2021-2022 Regular SessionUS Congress Legislature

HB3648: EAGLE Act of 2022 Equal Access to Green cards for Legal Employment Act of 2022

Legislative Summary

To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to eliminate the per-country numerical limitation for employment-based immigrants, to increase the per-country numerical limitation for family-sponsored immigrants, and for other purposes.

Bill History

6/1/2021
Introduced in House
House of Representatives
6/1/2021
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
House of Representatives
4/6/2022
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
House of Representatives
4/6/2022
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 22 - 14.
House of Representatives
6/7/2022
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 117-353.
House of Representatives
6/7/2022
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 267.
House of Representatives
12/6/2022
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 of Representatives
12/13/2022
Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 1508. (consideration: CR H9708-9717; text: CR H9708-9711)
House of Representatives
12/13/2022
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 of Representatives
12/13/2022
DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 3648.
House of Representatives
12/13/2022
The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
House of Representatives
12/13/2022
Mr. Bishop (NC) moved to recommit to the Committee on the Judiciary.
House of Representatives
12/13/2022
The previous question on the motion to recommit was ordered pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule XIX.
House of Representatives
12/13/2022
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 of Representatives
12/14/2022
Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H9821)
House of Representatives
12/14/2022
POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - Pursuant to clause 1(c) of rule XIX, further proceedings on H.R. 3648 were postponed.
House of Representatives

Status Information

Current Status
Introduced(6/1/2021)
Chamber
House of Representatives

Sponsors

Democrat: 76
Republican: 8

Primary Sponsor

Zoe Lofgren
Zoe Lofgren
Democrat

Co-Sponsors (83)

John Curtis
Republican
Jerrold Nadler
Democrat
Bill Johnson
Republican
Karen Bass
Democrat
Brian Fitzpatrick
Republican
David Cicilline
Democrat
Filemon Vela
Democrat
Eric Swalwell
Democrat
James Langevin
Democrat
Peter Welch
Democrat
Elaine Luria
Democrat
Luis Correa
Democrat
John Garamendi
Democrat
Kim Schrier
Democrat
Steve Cohen
Democrat
Sean Maloney
Democrat
Raja Krishnamoorthi
Democrat
John Yarmuth
Democrat
Ro Khanna
Democrat
Tom Emmer
Republican
Joseph Morelle
Democrat
Brendan Boyle
Democrat
Bobby Rush
Democrat
Paul Tonko
Democrat
Pramila Jayapal
Democrat
Don Bacon
Republican
Deborah Ross
Democrat
Lori Trahan
Democrat
Mike Thompson
Democrat
Jahana Hayes
Democrat
Haley Stevens
Democrat
Rebecca Sherrill
Democrat
John Larson
Democrat
Elizabeth Fletcher
Democrat
Don Beyer
Democrat
Larry Bucshon
Republican
Suzan DelBene
Democrat
Anna Eshoo
Democrat
Jason Crow
Democrat
Pete Stauber
Republican
Christopher Pappas
Democrat
Jimmy Panetta
Democrat
Chrissy Houlahan
Democrat
Mary Gay Scanlon
Democrat
Susan Wild
Democrat
Brenda Lawrence
Democrat
Salud Carbajal
Democrat
Carolyn Maloney
Democrat
Henry Johnson
Democrat
Seth Moulton
Democrat
Sharice Davids
Democrat
David Trone
Democrat
Ami Bera
Democrat
James Himes
Democrat
Alan Lowenthal
Democrat
Scott Peters
Democrat
David Price
Democrat
Joyce Beatty
Democrat
Bonnie Coleman
Democrat
Sheila Jackson-Lee
Democrat
Colin Allred
Democrat
William Timmons
Republican
Madeleine Dean
Democrat
Al Green
Democrat
Jared Huffman
Democrat
Rick Larsen
Democrat
Bradley Schneider
Democrat
Andre Carson
Democrat
Bennie Thompson
Democrat
Derek Kilmer
Democrat
Frank Pallone
Democrat
Josh Harder
Democrat
Dean Phillips
Democrat
Abigail Spanberger
Democrat
Ron Kind
Democrat
Grace Napolitano
Democrat
Melanie Stansbury
Democrat
Ann Kuster
Democrat
Judy Chu
Democrat
Lucy McBath
Democrat
Linda Sanchez
Democrat
Joaquin Castro
Democrat
Ayanna Pressley
Democrat

Documents

Introduced
Bill Text6/9/2022282.1 KB
Introduced
Bill Text7/9/2021296.1 KB