House bill · 106th Congress · Did not become law
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide status in each of fiscal years 2000 through 2002 for 65,000 H-1B nonimmigrants who have a master's or Ph. D. degree and meet the requirements for such status and whose employers make scholarhip payments to institutions of higher education for undergraduate and postgraduate education.
Sponsor: Rep. David Wu D-ORWhere it went
- IntroducedNov 18, 1999
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Dec 1, 1999 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims.
Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
10 cosponsors — 2 Republicans, 8 Democrats
2 of 10 cosponsors (20%) are from the other party.
Thomas Davis (R-VA), Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), Robert Ehrlich (R-MD), Martin Frost (D-TX), Charles Gonzalez (D-TX), Rush Holt (D-NJ), Darlene Hooley (D-OR), Donald Payne (D-NJ), Pete Stark (D-CA), Mark Udall (D-CO).
More from the sponsor
Other 106th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. David Wu.
- H.Con.Res. 124 (106th) Expressing the sense of the Congress relating to recent allegations of espionage and illegal campaign financing that have brought into…
- H.Res. 552 (106th) Urging the House to support mentoring programs such as Saturday Academy at the Oregon Graduate Institute of Science and Technology.
- H.R. 2802 (106th) Seniors in Our Schools Act
- H.R. 4183 (106th) Next Generation Technology Innovation Awards Act of 2000
- H.R. 2707 (106th) Pension Assistance and Counseling Act of 1999
- H.R. 5240 (106th) Alien Children Protection Act of 2000
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 28, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.