H.R. 6429 – STEM Jobs Act of 2012
Summary
H.R. 6429 amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to promote innovation, investment, and research in the United States. The bill eliminates the diversity lottery green card program and reallocates up to 55,000 green cards a year to new green card programs for foreign graduates of U.S. universities with advanced STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) degrees.
Type of Rule
Closed rule (prohibiting amendments) for consideration of H.R. 6429. Reported by vote of 7 yeas to 3 nays
Other Elements of the Rule
- Provides 90 minutes of debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on the Judiciary.
- Provides one motion to recommit with or without instructions.
- Provides the Speaker suspension authority for the legislative day of December 6, 2012.
- Floor Managers: Nugent/Polis
Floor Action Expected
The rule and the bill are expected to be debated on the floor: November 15 – 16, 2012.