S 1857
112th Congress
Senate
Immigration
Foreign labor
Immigration status and procedures
Visas and passports
Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act
Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Nov 10, 2011
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Nov 10, 2011
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to: (1) eliminate the per country numerical limitation for employment-based immigrants, and (2) increase the per country numerical limitation for family based immigrants.
Amends the Chinese Student Protection Act of 1992 to eliminate the provision requiring the reduction of annual Chinese immigrant visas to offset status adjustments under such Act.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Committees of jurisdiction
1