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Introduced
01/10/2017
01/10/2017
In Committee
02/06/2017
02/06/2017
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
12/31/2018
12/31/2018
Introduced Session
115th Congress
Bill Summary
Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2017 This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to: (1) eliminate the per-country numerical limitation for employment-based immigrants, and (2) increase the per-country numerical limitation for family-based immigrants from 7% to 15% of the total number of family-sponsored visas. The Chinese Student Protection Act of 1992 is amended to eliminate the provision requiring the reduction of annual Chinese immigrant visas to offset status adjustments under such Act. The bill establishes a transition period during which a percentage of employment-based second and third preference (EB-2 and EB-3) immigrant visas are reserved as follows: for FY2017, 15% of such visas are allotted to natives of countries other than the two countries with the largest aggregate numbers of natives obtaining such visas in FY2011; for FY2018, 10% of such visas are allotted in each category to natives of countries other than the two with the largest aggregate numbers of natives obtaining such visas in FY2012; and for FY2019, 10% of such visas are allotted in each category to natives of countries other than the two with the largest aggregate numbers of natives obtaining such visas in FY2015. During the transition period, not more than 25% of the total number of the reserved EB-2 and EB-3 visas shall be allotted to natives of a single country. For FY2015-FY2017, not more than 85% of the unreserved EB-2 and EB-3 visas shall be allotted to natives of a single country. Amendments made by this bill shall apply beginning in FY2017.
AI Summary
This bill aims to reform the U.S. immigration system by eliminating the per-country numerical limitation for employment-based immigrants and increasing the per-country limit for family-sponsored immigrants from 7% to 15% of the total family-sponsored visas. It also establishes a transitional period from 2017 to 2019 where a percentage of employment-based second and third preference visas are reserved for immigrants from countries other than the top two source countries in recent years. During this transition, no more than 25% of the reserved visas can go to immigrants from a single country, and no more than 85% of the unreserved visas can go to immigrants from a single country.
Committee Categories
Justice, Military Affairs and Security
Sponsors (330)
Jason Chaffetz (R)*,
Alma Adams (D),
Pete Aguilar (D),
Mark Amodei (R),
Jodey Arrington (R),
Don Bacon (R),
Jim Banks (R),
Andy Barr (R),
Nanette Barragán (D),
Joe Barton (R),
Karen Bass (D),
Joyce Beatty (D),
Ami Bera (D),
Don Beyer (D),
Gus Bilirakis (R),
Mike Bishop (R),
Rob Bishop (R),
Sanford Bishop (D),
Diane Black (R),
Rod Blum (R),
Earl Blumenauer (D),
Lisa Blunt Rochester (D),
Suzanne Bonamici (D),
Mike Bost (R),
Brendan Boyle (D),
Robert Brady (D),
Susan Brooks (R),
Anthony Brown (D),
Julia Brownley (D),
Ken Buck (R),
Larry Bucshon (R),
G. Butterfield (D),
Bradley Byrne (R),
Ken Calvert (R),
Michael Capuano (D),
Salud Carbajal (D),
Tony Cárdenas (D),
André Carson (D),
Matt Cartwright (D),
Kathy Castor (D),
Joaquin Castro (D),
Judy Chu (D),
David Cicilline (D),
Katherine Clark (D),
Yvette Clarke (D),
Emanuel Cleaver (D),
Mike Coffman (R),
Steve Cohen (D),
Tom Cole (R),
James Comer (R),
Barbara Comstock (R),
Gerry Connolly (D),
John Conyers (D),
Paul Cook (R),
Jim Cooper (D),
Lou Correa (D),
Jim Costa (D),
Ryan Costello (R),
Joe Courtney (D),
Kevin Cramer (R),
Rick Crawford (R),
Joseph Crowley (WFP),
Henry Cuellar (D),
John Culberson (R),
Elijah Cummings (D),
Carlos Curbelo (R),
John Curtis (R),
Danny Davis (D),
Rodney Davis (R),
Susan Davis (D),
Peter DeFazio (D),
Diana DeGette (D),
John Delaney (D),
Rosa DeLauro (D),
Suzan DelBene (D),
Val Demings (D),
Jeff Denham (R),
Charles Dent (R),
Mark DeSaulnier (D),
Scott DesJarlais (R),
Theodore Deutch (D),
Debbie Dingell (D),
Lloyd Doggett (D),
Daniel Donovan (R),
Michael Doyle (D),
Neal Dunn (R),
Keith Ellison (D),
Tom Emmer (R),
Eliot Engel (D),
Anna Eshoo (D),
Adriano Espaillat (D),
Ron Estes (R),
Elizabeth Esty (D),
Dwight Evans (D),
Blake Farenthold (R),
John Faso (R),
Drew Ferguson (R),
Brian Fitzpatrick (R),
Chuck Fleischmann (R),
Bill Flores (R),
Bill Foster (D),
Lois Frankel (D),
Trent Franks (R),
Marcia Fudge (D),
Tulsi Gabbard (D),
Matt Gaetz (R),
Mike Gallagher (R),
Ruben Gallego (D),
John Garamendi (D),
Tom Garrett (R),
Bob Gibbs (R),
Vicente Gonzalez (D),
Jenniffer González (R),
Josh Gottheimer (D),
Kay Granger (R),
Sam Graves (R),
Al Green (D),
Gene Green (D),
Glenn Grothman (R),
Brett Guthrie (R),
Luis Gutiérrez (D),
Colleen Hanabusa (D),
Karen Handel (R),
Gregg Harper (R),
Andy Harris (R),
Vicky Hartzler (R),
Alcee Hastings (D),
Denny Heck (D),
Jeb Hensarling (R),
Jaime Herrera Beutler (R),
Jody Hice (R),
Brian Higgins (D),
French Hill (R),
Jim Himes (D),
Randy Hultgren (R),
Duncan Hunter (R),
Will Hurd (R),
Sheila Jackson-Lee (D),
Pramila Jayapal (D),
Hakeem Jeffries (D),
Evan Jenkins (R),
Lynn Jenkins (R),
Bill Johnson (R),
Eddie Johnson (D),
Hank Johnson (D),
Dave Joyce (R),
John Katko (R),
Bill Keating (D),
Mike Kelly (R),
Robin Kelly (D),
Trent Kelly (R),
Joseph Kennedy (D),
Ro Khanna (D),
Ruben Kihuen (D),
Dan Kildee (D),
Derek Kilmer (D),
Ron Kind (D),
Peter King (R),
Adam Kinzinger (R),
Stephen Knight (R),
Raja Krishnamoorthi (D),
Ann Kuster (D),
Raúl Labrador (R),
Doug LaMalfa (R),
Conor Lamb (D),
Doug Lamborn (R),
Leonard Lance (R),
James Langevin (D),
Rick Larsen (D),
John Larson (D),
Bob Latta (R),
Brenda Lawrence (D),
Al Lawson (D),
Barbara Lee (D),
Jason Lewis (R),
John Lewis (D),
Ted Lieu (D),
Daniel Lipinski (D),
Frank LoBiondo (R),
Zoe Lofgren (D),
Billy Long (R),
Mia Love (R),
Alan Lowenthal (D),
Frank Lucas (R),
Blaine Luetkemeyer (R),
Stephen Lynch (D),
Thomas MacArthur (R),
Carolyn Maloney (D),
Sean Maloney (D),
Roger Marshall (R),
Thomas Massie (R),
Brian Mast (R),
Doris Matsui (D),
Michael McCaul (R),
Betty McCollum (D),
Donald McEachin (D),
Jim McGovern (D),
Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R),
Jerry McNerney (D),
Martha McSally (R),
Patrick Meehan (R),
Gregory Meeks (D),
Grace Meng (D),
Luke Messer (R),
Paul Mitchell (I),
John Moolenaar (R),
Gwen Moore (D),
Seth Moulton (D),
Markwayne Mullin (R),
Stephanie Murphy (D),
Tim Murphy (R),
Jerry Nadler (D),
Grace Napolitano (D),
Richard Neal (D),
Dan Newhouse (R),
Richard Nolan (D),
Donald Norcross (D),
Ralph Norman (R),
Tom O'Halleran (D),
Beto O'Rourke (D),
Frank Pallone (D),
Jimmy Panetta (D),
Bill Pascrell (D),
Erik Paulsen (R),
Donald Payne (D),
Stevan Pearce (R),
Ed Perlmutter (D),
Scott Perry (R),
Scott Peters (D),
Collin Peterson (D),
Chellie Pingree (D),
Mark Pocan (D),
Ted Poe (R),
Bruce Poliquin (R),
Jared Polis (D),
David Price (D),
Mike Quigley (D),
Jamie Raskin (D),
Tom Reed (R),
David Reichert (R),
James Renacci (R),
Kathleen Rice (D),
Tom Rice (R),
Cedric Richmond (D),
David Roe (R),
Hal Rogers (R),
Todd Rokita (R),
Thomas Rooney (R),
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R),
Jacky Rosen (D),
Peter Roskam (R),
Dennis Ross (R),
Keith Rothfus (R),
David Rouzer (R),
Lucille Roybal-Allard (D),
Edward Royce (R),
Bobby Rush (D),
Steve Russell (R),
John Rutherford (R),
Tim Ryan (D),
Linda Sánchez (D),
John Sarbanes (D),
Jan Schakowsky (D),
Adam Schiff (D),
Brad Schneider (D),
Kurt Schrader (D),
David Schweikert (R),
Austin Scott (R),
David Scott (D),
F. James Sensenbrenner (R),
José Serrano (D),
Pete Sessions (R),
Terri Sewell (D),
Carol Shea-Porter (D),
Brad Sherman (D),
Bill Shuster (R),
Mike Simpson (R),
Kyrsten Sinema (I),
Albio Sires (D),
Louise Slaughter (D),
Adam Smith (D),
Chris Smith (R),
Jason Smith (R),
Lloyd Smucker (R),
Darren Soto (D),
Jackie Speier (D),
Elise Stefanik (R),
Chris Stewart (R),
Steve Stivers (R),
Tom Suozzi (D),
Eric Swalwell (D),
Mark Takano (D),
Scott Taylor (R),
Claudia Tenney (R),
Bennie Thompson (D),
G.T. Thompson (R),
Mike Thompson (D),
Mac Thornberry (R),
Patrick Tiberi (R),
Scott Tipton (R),
Dina Titus (D),
Paul Tonko (D),
Norma Torres (D),
David Trott (R),
Niki Tsongas (D),
Fred Upton (R),
David Valadao (R),
Marc Veasey (D),
Filemón Vela (D),
Nydia Velázquez (D),
Peter Visclosky (D),
Ann Wagner (R),
Greg Walden (R),
Jackie Walorski (R),
Timothy Walz (D),
Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D),
Maxine Waters (D),
Bonnie Watson Coleman (D),
Randy Weber (R),
Peter Welch (D),
Brad Wenstrup (R),
Bruce Westerman (R),
Roger Williams (R),
Frederica Wilson (D),
Steve Womack (R),
Rob Woodall (R),
John Yarmuth (D),
Kevin Yoder (R),
Ted Yoho (R),
Lee Zeldin (R),
Last Action
ASSUMING FIRST SPONSORSHIP - Mr. Yoder asked unanimous consent that he may hereafter be considered as the first sponsor of H.R. 392, a bill originally introduced by Representative Chaffetz, for the purpose of adding cosponsors and requesting reprintings pursuant to clause 7 of rule XII. Agreed to without objection. (on 07/11/2017)
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| Document Type | Source Location |
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| State Bill Page | https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/392/all-info |
| BillText | https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr392/BILLS-115hr392ih.pdf |
| Bill | https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr392/BILLS-115hr392ih.pdf.pdf |
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