# 114-hr-4609: Keeping American Jobs Act

114-hr-4609, Keeping American Jobs Act, is a 114th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Kilmer, Derek [D-WA-6] (D-WA); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 114-hr-4609
- Congress: 114
- Title: Keeping American Jobs Act
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
- Introduced: 2016-02-24
- Sponsor: Rep. Kilmer, Derek [D-WA-6] (D-WA)
- Cosponsors: 4
- Policy area: Immigration
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Keeping American Jobs Act This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to prohibit the admission of an H-1B visa (specialty occupation) nonimmigrant worker if the Department of Labor determines that the H-1B application was filed by the prospective employer for the primary purpose of using one or more U.S. workers to train the H-1B worker in the job duties and responsibilities of the U.S. workers in order to lay off the U.S. workers and move their job or jobs abroad, unless the application states that the employer did not and will not displace a U.S. worker within the period beginning 90 days before and ending 90 days after the date of filing of any visa petition supported by the application.

## Cosponsors (4)

- Rep. Collins, Doug [R-GA-9] (R-GA), 2016-02-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bustos, Cheri [D-IL-17] (D-IL), 2016-03-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. O'Rourke, Beto [D-TX-16] (D-TX), 2016-03-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Norcross, Donald [D-NJ-1] (D-NJ), 2016-03-21T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 114-hr-3929: Office of Strategic Services Congressional Gold Medal Act
- 114-hr-2737: Filipino Veterans of World War II Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2015
- 114-hr-1769: Toxic Exposure Research Act of 2016
- 114-hr-893: Boys Town Centennial Commemorative Coin Act
- 114-hr-6108: Never Again Act
- 114-hr-5292: Air Traffic Controller Hiring Improvement Act of 2016

## Sources
- [114-hr-4609 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/4609)

## Related
- [114-hr-3929: Office of Strategic Services Congressional Gold Medal Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-3929)
- [114-hr-2737: Filipino Veterans of World War II Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2015](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-2737)
- [114-hr-1769: Toxic Exposure Research Act of 2016](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-1769)
- [114-hr-893: Boys Town Centennial Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-893)
- [114-hr-6108: Never Again Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-6108)
- [114-hr-5292: Air Traffic Controller Hiring Improvement Act of 2016](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-5292)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-4609 (as of 2025-11-18).