HR 6794 · 115th Congress · Immigration

Immigration Innovation Act of 2018

Introduced 2018-09-13· Sponsored by Rep. Coffman, Mike [R-CO-6]· House

Bill Progress

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Introduced
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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.(2018-09-13)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Immigration Innovation Act of 2018 This bill makes various changes related to employment-based visas, including by (1) providing statutory authority for extending employment authorization to the alien spouse of an H-1B visa holder, subject to prevailing wage-level requirements; (2) allowing an H-1B visa holder, under certain circumstances, to change jobs without amending the H-1B petition; and (3) increasing the issuance of employment-based visas based on the number of visas that went unissued in previous years.…

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Cosponsors (1)

1 Democrat
Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-IL-8]IL