Protect and Grow American Jobs Act
Sponsored By: Representative Issa
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Summary
Protect and Grow American Jobs Act This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to revise the definition of "exempt H-1B nonimmigrant" to eliminate the masters or higher degree requirement and raise the annual salary threshold requirement from $60,000 to $100,000. (An exempt H-1B nonimmigrant is a nonimmigrant H-1B [specialty occupation] worker meeting certain criteria whom an H-1B dependent employer may hire without having to satisfy certain otherwise applicable H-1B hiring criteria. An H-1B dependent employer is generally one whose H-1B workers comprise 15% or more of the employer's total workforce, with different thresholds applying to smaller employers.) The bill requires an inflation adjustment to the salary threshold every third fiscal year.
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Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Issa
CA • R
Cosponsors
Peters
CA • D
Sponsored 1/3/2017
Rep. Hunter, Duncan D. [R-CA-50]
CA • R
Sponsored 1/3/2017
Rep. Farenthold, Blake [R-TX-27]
TX • R
Sponsored 1/3/2017
Rep. Labrador, Raul R. [R-ID-1]
ID • R
Sponsored 1/3/2017
Rep. Smith, Lamar [R-TX-21]
TX • R
Sponsored 1/3/2017
Rep. Polis, Jared [D-CO-2]
CO • D
Sponsored 1/3/2017
Rep. Bishop, Mike [R-MI-8]
MI • R
Sponsored 4/28/2017
LaMalfa
CA • R
Sponsored 5/26/2017
Rep. Comstock, Barbara [R-VA-10]
VA • R
Sponsored 5/26/2017
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