HR 3508
106th Congress
House
Immigration
Admission of nonimmigrants
Alien labor
Aliens
Colleges
Commerce
Education
Government Operations and Politics
Government paperwork
Graduate education
Higher education
Industry-university relations
Labor and Employment
Scholarships
Skilled labor
Visas
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: November 18, 1999
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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
Plain-English summary
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.)
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims.
Committees of jurisdiction
2
Cosponsors
1