United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 3119 (112th)
Protecting American Families and Businesses Act of 2011
Introduced
6 October 2011
Last action
24 October 2011 · Referred
Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration Policy and Enforcement.
Sponsors
Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18], Rep. Gutierrez, Luis V. [D-IL-4]
Subjects
Immigration
Source updated
14 August 2025
Summary
Protecting American Families and Businesses Act of 2011 - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to: (1) eliminate the per country numerical limitation for employment-based immigrants, and (2) increase the per country numerical limitation for family based immigrants. Amends the Chinese Student Protection Act of 1992 to eliminate the provision requiring the reduction of annual Chinese (PRC) immigrant visas to offset status adjustments under such Act. Allows extensions of stay based upon a lengthy labor certification or priority adjudication for: (1) foreign students, (2) speciality occupation aliens, and (3) intracompany transfers. Eliminates the foreign residency requirement for certain foreign students. Provides for the recapture of unused employment-based and family-based immigrant visas.
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Timeline
6 October 2011
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Source: IntroReferral
6 October 2011
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
6 October 2011
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
24 October 2011
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration Policy and Enforcement.
Source: Committee
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in House · 6 October 2011 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Gutierrez, Luis V. [D-IL-4] · D · Sponsor
- · hsju00 · Standing
Related records
- related to ← Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/house-bill/3119
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/3119
- us · 112-hr-3119 · source updated 14 August 2025