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HR 8046 116th Congress House

Improving Opportunities for New Americans Act of 2020

Official title: To direct the Secretary of Labor, in coordination with other agencies, to conduct a study on the factors affecting the employment opportunities in the United S… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To direct the Secretary of Labor, in coordination with other agencies, to conduct a study on the factors affecting the employment opportunities in the United States of immigrants and refugees who have professional credentials obtained in foreign countries, and for other purposes.

Introduced: September 24, 2020 See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Aug 14, 2020
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 Latest action August 14, 2020

Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Improving Opportunities for New Americans Act of 2020

This bill requires the Department of Labor to study and report on the factors affecting employment opportunities for immigrants and refugees with professional credentials obtained in other counties, including policy recommendations for assisting those individuals in obtaining skill-appropriate employment in the United States.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 2
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Crow, Jason
Colorado · Dec 17, 2020
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Gottheimer, Josh
New Jersey · Sep 24, 2020
Murphy, Stephanie
· Sep 14, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 8046: Improving Opportunities for New Americans Act of 2020. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8046/
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"H.R. 8046: Improving Opportunities for New Americans Act of 2020." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8046/.
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H.R. 8046, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8046/.
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