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Version 00 · Introduced in House · Apr 28, 1998
Workforce Improvement and Protection Act of 1998 - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to temporarily increase the annual number of skilled foreign worker H-1B visas. Obligates (from such allocation) specified visas for nonphysician health care workers. (Sec. 3) Requires a prospective employer to include in the H-1B admission application: (1) specified protections against U.S. worker displacement; and (2) demonstration of a good faith effort to recruit U.S. workers. (Sec. 4) States that with regard to an "H-1B-dependent employer" (as defined by this Act) only the Secretary of Labor may file a complaint for application violations (no private right of action). (Sec. 5) Revises specified enforcement and penalty provisions.
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Rep. Smith, Lamar [R-TX-21] · R–TX
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Received in the Senate.
The Clerk was authorized to correct section numbers, punctuation, and cross references, and to make other necessary technical and conforming corrections in the engrossment of H.R. 3736.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
On passage Passed by recorded vote: 288 - 133 (Roll No. 460).
House roll call 460 · Individual votesPassed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by recorded vote: 288 - 133 (Roll No. 460).
House roll call 460 · Individual votesThe previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
DEBATE - The House proceeded with 1 hour of debate on the amendment in the nature of a substitute made in order by the rule.
DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate.
Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 3736 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. In lieu of the amendment recommended by the Committee on the Judiciary now printed in the bill, the amendment in the nature of a substitute printed in the Congressional Record and numbered 3 shall be considered as adopted. Measure will be considered read. Specified amendments are in order. The amendment printed in the Congressional Record and numbered 2 shall be in order without intervention of any point of order or demand for division of the question, shall be considered read, and debatable for 1 hour equally divided and controlled.
Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 513. (consideration: CR H8578-8602)
DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate.
Rule H. Res. 513 passed House.
Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 513 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 3736 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. In lieu of the amendment recommended by the Committee on the Judiciary now printed in the bill, the amendment in the nature of a substitute printed in the Congressional Record and numbered 3 shall be considered as adopted. Measure will be considered read. Specified amendments are in order. The amendment printed in the Congressional Record and numbered 2 shall be in order without intervention of any point of order or demand for division of the question, shall be considered read, and debatable for 1 hour equally divided and controlled.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 368.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 105-657.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 105-657.
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 23 - 4.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote.
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims.
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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