United States · Bill · S
S. 1857 (112th)
Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act
Introduced
10 November 2011
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Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
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10 August 2026
Summary
Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act - 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 immigrant visas to offset status adjustments under such Act.
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Introduced in Senate (text)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 10 November 2011
Introduced in Senate (PDF)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 10 November 2011
Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 10 November 2011
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/senate-bill/1857
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/s/1857