SKIL Act of 2007

To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to increase competitiveness in the United States, and for other purposes.

4/18/2007--Introduced.
Securing Knowledge, Innovation, and Leadership Act of 2007 or the SKIL Act of 2007 - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to exempt from the annual H-1B (specialty occupation) visa cap an alien who has:
(1) earned a master's or higher degree from an accredited U.S. university; or
(2) been awarded a medical specialty certification based on post-doctoral training and experience in the United States. Increases the annual H-1B cap, with a 20% increase for the following year if the previous year's quota is reached. Exempts from worldwide immigration caps an alien who:
(1) has earned a master's or higher degree from an accredited U.S. university;
(2) has been awarded medical specialty certification based on postdoctoral training and experience in the United States;
(3) will work in shortage occupations;
(4) has earned a master's degree or higher in science, technology, engineering, or math and has been working in a related field in the United States during the three-year period preceding his or her immigrant visa application;
(5) has extraordinary ability or received a national interest waiver; or
(6) is the spouse or minor child of an employment-based immigrant. Increases the annual immigrant visa cap. Revises student visa provisions. Authorizes an L-1 (intracompany transfer) visa extension beyond the fifth or seventh year if the individual has a immigrant application pending. Permits an alien with an approved labor certification to apply for permanent resident status adjustment if there is no visa immediately available by paying a $500 supplemental fee. Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish a pre-certification procedure for employers who file multiple employment petitions. Revises certain labor certification provisions. Prohibits immigration application approval until background and security checks have been completed and any fraud allegations have been resolved. Authorizes temporary workers (E, H, I, L O, or P visas) who have not violated their status to renew their same category visa from within the United States.


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Sponsor

• Rep. John Shadegg [R, AZ-3]
• and 14 Co-Sponsors
  • Rep. Michele Bachmann [R, MN-6]
  • Rep. John Campbell [R, CA-48]
  • Rep. Eric Cantor [R, VA-7]
  • Rep. John Carter [R, TX-31]
  • Rep. K. Conaway [R, TX-11]
  • John Doolittle
  • Thelma Drake
  • Tom Feeney
  • Rep. Trent Franks [R, AZ-2]
  • Rep. Samuel Johnson [R, TX-3]
  • Rep. Michael McCaul [R, TX-10]
  • Rep. Mike Pence [R, IN-6]
  • Rep. Dave Reichert [R, WA-8]
  • Rep. Peter Sessions [R, TX-32]
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Committees

• House Judiciary
• 1 more
  • House Judiciary
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Amendments

This bill has no amendments.

Amendments to H.R.1930

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Introduced		Voted on by House		Voted on by Senate		Considered By President		Bill Becomes Law
April 18, 2007

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• Jun 04, 2007: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law.
• Introduced on Apr 18, 2007.
• Apr 18, 2007: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

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Related Bills:

• S.1083

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• Immigration
• Administrative fees
• Administrative remedies
• Alien labor
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• Aliens
• Budgets
• Criminal justice
• Department of Homeland Security
• Education
• Employee selection
• Engineering
• Engineers
• Executive departments
• Foreign students
• Foreign-trained physicians
• Fraud
• Government information
• Government paperwork
• Government publicity
• Graduate education
• Higher education
• Identification of criminals
• Immigrant education
• Immigrants
• Infrastructure
• Job training
• Labor
• Labor supply
• Law
• Mathematics
• Medical care
• Medicine
• Minimum wages
• Science policy
• Scientists
• Skilled labor
• Temporary employment
• Visas
• Wages

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