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S. 1083 - Securing Knowledge, Innovation, and Leadership Act of 2007

immigration, SKIL bill - Immigration. 110th Congress (2007-2008) View bill details
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A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to increase competitiveness in the United States, and for other purposes. (by CRS) 
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There have been no votes on this bill.

Securing Knowledge, Innovation, and Leadership Act of 2007

S. 1083 — 110th Congress (2007–2008)

Keywords
immigration, SKIL bill
Summary
A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to increase competitiveness in the United States, and for other purposes. (by CRS)
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Title
A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to increase competitiveness in the United States, and for other purposes.
Other Titles
  • Securing Knowledge, Innovation, and Leadership Act of 2007
  • SKIL Act of 2007
Sponsor
John Cornyn
Co-Sponsors
Subjects
  • Immigration
  • Administrative fees
  • Administrative remedies
  • Alien labor
  • Aliens
  • Budgets
  • Criminal justice
  • Department of Homeland Security
  • Education
  • Employee selection
  • Engineering
  • Engineers
  • Executive departments
  • Foreign students
  • Foreign-trained physicians
  • Fraud
  • Government information
  • Government paperwork
  • Government publicity
  • Graduate education
  • Higher education
  • Identification of criminals
  • Immigrant education
  • Immigrants
  • Infrastructure
  • Job training
  • Labor
  • Labor supply
  • Law
  • Mathematics
  • Medical care
  • Medicine
  • Minimum wages
  • Science policy
  • Scientists
  • Skilled labor
  • Temporary employment
  • Visas
  • Wages
Related Bills
Major Actions
Introduced4/10/2007
Referred to Committee
Bill History

There have been no votes on this bill.

ActionDateDescription
Introduced4/10/2007
4/10/2007Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
4/10/2007Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S4310-4311)
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Contributions

  1. January - February 2003 For $516,813 Against $0
  2. March - April 2003 For $1,048,620 Against $0
  3. May - June 2003 For $1,409,039 Against $0
  4. July - August 2003 For $636,103 Against $0
  5. September - October 2003 For $860,842 Against $0
  6. November - December 2003 For $797,181 Against $0
  7. January - February 2004 For $742,517 Against $0
  8. March - April 2004 For $1,331,695 Against $0
  9. May - June 2004 For $1,603,308 Against $0
  10. July - August 2004 For $909,027 Against $0
  11. September - October 2004 For $2,237,318 Against $0
  12. November - December 2004 For $367,772 Against $0
  13. January - February 2005 For $336,210 Against $0
  14. March - April 2005 For $1,207,522 Against $0
  15. May - June 2005 For $1,355,789 Against $0
  16. July - August 2005 For $549,172 Against $0
  17. September - October 2005 For $919,875 Against $0
  18. November - December 2005 For $1,016,198 Against $0
  19. January - February 2006 For $641,893 Against $0
  20. March - April 2006 For $1,382,226 Against $0
  21. May - June 2006 For $1,609,738 Against $0
  22. July - August 2006 For $1,113,273 Against $0
  23. September - October 2006 For $2,285,051 Against $0
  24. November - December 2006 For $652,594 Against $0
  25. January - February 2007 For $645,628 Against $0
  26. March - April 2007 For $1,535,012 Against $0
  27. May - June 2007 For $1,821,667 Against $0
  28. July - August 2007 For $676,795 Against $0
  29. September - October 2007 For $1,210,017 Against $0
  30. November - December 2007 For $1,071,080 Against $0
  31. January - February 2008 For $553,945 Against $0
  32. March - April 2008 For $1,240,622 Against $0
  33. May - June 2008 For $1,207,902 Against $0
  34. July - August 2008 For $1,045,734 Against $0
  35. September - October 2008 For $1,525,388 Against $0
  36. November - December 2008 For $494,260 Against $0

Votes

    38 Organizations Supported and 0 Opposed; See Which Ones
    38 Organizations Supported and 0 Opposed; See Which Ones

    Organizations that took a position on
    Securing Knowledge, Innovation, and Leadership Act of 2007

    38 organizations supported this bill

    Altria Group, Inc.
    undersigned organizations (2007, May 7). Compete America Letter to Congress of Support. Retrieved May 15, 2012, from Association of American Universities.
    American Immigration Lawyers Association
    undersigned organizations (2007, May 7). Compete America Letter to Congress of Support. Retrieved May 15, 2012, from Association of American Universities.
    Analog Devices
    undersigned organizations (2007, May 7). Compete America Letter to Congress of Support. Retrieved May 15, 2012, from Association of American Universities.
    Association of American Universities
    undersigned organizations (2007, May 7). Compete America Letter to Congress of Support. Retrieved May 15, 2012, from Association of American Universities.
    Broadcom
    undersigned organizations (2007, May 7). Compete America Letter to Congress of Support. Retrieved May 15, 2012, from Association of American Universities.
    Business Roundtable
    undersigned organizations (2007, May 7). Compete America Letter to Congress of Support. Retrieved May 15, 2012, from Association of American Universities.
    Cisco
    undersigned organizations (2007, May 7). Compete America Letter to Congress of Support. Retrieved May 15, 2012, from Association of American Universities.
    Coca-Cola Company
    undersigned organizations (2007, May 7). Compete America Letter to Congress of Support. Retrieved May 15, 2012, from Association of American Universities.
    Council of Graduate Schools
    undersigned organizations (2007, May 7). Compete America Letter to Congress of Support. Retrieved May 15, 2012, from Association of American Universities.
    eBay, Inc.
    undersigned organizations (2007, May 7). Compete America Letter to Congress of Support. Retrieved May 15, 2012, from Association of American Universities.
    Electronic Industries Alliance
    undersigned organizations (2007, May 7). Compete America Letter to Congress of Support. Retrieved May 15, 2012, from Association of American Universities.
    Emulex
    undersigned organizations (2007, May 7). Compete America Letter to Congress of Support. Retrieved May 15, 2012, from Association of American Universities.
    ExxonMobil
    Compete America (2007, May 7). Dear Member of Congress . Retrieved May 8, 2007, from Compete America.
    Google
    undersigned organizations (2007, May 7). Compete America Letter to Congress of Support. Retrieved May 15, 2012, from Association of American Universities.
    Hewlett-Packard
    undersigned organizations (2007, May 7). Compete America Letter to Congress of Support. Retrieved May 15, 2012, from Association of American Universities.
    IBM Corporation
    undersigned organizations (2007, May 7). Compete America Letter to Congress of Support. Retrieved May 15, 2012, from Association of American Universities.
    Intel
    undersigned organizations (2007, May 7). Compete America Letter to Congress of Support. Retrieved May 15, 2012, from Association of American Universities.
    Kodak
    undersigned organizations (2007, May 7). Compete America Letter to Congress of Support. Retrieved May 15, 2012, from Association of American Universities.
    McGraw-Hill Companies
    undersigned organizations (2007, May 7). Compete America Letter to Congress of Support. Retrieved May 15, 2012, from Association of American Universities.
    Microsoft
    undersigned organizations (2007, May 7). Compete America Letter to Congress of Support. Retrieved May 15, 2012, from Association of American Universities.
    Motorola
    undersigned organizations (2007, May 7). Compete America Letter to Congress of Support. Retrieved May 15, 2012, from Association of American Universities.
    NAFSA: Association of International Educators
    undersigned organizations (2007, May 7). Compete America Letter to Congress of Support. Retrieved May 15, 2012, from Association of American Universities.
    National Association of Manufacturers
    undersigned organizations (2007, May 7). Compete America Letter to Congress of Support. Retrieved May 15, 2012, from Association of American Universities.
    National Semiconductor Corporation
    undersigned organizations (2007, May 7). Compete America Letter to Congress of Support. Retrieved May 15, 2012, from Association of American Universities.
    Netflix
    undersigned organizations (2007, May 7). Compete America Letter to Congress of Support. Retrieved May 15, 2012, from Association of American Universities.
    NumbersUSA
    undersigned organizations (2007, May 7). Compete America Letter to Congress of Support. Retrieved May 15, 2012, from Association of American Universities.
    Oracle
    undersigned organizations (2007, May 7). Compete America Letter to Congress of Support. Retrieved May 15, 2012, from Association of American Universities.
    PricewaterhouseCoopers
    undersigned organizations (2007, May 7). Compete America Letter to Congress of Support. Retrieved May 15, 2012, from Association of American Universities.
    QUALCOMM, Inc.
    undersigned organizations (2007, May 7). Compete America Letter to Congress of Support. Retrieved May 15, 2012, from Association of American Universities.
    Red Hat
    undersigned organizations (2007, May 7). Compete America Letter to Congress of Support. Retrieved May 15, 2012, from Association of American Universities.
    Roche
    undersigned organizations (2007, May 7). Compete America Letter to Congress of Support. Retrieved May 15, 2012, from Association of American Universities.
    Semiconductor Equipment and Materials International
    undersigned organizations (2007, May 7). Compete America Letter to Congress of Support. Retrieved May 15, 2012, from Association of American Universities.
    Society for Human Resource Management
    undersigned organizations (2007, May 7). Compete America Letter to Congress of Support. Retrieved May 15, 2012, from Association of American Universities.
    TechNet
    undersigned organizations (2007, May 7). Compete America Letter to Congress of Support. Retrieved May 15, 2012, from Association of American Universities.
    Texas Instruments
    undersigned organizations (2007, May 7). Compete America Letter to Congress of Support. Retrieved May 15, 2012, from Association of American Universities.
    U. S. Chamber of Commerce
    undersigned organizations (2007, May 7). Compete America Letter to Congress of Support. Retrieved May 15, 2012, from Association of American Universities.
    Volvo Group North America
    undersigned organizations (2007, May 7). Compete America Letter to Congress of Support. Retrieved May 15, 2012, from Association of American Universities.
    Yahoo Incorporated
    undersigned organizations (2007, May 7). Compete America Letter to Congress of Support. Retrieved May 15, 2012, from Association of American Universities.

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    Includes reported contributions to congressional campaigns of Senators in office during the 110th U.S. Congress, from interest groups invested in the vote according to MapLight, January 1, 2003 – December 31, 2008.
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    Contributions by Legislator

    Namesort iconPartyState$ From Interest Groups
    That Supported    		$ From Interest Groups
    That Opposed
    Daniel K. AkakaDHI$72,900$0
    Andrew Lamar AlexanderRTN$553,643$0
    Alan Wayne AllardRCO$11,200$0
    Max BaucusDMT$743,026$0
    Birch "Evan" BayhDIN$476,978$0
    Bob BennettRUT$276,548$0
    Joe BidenDDE$180,325$0
    Jesse "Jeff" BingamanDNM$203,456$0
    Christopher "Kit" BondRMO$486,926$0
    Barbara BoxerDCA$514,152$0
    Sherrod BrownDOH$405,460$0
    Sam BrownbackRKS$169,562$0
    Jim BunningRKY$269,386$0
    Richard BurrRNC$873,537$0
    Robert ByrdDWV$145,550$0
    Maria CantwellDWA$699,646$0
    Ben CardinDMD$355,663$0
    Tom CarperDDE$306,868$0
    Bob CaseyDPA$373,240$0
    Clarence Saxby ChamblissRGA$703,950$0
    Hillary ClintonDNY$1,708,660$0
    Tom CoburnROK$129,046$0
    William Thad CochranRMS$211,850$0
    Norm ColemanRMN$640,348$0
    Susan CollinsRME$464,861$0
    Gaylord Kent ConradDND$251,559$0
    Bob CorkerRTN$550,185$0
    John CornynRTX$861,111$0
    Larry CraigRID$57,100$0
    Mike CrapoRID$181,472$0
    Jim DeMintRSC$474,193$0
    Chris DoddDCT$500,466$0
    Mary Elizabeth DoleRNC$535,640$0
    Pete DomeniciRNM$134,750$0
    Byron DorganDND$207,381$0
    Dick DurbinDIL$396,600$0
    John EnsignRNV$496,738$0
    Mike EnziRWY$326,051$0
    Russ FeingoldDWI$377,320$0
    Dianne FeinsteinDCA$490,645$0
    Lindsey GrahamRSC$272,390$0
    Chuck GrassleyRIA$393,961$0
    Judd GreggRNH$338,100$0
    Chuck HagelRNE$33,600$0
    Tom HarkinDIA$317,150$0
    Orrin HatchRUT$681,783$0
    Kay Bailey HutchisonRTX$393,494$0
    Jim InhofeROK$190,945$0
    Dan InouyeDHI$201,030$0
    Johnny IsaksonRGA$387,501$0
    Tim JohnsonDSD$110,450$0
    Ted KennedyDMA$421,981$0
    John KerryDMA$187,140$0
    Amy KlobucharDMN$228,915$0
    Herb KohlDWI$0$0
    Jon KylRAZ$600,344$0
    Mary LandrieuDLA$571,990$0
    Frank LautenbergDNJ$297,275$0
    Patrick LeahyDVT$291,426$0
    Carl LevinDMI$354,011$0
    Joe LiebermanICT$711,173$0
    Blanche LincolnDAR$387,301$0
    Chester Trent LottRMS$245,850$0
    Dick LugarRIN$254,308$0
    Mel MartinezRFL$451,714$0
    John McCainRAZ$106,500$0
    Claire McCaskillDMO$274,834$0
    Addison "Mitch" McConnellRKY$1,023,860$0
    Bob MenéndezDNJ$559,738$0
    Barbara MikulskiDMD$305,275$0
    Lisa MurkowskiRAK$270,098$0
    Patty MurrayDWA$547,808$0
    Earl "Ben" NelsonDNE$426,368$0
    Clarence "Bill" NelsonDFL$455,098$0
    Barack ObamaDIL$671,958$0
    Mark PryorDAR$211,180$0
    John "Jack" ReedDRI$191,893$0
    Harry ReidDNV$577,292$0
    Charles "Pat" RobertsRKS$272,699$0
    John "Jay" RockefellerDWV$312,936$0
    Ken SalazarDCO$337,947$0
    Bernie SandersIVT$136,831$0
    Chuck SchumerDNY$497,964$0
    Jeff SessionsRAL$261,000$0
    Richard ShelbyRAL$494,871$0
    Gordon SmithROR$677,145$0
    Olympia SnoweRME$183,456$0
    Arlen SpecterDPA$1,368,700$0
    Debbie StabenowDMI$568,776$0
    Ted StevensRAK$278,166$0
    John SununuRNH$454,033$0
    Jon TesterDMT$147,875$0
    Craig ThomasRWY$120,500$0
    John ThuneRSD$380,574$0
    David VitterRLA$276,980$0
    George VoinovichROH$381,036$0
    John WarnerRVA$18,000$0
    Jim WebbDVA$204,930$0
    Sheldon WhitehouseDRI$185,225$0
    Ron WydenDOR$234,456$0

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    		NamePartyState$ From Interest Groups
    That Supported    		$ From Interest Groups
    That Opposed
    		Daniel K. AkakaDHI$72,900$0
    		Andrew Lamar AlexanderRTN$553,643$0
    		Alan Wayne AllardRCO$11,200$0
    		Max BaucusDMT$743,026$0
    		Birch "Evan" BayhDIN$476,978$0
    		Bob BennettRUT$276,548$0
    		Joe BidenDDE$180,325$0
    		Jesse "Jeff" BingamanDNM$203,456$0
    		Christopher "Kit" BondRMO$486,926$0
    		Barbara BoxerDCA$514,152$0
    		Sherrod BrownDOH$405,460$0
    		Sam BrownbackRKS$169,562$0
    		Jim BunningRKY$269,386$0
    		Richard BurrRNC$873,537$0
    		Robert ByrdDWV$145,550$0
    		Maria CantwellDWA$699,646$0
    		Ben CardinDMD$355,663$0
    		Tom CarperDDE$306,868$0
    		Bob CaseyDPA$373,240$0
    		Clarence Saxby ChamblissRGA$703,950$0
    		Hillary ClintonDNY$1,708,660$0
    		Tom CoburnROK$129,046$0
    		William Thad CochranRMS$211,850$0
    		Norm ColemanRMN$640,348$0
    		Susan CollinsRME$464,861$0
    		Gaylord Kent ConradDND$251,559$0
    		Bob CorkerRTN$550,185$0
    		John CornynRTX$861,111$0
    		Larry CraigRID$57,100$0
    		Mike CrapoRID$181,472$0
    		Jim DeMintRSC$474,193$0
    		Chris DoddDCT$500,466$0
    		Mary Elizabeth DoleRNC$535,640$0
    		Pete DomeniciRNM$134,750$0
    		Byron DorganDND$207,381$0
    		Dick DurbinDIL$396,600$0
    		John EnsignRNV$496,738$0
    		Mike EnziRWY$326,051$0
    		Russ FeingoldDWI$377,320$0
    		Dianne FeinsteinDCA$490,645$0
    		Lindsey GrahamRSC$272,390$0
    		Chuck GrassleyRIA$393,961$0
    		Judd GreggRNH$338,100$0
    		Chuck HagelRNE$33,600$0
    		Tom HarkinDIA$317,150$0
    		Orrin HatchRUT$681,783$0
    		Kay Bailey HutchisonRTX$393,494$0
    		Jim InhofeROK$190,945$0
    		Dan InouyeDHI$201,030$0
    		Johnny IsaksonRGA$387,501$0
    		Tim JohnsonDSD$110,450$0
    		Ted KennedyDMA$421,981$0
    		John KerryDMA$187,140$0
    		Amy KlobucharDMN$228,915$0
    		Herb KohlDWI$0$0
    		Jon KylRAZ$600,344$0
    		Mary LandrieuDLA$571,990$0
    		Frank LautenbergDNJ$297,275$0
    		Patrick LeahyDVT$291,426$0
    		Carl LevinDMI$354,011$0
    		Joe LiebermanICT$711,173$0
    		Blanche LincolnDAR$387,301$0
    		Chester Trent LottRMS$245,850$0
    		Dick LugarRIN$254,308$0
    		Mel MartinezRFL$451,714$0
    		John McCainRAZ$106,500$0
    		Claire McCaskillDMO$274,834$0
    		Addison "Mitch" McConnellRKY$1,023,860$0
    		Bob MenéndezDNJ$559,738$0
    		Barbara MikulskiDMD$305,275$0
    		Lisa MurkowskiRAK$270,098$0
    		Patty MurrayDWA$547,808$0
    		Earl "Ben" NelsonDNE$426,368$0
    		Clarence "Bill" NelsonDFL$455,098$0
    		Barack ObamaDIL$671,958$0
    		Mark PryorDAR$211,180$0
    		John "Jack" ReedDRI$191,893$0
    		Harry ReidDNV$577,292$0
    		Charles "Pat" RobertsRKS$272,699$0
    		John "Jay" RockefellerDWV$312,936$0
    		Ken SalazarDCO$337,947$0
    		Bernie SandersIVT$136,831$0
    		Chuck SchumerDNY$497,964$0
    		Jeff SessionsRAL$261,000$0
    		Richard ShelbyRAL$494,871$0
    		Gordon SmithROR$677,145$0
    		Olympia SnoweRME$183,456$0
    		Arlen SpecterDPA$1,368,700$0
    		Debbie StabenowDMI$568,776$0
    		Ted StevensRAK$278,166$0
    		John SununuRNH$454,033$0
    		Jon TesterDMT$147,875$0
    		Craig ThomasRWY$120,500$0
    		John ThuneRSD$380,574$0
    		David VitterRLA$276,980$0
    		George VoinovichROH$381,036$0
    		John WarnerRVA$18,000$0
    		Jim WebbDVA$204,930$0
    		Sheldon WhitehouseDRI$185,225$0
    		Ron WydenDOR$234,456$0

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    		$ Donated
    		Schools & colleges$6,771,077
    		Pharmaceutical manufacturing$6,312,735
    		Accountants$5,570,584
    		Computer software$3,753,967
    		Health, Education & Human Resources$2,281,924
    		Major (multinational) oil & gas producers$1,923,556
    		Tobacco & Tobacco products$1,737,268
    		Online computer services$1,642,688
    		Computers, components & accessories$1,611,640
    		Electronics manufacturing & services$1,320,456
    		Auto manufacturers$1,185,107
    		Computer manufacture & services$1,095,560
    		Beverages (non-alcoholic)$701,907
    		Other financial services$569,230
    		Telephone & communications equipment$494,884
    		Education$439,709
    		General business associations$382,885
    		Manufacturing$312,104
    		Chambers of commerce$285,984
    		Photographic equipment & supplies$102,150
    		Video tape rental$62,411
    		Border Control Policy$0

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