Protect and Grow American Jobs Act

Summary

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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Timeline

1. 3 January 2017

   Introduced

   Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 3 January 2017

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 3 January 2017

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 13 January 2017

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.

   Source: Committee

5. 15 November 2017

   Reported

   Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.

   Source: Committee

6. 15 November 2017

   Committee

   Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

   Source: Committee

Votes

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Versions

• Introduced in House · 3 January 2017 · Official file

Documents

3 official files

• Introduced in House (text)

  Introduced in House · EN · 3 January 2017

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• Introduced in House (PDF)

  Introduced in House · EN · 3 January 2017

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 3 January 2017

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Sponsors

• Rep. Issa, Darrell [R-CA-48] · R · Sponsor
• Scott Peters · D · Sponsor
• Duncan Hunter · R · Sponsor
• Blake Farenthold · R · Sponsor
• Raul Labrador · R · Sponsor
• LAMAR SMITH · R · Sponsor
• Jared Polis · D · Sponsor
• Mike Bishop · R · Cosponsor
• Doug LaMalfa · R · Cosponsor
• Barbara Comstock · R · Cosponsor
• · hsju00 · Standing

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