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HR 798 116th Congress House Immigration Foreign labor Immigration status and procedures Temporary and part-time employment Visas and passports

Returning Worker Accountability Act of 2019

Introduced: November 14, 2019 Introduced by: Higgins, Clay Republican · Louisiana See on congress.gov
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It never became law before the 116th Congress (2019–2020) 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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Passed House
Passed Senate
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Became law
Mar 5, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
Jan 25, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jan 25, 2019
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Returning Worker Accountability Act of 2019

This bill exempts from the annual cap on nonimmigrant H-2B visas (temporary nonagricultural services) all returning workers who were already counted toward such cap during any of the preceding three fiscal years.

What's happening now March 5, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
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Griffith, H. Morgan
Virginia · Nov 14, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 798: Returning Worker Accountability Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-798/
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"H.R. 798: Returning Worker Accountability Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-798/.
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H.R. 798, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-798/.
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