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Information Technology Workforce (2000)

The 106th Congress passed legislation to raise the caps on H-1B visas for professional guest workers. Please see the CRA report on the Status of H-1B Visa and Related Legislation for details.

Legislation

• House Judiciary Committee Approves H-1B Visa legislation, press release from Rep. Lamar Smith (R-TX), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims, Committee on the Judiciary, May 17, 2000
  • Technology Worker Temporary Relief Act (H.R. 4227), text of legislation

• Letter from National Economic Council Director Gene Sperling re: H-1B Legislation, White House press release, May 11, 2000

• Dreier Leads Bipartisan Effort to Address Skilled Worker Shortage, press release from Rep. David Dreier (R-CA) announcing introduction of HI-TECH Act, March 15, 2000
  • Helping to Improve Technology Education and Achievement (HI-TECH) Act (H.R. 3983), text of legislation

• Hatch H-1B Visa Bill Clears the Senate Judiciary Committee, press release from Senator Orrin Hatch (R-UT), Chairman of the Committee on the Judiciary, March 9, 2000
  • American Competitiveness in the 21st Century Act (S. 2045), text of legislation

• Introduction of the Technology Worker Temporary Relief Act, press release from Rep. Lamar Smith (R-TX), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims, Committee on the Judiciary, March 1, 2000
  • Technology Worker Temporary Relief Act (H.R. 3814), text of legislation

• Introducing the American Competitiveness in the 21st Century Act, press release from Senator Orrin Hatch (R-UT), Chairman of the Committee on the Judiciary, February 9, 2000

• McCain Bill to Maintain U.S. Leadership in Technology Industry, press release from Senator John McCain (R-AZ), Chairman of the Committee on Commerce, Science, & Transportation, October 27, 1999
  • 21st Century Technology Resources and Commercial Leadership Act (S. 1804), text of legislation

• End the Brain Drain, press release from Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-CA) announcing introduction of BRAIN Act, August 4, 1999
  • Bringing Resources from Academia for the Industry of our Nation (BRAIN) Act (H.R. 2687), text of legislation

Hearings

• Status of Regulations Implementing the American Competitiveness and Workforce Improvement Act, hearing, Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims, Committee on the Judiciary, U.S. House of Representatives, May 25, 2000

• America's Workforce Needs in the 21st Century, hearing, Subcommittee on Immigration, Committee on the Judiciary, United States Senate, October 21, 1999

• The H-1B Temporary Professional Worker Visa Program and Information Technology Workforce Issues, hearing, Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims, Committee on the Judiciary, U.S. House of Representatives, August 5, 1999

Reports

• Bridging the Gap: Information Technology Skills for a New Millennium, Information Technology Association of America, July 2000

• A Nation of Opportunity: Building America's 21st Century Workforce, 21st Century Workforce Commission, June 2000

• Ensuring a Strong U.S. Scientific, Technical, and Engineering Workforce in the 21st Century (.pdf), National Science and Technology Council, April 2000

• The Digital Work Force: Building Infotech Skills at the Speed of Innovation (.pdf), Department of Commerce, June 1999

• The Supply of Information Technology Workers in the United States, Computing Research Association, May 1999

• Information Technology: Assessment of the Department of Commerce's Report on Workforce Demand and Supply (.pdf), General Accounting Office, March 20, 1998

• America's New Deficit: The Shortage of Information Technology Workers (.pdf), Department of Commerce, September 1997

• Workforce Needs in Information Technology, project web page, Computer Science and Telecommunications Board, National Research Council