HR 2658
116th Congress
House
Immigration
Appropriations
Food industry and services
Foreign labor
Immigration status and procedures
Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
Migrant, seasonal, agricultural labor
Seafood
Visas and passports
Commercial Fishing and Seafood Business Act of 2019
Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 26, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
May 9, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
May 9, 2019
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Commercial Fishing and Seafood Business Act of 2019
This bill exempts certain H-2B visas from the annual cap of 66,000 on such visas. The exemption applies to H-2B visas issued to nonimmigrant aliens for employment (1) on a commercial fishing vessel or shrimp trawler; or (2) in the processing of fish, baitfish, or fishery products. (An H-2B visa is for an alien entering the United States to perform nonagricultural temporary labor, where the alien has no intention of abandoning the alien's residence in a foreign country.)
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
Committees of jurisdiction
2
Cosponsors
1