Supplying Knowledge-based Immigrants and Lifting Levels of STEM Visas Act

H.R. 2131 · 113th Congress · May 23, 2013 · Lineage

A BILL

To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to enhance American competitiveness through the encouragement of high-skilled immigration, and for other purposes.

Section 1 Short title

This Act may be cited as the “Supplying Knowledge-based Immigrants and Lifting Levels of STEM Visas Act” or the “SKILLS Visa Act”.

Sec. 2 Table of contents

The table of contents for this Act is as follows:

Sec. 3 Sense of Congress

It is the sense of the Congress that:

(1)

Our Nation’s future economic prosperity in the global economy is strongly linked to the ability of our schools to educate students in the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) subjects.

(2)

A portion of application fees paid by employers seeking to hire foreign workers should be devoted to supporting improvements in STEM education in the United States, including computer science education, at the elementary, secondary, and university levels in order to reduce our dependence on foreign workers over time.

(3)

Such funds should be used to support—

(A)

building the capacity of every State to improve student achievement in STEM subjects, especially in the most high-need school districts;

(B)

supporting innovation in STEM education through partnerships between elementary and secondary schools, universities, non-profits, businesses, and informal education and community-based partners;

(C)

broadening the diversity and capacity of the STEM education pipeline in the United States through scholarships and other forms of assistance to American students who study in these subjects; and

(D)

improving and promoting STEM education for underrepresented populations, including economically disadvantaged individuals in STEM fields.

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May 23, 2013viewing Reported in House Mr. Issa (for himself, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. Coble, Mr. Rokita, Mr. Poe of Texas, Mr. Farenthold, Mr. Holding, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Thompson of Pennsylvania, Mr. Campbell, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Hanna, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Franks of Arizona, and Mr. Terry) introduced the following bill; which was 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 See what changed
May 23, 2013 Introduced in House Mr. Issa (for himself, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. Coble, Mr. Rokita, Mr. Poe of Texas, Mr. Farenthold, Mr. Holding, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Thompson of Pennsylvania, Mr. Campbell, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Hanna, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Franks of Arizona, and Mr. Terry) introduced the following bill; which was 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

Supplying Knowledge-based Immigrants and Lifting Levels of STEM Visas Act

Section 1 Short title

Sec. 2 Table of contents

Sec. 3 Sense of Congress

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