S. 386 · 116th Congress · 2019–2020
Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2019
S. 386 in the 116th Congress (2019–2020) was introduced on Feb 7, 2019, sponsored by Mike Lee with 35 co-sponsors.
During the 116th Congress (2019–2020), Donald Trump was president, and Democrats held the House majority and Republicans the Senate majority.
- Status
- Introduced
- Introduced
- Feb 7, 2019
- Co-sponsors
- 35
- Policy area
- Immigration
What it does
Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2019 This bill increases the per-country cap on family-based immigrant visas from 7% of the total number of such visas available that year to 15%, and eliminates the 7% cap for employment-based immigrant visas. It also removes an offset that reduced the number of visas for individuals from China.
Summary by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service.
Sponsor
Mike Lee (R-UT). Co-sponsors: 16 Democrats, 19 Republicans.
Where it stands
- IntroducedFeb 7, 2019
- Passed the Senate—
- Passed the House—
- Sent to the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (Feb 7, 2019)
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- H.R. 4803: Citizenship for Children of Military Members and Civil Servants Act
- H.R. 5273: Securing America's Ports Act
- H.R. 6: American Dream and Promise Act of 2019
- H.J.Res. 46: Relating to a national emergency declared by the President on February 15, 2019.
- H.R. 541: Keep Families Together Act
- H.R. 586: Fix the Immigration Loopholes Act
- H.R. 656: DREAMers, Immigrants, and Refugees (DIRe) Legal Aid Act
- H.R. 1044: Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2019
Committees
- Judiciary Committee
More
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