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S 2207 117th Congress Senate

A bill to temporarily increase the availability of temporary nonimmigrant nonagricultural workers for the purposes of restoring American forests, and for other purposes.

Introduced: June 24, 2021 Introduced by: Thune, John Republican · South Dakota See on congress.gov
Immigration FiresForeign laborForests, forestry, treesLand use and conservation
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This bill died when the 117th Congress ended
It never became law before the 117th Congress (2021–2022) 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.
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Jun 24, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR S4778)
Jun 24, 2021
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 Latest action June 24, 2021

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR S4778)

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill temporarily exempts certain workers involved with forest health or conservation from the annual limit on visas for temporary nonagricultural workers (H-2B visas).

Specifically, for five years starting from the bill's enactment, a visa for a temporary nonagricultural worker entering the United States to perform certain work (such as orchard work, tree planting, nursery care, or harvesting minor forest products) shall not count against the annual limit on H-2B visas. (Currently, only 66,000 H-2B visas may be issued each year, with exemptions for certain types of workers.)

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Collins, Susan M.
Maine · Oct 7, 2021
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2207: A bill to temporarily increase the availability of temporary nonimmigrant nonagricultural workers for the purposes of restoring American forests, and for other purposes.. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-2207/
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"S. 2207: A bill to temporarily increase the availability of temporary nonimmigrant nonagricultural workers for the purposes of restoring American forests, and for other purposes.." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-2207/.
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S. 2207, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-2207/.
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