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S. 1857 112th Congress Senate

Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act

Official title: A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to eliminate the per-country numerical limitation for employment-based immigrants, to increase the per-coun… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to eliminate the per-country numerical limitation for employment-based immigrants, to increase the per-country numerical limitation for family-sponsored immigrants, and for other purposes.

Introduced: November 10, 2011 Introduced by: Mike Lee Republican · Utah See on congress.gov
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It never became law before the 112th Congress (2011–2012) 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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Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Nov 10, 2011
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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.

 Related & companion bills 5
  • HR 3012 Identical bill Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2011
  • HR 3119 Protecting American Families and Businesses Act of 2011
  • HR 3476 AGREE Act
  • S 1866 AGREE Act
  • S 1983 Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2011
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1857: Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-1857/
MLA
"S. 1857: Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-1857/.
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S. 1857, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-1857/.
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