L-1 Nonimmigrant Reform Act

Bill: 109-hr-3381
Sponsor: Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3]
Introduced: 2005-07-21 in the House
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Administrative fees
Administrative remedies
Admission of nonimmigrants
Alien labor
Aliens
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Colleges
Commerce
Congress
Congressional reporting requirements
Corporate management
Corporate reorganizations
Department of Labor
Directories
Disciplining of employees
Discrimination in employment
Dismissal of employees
Economics and Public Finance
Education
Employee benefit plans
Employee leasing
Employee rights
Executives
Fees
Fines (Penalties)
Foreign Trade and International Finance
Fraud
Government Operations and Politics
Government paperwork
Governmental investigations
Grievance procedures
Higher education
Industrial relations
International corporations
Labor and Employment
Labor disputes
Law
Layoffs
Lockouts
Minimum wages
Nonprofit organizations
Research centers
Science, Technology, Communications
Skilled labor
Social Welfare
Surveys
Transfer of employees
Visas
Wage restitution
Wages
Whistle blowing

Summary:
action_date: 2005-07-21
text: 
L-1 Nonimmigrant Reform Act - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to revise L-1 (intracompany transfers) nonimmigrant visa provisions.
 
Prohibits entry of an L-1 worker unless the employer has filed a labor condition application with the Secretary of Labor which shall attest that: (1) wage and working condition comparability exists; (2) no strike or lockout exists in the occupational classification at the employment site; (3) the employer has notified the bargaining representative or the employees about the prospective L-1 hiring; (4) the L-1 application contains occupational classification and wage and working condition information; and (5) there has not been nor will there be any lay-off of U.S. workers 180 days before or after the L-1 hiring. 
 
Directs the Secretary and the Secretary of Homeland Security to: (1) establish processes for receipt, investigation, and disposition of violation claims; (2) establish a process to permit an L-1 alien who files a complaint to work for another employer; and (3) report annually on the use of L-1 workers. 
 
Sets forth employer violation provisions. Makes an employer liable for the return transportation costs of an L-1 worker dismissed from employment prior to the end of the authorized admission. Imposes a fee on an L-1 employer.
 
Establishes in the Treasury the L-1 Nonimmigrant Petitioner Account, which shall be used for data processing, labor enforcement, and training and education of U.S. workers.
 
Establishes an annual 35,000 L-1 visa limit.
 
Eliminates L-1 blanket visa authority.
 
Requires: (1) an L-1 worker to have a bachelor's degree or higher in his or her area of special knowledge; and (2) verification by the Secretary of State.
 
Increases the prior foreign employment requirement.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-08-23
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security, and Claims.
action_date: 2005-07-21
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2005-07-21
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-07-21
text: Introduced in House