HR6542-118

Introduced

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.

118th Congress Introduced Dec 1, 2023

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Summary

What This Bill Does

This 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., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting workers, employers, and labor regulators. The main policy domain is Labor, Immigration, Government Operations.

Who Benefits and How

workers, employers, and labor regulators may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.

Who Bears the Burden and How

federal implementing agencies, workers, employers, and labor regulators may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.

Key Provisions

  • Section HAE4D1AF0BD694C34A2EBD737984372C6: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Immigration Visa Efficiency and Security Act of 2023.
  • Section H65A3E8423FDF4F7A9B1D92D8D7EC42BE: 2. Numerical limitation to any single foreign state Section 202(a)(2) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1152(a)(2)) is amended to read as...
  • Section H812AC76D070B45F5A309F869387E90B8: 3. Posting available positions through the Department of Labor Section 212(n) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(n)) is amended by adding at...
  • Section HAEC1C276F90E4B56B345B25B038381AB: 4. H–1B employer petition requirements Section 212(n)(1)(D) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(n)(1)(D)) is amended by inserting the...
  • Section H39E6AC88DD3E4BDE891657B209C57D79: 5. Investigation and disposition of complaints against H–1b employers Section 212(n)(2)(C) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(n)(2)(C)) is...

Evidence Chain:

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At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This 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., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting workers, employers, and labor regulators.

Key Policy Areas

Labor, Immigration, Government Operations

Primary Purpose

This 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., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting workers, employers, and labor regulators.

Policy Domains

Labor Immigration Government Operations

Whole bill

Identified Gains
  • workers, employers, and labor regulators
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workers, employers, and labor regulators: ,
Identified Costs
  • federal implementing agencies
  • workers, employers, and labor regulators
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workers, employers, and labor regulators: ,

Legislative Progress

Introduced
Introduced Committee Passed
Dec 1, 2023

Mr. McCormick (for himself, Mr. Krishnamoorthi, and Ms. Jayapal) introduced …

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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Labor Immigration Government Operations
Actor Mappings
"secretary_of_labor"
→ Secretary of Labor
"secretary_of_treasury"
→ Secretary of the Treasury
"secretary_of_homeland_security"
→ Secretary of Homeland Security

Key Definitions

Terms defined in this bill

1 term
"matter of vital national interest" §H3162B0C5CB1E4940837B18ED7089D913

an occupation where the employee will be working on a government contract related to matters, including— cybersecurity

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