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Protect and Grow American Jobs Act

Introduced: May 26, 2017 Introduced by: Issa, Darrell Republican · California See on congress.gov
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To President
Became law
Nov 15, 2017
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Nov 15, 2017
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Jan 13, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
Jan 3, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jan 3, 2017
Introduced in House
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 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.

What's happening now November 15, 2017

Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 1
Comstock, Barbara
· May 26, 2017
Bishop, Mike
· Apr 28, 2017
Labrador, Raul
· Jan 3, 2017
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Peters, Scott H.
California · Jan 3, 2017
SMITH, LAMAR
· Jan 3, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 170: Protect and Grow American Jobs Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-170/
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