1998 H1B no displace: comm. (S1723)

Voted in committee to preventdisplacement of American workers in 1998
The Committee voted on a Kennedy-Feinstein Amendment to S.1723 that would have accomplished two important goals: That no American was laid off or displaced prior to hiring an H1B employee; and, that employers demonstrate they had taken timely and effective steps to hire a qualified American. Though Sen. ZZlastnameZZ supported this amendment, it failed by a vote of 8-10.

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Thursday, April 2, 1998 (All day)
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Sen. Edward Kennedy [D-MA]