S. 2344 · 115th Congress
Immigration Innovation Act of 2018
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This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to revise the formula for calculating the cap on H-1B nonimmigrant visas. It prohibits an employer from hiring an H-1B worker to replace a U.S. worker.
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in Senate · Jan 25, 2018
Immigration Innovation Act of 2018
This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to revise the formula for calculating the cap on H-1B nonimmigrant visas. It prohibits an employer from hiring an H-1B worker to replace a U.S. worker.
The bill modifies the prevailing wage system by requiring that the first level of wages shall not be less than the lowest 50% of the wages surveyed. An employer may use an independent survey to determine the prevailing wage.
For family-based visa petitions, the number of immigrant visas available to nationals of a single country may not exceed 15% of the total number of such visas made available in the fiscal year
The bill establishes the Promoting American Ingenuity Account to enhance U.S. economic competitiveness by strengthening standards in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM), including computer science.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Immigration Innovation Act of 2018
Latest action (Jan 25, 2018): Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S521-524)
Policy area: Immigration · Origin: Senate · Introduced: Jan 25, 2018
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.