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Version 00 · Introduced in House · Oct 3, 2000
Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to increase employer-paid H-1B alien petition filing fees. Revises and extends the fee exemption for educational and related employers.
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Rep. Dreier, David [R-CA-28] · R–CA
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Became Public Law No: 106-311.
Became Public Law No: 106-311.
Signed by President.
Signed by President.
Presented to President.
Presented to President.
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Received in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S10155)
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Received in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S10155)
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
On passage Passed without objection. (text: CR H9052)
Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed without objection.(text: CR H9052)
Mr. Cannon asked unanimous consent to discharge from committee and consider.
Considered by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR H9048-9052)
Committee on Judiciary discharged.
Committee on Judiciary discharged.
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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