# 117-hr-3648: EAGLE Act of 2022

117-hr-3648, EAGLE Act of 2022, is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18] (D-CA); status POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - Pursuant to clause 1(c) of rule XIX, further proceedings on H.R. 3648 were postponed. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-hr-3648
- Congress: 117
- Title: EAGLE Act of 2022
- Status: POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - Pursuant to clause 1(c) of rule XIX, further proceedings on H.R. 3648 were postponed.
- Introduced: 2021-06-01
- Sponsor: Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18] (D-CA)
- Cosponsors: 83
- Policy area: Immigration
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## 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.

## Cosponsors (83)

- Sen. Curtis, John R. [R-UT] (R-UT), 2021-06-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12] (D-NY), 2021-06-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Johnson, Bill [R-OH-6] (R-OH), 2021-06-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bass, Karen [D-CA-37] (D-CA), 2021-06-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] (R-PA), 2021-06-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1] (D-RI), 2021-06-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Vela, Filemon [D-TX-34] (D-TX), 2021-06-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Swalwell, Eric [D-CA-14] (D-CA), 2021-06-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Langevin, James R. [D-RI-2] (D-RI), 2021-06-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT] (D-VT), 2021-06-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Luria, Elaine G. [D-VA-2] (D-VA), 2021-06-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Correa, J. Luis [D-CA-46] (D-CA), 2021-06-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-8] (D-CA), 2021-06-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schrier, Kim [D-WA-8] (D-WA), 2021-06-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] (D-TN), 2021-06-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Maloney, Sean Patrick [D-NY-18] (D-NY), 2021-06-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-IL-8] (D-IL), 2021-06-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Yarmuth, John A. [D-KY-3] (D-KY), 2021-06-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17] (D-CA), 2021-06-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Emmer, Tom [R-MN-6] (R-MN), 2021-06-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Morelle, Joseph D. [D-NY-25] (D-NY), 2021-06-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Boyle, Brendan F. [D-PA-2] (D-PA), 2021-06-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1] (D-IL), 2021-06-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20] (D-NY), 2021-06-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7] (D-WA), 2021-06-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bacon, Don [R-NE-2] (R-NE), 2021-06-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ross, Deborah K. [D-NC-2] (D-NC), 2021-06-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Trahan, Lori [D-MA-3] (D-MA), 2021-06-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-4] (D-CA), 2021-06-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5] (D-CT), 2021-06-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Stevens, Haley M. [D-MI-11] (D-MI), 2021-06-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sherrill, Mikie [D-NJ-11] (D-NJ), 2021-06-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Larson, John B. [D-CT-1] (D-CT), 2021-06-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fletcher, Lizzie [D-TX-7] (D-TX), 2021-06-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Beyer, Donald S. [D-VA-8] (D-VA), 2021-06-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bucshon, Larry [R-IN-8] (R-IN), 2021-06-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DelBene, Suzan K. [D-WA-1] (D-WA), 2021-06-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-16] (D-CA), 2021-07-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Crow, Jason [D-CO-6] (D-CO), 2021-07-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Stauber, Pete [R-MN-8] (R-MN), 2021-07-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pappas, Chris [D-NH-1] (D-NH), 2021-07-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-19] (D-CA), 2021-07-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Houlahan, Chrissy [D-PA-6] (D-PA), 2021-07-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Scanlon, Mary Gay [D-PA-5] (D-PA), 2021-07-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wild, Susan [D-PA-7] (D-PA), 2021-07-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lawrence, Brenda L. [D-MI-14] (D-MI), 2021-07-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carbajal, Salud O. [D-CA-24] (D-CA), 2021-07-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12] (D-NY), 2021-07-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4] (D-GA), 2021-07-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6] (D-MA), 2021-07-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Davids, Sharice [D-KS-3] (D-KS), 2021-07-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Trone, David J. [D-MD-6] (D-MD), 2021-07-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bera, Ami [D-CA-6] (D-CA), 2021-07-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Himes, James A. [D-CT-4] (D-CT), 2021-07-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lowenthal, Alan S. [D-CA-47] (D-CA), 2021-07-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Peters, Scott H. [D-CA-50] (D-CA), 2021-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Price, David E. [D-NC-4] (D-NC), 2021-08-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3] (D-OH), 2021-08-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12] (D-NJ), 2021-08-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] (D-TX), 2021-08-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Allred, Colin Z. [D-TX-32] (D-TX), 2021-08-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Timmons, William R. [R-SC-4] (R-SC), 2021-08-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Dean, Madeleine [D-PA-4] (D-PA), 2021-08-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Green, Al [D-TX-9] (D-TX), 2021-08-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2] (D-CA), 2021-08-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Larsen, Rick [D-WA-2] (D-WA), 2021-08-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schneider, Bradley Scott [D-IL-10] (D-IL), 2021-08-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7] (D-IN), 2021-08-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2] (D-MS), 2021-08-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kilmer, Derek [D-WA-6] (D-WA), 2021-09-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pallone, Frank [D-NJ-6] (D-NJ), 2021-09-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Harder, Josh [D-CA-9] (D-CA), 2021-09-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Phillips, Dean [D-MN-3] (D-MN), 2021-09-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Spanberger, Abigail Davis [D-VA-7] (D-VA), 2021-10-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kind, Ron [D-WI-3] (D-WI), 2021-10-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-31] (D-CA), 2021-11-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Stansbury, Melanie A. [D-NM-1] (D-NM), 2022-01-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kuster, Ann M. [D-NH-2] (D-NH), 2022-03-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28] (D-CA), 2022-03-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McBath, Lucy [D-GA-6] (D-GA), 2022-03-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sánchez, Linda T. [D-CA-38] (D-CA), 2022-04-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Castro, Joaquin [D-TX-20] (D-TX), 2022-05-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pressley, Ayanna [D-MA-7] (D-MA), 2022-05-16T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [117-hr-3648 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/3648)

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