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S. 386 (116th)

Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2019

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Introduced

7 February 2019

Last action

7 February 2019 · Introduced

Status

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Sponsors

Sen. Lee, Mike [R-UT], Sen. Harris, Kamala D. [D-CA], Sen. Cramer, Kevin [R-ND], Sen. Blunt, Roy [R-MO], Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME], Sen. Moran, Jerry [R-KS], Sen. Carper, Thomas R. [D-DE], Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR], Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA], Sen. Gardner, Cory [R-CO], Sen. Cotton, Tom [R-AR], Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI], Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR], Sen. Bennet, Michael F. [D-CO], Sen. Sinema, Kyrsten [I-AZ], Sen. Portman, Rob [R-OH], Sen. Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS], Sen. Lankford, James [R-OK], Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL], Sen. Crapo, Mike [R-ID], Sen. McSally, Martha [R-AZ], Sen. Braun, Mike [R-IN], Sen. Hoeven, John [R-ND], Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN], Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE], Sen. Risch, James E. [R-ID], Sen. Jones, Doug [D-AL], Sen. Warner, Mark R. [D-VA], Sen. Young, Todd [R-IN], Sen. Romney, Mitt [R-UT], Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX], Sen. Ernst, Joni [R-IA], Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK], Sen. Smith, Tina [D-MN], Sen. Cortez Masto, Catherine [D-NV], Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT]

Subjects

Immigration

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10 August 2026

Immigration

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Summary

Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2019 This bill increases the per-country cap on family-based immigrant visas from 7% of the total number of such visas available that year to 15%, and eliminates the 7% cap for employment-based immigrant visas. It also removes an offset that reduced the number of visas for individuals from China. The bill also establishes transition rules for employment-based visas from FY2020-FY2022, by reserving a percentage of EB-2 (workers with advanced degrees or exceptional ability) and EB-3 (skilled and other workers) visas for individuals not from the two countries with the largest number of recipients of such visas. Of the unreserved visas, not more than 85% shall be allotted to immigrants from any single country.

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Timeline

  1. 7 February 2019

    Introduced

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 7 February 2019

    Introduced

    Introduced in Senate

    Source: IntroReferral

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