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HR 3508 106th Congress House

To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide status in each of fiscal years 2000 through 2002 for 65,000 H-1B nonimmigrants who have a master's or Ph. D. degree and meet the requirements…

Official title: To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide status in each of fiscal years 2000 through 2002 for 65,000 H-1B nonimmigrants who have a master's or P… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide status in each of fiscal years 2000 through 2002 for 65,000 H-1B nonimmigrants who have a master's or Ph. D. degree and meet the requirements for such status and whose employers make scholarhip payments to institutions of higher education for undergraduate and postgraduate education.

Introduced: April 11, 2000 See on congress.gov
Immigration Admission of nonimmigrantsAlien laborAliensColleges
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It never became law before the 106th Congress (1999–2000) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 1, 1999
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims.
Nov 18, 1999
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Nov 18, 1999
Introduced in House
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 Latest action December 1, 1999

Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to authorize the Attorney General to provide (H1-B visa) nonimmigrant status for a specified number of aliens during FY 2000 through 2002 with a master's or PhD degree whose employers make qualified scholarship payments to institutions of higher education for undergraduate and postgraduate study. (Gives scholarship priority to citizens and permanent resident aliens.)
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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
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Doggett, Lloyd
Texas · Apr 11, 2000
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3508: To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide status in each of fiscal years 2000 through 2002 for 65,000 H-1B nonimmigrants who have a master's or Ph. D. degree and meet the requirements for such status and whose employers make scholarhip payments to institutions of higher education for undergraduate and postgraduate education.. 106th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-3508/
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"H.R. 3508: To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide status in each of fiscal years 2000 through 2002 for 65,000 H-1B nonimmigrants who have a master's or Ph. D. degree and meet the requirements for such status and whose employers make scholarhip payments to institutions of higher education for undergraduate and postgraduate education.." 106th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-3508/.
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H.R. 3508, 106th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-3508/.
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[H.R. 3508: To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide status in each of fiscal years 2000 through 2002 for 65,000 H-1B nonimmigrants who have a master's or Ph. D. degree and meet the requirements for such status and whose employers make scholarhip payments to institutions of higher education for undergraduate and postgraduate education.](https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-3508/)
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