United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 6715 (117th)
Bridging the Gap for New Americans Act
Introduced
11 February 2022
Last action
11 February 2022 · Introduced
Status
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Sponsors
Rep. Katko, John [R-NY-24], Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1], Rep. Crow, Jason [D-CO-6], Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5], Rep. Salazar, Maria Elvira [R-FL-27], Rep. DeGette, Diana [D-CO-1], Rep. Trone, David J. [D-MD-6], Peter Meijer, Rep. Spartz, Victoria [R-IN-5], Rep. Williams, Nikema [D-GA-5], Sen. Slotkin, Elissa [D-MI]
Subjects
Immigration
Source updated
5 December 2025
Summary
Bridging the Gap for New Americans Act This bill requires the Department of Labor to submit to Congress a study on the factors affecting employment opportunities for certain individuals with professional credentials obtained in a non-U.S. country, specifically individuals who are lawfully present noncitizens or naturalized U.S. citizens. The study shall include policy recommendations for better enabling such individuals to obtain skill-appropriate employment in the United States.
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Timeline
11 February 2022
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
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11 February 2022
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
11 February 2022
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in House · 11 February 2022 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Rep. Katko, John [R-NY-24] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Crow, Jason [D-CO-6] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Salazar, Maria Elvira [R-FL-27] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. DeGette, Diana [D-CO-1] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Trone, David J. [D-MD-6] · D · Cosponsor
- Peter Meijer · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Spartz, Victoria [R-IN-5] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Williams, Nikema [D-GA-5] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Slotkin, Elissa [D-MI] · D · Cosponsor
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/6715
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/hr/6715
- us · 117-hr-6715 · source updated 5 December 2025