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HR 7056 117th Congress House Immigration

Visa Transparency Anti-Trafficking Act of 2021

Introduced: March 11, 2022 Introduced by: Frankel, Lois Democratic · Florida See on congress.gov
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Nov 1, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
Mar 11, 2022
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Mar 11, 2022
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Visa Transparency Anti-Trafficking Act of 2021

This bill directs the Department of Homeland Security to build a searchable database with certain information about each temporary foreign nonimmigrant worker. The database shall include information such as (1) each worker's age, sex, and country of origin; (2) the type of visa used and the status of such visa; (3) where each worker is employed; and (4) each worker's occupation and the compensation received.

The database shall only be available to (1) law enforcement, (2) service providers to human trafficking victims, (3) worker protection organizations, and (4) entities agreeing to use the information only for research purposes.

The bill expands existing reporting requirements related to temporary foreign nonimmigrant workers to include additional information such as (1) the 10 employers that hired the most temporary foreign nonimmigrant workers, and (2) the 10 occupations with the most temporary foreign nonimmigrant workers.

What's happening now November 1, 2022

Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.

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