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HR 5801 114th Congress House

Protect and Grow American Jobs Act

Official title: To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to modify the definition of "exempt H-1B nonimmigrant".

Introduced: July 14, 2016 Introduced by: Issa, Darrell Republican · California See on congress.gov
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Sep 8, 2016
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
Jul 14, 2016
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jul 14, 2016
Introduced in House
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 Latest action September 8, 2016

Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Protect and Grow American Jobs Act

This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to revise the definition of "exempt H-1B nonimmigrant" to eliminate the masters or higher degree requirement and raise the annual salary threshold requirement from $60,000 to $100,000.

(An exempt H-1B nonimmigrant is a nonimmigrant H-1B [specialty occupation] worker meeting certain criteria whom an H-1B dependent employer may hire without having to satisfy certain otherwise applicable H-1B hiring criteria. An H-1B dependent employer is generally one whose H-1B workers comprise 15% or more of the employer's total workforce, with different thresholds applying to smaller employers.)

The bill requires an inflation adjustment to the salary threshold every third fiscal year.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 2 Republican 1
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Calvert, Ken
California · Sep 19, 2016
Labrador, Raul
· Sep 13, 2016
 D
Peters, Scott H.
California · Jul 14, 2016
SMITH, LAMAR
· Jul 14, 2016
 D
Vargas, Juan
California · Jul 14, 2016
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5801: Protect and Grow American Jobs Act. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-5801/
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