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News: Congress Publish H. R. 1044 Bill

July 11, 2019

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<span class=”lbexSimplecap”>116th CONGRESS</span><br><span class=”lbexSimplecap”>1st Session</span>
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<div style=”text-align:center”><span class=”lbexLegisNum”>H. R. 1044</span></div>
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<br><p style=”text-align:left;margin-left: 2em;” class=”lbexHang”>To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to eliminate the per-country numerical limitation for
employment-based immigrants, to increase the per-country numerical
limitation for family-sponsored immigrants, and for other purposes.</p>
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<span class=”lbexSimplecap”>February 7, 2019</span><p></p>
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<div style=”text-align:left;” class=”lbexHang”><p style=”text-align:left” class=”lbexHangSmalllWithMargin”>Ms. <span class=”lbexSimplecap”> Lofgren</span> (for herself, Mr. <span class=”lbexSimplecap”> Buck</span>, Mr. <span class=”lbexSimplecap”> Bacon</span>, Mr. <span class=”lbexSimplecap”> Barr</span>, Mrs. <span class=”lbexSimplecap”> Beatty</span>, Mr. <span class=”lbexSimplecap”> Bera</span>, Mr. <span class=”lbexSimplecap”> Bilirakis</span>, Mr. <span class=”lbexSimplecap”> Blumenauer</span>, Ms. <span class=”lbexSimplecap”> Bonamici</span>, Mrs. <span class=”lbexSimplecap”> Brooks </span>of Indiana, Ms. <span class=”lbexSimplecap”> Brownley </span>of California, Mr. <span class=”lbexSimplecap”> Calvert</span>, Mr. <span class=”lbexSimplecap”> Cárdenas</span>, Mr. <span class=”lbexSimplecap”> Carson </span>of Indiana, Mr. <span class=”lbexSimplecap”> Cicilline</span>, Ms. <span class=”lbexSimplecap”> Clarke </span>of New York, Mr. <span class=”lbexSimplecap”> Cohen</span>, Mr. <span class=”lbexSimplecap”> Comer</span>, Mr. <span class=”lbexSimplecap”> Cooper</span>, Mr. <span class=”lbexSimplecap”> Costa</span>, Mr. <span class=”lbexSimplecap”> Courtney</span>, Mr. <span class=”lbexSimplecap”> Cox </span>of California, Mr. <span class=”lbexSimplecap”> Crow</span>, Mr. <span class=”lbexSimplecap”> Curtis</span>, Ms. <span class=”lbexSimplecap”> Davids </span>of Kansas, Mr. <span class=”lbexSimplecap”> Rodney Davis </span>of Illinois, Ms. <span class=”lbexSimplecap”> DeGette</span>, Mr. <span class=”lbexSimplecap”> Deutch</span>, Mrs. <span class=”lbexSimplecap”> Dingell</span>, Mr. <span class=”lbexSimplecap”> Michael F. Doyle </span>of Pennsylvania, Mr. <span class=”lbexSimplecap”> Emmer</span>, Mr. <span class=”lbexSimplecap”> Engel</span>, Ms. <span class=”lbexSimplecap”> Eshoo</span>, Mr. <span class=”lbexSimplecap”> Espaillat</span>, Mr. <span class=”lbexSimplecap”> Estes</span>, Mr. <span class=”lbexSimplecap”> Fitzpatrick</span>, Mr. <span class=”lbexSimplecap”> Foster</span>, Mr. <span class=”lbexSimplecap”> Gibbs</span>, Mr. <span class=”lbexSimplecap”> Gonzalez </span>of Texas, Miss González-Colón of Puerto Rico, Mr. <span class=”lbexSimplecap”> Guest</span>, Mr. <span class=”lbexSimplecap”> Guthrie</span>, Mr. <span class=”lbexSimplecap”> Harder </span>of California, Ms. <span class=”lbexSimplecap”> Herrera Beutler</span>, Mr. <span class=”lbexSimplecap”> Hice </span>of Georgia, Mr. <span class=”lbexSimplecap”> Hill </span>of Arkansas, Mr. <span class=”lbexSimplecap”> Hurd </span>of Texas, Ms. <span class=”lbexSimplecap”> Jackson Lee</span>, Ms. <span class=”lbexSimplecap”> Jayapal</span>, Mr. <span class=”lbexSimplecap”> Johnson </span>of Ohio, Ms. <span class=”lbexSimplecap”> Johnson </span>of Texas, Mr. <span class=”lbexSimplecap”> Johnson </span>of Georgia, Mr. <span class=”lbexSimplecap”> Katko</span>, Mr. <span class=”lbexSimplecap”> Khanna</span>, Mr. <span class=”lbexSimplecap”> Kind</span>, Mr. <span class=”lbexSimplecap”> King </span>of New York, Mr. <span class=”lbexSimplecap”> Kinzinger</span>, Mr. <span class=”lbexSimplecap”> Krishnamoorthi</span>, Ms. <span class=”lbexSimplecap”> Kuster </span>of New Hampshire, Mr. <span class=”lbexSimplecap”> Langevin</span>, Mr. <span class=”lbexSimplecap”> Larsen </span>of Washington, Mr. <span class=”lbexSimplecap”> Lawson </span>of Florida, Mr. <span class=”lbexSimplecap”> Long</span>, Mr. <span class=”lbexSimplecap”> Lowenthal</span>, Mr. <span class=”lbexSimplecap”> Malinowski</span>, Mr. <span class=”lbexSimplecap”> Marshall</span>, Mr. <span class=”lbexSimplecap”> Massie</span>, Ms. <span class=”lbexSimplecap”> Matsui</span>, Mrs. <span class=”lbexSimplecap”> McBath</span>, Ms. <span class=”lbexSimplecap”> McCollum</span>, Mr. <span class=”lbexSimplecap”> McEachin</span>, Mr. <span class=”lbexSimplecap”> McGovern</span>, Mrs. <span class=”lbexSimplecap”> Rodgers </span>of Washington, Mr. <span class=”lbexSimplecap”> Meeks</span>, Ms. <span class=”lbexSimplecap”> Meng</span>, Ms. <span class=”lbexSimplecap”> Moore</span>, Mr. <span class=”lbexSimplecap”> Morelle</span>, Mr. <span class=”lbexSimplecap”> Norman</span>, Mr. <span class=”lbexSimplecap”> Pallone</span>, Mr. <span class=”lbexSimplecap”> Panetta</span>, Mr. <span class=”lbexSimplecap”> Pascrell</span>, Mr. <span class=”lbexSimplecap”> Perry</span>, Ms. <span class=”lbexSimplecap”> Pingree</span>, Mr. <span class=”lbexSimplecap”> Price </span>of North Carolina, Mr. <span class=”lbexSimplecap”> Raskin</span>, Miss Rice of New York, Mr. <span class=”lbexSimplecap”> Riggleman</span>, Mr. <span class=”lbexSimplecap”> David P. Roe </span>of Tennessee, Mr. <span class=”lbexSimplecap”> Rutherford</span>, Mr. <span class=”lbexSimplecap”> Sarbanes</span>, Ms. <span class=”lbexSimplecap”> Schakowsky</span>, Ms. <span class=”lbexSimplecap”> Shalala</span>, Mr. <span class=”lbexSimplecap”> Sires</span>, Mr. <span class=”lbexSimplecap”> Smith </span>of Washington, Mr. <span class=”lbexSimplecap”> Soto</span>, Ms. <span class=”lbexSimplecap”> Speier</span>, Ms. <span class=”lbexSimplecap”> Stefanik</span>, Mr. <span class=”lbexSimplecap”> Stewart</span>, Mr. <span class=”lbexSimplecap”> Stivers</span>, Mr. <span class=”lbexSimplecap”> Swalwell </span>of California, Mr. <span class=”lbexSimplecap”> Takano</span>, Ms. <span class=”lbexSimplecap”> Titus</span>, Mr. <span class=”lbexSimplecap”> Tonko</span>, Mrs. <span class=”lbexSimplecap”> Torres </span>of California, Mr. <span class=”lbexSimplecap”> Upton</span>, Mrs. <span class=”lbexSimplecap”> Wagner</span>, Mrs. <span class=”lbexSimplecap”> Watson Coleman</span>, Mr. <span class=”lbexSimplecap”> Welch</span>, Mr. <span class=”lbexSimplecap”> Westerman</span>, Ms. <span class=”lbexSimplecap”> Wild</span>, Mr. <span class=”lbexSimplecap”> Woodall</span>, Mr. <span class=”lbexSimplecap”> Yarmuth</span>, Mr. <span class=”lbexSimplecap”> Young</span>, Mr. <span class=”lbexSimplecap”> Newhouse</span>, Mr. <span class=”lbexSimplecap”> Nadler</span>, Mr. <span class=”lbexSimplecap”> Aguilar</span>, and Mrs. <span class=”lbexSimplecap”> Murphy</span>) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary</p></div>
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<p style=”text-align:left” class=”lbexHangWithMargin”>To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to eliminate the per-country numerical limitation for
employment-based immigrants, to increase the per-country numerical
limitation for family-sponsored immigrants, and for other purposes.</p>
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<p style=”text-align:left” class=”lbexIndent”><em> Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled, </em></p><p style=”text-align:left” class=”lbexHangWithMargin”><a id=”HDD57E34AFB1646EF91D1A53F63BFF82A”> </a><span class=”lbexSectionlevelOLC”>SECTION 1.</span> <span class=”lbexSectionlevelOLC”> <span class=”lbexAllcap”>Short title</span>.</span></p><div style=”text-align:left” class=”lbexIndent”><p style=”text-align:left”>This Act may be cited as the “Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2019”.</p></div><p style=”text-align:left” class=”lbexHangWithMargin”><a id=”HDCB4F85197924EE49464E9A5C015B3B3″> </a><span class=”lbexSectionlevelOLC”>SEC. 2. </span><span class=”lbexSectionlevelOLC”> <span class=”lbexAllcap”>Numerical limitation to any single foreign state</span>.</span></p><div style=”text-align:left” class=”lbexIndent”></div><a id=”HDE14A696C5B94106802468B1FCDDA887″> </a><p style=”text-align:left” class=”lbexIndent”>(a) <span class=”lbexSectionLevelOLCnuclear”>In general</span>.—Section 202(a)(2) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (<a href=”http://uscode.house.gov/quicksearch/get.plx?title=8&amp;section=1152″>8 U.S.C. 1152(a)(2)</a>) is amended—<a id=”HD0F5652521C9436F937A365F0ABF0983″> </a></p><p style=”margin-left: 0em;”></p><p style=”text-align:left” class=”lbexIndentParagraph”>(1) in the paragraph heading, by striking “<span class=”lbexAllcapnormal”>and employment-based</span>”;</p><p></p><a id=”H3EEAD200B68147E4950542A92B814C2F”> </a><p style=”margin-left: 0em;”></p><p style=”text-align:left” class=”lbexIndentParagraph”>(2) by striking “(3), (4), and (5),” and inserting “(3) and (4),”;</p><p></p><a id=”HA3F70F4F2A1D41ADAB241D12FB880FA9″> </a><p style=”margin-left: 0em;”></p><p style=”text-align:left” class=”lbexIndentParagraph”>(3) by striking “subsections (a) and (b) of section 203” and inserting “section 203(a)”;</p><p></p><a id=”H61523C8E562A48FFB4443008E42AC3C6″> </a><p style=”margin-left: 0em;”></p><p style=”text-align:left” class=”lbexIndentParagraph”>(4) by striking “7” and inserting “15”; and</p><p></p><a id=”HD9D05645CBE54420B29EEC1BBDC6D22E”> </a><p style=”margin-left: 0em;”></p><p style=”text-align:left” class=”lbexIndentParagraph”>(5) by striking “such subsections” and inserting “such section”.</p><p></p><p></p><a id=”H766DE9103E6444249A448CF08B493829″> </a><p style=”text-align:left” class=”lbexIndent”>(b) <span class=”lbexSectionLevelOLCnuclear”>Conforming amendments</span>.—Section 202 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (<a href=”http://uscode.house.gov/quicksearch/get.plx?title=8&amp;section=1152″>8 U.S.C. 1152</a>) is amended—<a id=”H1A19C4767EB44F7FB35CC8A9A7E99072″> </a></p><p style=”margin-left: 0em;”></p><p style=”text-align:left” class=”lbexIndentParagraph”>(1) in subsection (a)(3), by striking “both subsections (a) and (b) of section 203” and inserting “section 203(a)”;</p><p></p><a id=”HD8BE3BDF4A00497A9BE0E65AA5FB1EE7″> </a><p style=”margin-left: 0em;”></p><p style=”text-align:left” class=”lbexIndentParagraph”>(2) by striking subsection (a)(5); and</p><p></p><a id=”HB644578F29854F1B99BA44A8EDB39CCC”> </a><p style=”margin-left: 0em;”></p><p class=”lbexIndentParagraph” style=”text-align:left”><span class=”lbexIndent”>(3) by amending subsection (e) to read as follows:</span></p><p style=”text-align:left” class=”lbexIndentSubsection”><a id=”HBBCEF08426C7495BAB45B2D882982F7B”> </a></p><p style=”text-align:left” class=”lbexIndentSubsection”></p><p style=”text-align:left” class=”lbexIndent”>“(e) <span class=”lbexSectionLevelOLCnuclear”>Special rules for countries at ceiling</span>.—If it is determined that the total number of immigrant visas made available under section 203(a) to natives of any single foreign state or dependent area will exceed the numerical limitation specified in subsection (a)(2) in any fiscal year, in determining the allotment of immigrant visa numbers to natives under section 203(a), visa numbers with respect to natives of that state or area shall be allocated (to the extent practicable and otherwise consistent with this section and section 203) in a manner so that, except as provided in subsection (a)(4), the proportion of the visa numbers made available under each of paragraphs (1) through (4) of section 203(a) is equal to the ratio of the total number of visas made available under the respective paragraph to the total number of visas made available under section 203(a).”.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p class=”lbexIndentParagraph” style=”text-align:left”></p><p></p><p></p><a id=”H747B8069D8304E3CABC75DC0F4361D08″> </a><p style=”text-align:left” class=”lbexIndent”>(c) <span class=”lbexSectionLevelOLCnuclear”>Country-Specific offset</span>.—Section 2 of the Chinese Student Protection Act of 1992 (<a href=”http://uscode.house.gov/quicksearch/get.plx?title=8&amp;section=1255″>8 U.S.C. 1255</a> note) is amended—<a id=”H56ABE6484AAD4268BAEF3A4593A1795E”> </a></p><p style=”margin-left: 0em;”></p><p style=”text-align:left” class=”lbexIndentParagraph”>(1) in subsection (a), by striking “subsection (e))” and inserting “subsection (d))”; and</p><p></p><a id=”H0DC6C92EB30C4C35B24922E0585C8A3B”> </a><p style=”margin-left: 0em;”></p><p style=”text-align:left” class=”lbexIndentParagraph”>(2) by striking subsection (d) and redesignating subsection (e) as subsection (d).</p><p></p><p></p><a id=”H01F85D2DC39C4FAC918E76B8A9642239″> </a><p style=”text-align:left” class=”lbexIndent”>(d) <span class=”lbexSectionLevelOLCnuclear”>Effective date</span>.—The amendments made by this section shall take effect as if enacted on September 30, 2019, and shall apply to fiscal years beginning with fiscal year 2020.</p><a id=”HB7C786A377BC4674AF069CB7FBF64E3A”> </a><p style=”text-align:left” class=”lbexIndent”>(e) <span class=”lbexSectionLevelOLCnuclear”>Transition rules for employment-Based immigrants</span>.—<a id=”H98B63FC1886544EA8F82E7FF99CFF62E”> </a></p><p style=”margin-left: 0em;”></p><p style=”text-align:left” class=”lbexIndentParagraph”>(1) <span style=”font-size:110%; text-transform: capitalize “>I</span>N GENERAL.—Subject to the succeeding paragraphs of this subsection and notwithstanding title II of the Immigration and Nationality Act (<a href=”http://uscode.house.gov/quicksearch/get.plx?title=8&amp;section=1151″>8 U.S.C. 1151</a> et seq.), the following rules shall apply:<a id=”HED8CB82684D0413BAD85844F2AC04608″> </a></p><p style=”margin-left: -2em;”></p><p class=”lbexIndentSubpar”>(A) For fiscal year 2020, 15 percent of the immigrant visas made available under each of paragraphs (2), (3), and (5) of section 203(b) of such Act (<a href=”http://uscode.house.gov/quicksearch/get.plx?title=8&amp;section=1153″>8 U.S.C. 1153(b)</a>) shall be allotted to immigrants who are natives of a foreign state or dependent area that is not one of the two states with the largest aggregate numbers of natives who are beneficiaries of approved petitions for immigrant status under such paragraphs.</p><p></p><a id=”H1D1BE3E670814FDA9A83C5CCB29FA024″> </a><p style=”margin-left: -2em;”></p><p class=”lbexIndentSubpar”>(B) For fiscal year 2021, 10 percent of the immigrant visas made available under each of such paragraphs shall be allotted to immigrants who are natives of a foreign state or dependent area that is not one of the two states with the largest aggregate numbers of natives who are beneficiaries of approved petitions for immigrant status under such paragraphs.</p><p></p><a id=”H0789E740F6D64F8EB1ED412F125CB392″> </a><p style=”margin-left: -2em;”></p><p class=”lbexIndentSubpar”>(C) For fiscal year 2022, 10 percent of the immigrant visas made available under each of such paragraphs shall be allotted to immigrants who are natives of a foreign state or dependent area that is not one of the two states with the largest aggregate numbers of natives who are beneficiaries of approved petitions for immigrant status under such paragraphs.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><a id=”H60117F971C4E4FB99FAA0DD580482EF6″> </a><p style=”margin-left: 0em;”></p><p style=”text-align:left” class=”lbexIndentParagraph”>(2) <span style=”font-size:110%; text-transform: capitalize “>P</span>ER-COUNTRY LEVELS.—<a id=”HAE207CD85A684D62AF92FC489260E18A”> </a></p><p style=”margin-left: -2em;”></p><p class=”lbexIndentSubpar”>(A) <span style=”font-size:110%; text-transform: capitalize “>R</span>ESERVED VISAS.—With respect to the visas reserved under each of subparagraphs (A) through (C) of paragraph (1), the number of such visas made available to natives of any single foreign state or dependent area in the appropriate fiscal year may not exceed 25 percent (in the case of a single foreign state) or 2 percent (in the case of a dependent area) of the total number of such visas.</p><p></p><a id=”H2C049085B69A443D99E0EFF42717F31A”> </a><p style=”margin-left: -2em;”></p><p class=”lbexIndentSubpar”>(B) <span style=”font-size:110%; text-transform: capitalize “>U</span>NRESERVED VISAS.—With respect to the immigrant visas made available under each of paragraphs (2), (3), and (5) of section 203(b) of such Act (<a href=”http://uscode.house.gov/quicksearch/get.plx?title=8&amp;section=1153″>8 U.S.C. 1153(b)</a>) and not reserved under paragraph (1), for each of fiscal years 2020, 2021, and 2022, not more than 85 percent shall be allotted to immigrants who are natives of any single foreign state.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><a id=”H5969ECCE761A4A588B4C6D7AE1B5B4B7″> </a><p style=”margin-left: 0em;”></p><p style=”text-align:left” class=”lbexIndentParagraph”>(3) <span style=”font-size:110%; text-transform: capitalize “>S</span>PECIAL RULE TO PREVENT UNUSED VISAS.—If, with respect to fiscal year 2020, 2021, or 2022, the operation of paragraphs (1) and (2) of this subsection would prevent the total number of immigrant visas made available under paragraph (2) or (3) of section 203(b) of such Act (<a href=”http://uscode.house.gov/quicksearch/get.plx?title=8&amp;section=1153″>8 U.S.C. 1153(b)</a>) from being issued, such visas may be issued during the remainder of such fiscal year without regard to paragraphs (1) and (2) of this subsection.</p><p></p><a id=”H9D143B3E185F48668853851E7BE69373″> </a><p style=”margin-left: 0em;”></p><p style=”text-align:left” class=”lbexIndentParagraph”>(4) <span style=”font-size:110%; text-transform: capitalize “>T</span>RANSITION RULE FOR CURRENTLY APPROVED BENEFICIARIES.—<a id=”HD4D188A6CC1E4EAC9826B2B0BA534C26″> </a></p><p style=”margin-left: -2em;”></p><p class=”lbexIndentSubpar”>(A) <span style=”font-size:110%; text-transform: capitalize “>I</span>N GENERAL.—Notwithstanding section 202 of the Immigration and Nationality Act, as amended by this Act, immigrant visas under section 203(b) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (<a href=”http://uscode.house.gov/quicksearch/get.plx?title=8&amp;section=1153″>8 U.S.C. 1153(b)</a>) shall be allocated such that no alien described in subparagraph (B) receives a visa later than the alien otherwise would have received said visa had this Act not been enacted.</p><p></p><a id=”H25F425C3A89D48889F1A40EADF122B89″> </a><p style=”margin-left: -2em;”></p><p class=”lbexIndentSubpar”>(B) <span style=”font-size:110%; text-transform: capitalize “>A</span>LIEN DESCRIBED.—An alien is described in this subparagraph if the alien is the beneficiary of a petition for an immigrant visa under section 203(b) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (<a href=”http://uscode.house.gov/quicksearch/get.plx?title=8&amp;section=1153″>8 U.S.C. 1153(b)</a>) that was approved prior to the date of enactment of this Act.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><a id=”H6EBB94A15E8844CE8E4C75C8C715CFBE”> </a><p style=”margin-left: 0em;”></p><p style=”text-align:left” class=”lbexIndentParagraph”>(5) <span style=”font-size:110%; text-transform: capitalize “>R</span>ULES FOR CHARGEABILITY.—Section 202(b) of such Act (<a href=”http://uscode.house.gov/quicksearch/get.plx?title=8&amp;section=1152”>8 U.S.C. 1152(b)</a>) shall apply in determining the foreign state to which an alien is chargeable for purposes of this subsection.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p>
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