H.R.1044 - Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2020116th Congress (2019-2020)
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From the Congressional Record, Volume 165 (2019)
H.R. 1044 — A bill 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; to the Committee on the Judiciary. By Ms. LOFGREN (for herself, Mr. Buck, Mr. Bacon, Mr. Barr, Mrs. Beatty, Mr. Bera, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Blumenauer, Ms. Bonamici, Mrs. Brooks of Indiana, Ms. Brownley of California, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Cardenas, Mr. Carson of Indiana, Mr. Cicilline, Ms. Clarke of New York, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Comer, Mr. Cooper, Mr. Costa, Mr. Courtney, Mr. Cox of California, Mr. Crow, Mr. Curtis, Ms. Davids of Kansas, Mr. Rodney Davis of Illinois, Ms. DeGette, Mr. Deutch, Mrs. Dingell, Mr. Michael F. Doyle of Pennsylvania, Mr. Emmer, Mr. Engel, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Espaillat, Mr. Estes, Mr. Fitzpatrick, Mr. Foster, Mr. Gibbs, Mr. Gonzalez of Texas, Miss Gonzalez-Colon of Puerto Rico, Mr. Guest, Mr. Guthrie, Mr. Harder of California, Ms. Herrera Beutler, Mr. Hice of Georgia, Mr. Hill of Arkansas, Mr. Hurd of Texas, Ms. Jackson Lee, Ms. Jayapal, Mr. Johnson of Ohio, Ms. Johnson of Texas, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Mr. Katko, Mr. Khanna, Mr. Kind, Mr. King of New York, Mr. Kinzinger, Mr. Krishnamoorthi, Ms. Kuster of New Hampshire, Mr. Langevin, Mr. Larsen of Washington, Mr. Lawson of Florida, Mr. Long, Mr. Lowenthal, Mr. Malinowski, Mr. Marshall, Mr. Massie, Ms. Matsui, Mrs. McBath, Ms. McCollum, Mr. McEachin, Mr. McGovern, Mrs. Rodgers of Washington, Mr. Meeks, Ms. Meng, Ms. Moore, Mr. Morelle, Mr. Norman, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Panetta, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Perry, Ms. Pingree, Mr. Price of North Carolina, Mr. Raskin, Miss Rice of New York, Mr. Riggleman, Mr. David P. Roe of Tennessee, Mr. Rutherford, Mr. Sarbanes, Ms. Schakowsky, Ms. Shalala, Mr. Sires, Mr. Smith of Washington, Mr. Soto, Ms. Speier, Ms. Stefanik, Mr. Stewart, Mr. Stivers, Mr. Swalwell of California, Mr. Takano, Ms. Titus, Mr. Tonko, Mrs. Torres of California, Mr. Upton, Mrs. Wagner, Mrs. Watson Coleman, Mr. Welch, Mr. Westerman, Ms. Wild, Mr. Woodall, Mr. Yarmuth, Mr. Young, Mr. Newhouse, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Aguilar, and Mrs. Murphy), H1458 [7FE] Cosponsors added, H1519 [11FE], H1586 [13FE], H2043 [19FE], H2103 [25FE], H2236 [26FE], H2317 [28FE], H2370 [5MR], H2615 [8MR], H2681 [12MR], H2748 [14MR], H2797 [25MR], H2828 [26MR], H2887 [27MR], H2939 [1AP], H2987 [2AP], H3102 [4AP], H3130 [8AP], H3220 [9AP], H3259 [10AP], H3305 [29AP], H3442 [2MY], H3448 [3MY], H3682 [9MY], H3791 [14MY], H3963 [17MY], H4065 [21MY], H4167 [23MY], H4175 [28MY], H4314 [4JN], H4389 [10JN], H4629 [12JN], H4701 [14JN], H4772 [18JN], H4919 [19JN], H5038 [21JN], H5077 [24JN] Debated, H5323 [10JY] Text, H5323 [10JY] Rules suspended. Passed House amended, H5336 [10JY] Message from the House, S4804 [11JY] Read the first and second times, S4804 [11JY] Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, S4804 [11JY] Amendments, S5543 [17SE]
From the Congressional Record, Volume 166 (2020)
H.R. 1044 — A bill 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; to the Committee on the Judiciary. By Ms. LOFGREN (for herself, Mr. Buck, Mr. Bacon, Mr. Barr, Mrs. Beatty, Mr. Bera, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Blumenauer, Ms. Bonamici, Mrs. Brooks of Indiana, Ms. Brownley of California, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Cardenas, Mr. Carson of Indiana, Mr. Cicilline, Ms. Clarke of New York, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Comer, Mr. Cooper, Mr. Costa, Mr. Courtney, Mr. Cox of California, Mr. Crow, Mr. Curtis, Ms. Davids of Kansas, Mr. Rodney Davis of Illinois, Ms. DeGette, Mr. Deutch, Mrs. Dingell, Mr. Michael F. Doyle of Pennsylvania, Mr. Emmer, Mr. Engel, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Espaillat, Mr. Estes, Mr. Fitzpatrick, Mr. Foster, Mr. Gibbs, Mr. Gonzalez of Texas, Miss Gonzalez-Colon of Puerto Rico, Mr. Guest, Mr. Guthrie, Mr. Harder of California, Ms. Herrera Beutler, Mr. Hice of Georgia, Mr. Hill of Arkansas, Mr. Hurd of Texas, Ms. Jackson Lee, Ms. Jayapal, Mr. Johnson of Ohio, Ms. Johnson of Texas, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Mr. Katko, Mr. Khanna, Mr. Kind, Mr. King of New York, Mr. Kinzinger, Mr. Krishnamoorthi, Ms. Kuster of New Hampshire, Mr. Langevin, Mr. Larsen of Washington, Mr. Lawson of Florida, Mr. Long, Mr. Lowenthal, Mr. Malinowski, Mr. Marshall, Mr. Massie, Ms. Matsui, Mrs. McBath, Ms. McCollum, Mr. McEachin, Mr. McGovern, Mrs. Rodgers of Washington, Mr. Meeks, Ms. Meng, Ms. Moore, Mr. Morelle, Mr. Norman, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Panetta, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Perry, Ms. Pingree, Mr. Price of North Carolina, Mr. Raskin, Miss Rice of New York, Mr. Riggleman, Mr. David P. Roe of Tennessee, Mr. Rutherford, Mr. Sarbanes, Ms. Schakowsky, Ms. Shalala, Mr. Sires, Mr. Smith of Washington, Mr. Soto, Ms. Speier, Ms. Stefanik, Mr. Stewart, Mr. Stivers, Mr. Swalwell of California, Mr. Takano, Ms. Titus, Mr. Tonko, Mrs. Torres of California, Mr. Upton, Mrs. Wagner, Mrs. Watson Coleman, Mr. Welch, Mr. Westerman, Ms. Wild, Mr. Woodall, Mr. Yarmuth, Mr. Young, Mr. Newhouse, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Aguilar, and Mrs. Murphy), H1458 [7FE] Cosponsors added, H1519 [11FE], H1586 [13FE], H2043 [19FE], H2103 [25FE], H2236 [26FE], H2317 [28FE], H2370 [5MR], H2615 [8MR], H2681 [12MR], H2748 [14MR], H2797 [25MR], H2828 [26MR], H2887 [27MR], H2939 [1AP], H2987 [2AP], H3102 [4AP], H3130 [8AP], H3220 [9AP], H3259 [10AP], H3305 [29AP], H3442 [2MY], H3448 [3MY], H3682 [9MY], H3791 [14MY], H3963 [17MY], H4065 [21MY], H4167 [23MY], H4175 [28MY], H4314 [4JN], H4389 [10JN], H4629 [12JN], H4701 [14JN], H4772 [18JN], H4919 [19JN], H5038 [21JN], H5077 [24JN] Debated, H5323 [10JY] Text, H5323 [10JY] Rules suspended. Passed House amended, H5336 [10JY] Message from the House, S4804 [11JY] Read the first and second times, S4804 [11JY] Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, S4804 [11JY] Amendments, S5543 [17SE]