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HR 614 118th Congress House Immigration Appropriations Food industry and services Foreign labor Immigration status and procedures Marine and coastal resources, fisheries Migrant, seasonal, agricultural labor Seafood Visas and passports

Commercial Fishing and Seafood Business Act of 2023

Introduced: January 27, 2023 Introduced by: Wittman, Robert J. Republican · Virginia See on congress.gov
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Commercial Fishing and Seafood Business Act of 2023

This bill expands a provision that exempts certain H-2B visas (temporary nonagricultural laborers) from the annual cap of 66,000 on such visas.

Under this bill, the exemption shall apply to H-2B visas issued for employment (1) on a commercial fishing vessel or shrimp trawler; or (2) in the processing of fish, baitfish, or fishery products.

Currently, this exemption only applies to H-2B visas issued for certain employment related to the processing of fish roe.

What's happening now January 27, 2023

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

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All 2 Democratic 1 Republican 1
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Carter, Troy A.
Louisiana · Aug 1, 2023
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Harris, Andy
Maryland · May 15, 2023
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 614: Commercial Fishing and Seafood Business Act of 2023. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-614/
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"H.R. 614: Commercial Fishing and Seafood Business Act of 2023." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-614/.
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H.R. 614, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-614/.
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