117-hr-3648117th Congress

EAGLE Act of 2022

Sponsored By: Representative Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18]

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Summary

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.

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Bill Overview

No Economic Impacts Identified for this Bill

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18]

CA • D

Cosponsors

Sen. Curtis, John R. [R-UT]
UT • R
Sponsored 6/1/2021
Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12]
NY • D
Sponsored 6/1/2021
Rep. Johnson, Bill [R-OH-6]
OH • R
Sponsored 6/1/2021
Rep. Bass, Karen [D-CA-37]
CA • D
Sponsored 6/1/2021
Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1]
PA • R
Sponsored 6/1/2021
Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1]
RI • D
Sponsored 6/1/2021
Rep. Vela, Filemon [D-TX-34]
TX • D
Sponsored 6/1/2021
Rep. Swalwell, Eric [D-CA-14]
CA • D
Sponsored 6/1/2021
Rep. Langevin, James R. [D-RI-2]
RI • D
Sponsored 6/1/2021
Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT]
VT • D
Sponsored 6/1/2021
Rep. Luria, Elaine G. [D-VA-2]
VA • D
Sponsored 6/1/2021
Rep. Correa, J. Luis [D-CA-46]
CA • D
Sponsored 6/1/2021
Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-8]
CA • D
Sponsored 6/1/2021
Rep. Schrier, Kim [D-WA-8]
WA • D
Sponsored 6/1/2021
Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9]
TN • D
Sponsored 6/1/2021
Rep. Maloney, Sean Patrick [D-NY-18]
NY • D
Sponsored 6/1/2021
Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-IL-8]
IL • D
Sponsored 6/1/2021
Rep. Yarmuth, John A. [D-KY-3]
KY • D
Sponsored 6/1/2021
Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17]
CA • D
Sponsored 6/1/2021
Rep. Emmer, Tom [R-MN-6]
MN • R
Sponsored 6/4/2021
Rep. Morelle, Joseph D. [D-NY-25]
NY • D
Sponsored 6/4/2021
Rep. Boyle, Brendan F. [D-PA-2]
PA • D
Sponsored 6/4/2021
Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1]
IL • D
Sponsored 6/11/2021
Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20]
NY • D
Sponsored 6/11/2021
Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7]
WA • D
Sponsored 6/11/2021
Rep. Bacon, Don [R-NE-2]
NE • R
Sponsored 6/11/2021
Rep. Ross, Deborah K. [D-NC-2]
NC • D
Sponsored 6/11/2021
Rep. Trahan, Lori [D-MA-3]
MA • D
Sponsored 6/14/2021
Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-4]
CA • D
Sponsored 6/15/2021
Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5]
CT • D
Sponsored 6/17/2021
Rep. Stevens, Haley M. [D-MI-11]
MI • D
Sponsored 6/21/2021
Rep. Sherrill, Mikie [D-NJ-11]
NJ • D
Sponsored 6/22/2021
Rep. Larson, John B. [D-CT-1]
CT • D
Sponsored 6/23/2021
Rep. Fletcher, Lizzie [D-TX-7]
TX • D
Sponsored 6/23/2021
Rep. Beyer, Donald S. [D-VA-8]
VA • D
Sponsored 6/25/2021
Rep. Bucshon, Larry [R-IN-8]
IN • R
Sponsored 6/25/2021
Rep. DelBene, Suzan K. [D-WA-1]
WA • D
Sponsored 6/25/2021
Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-16]
CA • D
Sponsored 7/2/2021
Rep. Crow, Jason [D-CO-6]
CO • D
Sponsored 7/2/2021
Rep. Stauber, Pete [R-MN-8]
MN • R
Sponsored 7/13/2021
Rep. Pappas, Chris [D-NH-1]
NH • D
Sponsored 7/16/2021
Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-19]
CA • D
Sponsored 7/16/2021
Rep. Houlahan, Chrissy [D-PA-6]
PA • D
Sponsored 7/16/2021
Rep. Scanlon, Mary Gay [D-PA-5]
PA • D
Sponsored 7/16/2021
Rep. Wild, Susan [D-PA-7]
PA • D
Sponsored 7/16/2021
Rep. Lawrence, Brenda L. [D-MI-14]
MI • D
Sponsored 7/19/2021
Rep. Carbajal, Salud O. [D-CA-24]
CA • D
Sponsored 7/19/2021
Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12]
NY • D
Sponsored 7/19/2021
Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4]
GA • D
Sponsored 7/19/2021
Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6]
MA • D
Sponsored 7/19/2021
Rep. Davids, Sharice [D-KS-3]
KS • D
Sponsored 7/20/2021
Rep. Trone, David J. [D-MD-6]
MD • D
Sponsored 7/21/2021
Rep. Bera, Ami [D-CA-6]
CA • D
Sponsored 7/21/2021
Rep. Himes, James A. [D-CT-4]
CT • D
Sponsored 7/27/2021
Rep. Lowenthal, Alan S. [D-CA-47]
CA • D
Sponsored 7/27/2021
Rep. Peters, Scott H. [D-CA-50]
CA • D
Sponsored 7/29/2021
Rep. Price, David E. [D-NC-4]
NC • D
Sponsored 8/3/2021
Rep. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3]
OH • D
Sponsored 8/6/2021
Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12]
NJ • D
Sponsored 8/6/2021
Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18]
TX • D
Sponsored 8/6/2021
Rep. Allred, Colin Z. [D-TX-32]
TX • D
Sponsored 8/6/2021
Rep. Timmons, William R. [R-SC-4]
SC • R
Sponsored 8/10/2021
Rep. Dean, Madeleine [D-PA-4]
PA • D
Sponsored 8/13/2021
Rep. Green, Al [D-TX-9]
TX • D
Sponsored 8/13/2021
Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2]
CA • D
Sponsored 8/17/2021
Rep. Larsen, Rick [D-WA-2]
WA • D
Sponsored 8/20/2021
Rep. Schneider, Bradley Scott [D-IL-10]
IL • D
Sponsored 8/20/2021
Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7]
IN • D
Sponsored 8/20/2021
Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2]
MS • D
Sponsored 8/27/2021
Rep. Kilmer, Derek [D-WA-6]
WA • D
Sponsored 9/10/2021
Rep. Pallone, Frank [D-NJ-6]
NJ • D
Sponsored 9/10/2021
Rep. Harder, Josh [D-CA-9]
CA • D
Sponsored 9/10/2021
Rep. Phillips, Dean [D-MN-3]
MN • D
Sponsored 9/17/2021
Rep. Spanberger, Abigail Davis [D-VA-7]
VA • D
Sponsored 10/8/2021
Rep. Kind, Ron [D-WI-3]
WI • D
Sponsored 10/22/2021
Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-31]
CA • D
Sponsored 11/2/2021
Rep. Stansbury, Melanie A. [D-NM-1]
NM • D
Sponsored 1/11/2022
Rep. Kuster, Ann M. [D-NH-2]
NH • D
Sponsored 3/28/2022
Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28]
CA • D
Sponsored 3/29/2022
Rep. McBath, Lucy [D-GA-6]
GA • D
Sponsored 3/29/2022
Rep. Sánchez, Linda T. [D-CA-38]
CA • D
Sponsored 4/4/2022
Rep. Castro, Joaquin [D-TX-20]
TX • D
Sponsored 5/10/2022
Rep. Pressley, Ayanna [D-MA-7]
MA • D
Sponsored 5/16/2022

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EAGLE Act of 2022

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