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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 $1,396,651 Against $0
  2. March - April 2003 For $2,892,322 Against $0
  3. May - June 2003 For $3,719,274 Against $0
  4. July - August 2003 For $1,724,682 Against $0
  5. September - October 2003 For $2,956,776 Against $0
  6. November - December 2003 For $2,742,417 Against $0
  7. January - February 2004 For $2,267,049 Against $0
  8. March - April 2004 For $3,753,713 Against $0
  9. May - June 2004 For $4,742,855 Against $0
  10. July - August 2004 For $2,700,232 Against $0
  11. September - October 2004 For $5,652,370 Against $0
  12. November - December 2004 For $1,053,979 Against $0
  13. January - February 2005 For $1,347,801 Against $0
  14. March - April 2005 For $4,260,200 Against $0
  15. May - June 2005 For $5,132,336 Against $0
  16. July - August 2005 For $2,042,830 Against $0
  17. September - October 2005 For $4,006,799 Against $0
  18. November - December 2005 For $4,684,947 Against $0
  19. January - February 2006 For $1,931,150 Against $0
  20. March - April 2006 For $5,272,295 Against $0
  21. May - June 2006 For $5,470,851 Against $0
  22. July - August 2006 For $3,444,276 Against $0
  23. September - October 2006 For $7,440,138 Against $0
  24. November - December 2006 For $2,200,736 Against $0
  25. January - February 2007 For $1,730,868 Against $0
  26. March - April 2007 For $3,926,285 Against $0
  27. May - June 2007 For $4,501,685 Against $0
  28. July - August 2007 For $1,610,582 Against $0
  29. September - October 2007 For $3,095,559 Against $0
  30. November - December 2007 For $2,900,912 Against $0
  31. January - February 2008 For $1,526,399 Against $0
  32. March - April 2008 For $2,971,310 Against $0
  33. May - June 2008 For $2,903,946 Against $0
  34. July - August 2008 For $2,666,454 Against $0
  35. September - October 2008 For $3,087,160 Against $0
  36. November - December 2008 For $1,279,742 Against $0

Votes

    37 Organizations Supported and 1 Opposed; See Which Ones
    37 Organizations Supported and 1 Opposed; See Which Ones

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

    37 organizations supported this bill

    Altria
    (n.d.). Compete America Letter to Congress of Support. Retrieved n.d., from .
    American Immigration Lawyers Association
    (n.d.). Position Paper: Highly Educated Foreign Professionals. Retrieved n.d., from .
    Analog Devices
    (n.d.). Compete America Letter to Congress of Support. Retrieved n.d., from .
    Association of American Universities
    (n.d.). Compete America Letter to Congress of Support. Retrieved n.d., from .
    Broadcom
    (n.d.). Compete America Letter to Congress of Support. Retrieved n.d., from .
    Business Roundtable
    (n.d.). Compete America Letter to Congress of Support. Retrieved n.d., from .
    Cisco
    (n.d.). Compete America Letter to Congress of Support. Retrieved n.d., from .
    Coca-Cola Company
    (n.d.). Compete America Letter to Congress of Support. Retrieved n.d., from .
    Council of Graduate Schools
    (n.d.). letter of support april 11, 2007. Retrieved n.d., from .
    eBay, Inc.
    (n.d.). Compete America Letter to Congress of Support. Retrieved n.d., from .
    Electronic Industries Alliance
    (n.d.). Compete America Letter to Congress of Support. Retrieved n.d., from .
    Emulex
    (n.d.). Compete America Letter to Congress of Support. Retrieved n.d., from .
    ExxonMobil
    Compete America (2007, May 7). H-1B Visa and Employment-Based (EB) Green Card Systems . Retrieved May 8, 2007, from Letters to Congress.
    Google
    (n.d.). Compete America Letter to Congress of Support. Retrieved n.d., from .
    Hewlett-Packard
    (n.d.). Compete America Letter to Congress of Support. Retrieved n.d., from .
    IBM Corporation
    (n.d.). Compete America Letter to Congress of Support. Retrieved n.d., from .
    Intel
    (n.d.). Compete America Letter to Congress of Support. Retrieved n.d., from .
    Kodak
    (n.d.). Compete America Letter to Congress of Support. Retrieved n.d., from .
    McGraw-Hill Companies
    (n.d.). Compete America Letter to Congress of Support. Retrieved n.d., from .
    Microsoft
    (n.d.). Compete America Letter to Congress of Support. Retrieved n.d., from .
    Motorola
    (n.d.). Compete America Letter to Congress of Support. Retrieved n.d., from .
    NAFSA: Association of International Educators
    (n.d.). Compete America Letter to Congress of Support. Retrieved n.d., from .
    National Association of Manufacturers
    (n.d.). Compete America Letter to Congress of Support. Retrieved n.d., from .
    National Semiconductor Corporation
    (n.d.). Compete America Letter to Congress of Support. Retrieved n.d., from .
    Netflix
    (n.d.). Compete America Letter to Congress of Support. Retrieved n.d., from .
    Oracle
    (n.d.). Compete America Letter to Congress of Support. Retrieved n.d., from .
    PricewaterhouseCoopers
    (n.d.). Compete America Letter to Congress of Support. Retrieved n.d., from .
    QUALCOMM, Inc.
    (n.d.). Compete America Letter to Congress of Support. Retrieved n.d., from .
    Red Hat
    (n.d.). Compete America Letter to Congress of Support. Retrieved n.d., from .
    Roche
    (n.d.). Compete America Letter to Congress of Support. Retrieved n.d., from .
    Semiconductor Equipment and Materials International
    (n.d.). Compete America Letter to Congress of Support. Retrieved n.d., from .
    Society for Human Resource Management
    (n.d.). Compete America Letter to Congress of Support. Retrieved n.d., from .
    TechNet
    (n.d.). Compete America Letter to Congress of Support. Retrieved n.d., from .
    Texas Instruments
    (n.d.). Compete America Letter to Congress of Support. Retrieved n.d., from .
    U. S. Chamber of Commerce
    (n.d.). Compete America Letter to Congress of Support. Retrieved n.d., from .
    Volvo Group North America
    (n.d.). Compete America Letter to Congress of Support. Retrieved n.d., from .
    Yahoo Incorporated
    (n.d.). Compete America Letter to Congress of Support. Retrieved n.d., from .

    1 organization opposed this bill

    NumbersUSA
    (n.d.). NumbersUSA opposed to S. 1083. Retrieved n.d., from .

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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$233,103$0
    Andrew Lamar AlexanderRTN$1,056,431$0
    Alan Wayne AllardRCO$16,200$0
    Max BaucusDMT$1,383,448$0
    Birch "Evan" BayhDIN$1,721,352$0
    Bob BennettRUT$446,274$0
    Joe BidenDDE$2,366,548$0
    Jesse "Jeff" BingamanDNM$629,117$0
    Christopher "Kit" BondRMO$949,886$0
    Barbara BoxerDCA$2,272,246$0
    Sherrod BrownDOH$1,756,761$0
    Sam BrownbackRKS$291,803$0
    Jim BunningRKY$498,009$0
    Richard BurrRNC$1,429,268$0
    Robert ByrdDWV$390,291$0
    Maria CantwellDWA$2,174,395$0
    Ben CardinDMD$1,353,278$0
    Tom CarperDDE$689,205$0
    Bob CaseyDPA$3,600,940$0
    Clarence Saxby ChamblissRGA$1,490,025$0
    Hillary ClintonDNY$6,988,055$0
    Tom CoburnROK$221,771$0
    William Thad CochranRMS$445,864$0
    Norm ColemanRMN$1,566,648$0
    Susan CollinsRME$988,691$0
    Gaylord Kent ConradDND$725,719$0
    Bob CorkerRTN$1,158,943$0
    John CornynRTX$2,203,982$0
    Larry CraigRID$96,350$0
    Mike CrapoRID$336,427$0
    Jim DeMintRSC$1,081,400$0
    Chris DoddDCT$1,293,918$0
    Mary Elizabeth DoleRNC$1,202,274$0
    Pete DomeniciRNM$259,500$0
    Byron DorganDND$595,394$0
    Dick DurbinDIL$2,112,542$0
    John EnsignRNV$858,726$0
    Mike EnziRWY$385,952$0
    Russ FeingoldDWI$1,106,678$0
    Dianne FeinsteinDCA$1,201,823$0
    Lindsey GrahamRSC$1,509,594$0
    Chuck GrassleyRIA$697,112$0
    Judd GreggRNH$470,787$0
    Chuck HagelRNE$137,970$0
    Tom HarkinDIA$976,767$0
    Orrin HatchRUT$1,169,026$0
    Kay Bailey HutchisonRTX$1,166,820$0
    Jim InhofeROK$359,373$0
    Dan InouyeDHI$497,383$0
    Johnny IsaksonRGA$1,037,226$0
    Tim JohnsonDSD$393,343$0
    Ted KennedyDMA$1,511,812$0
    John KerryDMA$603,773$0
    Amy KlobucharDMN$1,217,820$0
    Herb KohlDWI$500$0
    Jon KylRAZ$1,442,882$0
    Mary LandrieuDLA$1,854,760$0
    Frank LautenbergDNJ$1,233,582$0
    Patrick LeahyDVT$882,795$0
    Carl LevinDMI$948,239$0
    Joe LiebermanICT$2,007,764$0
    Blanche LincolnDAR$805,639$0
    Chester Trent LottRMS$510,122$0
    Dick LugarRIN$638,579$0
    Mel MartinezRFL$1,553,756$0
    John McCainRAZ$297,715$0
    Claire McCaskillDMO$1,762,810$0
    Addison "Mitch" McConnellRKY$1,918,043$0
    Bob MenéndezDNJ$2,565,325$0
    Barbara MikulskiDMD$607,975$0
    Lisa MurkowskiRAK$607,620$0
    Patty MurrayDWA$1,422,628$0
    Earl "Ben" NelsonDNE$1,015,667$0
    Clarence "Bill" NelsonDFL$2,946,940$0
    Barack ObamaDIL$3,126,270$0
    Mark PryorDAR$921,476$0
    John "Jack" ReedDRI$588,637$0
    Harry ReidDNV$1,819,113$0
    Charles "Pat" RobertsRKS$516,339$0
    John "Jay" RockefellerDWV$1,076,960$0
    Ken SalazarDCO$2,145,627$0
    Bernie SandersIVT$272,360$0
    Chuck SchumerDNY$1,682,432$0
    Jeff SessionsRAL$704,489$0
    Richard ShelbyRAL$1,248,614$0
    Gordon SmithROR$1,161,399$0
    Olympia SnoweRME$356,891$0
    Arlen SpecterDPA$3,802,229$0
    Debbie StabenowDMI$1,763,996$0
    Ted StevensRAK$643,157$0
    John SununuRNH$816,977$0
    Jon TesterDMT$676,807$0
    Craig ThomasRWY$147,915$0
    John ThuneRSD$901,730$0
    David VitterRLA$850,279$0
    George VoinovichROH$949,023$0
    John WarnerRVA$20,000$0
    Jim WebbDVA$859,817$0
    Sheldon WhitehouseDRI$999,197$0
    Ron WydenDOR$634,463$0

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    		NamePartyState$ From Interest Groups
    That Supported    		$ From Interest Groups
    That Opposed
    		Daniel K. AkakaDHI$233,103$0
    		Andrew Lamar AlexanderRTN$1,056,431$0
    		Alan Wayne AllardRCO$16,200$0
    		Max BaucusDMT$1,383,448$0
    		Birch "Evan" BayhDIN$1,721,352$0
    		Bob BennettRUT$446,274$0
    		Joe BidenDDE$2,366,548$0
    		Jesse "Jeff" BingamanDNM$629,117$0
    		Christopher "Kit" BondRMO$949,886$0
    		Barbara BoxerDCA$2,272,246$0
    		Sherrod BrownDOH$1,756,761$0
    		Sam BrownbackRKS$291,803$0
    		Jim BunningRKY$498,009$0
    		Richard BurrRNC$1,429,268$0
    		Robert ByrdDWV$390,291$0
    		Maria CantwellDWA$2,174,395$0
    		Ben CardinDMD$1,353,278$0
    		Tom CarperDDE$689,205$0
    		Bob CaseyDPA$3,600,940$0
    		Clarence Saxby ChamblissRGA$1,490,025$0
    		Hillary ClintonDNY$6,988,055$0
    		Tom CoburnROK$221,771$0
    		William Thad CochranRMS$445,864$0
    		Norm ColemanRMN$1,566,648$0
    		Susan CollinsRME$988,691$0
    		Gaylord Kent ConradDND$725,719$0
    		Bob CorkerRTN$1,158,943$0
    		John CornynRTX$2,203,982$0
    		Larry CraigRID$96,350$0
    		Mike CrapoRID$336,427$0
    		Jim DeMintRSC$1,081,400$0
    		Chris DoddDCT$1,293,918$0
    		Mary Elizabeth DoleRNC$1,202,274$0
    		Pete DomeniciRNM$259,500$0
    		Byron DorganDND$595,394$0
    		Dick DurbinDIL$2,112,542$0
    		John EnsignRNV$858,726$0
    		Mike EnziRWY$385,952$0
    		Russ FeingoldDWI$1,106,678$0
    		Dianne FeinsteinDCA$1,201,823$0
    		Lindsey GrahamRSC$1,509,594$0
    		Chuck GrassleyRIA$697,112$0
    		Judd GreggRNH$470,787$0
    		Chuck HagelRNE$137,970$0
    		Tom HarkinDIA$976,767$0
    		Orrin HatchRUT$1,169,026$0
    		Kay Bailey HutchisonRTX$1,166,820$0
    		Jim InhofeROK$359,373$0
    		Dan InouyeDHI$497,383$0
    		Johnny IsaksonRGA$1,037,226$0
    		Tim JohnsonDSD$393,343$0
    		Ted KennedyDMA$1,511,812$0
    		John KerryDMA$603,773$0
    		Amy KlobucharDMN$1,217,820$0
    		Herb KohlDWI$500$0
    		Jon KylRAZ$1,442,882$0
    		Mary LandrieuDLA$1,854,760$0
    		Frank LautenbergDNJ$1,233,582$0
    		Patrick LeahyDVT$882,795$0
    		Carl LevinDMI$948,239$0
    		Joe LiebermanICT$2,007,764$0
    		Blanche LincolnDAR$805,639$0
    		Chester Trent LottRMS$510,122$0
    		Dick LugarRIN$638,579$0
    		Mel MartinezRFL$1,553,756$0
    		John McCainRAZ$297,715$0
    		Claire McCaskillDMO$1,762,810$0
    		Addison "Mitch" McConnellRKY$1,918,043$0
    		Bob MenéndezDNJ$2,565,325$0
    		Barbara MikulskiDMD$607,975$0
    		Lisa MurkowskiRAK$607,620$0
    		Patty MurrayDWA$1,422,628$0
    		Earl "Ben" NelsonDNE$1,015,667$0
    		Clarence "Bill" NelsonDFL$2,946,940$0
    		Barack ObamaDIL$3,126,270$0
    		Mark PryorDAR$921,476$0
    		John "Jack" ReedDRI$588,637$0
    		Harry ReidDNV$1,819,113$0
    		Charles "Pat" RobertsRKS$516,339$0
    		John "Jay" RockefellerDWV$1,076,960$0
    		Ken SalazarDCO$2,145,627$0
    		Bernie SandersIVT$272,360$0
    		Chuck SchumerDNY$1,682,432$0
    		Jeff SessionsRAL$704,489$0
    		Richard ShelbyRAL$1,248,614$0
    		Gordon SmithROR$1,161,399$0
    		Olympia SnoweRME$356,891$0
    		Arlen SpecterDPA$3,802,229$0
    		Debbie StabenowDMI$1,763,996$0
    		Ted StevensRAK$643,157$0
    		John SununuRNH$816,977$0
    		Jon TesterDMT$676,807$0
    		Craig ThomasRWY$147,915$0
    		John ThuneRSD$901,730$0
    		David VitterRLA$850,279$0
    		George VoinovichROH$949,023$0
    		John WarnerRVA$20,000$0
    		Jim WebbDVA$859,817$0
    		Sheldon WhitehouseDRI$999,197$0
    		Ron WydenDOR$634,463$0

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    		$ Donated
    		Attorneys & law firms$68,075,572
    		Schools & colleges$6,771,077
    		Pharmaceutical manufacturing$6,312,735
    		Business services$6,189,400
    		Accountants$5,570,584
    		Book, newspaper & periodical publishing$3,871,036
    		Computer software$3,753,967
    		Major (multinational) oil & gas producers$1,923,556
    		Tobacco & Tobacco products$1,737,268
    		Cellular systems and equipment$1,689,242
    		Online computer services$1,642,688
    		Computers, components & accessories$1,611,640
    		Telecommunications$1,552,077
    		Electronics manufacturing & services$1,320,456
    		Computer manufacture & services$1,095,560
    		Beverages (non-alcoholic)$701,907
    		Education$439,709
    		Manufacturing$312,104
    		Chambers of commerce$285,984
    		Photographic equipment & supplies$102,150
    		Pro-business associations$78,869

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