HR 399
112th Congress
House
Immigration
Foreign labor
Higher education
Immigration status and procedures
Science and engineering education
Visas and passports
STAPLE Act
Introduced: January 24, 2011
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 7, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration Policy and Enforcement.
Jan 24, 2011
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jan 24, 2011
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Stopping Trained in America Ph.D.s From Leaving the Economy Act of 2011 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 (STEM) 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 a U.S. STEM Ph.D. and with respect to whom the petitioning employer requires such an education.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration Policy and Enforcement.
Committees of jurisdiction
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