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Eliminating Backlogs Act of 2022

Introduced: December 21, 2022 See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Dec 21, 2022
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Eliminating Backlogs Act of 2022

This bill increases the number of employment-based immigration visas available.

The total number of additional visas made available under this bill shall be based on a formula relating to certain types of visas issued from FY1992-FY2021. These visas shall be available in FY2023 and in subsequent fiscal years until they are used.

Furthermore, the yearly cap on the number of employment-based immigration visas that are made available to a single country shall not apply to the visas made available under this bill. (Generally, individuals from a single country may only receive up to 7% of such visas made available in a fiscal year.)

What's happening now December 21, 2022

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

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Krishnamoorthi, Raja
Illinois · Dec 21, 2022
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 9646: Eliminating Backlogs Act of 2022. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-9646/
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"H.R. 9646: Eliminating Backlogs Act of 2022." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-9646/.
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H.R. 9646, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-9646/.
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