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112th Congress · 2011–2013
S. 3192

SMART Jobs Act

Immigration Senate 4 cosponsors
Latest action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. · May 16, 2012
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The votes

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Where it stands

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In committee

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Recorded May 16, 2012, as the clerk wrote it

Sponsor Sen. Alexander, Lamar [R-TN]
Committee Judiciary Committee
Recorded votes None taken
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Power & Politics, "S. 3192 (112th Congress): SMART Jobs Act," last checked Oct. 12, 2026, citing Congress.gov, https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/bill-112-s3192

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Power & Politics. (2026, October 12). S. 3192 (112th Congress): SMART Jobs Act [Bill record]. Retrieved October 27, 2026, from https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/bill-112-s3192

Chicago

Power & Politics. "S. 3192 (112th Congress): SMART Jobs Act." Last modified October 12, 2026. Accessed October 27, 2026. https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/bill-112-s3192.

BibTeX
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  author       = {{Power & Politics}},
  title        = {{S. 3192 (112th Congress): SMART Jobs Act}},
  year         = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/bill-112-s3192}},
  note         = {Reference number bill-112-s3192; official source: Congress.gov, https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/senate-bill/3192; last checked October 12, 2026; accessed October 27, 2026}
}
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Official analyses

CBO cost estimates and CRS reports on S. 3192

Published December 17, 2012Immigration of Foreign Nationals with Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Degrees (PDF)
CRS · Reports · R42530

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No recorded vote

No roll call has been taken on this measure, so no member's position on it is on the record. Most measures never get one.