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American Jobs First Act of 2017 [HB-2233]
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[Trade ]
[Human Rights ]
[Economic Development ]
American Jobs First Act of 2017 This bill amends the the Immigration and Nationality Act to revise the H-1B nonimmigrant visa (specialty occupation) program, including by declaring that a petitioner employer: is offering an annual wage to the H-1B nonimmigrant that is the greater of the annual wage paid to the U.S. citizen or lawful permanent resident employee who did identical or similar work during the previous two years, or $110,000, if offered not later than one year after the date of enactment of this Act; will not require an H-1B nonimmigrant
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Sponsored by: Rep. Walter Jones
Referred To The Subcommittee On Immigration And Border Security. on 05/11/2017
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Frederick Douglass Trafficking Victims Prevention and Protection Reauthorization Act of 2017 [HB-2200]
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[Law Enforcement ]
[Children and Youth ]
[International ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Safety ]
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Frederick Douglass Trafficking Victims Prevention and Protection Reauthorization Act of 2017 This bill authorizes local educational agencies to establish programs to educate children on the dangers of severe forms of trafficking in persons. Diplomatic or consular posts shall designate an employee to receive information from any person who was a victim of a severe form of trafficking in persons while in the United States. The Department of Health and Human Services may carry out a Human Trafficking Victims Reintegration Through Employment Program.
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Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Presented To President. on 12/27/2018
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Venezuelan Refugee Assistance Act [HB-2161]
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[Human Rights ]
[International ]
Venezuelan Refugee Assistance Act This bill provides for the status adjustment to permanent resident of a qualifying Venezuelan national who: (1) was physically present in the United States on January 1, 2013, (2) has been physically present in the United States for at least one year and is physically present in the United States on the date the status adjustment application is filed, (3) has not been convicted of specified crimes and was never involved in the persecution of others, and (4) applies for adjustment before January 1, 2021. Derivative
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Sponsored by: Rep. Eleanor Norton
Sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure. (cr H3074-3075) on 05/03/2017
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Conrad State 30 and Physician Access Reauthorization Act [HB-2141]
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[Healthcare ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Public Health ]
Conrad State 30 and Physician Access Reauthorization Act This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Technical Corrections Act of 1994 to extend the J-1 visa waiver program (Conrad state 30/medical services in underserved areas) through September 30, 2021. The bill sets forth specified employment protections and contract requirements for alien physicians working in underserved areas, including: (1) a six-month status extension for a physician whose application his been denied by an oversubscribed state and who then agrees to work in an undersubscribed
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Sponsored by: Rep. Rod Blum
Introduced In House on 04/25/2017
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Partner with Korea Act [HB-2106]
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[International ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Trade ]
Partner with Korea Act This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to create an E-4 treaty trader visa category for up to 15,000 nationals of the Republic of Korea (South Korea) each fiscal year who are coming to the United States solely to perform specialty occupation services and with respect to whom the Department of Labor has certified to the Department of Homeland Security and the Department of State that the intending employer has filed an attestation concerning U.S. worker protections with the Department of Labor.
Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Referred To The Subcommittee On Immigration And Border Security. on 05/01/2017
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Strengthen Employment And Seasonal Opportunities Now (SEASON) Act [HB-2004]
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Strengthen Employment And Seasonal Opportunities Now (SEASON) Act This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide, effective as if enacted on January 1, 2017, that a returning H-2B visa alien (temporary nonagricultural worker) who has already been counted toward the applicable numerical limitation during a fiscal year: (1) shall not again be counted toward such limitation during each succeeding consecutive fiscal year in which the alien is issued an H-2B visa or otherwise provided such status, but (2) shall be considered a returning
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Sponsored by: Rep. Robert Wittman
Referred To The Subcommittee On Immigration And Border Security. on 05/01/2017
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Returning Worker Accountability Act of 2017 [HB-1941]
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[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
Returning Worker Accountability Act of 2017 This bill exempts from the nonimmigrant H-2B visa (temporary nonagricultural services) annual numerical limitation for a fiscal year a returning worker who has already been counted toward such limitation during any of the preceding three fiscal years.
Sponsored by: Rep. Clay Higgins
Referred To The Subcommittee On Immigration And Border Security. on 04/26/2017
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Religious Worker Visa Improvement Act [S.775]
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[Religion ]
Religious Worker Visa Improvement Act This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to prohibit a consular officer from issuing a nonimmigrant R-visa (for a religious worker and accompanying or joining spouse or child), and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) from granting such status, to an alien until DHS has approved a petition filed on the alien's behalf. An eligible petitioner may file a blanket petition, in lieu of individual petitions, on behalf of aliens meeting specified requirements for blanket petition inclusion. DHS may
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Sponsored by: Sen. Orrin Hatch
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 03/30/2017