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HR 5634 110th Congress House

New American Innovators Act

Official title: To exempt from numerical limitations any alien who has received a Ph.D. from an institution of higher education within the 3-year period preceding such alien's petition for special immigrant status.

Introduced: March 13, 2008 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 14, 2008
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law.
Mar 13, 2008
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Mar 13, 2008
Introduced in House
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 Latest action April 14, 2008

Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

New American Innovators Act - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to treat as a special immigrant, exempt from numerical limitations, any alien who has received a Ph.D. from a U.S. institution of higher education within the three-year period preceding the alien's petition for special immigrant status.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1
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McCaul, Michael T.
Texas · Mar 13, 2008
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5634: New American Innovators Act. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-5634/
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"H.R. 5634: New American Innovators Act." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-5634/.
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H.R. 5634, 110th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-5634/.
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