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HR 4415 108th Congress House Immigration Admission of nonimmigrants Alien labor Aliens Families Immigrants Labor and Employment Married people Minimum wages Skilled labor Transfer of employees Visas Wages

Save American Jobs Through L Visa Reform Act of 2004

Introduced: May 20, 2004 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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Passed Senate
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Became law
Jun 28, 2004
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security, and Claims.
Jun 25, 2004
Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
May 20, 2004
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
May 20, 2004
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Save American Jobs Through L Visa Reform Act of 2004 - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to eliminate specialized knowledge as a basis for obtaining an L (intracompany transferee) nonimmigrant visa.

Imposes an annual numerical limitation of 35,000 on the number of L visas that may be issued to principal aliens.

Removes L nonimmigrants from those classes of aliens that are not presumed to be immigrants (and thus requires L nonimmigrants to establish their entitlement to nonimmigrant status at the time of applying for a visa or admission).

Expresses the sense of Congress that employers should pay L nonimmigrants the greater of the actual wage level paid to similarly qualified individuals for the specific employment in question or the prevailing wage level for the occupational classification in the area of employment.

What's happening now June 28, 2004

Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security, and Claims.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Jun 24, 2004
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4415: Save American Jobs Through L Visa Reform Act of 2004. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-4415/
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"H.R. 4415: Save American Jobs Through L Visa Reform Act of 2004." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-4415/.
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