EAGLE Act of 2022

Bill: 117-hr-3648
Sponsor: Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-19]
Introduced: 2021-06-01 in the House
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Employee hiring
Employment discrimination and employee rights
Family relationships
Foreign labor
Fraud offenses and financial crimes
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Immigration status and procedures
Marketing and advertising
News media and reporting
User charges and fees
Visas and passports
Wages and earnings

Summary:
action_date: 2021-06-01
text: 

Equal Access to Green cards for Legal Employment Act of 2021 or the EAGLE Act of 2021

 
This bill modifies requirements related to employment-based visas and addresses related issues.
 
The bill increases the per-country cap on family-based immigrant visas from 7% of the total number of such visas available that year to 15% and eliminates the per-country cap for employment-based immigrant visas. 
 
The bill establishes transition rules for employment-based visas such as (1) reserving a percentage of EB-2 (workers with advanced degrees or exceptional ability) and EB-3 (skilled and other workers) visas for individuals not from the two countries with the largest number of recipients of such visas, and (2) allotting a number of visas for professional nurses and physical therapists. 
 
The bill imposes additional requirements on an employer seeking an H-1B visa, such as prohibiting (1) an employer from advertising that a position is only open to H-1B applicants or that H-1B applicants are preferred, and (2) certain employers from having more than half of their employees as nonimmigrant visa workers.
 
The Department of Labor shall create a publicly available website where an employer seeking an H-1B visa must post certain information about the open position. 
 
The bill also expands Labor's authority to review and investigate H-1B applications for fraud or misrepresentations.
 
The bill also allows certain aliens to obtain lawful permanent resident status if the alien (1) is in the United States as a nonimmigrant, (2) has an approved immigrant visa petition, and (3) has waited at least two years for a visa. 

action_date: 2022-06-07
text: 

Equal Access to Green cards for Legal Employment Act of 2022 or the EAGLE Act of 2022

 
This bill modifies requirements related to employment-based visas and addresses related issues.
 
The bill increases the per-country cap on family-based immigrant visas from 7% of the total number of such visas available that year to 15% and eliminates the per-country cap for employment-based immigrant visas. 
 
The bill establishes transition rules for employment-based visas such as (1) reserving a percentage of EB-2 (workers with advanced degrees or exceptional ability) and EB-3 (skilled and other workers) visas for individuals not from the two countries with the largest number of recipients of such visas, and (2) allotting a number of visas for professional nurses and physical therapists. 
 
The bill imposes additional requirements on an employer seeking an H-1B visa, such as prohibiting (1) an employer from advertising that a position is only open to H-1B applicants or that H-1B applicants are preferred, and (2) certain employers from having more than half of their employees as nonimmigrant visa workers.
 
The Department of Labor shall create a publicly available website where an employer seeking an H-1B visa must post certain information about the open position. 
 
The bill also expands Labor's authority to review and investigate H-1B applications for fraud or misrepresentations.
 
The bill also allows certain aliens to obtain lawful permanent resident status if the alien (1) is in the United States as a nonimmigrant, (2) has an approved immigrant visa petition, and (3) has waited at least two years for a visa. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-12-14
text: POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - Pursuant to clause 1(c) of rule XIX, further proceedings on H.R. 3648 were postponed.
action_date: 2022-12-14
text: Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H9821)
action_date: 2022-12-13
text: POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on H.R. 3648, the Chair put the question on adoption of the motion to recommit and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Bishop (NC) demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced.
action_date: 2022-12-13
text: The previous question on the motion to recommit was ordered pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule XIX.
action_date: 2022-12-13
text: Mr. Bishop (NC) moved to recommit to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2022-12-13
text: The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
action_date: 2022-12-13
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 3648.
action_date: 2022-12-13
text: The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 3648, under a structured rule and H.R. 7946, under a structured rule. The resolution waives the requirement of clause 6(a) of rule XIII for a two-thirds vote to consider a report from the Committee on Rules on the same day it is presented to the House with respect to any resolution reported through the remainder of the 117th Congress.
action_date: 2022-12-13
text: Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 1508. (consideration: CR H9708-9717; text: CR H9708-9711)
action_date: 2022-12-06
text: Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 1508 Reported to House. The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 3648, under a structured rule and H.R. 7946, under a structured rule. The resolution waives the requirement of clause 6(a) of rule XIII for a two-thirds vote to consider a report from the Committee on Rules on the same day it is presented to the House with respect to any resolution reported through the remainder of the 117th Congress.
action_date: 2022-06-07
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 267.
action_date: 2022-06-07
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 117-353.
action_date: 2022-06-07
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 117-353.
action_date: 2022-04-06
text: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 22 - 14.
action_date: 2022-04-06
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2021-06-01
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2021-06-01
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-06-01
text: Introduced in House