGette, Mr. Deutch, Mrs. Dingell, Mr. Michael F. Doyle of Pennsylvania, Mr. Emmer, Mr. Engel, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Espaillat, Mr. Estes, Mr. Fitzpatrick, Mr. Foster, Mr. Gibbs, Mr. Gonzalez of Texas, Miss González-Colón of Puerto Rico, Mr. Guest, Mr. Guthrie, Mr. Harder of California, Ms. Herrera Beutler, Mr. Hice of Georgia, Mr. Hill of Arkansas, Mr. Hurd of Texas, Ms. Jackson Lee, Ms. Jayapal, Mr. Johnson of Ohio, Ms. Johnson of Texas, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Mr. Katko, Mr. Khanna, Mr. Kind, Mr. King of New York, Mr. Kinzinger, Mr. Krishnamoorthi, Ms. Kuster of New Hampshire, Mr. Langevin, Mr. Larsen of Washington, Mr. Lawson of Florida, Mr. Long, Mr. Lowenthal, Mr. Malinowski, Mr. Marshall, Mr. Massie, Ms. Matsui, Mrs. McBath, Ms. McCollum, Mr. McEachin, Mr. McGovern, Mrs. Rodgers of Washington, Mr. Meeks, Ms. Meng, Ms. Moore, Mr. Morelle, Mr. Norman, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Panetta, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Perry, Ms. Pingree, Mr. Price of North Carolina, Mr. Raskin, Miss Rice of New York, Mr. Riggleman, Mr. David P. Roe of Tennessee, Mr. Rutherford, Mr. Sarbanes, Ms. Schakowsky, Ms. Shalala, Mr. Sires, Mr. Smith of Washington, Mr. Soto, Ms. Speier, Ms. Stefanik, Mr. Stewart, Mr. Stivers, Mr. Swalwell of California, Mr. Takano, Ms. Titus, Mr. Tonko, Mrs. Torres of California, Mr. Upton, Mrs. Wagner, Mrs. Watson Coleman, Mr. Welch, Mr. Westerman, Ms. Wild, Mr. Woodall, Mr. Yarmuth, Mr. Young, Mr. Newhouse, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Aguilar, and Mrs. Murphy) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary Committee on the Judiciary Judiciary Ms. Lofgren Zoe Lofgren Lofgren, Zoe Mr. Buck Ken Buck Buck, Ken Mr. Bacon Don Bacon Bacon, Don Mr. Barr Andy Barr Barr, Andy Mrs. Beatty Joyce Beatty Beatty, Joyce Mr. Bera Ami Bera Bera, Ami Mr. Bilirakis Gus M. Bilirakis Bilirakis, Gus M. Mr. Gus Bilirakis Mr. Blumenauer Earl Blumenauer Blumenauer, Earl Ms. Bonamici Suzanne Bonamici Bonamici, Suzanne Mrs. Brooks of Indiana Susan W. Brooks Brooks, Susan W. Mrs. Susan Brooks Ms. Brownley of California Julia Brownley Brownley, Julia Mr. Calvert Ken Calvert Calvert, Ken Mr. Cárdenas Tony Cardenas Cardenas, Tony Mr. Carson of Indiana Andre Carson Carson, Andre Mr. Cicilline David N. Cicilline Cicilline, David N. Mr. David Cicilline Ms. Clarke of New York Yvette D. Clarke Clarke, Yvette D. Ms. Yvette Clarke Mr. Cohen Steve Cohen Cohen, Steve Mr. Comer James Comer Comer, James Mr. Cooper Jim Cooper Cooper, Jim James Cooper Mr. Costa Jim Costa Costa, Jim Mr. Courtney Joe Courtney Courtney, Joe Mr. Cox of California TJ Cox Cox, TJ Mr. Crow Jason Crow Crow, Jason Mr. Curtis John R. Curtis Curtis, John R. Mr. John Curtis Ms. Davids of Kansas Sharice Davids Davids, Sharice Mr. Rodney Davis of Illinois Rodney Davis Davis, Rodney Ms. DeGette Diana DeGette DeGette, Diana Mr. Deutch Theodore E. Deutch Deutch, Theodore E. Mr. Theodore Deutch Mrs. Dingell Debbie Dingell Dingell, Debbie Mr. Michael F. Doyle of Pennsylvania Michael F. Doyle Doyle, Michael F. Mike Doyle Mr. Emmer Tom Emmer Emmer, Tom Mr. Engel Eliot L. Engel Engel, Eliot L. Eliot Engel Ms. Eshoo Anna G. Eshoo Eshoo, Anna G. Anna Eshoo Mr. Espaillat Adriano Espaillat Espaillat, Adriano Mr. Estes Ron Estes Estes, Ron Mr. Fitzpatrick Brian K. Fitzpatrick Fitzpatrick, Brian K. Mr. Brian Fitzpatrick Mr. Foster Bill Foster Foster, Bill Mr. Gibbs Bob Gibbs Gibbs, Bob Mr. Gonzalez of Texas Vicente Gonzalez Gonzalez, Vicente Miss González-Colón of Puerto Rico Jenniffer Gonzalez-Colon Gonzalez-Colon, Jenniffer Mr. Guest Michael Guest Guest, Michael Mr. Guthrie Brett Guthrie Guthrie, Brett Mr. Harder of California Josh Harder Harder, Josh Ms. Herrera Beutler Jaime Herrera Beutler Herrera Beutler, Jaime Mr. Hice of Georgia Jody B. Hice Hice, Jody B. Mr. Jody Hice Mr. Hill of Arkansas J. French Hill Hill, J. French Mr. Hurd of Texas Will Hurd Hurd, Will Ms. Jackson Lee Sheila Jackson Lee Jackson Lee, Sheila Ms. Jayapal Pramila Jayapal Jayapal, Pramila Mr. Johnson of Ohio Bill Johnson Johnson, Bill Ms. Johnson of Texas Eddie Bernice Johnson Johnson, Eddie Bernice Eddie Johnson Mr. Johnson of Georgia Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank," Jr. Mr. Henry C. "Hank" Johnson Mr. Katko John Katko Katko, John Mr. Khanna Ro Khanna Khanna, Ro Mr. Kind Ron Kind Kind, Ron Mr. King of New York Peter T. King King, Peter T. Peter King Mr. Kinzinger Adam Kinzinger Kinzinger, Adam Mr. Krishnamoorthi Raja Krishnamoorthi Krishnamoorthi, Raja Ms. Kuster of New Hampshire Ann M. Kuster Kuster, Ann M. Ms. Ann Kuster Mr. Langevin James R. Langevin Langevin, James R. James Langevin Mr. Larsen of Washington Rick Larsen Larsen, Rick Mr. Lawson of Florida Al Lawson, Jr. Lawson, Al, Jr. Mr. Al Lawson Mr. Long Billy Long Long, Billy Mr. Lowenthal Alan S. Lowenthal Lowenthal, Alan S. Mr. Alan Lowenthal Mr. Malinowski Tom Malinowski Malinowski, Tom Mr. Marshall Roger Marshall Marshall, Roger Mr. Massie Thomas Massie Massie, Thomas Ms. Matsui Doris O. Matsui Matsui, Doris O. Ms. Doris Matsui Mrs. McBath Lucy McBath McBath, Lucy Ms. McCollum Betty McCollum McCollum, Betty Mr. McEachin A. Donald McEachin McEachin, A. Donald Mr. McGovern James P. McGovern McGovern, James P. James Mcgovern Mrs. Rodgers of Washington Cathy McMorris Rodgers McMorris Rodgers, Cathy Mrs. Cathy Rodgers Mr. Meeks Gregory W. Meeks Meeks, Gregory W. Gregory Meeks Ms. Meng Grace Meng Meng, Grace Ms. Moore Gwen Moore Moore, Gwen Mr. Morelle Joseph D. Morelle Morelle, Joseph D. Mr. Joseph Morelle Mr. Norman Ralph Norman Norman, Ralph Mr. Pallone Frank Pallone, Jr. Pallone, Frank, Jr. Frank Pallone Mr. Panetta Jimmy Panetta Panetta, Jimmy Mr. Pascrell Bill Pascrell, Jr. Pascrell, Bill, Jr. William Pascrell Mr. Perry Scott Perry Perry, Scott Ms. Pingree Chellie Pingree Pingree, Chellie Mr. Price of North Carolina David E. Price Price, David E. David Price Mr. Raskin Jamie Raskin Raskin, Jamie Miss Rice of New York Kathleen M. Rice Rice, Kathleen M. Miss Kathleen Rice Mr. Riggleman Denver Riggleman Riggleman, Denver Mr. David P. Roe of Tennessee David P. Roe Roe, David P. Mr. David Roe Mr. Rutherford John H. Rutherford Rutherford, John H. Mr. John Rutherford Mr. Sarbanes John P. Sarbanes Sarbanes, John P. Mr. John Sarbanes Ms. Schakowsky Janice D. Schakowsky Schakowsky, Janice D. Janice Schakowsky Ms. Shalala Donna E. Shalala Shalala, Donna E. Ms. Donna Shalala Mr. Sires Albio Sires Sires, Albio Mr. Smith of Washington Adam Smith Smith, Adam Mr. Soto Darren Soto Soto, Darren Ms. Speier Jackie Speier Speier, Jackie Ms. Stefanik Elise M. Stefanik Stefanik, Elise M. Ms. Elise Stefanik Mr. Stewart Chris Stewart Stewart, Chris Mr. Stivers Steve Stivers Stivers, Steve Mr. Swalwell of California Eric Swalwell Swalwell, Eric Mr. Takano Mark Takano Takano, Mark Ms. Titus Dina Titus Titus, Dina Mr. Tonko Paul Tonko Tonko, Paul Mrs. Torres of California Norma J. Torres Torres, Norma J. Mrs. Norma Torres Mr. Upton Fred Upton Upton, Fred Mrs. Wagner Ann Wagner Wagner, Ann Mrs. Watson Coleman Bonnie Watson Coleman Watson Coleman, Bonnie Mr. Welch Peter Welch Welch, Peter Mr. Westerman Bruce Westerman Westerman, Bruce Ms. Wild Susan Wild Wild, Susan Mr. Woodall Rob Woodall Woodall, Rob Mr. Yarmuth John A. Yarmuth Yarmuth, John A. Mr. John Yarmuth Mr. Young Don Young Young, Don Don E. Young Mr. Newhouse Dan Newhouse Newhouse, Dan Mr. Nadler Jerrold Nadler Nadler, Jerrold Mr. Aguilar Pete Aguilar Aguilar, Pete Mrs. Murphy Stephanie N. Murphy Murphy, Stephanie N. Mrs. Stephanie Murphy false false