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H.R. 1791 (111th)
STAPLE Act
Introduced
30 March 2009
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Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law.
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Summary
Stopping Trained in America Ph.D.s From Leaving the Economy Act of 2009 or the STAPLE Act - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to exempt from: (1) direct numerical limitations aliens who have earned a Ph.D. degree in science, technology, engineering, or mathematics from a U.S. institution of higher education and who have an offer of employment from a U.S. employer in a field related to such degree; and (2) H-1B visa (specialty occupation) numerical limitations aliens who have earned a Ph.D. degree in science, technology, engineering, or mathematics from a U.S. institution of higher education and with respect to whom the petitioning employer requires such education as an employment condition.
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Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 30 March 2009
Introduced in House (PDF)
Introduced in House · EN · 30 March 2009
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 30 March 2009
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/house-bill/1791
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/111/hr/1791