HR 399 112th 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 29, 2011 See on congress.gov

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

Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps

Introduced

In committee

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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

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Latest action February 7, 2011

Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration Policy and Enforcement.

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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.

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