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Immigration in the National Interest Act of 2017

Introduced: September 14, 2017 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 28, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
Sep 14, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Sep 14, 2017
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Immigration in the National Interest Act of 2017

This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to:

  • eliminate the diversity visa program;
  • replace the current employment visa system with a skills-based point system;
  • revise the worldwide level of family-sponsored immigrants, including by eliminating certain family-based immigration preferences;
  • establish a 50,000 annual limit for refugees given permanent resident status;
  • create a nonimmigrant visa for parents of U.S. citizen children who are at least 21 years old; and
  • establish a new visa for immigrants seeking to enter the United States to engage in a new commercial enterprise.

The bill prohibits an alien from being be naturalized if his or her sponsor has not repaid the federal government for any means-tested public benefits received by the alien during the five-year period beginning on the date the alien was lawfully admitted for permanent residence.

What's happening now September 28, 2017

Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.

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 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 12
All 12 Republican 9
R
Graves, Sam
Missouri · Jul 10, 2018
 R
Hudson, Richard
North Carolina · Oct 4, 2017
Pittenger, Robert
· Sep 18, 2017
 R
Banks, Jim
Indiana · Sep 14, 2017
Brat, Dave
· Sep 14, 2017
 R
Carter, Earl L. "Buddy"
Georgia · Sep 14, 2017
 R
Davidson, Warren
Ohio · Sep 14, 2017
 R
Harris, Andy
Maryland · Sep 14, 2017
 R
McCaul, Michael T.
Texas · Sep 14, 2017
 R
Perry, Scott
Pennsylvania · Sep 14, 2017
Rooney, Francis
· Sep 14, 2017
 R
Webster, Daniel
Florida · Sep 14, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3775: Immigration in the National Interest Act of 2017. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-3775/
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"H.R. 3775: Immigration in the National Interest Act of 2017." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-3775/.
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H.R. 3775, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-3775/.
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