U.S. Congress - H.R.2161 Immigration Driving Entrepreneurship in America Act of 2011
H.R.2161 - Immigration Driving Entrepreneurship in America Act of 2011
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to promote innovation, investment, and research in the United States, and for other purposes. view all titles (3)
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- Official: To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to promote innovation, investment, and research in the United States, and for other purposes. as introduced.
- Short: Immigration Driving Entrepreneurship in America Act of 2011 as introduced.
- Short: IDEA Act of 2011 as introduced.
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Official Summary
6/14/2011--Introduced.Immigration Driving Entrepreneurship in America Act of 2011 or the IDEA Act of 2011 - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to establish a priority worker immigrant visa for an alien who has a qualifying: (1) master's or higher degree in a field of science,Official Summary
6/14/2011--Introduced.Immigration Driving Entrepreneurship in America Act of 2011 or the IDEA Act of 2011 - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to establish a priority worker immigrant visa for an alien who has a qualifying:(1) master's or higher degree in a field of science, technology, engineering, or mathematics (STEM degree) from a U.S. institution of higher education; and
(2) employment offer from a U.S. employer. Eliminates the foreign residency requirement for certain foreign students. Allows extensions of stay based upon a lengthy labor certification or priority adjudication for:
(1) foreign students,
(2) speciality occupation aliens, and
(3) intracompany transfers. Establishes an immigrant visa category for qualifying venture capital-backed start-up entrepreneurs and for self-sponsored start-up entrepreneurs who intend to engage in, or have engaged in, new commercial enterprises in the United States. Provides for the recapture of unused employment-based and family-based immigrant visas. Exempts spouses and minor children from counting against numerical limits. Revises per country (and dependent) area limits to:
(1) eliminate employment-based limits, and
(2) increase family-based limits. Amends the Chinese Student Protection Act of 1992 to eliminate the provision requiring the reduction of annual Chinese (PRC) immigrant visas to offset status adjustments under such Act. Establishes in the Treasury the STEM Education and Training Account. Requires that 60% of Account funds be used for a STEM scholarship program for low-income U.S. students enrolled in degree programs in science, technology, engineering, or mathematics. Authorizes certain undocumented higher education students who first entered the United States when they were 15 years old or younger to adjust to nonimmigrant student status. Revises labor certification provisions, including:
(1) requiring the Department of Labor to adjudicate an application within 120 days,
(2) creating an Established U.S. Recruiter designation for recruiters who regularly recruit U.S. workers, and
(3) authorizing a premium application processing fee. Revises the prevailing wage level computation formula. Revises H-1B visa (specialty occupation) provisions regarding:
(1) wages,
(2) U.S. worker displacement and protections,
(3) recruitment requirements,
(4) portability,
(5) creation of a P-visa for fashion models in lieu of H-1B visa inclusion,
(6) elimination of extensions for certain short-term workers, and
(7) retention of petition priority date. Revises L-visa (intracompany transferee) provisions regarding:
(1) wage requirements for certain L-1B visa (specialized knowledge) employees,
(2) investigations of complaints against employers, and
(3) the blanket petition process for employers who hire large numbers of intracompany transferees. Revises EB-5 employment creation investor provisions to:
(1) require a visa set-aside for an employment creation regional center program,
(2) provide a preapproval procedure for new commercial enterprises,
(3) revise targeted employment area provisions, and
(4) provide a limited extension for employers to meet program requirements. Establishes in the Treasury the Immigrant Entrepreneur Account.
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CEA's Board of Industry Leaders Heads to Capitol Hill
The 200,000-plus Innovation Movement members can contact their members of Congress through email and social media in support of passage of Congresswoman Zoe Lofgren's (D-CA) Immigration Driving Entrepreneurship in America (IDEA) Act (H.R.2161 ...
CEA’s Board of Industry Leaders Heads to Capitol Hill
...in support of passage of Congresswoman Zoe Lofgren’s (D-CA) Immigration Driving Entrepreneurship in America (IDEA) Act (H.R.2161) as well as H.R. 43, introduced by Congressman Darrell Issa (R-CA). Rep. Issa’s bill would amend the Immigration and Nat
CEA’s Board of Industry Leaders Heads to Capitol Hill
...media in support of passage of Congresswoman Zoe Lofgren’s (D-CA) Immigration Driving Entrepreneurship in America (IDEA) Act (H.R.2161) as well as H.R. 43, introduced by Congressman Darrell Issa (R-CA). Rep. Issa’s bill would amend the Immigration a
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CRS — Immigration of Foreign Nationals with Science, Technology ...
There may be renewed interest in establishing STEM visas in the 112th Congress, and several bills (H.R. 399, H.R. 2161, H.R. 3146, S. 1965, and S. 1986) have been introduced. The House Committee on the Judiciary held ...
CRS — Immigration of Foreign Nationals with Science, Technology ...
There may be renewed interest in establishing STEM visas in the 112th Congress, and several bills (H.R. 399, H.R. 2161, H.R. 3146, S. 1965, and S. 1986) have been introduced. The House Committee on the Judiciary held ...
Rep. Zoe Lofgren Introduces IDEA Act of 2011 | Berardi Immigration ...
introduced HR 2161, the Immigration Driving Entrepreneurship in America (IDEA) Act of 2011. This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act, calling for efficiencies in the immigration system that can strengthen the U.S. ...
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srandeep
November 17, 2011
I am writing as your constituent in the 13th Congressional district of New Jersey. I support H.R.2161 - Immigration Driving Entrepreneurship in America Act of 2011, and am tracking it using OpenCongress.org, the free public resource website for government transparency and accountability.
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murthypradeep
October 18, 2011
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kathy2001
October 13, 2011
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