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HR 5882 110th Congress House Immigration Alien labor Aliens Families Immigrants Labor and Employment Visas

To recapture employment-based immigrant visas lost to bureaucratic delays and to prevent losses of family- and employment-based immigrant visas in the future.

Introduced: April 23, 2008 Introduced by: Lofgren, Zoe Democratic · California See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 5 steps
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Passed Senate
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Became law
Jul 31, 2008
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 8 - 1 .
Jul 31, 2008
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Apr 28, 2008
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law.
Apr 23, 2008
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Apr 23, 2008
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to establish the fiscal year worldwide level of employment-based immigrants at 140,000 plus: (1) the previous year's unused visas; and (2) the number of unused visas from FY1992-FY2007.

Establishes the fiscal year worldwide level of family-sponsored immigrants at 480,000 minus the number of certain aliens not subject to direct numerical limitations plus: (1) the previous year's unused visas; and (2) the number of unused visas from FY1992-FY2007. States that such annual level shall not be less than 226,000.

What's happening now July 31, 2008

Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 8 - 1 .

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 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 8
All 8 Democratic 5 Republican 3
D
Doggett, Lloyd
Texas · Aug 1, 2008
 R
Sessions, Pete
Texas · Jul 16, 2008
 R
McCaul, Michael T.
Texas · Jul 10, 2008
 D
Matsui, Doris O.
California · Jun 23, 2008
 D
Sánchez, Linda T.
California · Jun 10, 2008
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · May 22, 2008
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Cuellar, Henry
Texas · May 15, 2008
 R
Carter, John R.
Texas · May 13, 2008
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5882: To recapture employment-based immigrant visas lost to bureaucratic delays and to prevent losses of family- and employment-based immigrant visas in the future.. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-5882/
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"H.R. 5882: To recapture employment-based immigrant visas lost to bureaucratic delays and to prevent losses of family- and employment-based immigrant visas in the future.." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-5882/.
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H.R. 5882, 110th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-5882/.
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