118th Congress · SENATE BILLBILL

S. 3291EAGLE Act of 2023

A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to eliminate the per-country numerical limitation for employment-based immigrants, to increase the per-country numerical limitation for family-sponsored immigrants, and for other purposes.

Immigration
Introduced Nov 13, 2023
Last action Nov 13, 2023
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SummaryCRS Summary

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. T...

Provisions · 7 sectionsIntroduced in Senate
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Nov 13, 2023
Introduced in Senate
Nov 13, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.