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S 2868 110th Congress Senate

A bill to amend title II of the Immigration and Nationality Act to replace the diversity visa lottery program with a program that issues visas to aliens with an advanced degree.

Introduced: July 29, 2008 See on congress.gov
Immigration Alien laborEducationEngineersHigher education
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This bill died when the 110th Congress ended
It never became law before the 110th Congress (2007–2008) 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.
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Apr 16, 2008
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Apr 16, 2008
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action April 16, 2008

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to replace the diversity visa lottery program with a program that issues immigrant visas to aliens with advanced degrees in the life sciences, the physical sciences, mathematics, technology, or engineering.

States that such visas shall be issued or adjusted in a random order unless the Secretary of State determines that certain of such degrees are most needed to meet U.S. workforce and economic security needs. (Sets forth visa allocation provisions if the Secretary has made such an economic determination.)

Provides for advanced degree visa carryover as of FY2009.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Republican 2
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Crapo, Mike
Idaho · Jul 29, 2008
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Cornyn, John
Texas · Apr 16, 2008
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2868: A bill to amend title II of the Immigration and Nationality Act to replace the diversity visa lottery program with a program that issues visas to aliens with an advanced degree.. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-S-2868/
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