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HR 5498 117th Congress House Immigration Foreign labor Immigration status and procedures Visas and passports

Preserving Employment Visas Act

Introduced: October 5, 2021 Introduced by: Miller-Meeks, Mariannette Republican · Iowa See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Became law
Nov 1, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
Oct 5, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Oct 5, 2021
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Preserving Employment Visas Act

This bill reclaims unused employment-based immigrant visas from FY2020 and FY2021 and makes such unused visas available in FY2022, for the purposes of calculating the total number of employment-based immigrant visas available each fiscal year. If, at the end of FY2022, there are still unused FY2020 and FY2021 visas, these unused visas shall be available in subsequent fiscal years until they are all used.

What's happening now November 1, 2022

Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.

 Related & companion bills 1
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 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Republican 6
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Salazar, Maria Elvira
Florida · Mar 15, 2022
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Turner, Michael R.
Ohio · Nov 15, 2021
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Amodei, Mark E.
Nevada · Oct 21, 2021
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Thompson, Glenn
Pennsylvania · Oct 21, 2021
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Gimenez, Carlos A.
Florida · Oct 20, 2021
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Cole, Tom
Oklahoma · Oct 19, 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5498: Preserving Employment Visas Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-5498/
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"H.R. 5498: Preserving Employment Visas Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-5498/.
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H.R. 5498, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-5498/.
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