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- H.R.5882
H.R.5882: To recapture employment-based immigrant visas lost to bureaucratic delays and to prevent losses of family- and employment-based immigrant visas in the future.
About This Bill
- This bill was introduced in the 110th Congress
- This bill is primarily about immigration
- Introduced April 23, 2008
- Latest Major Action July 31, 2008
Bill Sponsor
Bill Cosponsors
31 (24 Democrats, 8 Republicans)
Bill Summary
Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to establish the fiscal year worldwide level of employment-based immigrants at 140,000 plus: (1) the previous year's unused visas; and (2) the number of unused visas from FY1992-FY2007.Establishes the fiscal year worldwide level of family-sponsored immigrants at 480,000 minus the number of certain aliens not subject to direct numerical limitations plus: (1) the previous year's unused visas; and (2)...
(Source: Library of Congress)
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Bill Actions
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Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law.
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Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
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Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 8 - 1 .
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| April 23, 2008 |
Introduced in the House by Zoe Lofgren (D-Calif.) |