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-1B visa must post certain information about the open position.
The bill also expands Labor's authority to review and investigate H-1B applications for fraud or misrepresentations.
The bill also allows certain aliens to obtain lawful permanent resident status if the alien (1) is in the United States as a nonimmigrant, (2) has an approved immigrant visa petition, and (3) has waited at least two years for a visa.
| Action Date | Type | Text | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-12-14 | Floor | POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - Pursuant to clause 1(c) of rule XIX, further proceedings on H.R. 3648 were postponed. | House floor actions |
| 2022-12-14 | Floor | Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H9821) | House floor actions |
| 2022-12-13 | Floor | POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on H.R. 3648, the Chair put the question on adoption of the motion to recommit and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Bishop (NC) demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced. | House floor actions |
| 2022-12-13 | Floor | The previous question on the motion to recommit was ordered pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule XIX. | House floor actions |
| 2022-12-13 | Floor | Mr. Bishop (NC) moved to recommit to the Committee on the Judiciary. | House floor actions |
| 2022-12-13 | Floor | The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule. | House floor actions |
| 2022-12-13 | Floor | DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 3648. | House floor actions |
| 2022-12-13 | Floor | The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 3648, under a structured rule and H.R. 7946, under a structured rule. The resolution waives the requirement of clause 6(a) of rule XIII for a two-thirds vote to consider a report from the Committee on Rules on the same day it is presented to the House with respect to any resolution reported through the remainder of the 117th Congress. | House floor actions |
| 2022-12-13 | Floor | Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 1508. (consideration: CR H9708-9717; text: CR H9708-9711) | House floor actions |
| 2022-12-06 | Floor | Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 1508 Reported to House. The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 3648, under a structured rule and H.R. 7946, under a structured rule. The resolution waives the requirement of clause 6(a) of rule XIII for a two-thirds vote to consider a report from the Committee on Rules on the same day it is presented to the House with respect to any resolution reported through the remainder of the 117th Congress. | House floor actions |
| 2022-06-07 | Calendars | Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 267. | House floor actions |
| 2022-06-07 | Committee | Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 117-353. | House floor actions |
| 2022-04-06 | Committee | Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 22 - 14. | House committee actions |
| 2022-04-06 | Committee | Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. | House committee actions |
| 2021-06-01 | IntroReferral | Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. | House floor actions |
| 2021-06-01 | IntroReferral | Introduced in House | Library of Congress |