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HR 1941 115th Congress House

Returning Worker Accountability Act of 2017

Official title: To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to make the exception for returning workers permanent, and for other purposes.

Introduced: April 5, 2017 Introduced by: Higgins, Clay Republican · Louisiana See on congress.gov
Immigration Foreign laborImmigration status and proceduresTemporary and part-time employmentVisas and passports
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It never became law before the 115th Congress (2017–2018) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Became law
Apr 26, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
Apr 5, 2017
Introduced in House
Apr 5, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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 Latest action April 26, 2017

Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Returning Worker Accountability Act of 2017

This bill exempts from the nonimmigrant H-2B visa (temporary nonagricultural services) annual numerical limitation for a fiscal year a returning worker who has already been counted toward such limitation during any of the preceding three fiscal years.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1941: Returning Worker Accountability Act of 2017. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-1941/
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"H.R. 1941: Returning Worker Accountability Act of 2017." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-1941/.
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H.R. 1941, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-1941/.
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