Kids 2000 Act
Public Law 106-313 · S. 2045 · 106th Congress · began in the Senate
Signed by Bill Clinton (D) on Oct 17, 2000 · Immigration
Sponsor: Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-UT)
Cosponsors (24): Sen. Spencer Abraham, Sen. Phil Gramm,
Passage votesYeaNay
- HouseVoice vote
- SenateRecorded vote: 96 yea, 1 nay96–1
Data notes
The final version of the law, as each chamber passed it. A chamber that passed it by voice vote or unanimous consent has no count. “Method not stated” means the record does not say how the chamber voted. Where the record has a member-by-member vote, the “Who voted for it” section shows who voted yea.
Summary
The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.
Title I: American Competitiveness in the Twenty-First Century - American Competitiveness in the Twenty-first Century Act of 2000 - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to increase available nonimmigrant H-1B specialty occupation visas for FY 2001 through 2003.
(Sec. 103) Exempts from H-1B numerical limits an alien who is employed at an institution of higher education or related nonprofit entity, nonprofit research or governmental research entity.
(Sec.104) Makes employment-based immigrant visas available on a quarterly basis without regard to per-country limitations if unused visas are available.
Authorizes a U.S.-residency extension for a nonimmigrant alien for whom an employment-based immigrant petition has been filed but who is subject to the per-country limit until resolution of such alien's application for status adjustment.
(Sec. 105) Authorizes a qualifying H-1B alien to accept new employment upon a prospective employer's filing of a new petition, which shall last until such petition's adjudication.
(Sec. 106) Provides for one-year extensions of authorized H-1B stay in cases of permanent residence adjudications lasting 365 days or longer.
(Sec. 107) Extends: (1) attestation requirements under such Act through October 1, 2002; and (2) investigative authorities under the American Competitiveness and Workforce Improvement Act of 1998 through FY 2002.
(Sec. 108) Provides, with respect to nonimmigrant visa petitions subject to numerical limits, for the numerical restoration of such visas fraudulently obtained, effective for the fiscal year of petition revocation.
(Sec. 109) Directs the National Science Foundation to conduct a study of the divergence in high technology access (digital divide).
(Sec. 110) Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to reduce allocations from the (visa fee) Treasury H-1B Nonimmigrant Petitioner Account for job training and low-income scholarships for mathematics, engineering, or computer studies.
Replaces the existing allocation for National Science Foundation (NSF) enrichment grants in mathematics, engineering, and science with an NSF allocation in support of public-private education partnerships in math, science, and technology.
Reduces application processing and enforcement allocations.
Amends the American Competitiveness and Workforce Improvement Act of 1998 with respect to such low-income National Science Foundation scholarships to: (1) increase maximum amounts; and (2) authorize four-year extensions.
Amends the American Competitiveness and Workforce Improvement Act of 1998 to direct NSF and the Department of Labor to monitor H-1B grant programs.
(Sec. 111) Directs the Secretary of Labor to use Account funds to establish technical skills training demonstration programs for employed and unemployed workers.
(Sec. 112) Kids 2000 Act - Directs the Attorney General to make grants to the Boys and Girls Clubs of America for after-school technology programs, such as PowerUp. Authorizes FY 2001 through 2006 appropriations. Authorizes funding from the Violent Crime Reduction Trust Fund.
(Sec. 113) Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to allocate specified Account funds for certain H-1B and immigrant petitions.
(Sec. 114) Excludes foreign student or teacher nonimmigrant aliens from specified H-1B numerical limitations.
(Sec. 115) Directs the Secretary of Commerce to review U.S. (public and private) workforce training programs.
Title II: Immigration Services and Infrastructure Improvements - Immigration Services and Infrastructure Improvements Act of 2000 - Authorizes the Attorney General to take necessary steps to: (1) reduce the immigration backlog; and (2) make infrastructure improvements to effectively provide immigration services. Authorizes appropriations. Sets forth related reporting requirements.
Who voted for it
Every senator of the 106th Congress on the ideology compass. Highlighted: the 96 who voted yea on final passage. Faded: everyone else, including those who voted nay, did not vote, or had not yet taken office.
96 yea1 nay3 present or did not vote
Democrats who voted yea(42)
- Sen. Paul WellstoneD-MN
Sen. Barbara BoxerD-CA
Sen. Tom HarkinD-IA
Sen. Jack ReedD-RI
Sen. Frank LautenbergD-NJ
Sen. Barbara MikulskiD-MD- Sen. Paul SarbanesD-MD
Sen. Russell FeingoldD-WI
Sen. Carl LevinD-MI
Sen. Daniel AkakaD-HI
Sen. Richard DurbinD-IL
Sen. Harry ReidD-NV
Sen. Patrick LeahyD-VT
Sen. Jay RockefellerD-WV- Sen. Tom DaschleD-SD
Sen. Patty MurrayD-WA
Sen. Byron DorganD-ND
Sen. Chuck SchumerD-NY
Sen. John KerryD-MA
Sen. Daniel InouyeD-HI
Sen. Christopher DoddD-CT- Sen. John EdwardsD-NC
Sen. Ron WydenD-OR- Sen. Richard BryanD-NV
Sen. Herb KohlD-WI
Sen. Kent ConradD-ND
Sen. Tim JohnsonD-SD- Sen. Daniel MoynihanD-NY
- Sen. Bob GrahamD-FL
- Sen. Charles RobbD-VA
- Sen. Maxwell ClelandD-GA
Sen. Joseph BidenD-DE
Sen. Robert ByrdD-WV
Sen. Evan BayhD-IN
Sen. Max BaucusD-MT
Sen. Jeff BingamanD-NM- Sen. Robert TorricelliD-NJ
Sen. Mary LandrieuD-LA- Sen. Robert KerreyD-NE
Sen. Blanche LincolnD-AR- Sen. John BreauxD-LA
- Sen. Zell MillerD-GA
Republicans who voted yea(54)
- Sen. Lincoln ChafeeR-RI
- Sen. Jim JeffordsR-VT
Sen. Arlen SpecterR-PA
Sen. Olympia SnoweR-ME
Sen. Susan CollinsR-ME- Sen. William RothR-DE
Sen. Gordon SmithR-OR- Sen. Spencer AbrahamR-MI
- Sen. Mike DeWineR-OH
Sen. Richard LugarR-IN
Sen. John WarnerR-VA
Sen. Ted StevensR-AK- Sen. Peter FitzgeraldR-IL
Sen. Pete DomeniciR-NM- Sen. Slade GortonR-WA
Sen. George VoinovichR-OH
Sen. Orrin HatchR-UT
Sen. Robert BennettR-UT- Sen. Rick SantorumR-PA
- Sen. Ben CampbellR-CO
Sen. Chuck GrassleyR-IA
Sen. Kay HutchisonR-TX
Sen. Kit BondR-MO
Sen. John McCainR-AZ- Sen. Bill FristR-TN
Sen. Thad CochranR-MS
Sen. Chuck HagelR-NE- Sen. Conrad BurnsR-MT
Sen. Pat RobertsR-KS- Sen. Strom ThurmondR-SC
Sen. Mitch McConnellR-KY- Sen. Connie MackR-FL
- Sen. John AshcroftR-MO
- Sen. Fred ThompsonR-TN
Sen. Richard ShelbyR-AL- Sen. Frank MurkowskiR-AK
Sen. Judd GreggR-NH
Sen. Trent LottR-MS
Sen. Sam BrownbackR-KS
Sen. Mike CrapoR-ID- Sen. Tim HutchinsonR-AR
- Sen. Rod GramsR-MN
- Sen. Craig ThomasR-WY
Sen. Jeff SessionsR-AL
Sen. Larry CraigR-ID
Sen. Jon KylR-AZ- Sen. Don NicklesR-OK
Sen. Michael EnziR-WY
Sen. Wayne AllardR-CO
Sen. Jim BunningR-KY- Sen. Phil GrammR-TX
Sen. Jim InhofeR-OK- Sen. Jesse HelmsR-NC
- Sen. Bob SmithR-NH
Data notes
The Senate’s recorded vote on the final version of the law (roll call 636 in Voteview), matched to the vote the record cites and checked against its totals. Positions are each member’s DW-NOMINATE score for that Congress, as on the Ideology page; left to right is more liberal to more conservative. Paired and announced yea votes count as yea. Lists follow the compass, most liberal first. A name links to a profile only for members of the current Congress. A law passed by voice vote or unanimous consent has no member list, and neither does a vote Voteview has not yet recorded.
Committees
The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.
Data notes
A committee links to its page only where it exists in the current Congress; older and renamed committees are named without a link.
Timeline
From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 18 actions.
- Oct 17, 2000Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 106-313.
- Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- Oct 5, 2000PresidentPresident · Presented to President.
- Oct 3, 2000FloorFloor · Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- FloorFloor · On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (An incorrect version of the bill was printed at: CR H8699-8700; the correct version as passed by the House can be found at: CR 10/05/2000 H9004-9008)
- FloorFloor · On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(An incorrect version of the bill was printed at: CR H8699-8700; the correct version as passed by the House can be found at: CR 10/05/2000 H9004-9008)
- FloorFloor · Mr. Cannon moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- FloorFloor · Passed Senate with an amendment by Yea-Nay Vote. 96 - 1. Record Vote Number: 262.Senate roll call 262
- Sep 28, 2000FloorFloor · The committee substitute as amended agreed to by Unanimous Consent.
- FloorFloor · Motion by Senator Lott to recommit to Senate Committee on the Judiciary withdrawn in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
- FloorFloor · Cloture motion on the bill withdrawn by unanimous consent in Senate.
- FloorFloor · Cloture motion on the committee substitute withdrawn by unanimous consent in Senate.
- Sep 22, 2000FloorFloor · Motion to proceed to consideration of measure agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
- Sep 19, 2000FloorFloor · Cloture on the motion to proceed invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 97 - 1. Record Vote Number: 252.Senate roll call 252
- Apr 11, 2000CommitteeCommittee · Reported by Senate Judiciary Committee
- Mar 9, 2000CommitteeCommittee · Markup by Senate Judiciary Committee
- Feb 9, 2000CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Senate Judiciary Committee
- IntroducedIntroduced · Introduced in the Senate
Data notes
Shows the introduction, each committee and subcommittee step the source dates (referral, hearings, markup, report, discharge), and the floor, conference, presidential and became-law steps. Calendar placements, messages between the chambers, amendments and committee report numbers are not shown for laws before the 108th Congress. Two entries the source lists twice are shown once.
Official record
The bill’s full text and every action, including introduction and committee steps, are on Congress.gov. Data through Oct 7, 2026.