I 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4647 
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to expand availability of 
H–1B nonimmgrant visas, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 14, 2023 
Mr. KRISHNAMOORTHI introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Com-
mittee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by 
the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall with-
in the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to expand 
availability of H–1B nonimmgrant visas, and for other 
purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘High-skilled Immigra-
tion Reform for Employment Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. H–1B NONIMMIGRANT REFORM. 
(a) NUMERICAL LIMITATIONS.—Section 214(g) of 
the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1184(g)) 
is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)(A)(vii), by striking 
‘‘65,000’’ and inserting ‘‘130,000’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘, until the 
number of aliens who are exempted from such nu-
merical limitation during such year exceeds 20,000’’. 
(b) 
EXPANSION
OF
H–1B-DEPENDENT
EM-
PLOYER.—Section 212(n)(3)(A) of the Immigration and 
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(n)(3)(A)) is amended— 
(1) in clause (i)— 
(A) in subclause (I), by striking ‘‘25’’ and 
inserting ‘‘50’’; and 
(B) in subclause (II), by striking ‘‘7’’ and 
inserting ‘‘12’’; 
(2) in clause (ii)— 
(A) in subclause (I), by striking ‘‘at least 
26 but not more than 50’’ and inserting ‘‘at 
least 51 but not more than 100’’; and 
(B) in subclause (II), by striking ‘‘12’’ and 
inserting ‘‘24’’; and 
(3) in clause (iii)(I), by striking ‘‘51’’ and in-
serting ‘‘101’’. 
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SEC. 3. PROMOTING AMERICAN INGENUITY GRANT PRO-
GRAM. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION.—The Secretary of Education 
may make grants to States, on a competitive basis, to— 
(1) strengthen elementary school and secondary 
school education in the fields of science, mathe-
matics, engineering, and technology; 
(2) retain teachers at the elementary school and 
secondary school levels in such fields; and 
(3) assist institutions of higher education in 
educating students enrolled in a program of study 
leading to a degree in such a field. 
(b) APPLICATION.—The chief executive of a State 
seeking a grant under this section shall submit to the Sec-
retary of Education an application at such time, in such 
manner, and containing such information as the Secretary 
may reasonably require. 
(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated $25,000,000 for each of fis-
cal years 2024 through 2028 to carry out this section. 
(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The terms ‘‘elementary school’’, ‘‘secondary 
school’’, and ‘‘State’’ have the meanings given such 
terms in section 8101 of the Elementary and Sec-
ondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801). 
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(2) The term ‘‘institution of higher education’’ 
has the meaning given such term in section 102 of 
the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
1002). 
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