HR 6536
115th Congress
House
Immigration
Employee hiring
Foreign labor
Immigration status and procedures
Small business
Visas and passports
Workforce for an Expanding Economy Act
Introduced: July 25, 2018
Introduced by:
Smucker, Lloyd
Republican
· Pennsylvania
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 1, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
Jul 25, 2018
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Jul 25, 2018
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Workforce for an Expanding Economy Act
This bill establishes a new nonimmigrant visa for temporary non-agricultural workers (H-2C visa) to fill jobs that have remained open for a certain amount of time. This visa shall only be available for certain occupations, and those requiring a bachelor's degree or higher level of education shall not be eligible.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.