H.R.5630 - Innovation Employment Act

To modify certain requirements with respect to H-1B nonimmigrants. view all titles (2)

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  • Short: Innovation Employment Act as introduced.
  • Official: To modify certain requirements with respect to H-1B nonimmigrants. as introduced.

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News Coverage

04/03/08
USCIS announces interim final rule...

On March 13, Representative Gabrielle Giffords (D-Ariz) introduced the Innovation Employment Act (HR 5630), which would increase the H1-B...

Source: CCH
03/30/08
Another Wave of H-1Bs on the Way

Last week, Representative Giffords sent a letter to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, requesting her to bring HR 5630 to the House floor. ...

Source: BusinessWeek
03/25/08
High-tech job sector threatened by...

Democrat Gabrielle Giffords (D-Arizona) has introduced HR 5630, which is being called the "Innovation Employment Act." The legislation wo...

Source: OneNewsNow, MS

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10/09/08
Government Report Documents H-1B F...

H.R. 5630, sponsored by Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-AZ), would increase the annual cap for high-tech H-1B visas from 65000 to 130000 start...

09/17/08
anti-american worker legislation p...

... refusing to bring it to the floor for a vote, representative gabrielle giffords (d-arizona) has also introduced “the innovation emp...

07/31/08
advocacy for dummies: recapturing ...

hr 5630 introduced (proposition increase h-1b cap from 65000 to 130000 for fy 2008 by gabrielle giffords (d-az)) and hr 5642 introduced o...

07/16/08
hr 5882 on the move again

a few days later hr 5630 which proposes to double the h-1b cap is introduced by gabrielle giffords. 3. a few days after that, lamar smith...

05/30/08
pending h-1b relief bills

hr 5630, introduced by rep. giffords (az) seeks to increase the cap to 130000 and, similarly to the skil bill, includes a market-based es...

05/10/08
more h-1b resources

if you read either site regarding the h-1b bills, you'll come away with a feeling that foreign nationals are far more interested in ameri...

04/18/08
economically abused citizenry

the "innovation employment act," (hr5630) introduced by representative gabrielle giffords, d-arizona, would increase the cap in h-1b visa...

04/10/08
tell your rep: the h-1b visa progr...

gabrielle giffords (d-ariz) has introduced the innovation employment act (hr 5630), which would double the current h-1b visa cap to 13000...

Source: The Voice
04/10/08
Bill Proposes to Triple, Not Doubl...

A story at CIO.com on March 14th discussed a newly introduced bill before the U.S. House of Representatives, HR 5630, which proposed to d...

04/09/08
65000 More H-1B Visas

The day after he testified, committee member Gabrielle Giffords (D-AZ) proposed the “Innovation Employment Act" (HR 5630), a bill to do...

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