Innovation Employment Act

To modify certain requirements with respect to H-1B nonimmigrants.

3/13/2008--Introduced.
Innovation Employment Act - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to increase the annual H-1B nonimmigrant visa (specialty occupation) cap from 65,000 to 130,000 starting in FY2008. Provides that for FY2010-FY2015 if the cap has been reached in the prior year the current cap would increase to the greater of 180,000 and the limitation applicable for the previous year increased by 20% percent. Exempts from H-1B caps an alien who has earned a master's or higher degree from a U.S. institution of higher education in science, technology, engineering, or mathematics and with respect to whom the petitioning employer requires such education as a condition for employment. Establishes a 20,000 annual cap for aliens who earned a master's or higher degree from an institution of higher education outside of the United States in science, technology, engineering, or mathematics and with respect to whom the petitioning employer requires such education as a condition for employment. Revises H-1B provisions to:
(1) require an employer to provide specified job information in the employment advertisement;
(2) authorize the Secretary of Labor to initiate an H-1B employer investigation;
(3) increase employer penalties; and
(4) provide whistleblower protections.


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Sponsor

• Rep. Gabrielle Giffords [D, AZ-8]
• and 1 Co-Sponsors
  • Rep. Gary Ackerman [D, NY-5]
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Committees

• House Judiciary
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  • House Judiciary
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Amendments

This bill has no amendments.

Amendments to H.R.5630

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March 13, 2008

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• Apr 14, 2008: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law.
• Introduced on Mar 13, 2008.
• Mar 13, 2008: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

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Related Issue Areas:

• Immigration
• Admission of nonimmigrants
• Advertising
• Alien labor
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• Aliens
• Communications
• Education
• Engineering
• Engineers
• Fines (Penalties)
• Governmental investigations
• Higher education
• Labor
• Law
• Mathematics
• Recruiting of employees
• Science policy
• Scientific education
• Scientists
• Skilled labor
• Technical education
• Technology
• Temporary employment
• Visas
• Whistle blowing

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April 03, 2008 USCIS announces interim final rule banning H1-B multiple petitions

On March 13, Representative Gabrielle Giffords (D-Ariz) introduced the Innovation Employment Act (HR 5630), which would increase the H1-B visa cap to 130000 ...

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March 30, 2008 Another Wave of H-1Bs on the Way

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March 25, 2008 High-tech job sector threatened by visa-related bill, says activist

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

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October 09, 2008 Government Report Documents H-1B Fraud - Straight to the Source

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 starting this year, and up to 180000 by the year 2010. This legislation also makes it easier for foreign ...

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September 17, 2008 anti-american worker legislation proposed in congress again!

... refusing to bring it to the floor for a vote, representative gabrielle giffords (d-arizona) has also introduced “the innovation employment act” (hr-5630) that would increase the cap of h-1b visas from 65000 a year to 130000 a year. ...

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July 31, 2008 advocacy for dummies: recapturing unused eb and fb green cards

hr 5630 introduced (proposition increase h-1b cap from 65000 to 130000 for fy 2008 by gabrielle giffords (d-az)) and hr 5642 introduced on 3/14/08 (proposition to raise h-1b visas from 65000 to 195000 by lamar smith (r-tx)) ...

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