High-skilled Immigration Reform for Employment Act expands H-1B visa availability and creates a grant program for STEM education.
The High-skilled Immigration Reform for Employment Act amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to double the annual cap on H-1B visas from 65,000 to 130,000. It also expands the definition of H-1B-dependent employers, increasing the number of employees required to qualify from 25 to 50. Additionally, the Act establishes the Promoting American Ingenuity Grant Program, which authorizes the Secretary of Education to award competitive grants to states for strengthening STEM education in elementary and secondary schools, retaining STEM teachers, and supporting higher education institutions in.
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