H.R. 4867: PHDs First Act

Quick Facts:

Bill Sponsor: Rep. Shri Thanedar (D-MI-13)

Congress: 119

Date Introduced: Aug. 1, 2025

Last Action: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. (Aug. 1, 2025)

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PHDs First Act

This bill allows aliens with a doctoral degree, an employment offer or job in a related field with a wage higher than the median wage level for the occupational classification in the area of employment, and admissible pursuant to a labor certification, to adjust to legal permanent resident status without numerical limitation. 

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