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HR 3644 109th Congress House Immigration Admission of nonimmigrants Alien labor Aliens Labor and Employment Temporary employment Visas

To exempt boilermakers from the numerical limitation applicable to nonimmigrants issued a visa or otherwise provided status under section 101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(b) of the Immigration and Nationality Act.

Introduced: July 29, 2005 Introduced by: Wilson, Joe Republican · South Carolina See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
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Became law
Sep 19, 2005
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security, and Claims.
Jul 29, 2005
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jul 29, 2005
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Exempts an H-2B visa (temporary nonagricultural worker) alien coming to work in the United States as a boilermaker from fiscal year numerical limitations under the Immigration and Nationality Act.

What's happening now September 19, 2005

Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security, and Claims.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 3 Republican 1
D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · May 24, 2006
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Mar 15, 2006
 D
Sánchez, Linda T.
California · Oct 6, 2005
 R
McCaul, Michael T.
Texas · Sep 29, 2005
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3644: To exempt boilermakers from the numerical limitation applicable to nonimmigrants issued a visa or otherwise provided status under section 101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(b) of the Immigration and Nationality Act.. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-3644/
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"H.R. 3644: To exempt boilermakers from the numerical limitation applicable to nonimmigrants issued a visa or otherwise provided status under section 101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(b) of the Immigration and Nationality Act.." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-3644/.
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H.R. 3644, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-3644/.
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