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Senate bill · 115th Congress · Did not become law

Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2017

S. 281Introduced Feb 2, 2017Policy area: Immigration
Sponsor: Sen. Mike Lee R-UT
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Where it went

Latest action: Feb 2, 2017 — Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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

20 cosponsors — 10 Republicans, 10 Democrats

10 of 20 cosponsors (50%) are from the other party.

Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Michael Bennet (D-CO), Roy Blunt (R-MO), Maria Cantwell (D-WA), Thomas Carper (D-DE), Susan Collins (R-ME), Tom Cotton (R-AR), Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), Jeff Flake (R-AZ), Cory Gardner (R-CO), Kamala Harris (D-CA), Heidi Heitkamp (D-ND), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), James Lankford (R-OK), Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Jerry Moran (R-KS), Rand Paul (R-KY), Rob Portman (R-OH), Roger Wicker (R-MS), Ron Wyden (D-OR).

More from the sponsor

Other 115th Congress bills sponsored by Sen. Mike Lee.

Sponsor’s state and district

Utah in Congress

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Data as of Sep 22, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.