Protecting American Jobs Act

Bill: 114-s-2365
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Nelson, Bill [D-FL]
Introduced: 2015-12-08
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Foreign labor

Higher education

Immigration status and procedures

Visas and passports

Wages and earnings
Latest action: action_date: 2015-12-08
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Summaries:
action_date: 2015-12-08
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><strong>Protecting American Jobs Act</strong></p> <p>This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to reduce the fiscal year cap on H-1B nonimmigrant visas (specialty occupations) from 65,000 to 50,000.</p> <p>If for a fiscal year more than 50,000 H-1B petitions are filed, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) shall allocate available visas to petitions for those workers who will earn the highest wages. </p> <p>IF H-1B visa petitions seek more than 20,000 aliens who have earned a master's or higher degree from a U.S. institution of higher education, DHS shall also allocate the available visas for those petitions seeking such workers who will earn the highest wages.</p>

tv_txt: II 114th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 2365 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES December 8, 2015 Mr. Nelson (for himself and Mr. Sessions ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to protect American jobs, and for other purposes

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Protecting American Jobs Act . 2. Numerical limitation on nonimmigrant visas (a) Reduction of numerical limitation Section 214(g)(1)(A)(vii) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1184(g)(1)(A)(vii) ) is amended by striking 65,000 and inserting 50,000 . (b) Priority for admission Section 214(g) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1184(g) ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (12) (A) If for a fiscal year petitions are filed seeking a number of nonimmigrant workers under section 101(a)(15)(H)(i)(b) that exceeds the numerical limitation set out in paragraph (1)(A) for such fiscal year, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall allocate the available visas for the petitions seeking such workers who will earn the highest wages. (B) If for a fiscal year petitions are filed seeking a number of nonimmigrant workers under paragraph (5)(C) that exceeds the numerical limitation set out in such paragraph, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall allocate the available visas for the petitions seeking such workers who will earn the highest wages. .