HR 2687
106th Congress
House
Immigration
Administrative fees
Administrative procedure
Administrative remedies
Admission of nonimmigrants
Alien labor
Business records
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Commerce
Computer industry
Computer literacy
Computer programming
Computers in education
Congress
Congressional reporting requirements
Department of Justice
Disciplining of employees
Discrimination in employment
Dismissal of employees
Economics and Public Finance
BRAIN Act
Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Aug 11, 1999
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims.
Aug 3, 1999
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Aug 3, 1999
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Bringing Resources from Academia to the Industry of Our Nation Act or the BRAIN Act - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to establish a pilot program under which certain aliens completing a postsecondary degree in mathematics, science, engineering, or computer science may have their nonimmigrant status adjusted to permit U.S. employment for up to five years in such fields.
Sets forth related employer filing and enforcement provisions.
Establishes in the Treasury the High-Tech Education Fund Account.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims.
Committees of jurisdiction
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