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.
Everywhere this bill has been
5 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
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
Plain-English summary
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
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 8 - 1 .
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