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- H.R.4288
H.R.4288: Workforce for an Expanding Economy Act
About This Bill
- Introduced June 30, 2021
- Latest Major Action Nov. 1, 2022
- See the three similar bills introduced in other congresses.
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- Introduced in House - June 30, 2021
Bill Summary
Workforce for an Expanding Economy Act This bill establishes a new nonimmigrant visa for temporary nonagricultural workers (H-2C visa) to fill jobs that have remained open for a certain amount of time and are located in an area where the unemployment rate is 4.9% or less. This visa shall only be available for certain occupations, and those requiring a bachelor's degree or higher level of education shall not be eligible. The bill imposes...
(Source: Library of Congress)
Bill Actions
| Date | Description |
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| Nov. 1, 2022 |
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
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| June 30, 2021 |
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Oversight and Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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| June 30, 2021 |
Introduced in the House by Lloyd Smucker (R-Pa.) |