HR 1791 111th Congress House

STAPLE Act

Official title: To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to authorize certain aliens who have earned a Ph.D. degree from a United States institution of higher education in… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to authorize certain aliens who have earned a Ph.D. degree from a United States institution of higher education in a field of science, technology, engineering, or mathematics to be admitted for permanent residence and to be exempted from the numerical limitations on H-1B nonimmigrants.

Introduced: July 31, 2009 See on congress.gov

Immigration Foreign laborHigher educationImmigration status and proceduresScience and engineering educationVisas and passports

Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps

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Passed Senate

To President

Became law

Apr 27, 2009

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

Mar 30, 2009

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Mar 30, 2009

Introduced in House

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Latest action April 27, 2009

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

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Stopping Trained in America Ph.D.s From Leaving the Economy Act of 2009 or the STAPLE Act - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to exempt from: (1) direct numerical limitations aliens who have earned a Ph.D. degree in science, technology, engineering, or mathematics from a U.S. institution of higher education and who have an offer of employment from a U.S. employer in a field related to such degree; and (2) H-1B visa (specialty occupation) numerical limitations aliens who have earned a Ph.D. degree in science, technology, engineering, or mathematics from a U.S. institution of higher education and with respect to whom the petitioning employer requires such education as an employment condition.

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