HR 3648 · 117th Congress · Immigration

EAGLE Act of 2022

Introduced 2021-06-01· Sponsored by Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-19]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
Committee
3
House Vote
4
Senate
5
Enacted
Latest: POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - Pursuant to clause 1(c) of rule XIX, further proceedings on H.R. 3648 were postponed.(2022-12-14)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Equal Access to Green cards for Legal Employment Act of 2021 or the EAGLE Act of 2021 This bill modifies requirements related to employment-based visas and addresses related issues. The bill increases the per-country cap on family-based immigrant visas from 7% of the total number of such visas available that year to 15% and eliminates the per-country cap for employment-based immigrant visas. The bill establishes transition rules for employment-based visas such as (1) reserving a percentage of EB-2 (workers with advanced degrees or exceptional ability) and EB-3 (skilled and other workers) visas for individuals not from the two countries with the largest number of recipients of such visas, and (2) allotting a number of visas for professional nurses and physical therapists. The bill imposes additional requirements on an employer seeking an H-1B visa, such as prohibiting (1) an employer from advertising that a position is only open to H-1B applicants or that H-1B applicants are preferred, and (2) certain employers from having more than half of their employees as nonimmigrant visa workers. The Department of Labor shall create a publicly available website where an employer seeking an H-1…

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CBO Cost Estimate

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Estimated Pay-As-You-Go Effects of H.R. 3648, the Equal Access to Green Cards for Legal Employment Act of 2022

Dec 5, 2022

As reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on June 7, 2022

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Cosponsors (20)

16 Democrats4 Republicans