3.0.0 614 2024-07-24T15:23:58Z 2024-07-24T15:23:58Z House H HR 2023-01-27 118 [Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 18 (Friday, January 27, 2023)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. WITTMAN:H.R. 614.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, clauses 3, 4 and 11-16The single subject of this legislation is:H-2B temporary non-agricultural worker visa program[Page H491]]]> hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing Referred to 2023-01-27T14:02:35Z 2023-01-27 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2023-01-27 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2023-01-27 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress W000804 Rep. Wittman, Robert J. [R-VA-1] Robert Wittman R VA J. 1 N H001052 Rep. Harris, Andy [R-MD-1] Andy Harris R MD 1 2023-05-15 False C001125 Rep. Carter, Troy [D-LA-2] Troy Carter D LA 2 2023-08-01 False Immigration Appropriations 2023-03-08T18:30:18Z Food industry and services 2023-03-08T18:30:18Z Foreign labor 2023-03-08T18:30:18Z Immigration status and procedures 2023-03-08T18:30:18Z Marine and coastal resources, fisheries 2023-03-08T18:30:18Z Migrant, seasonal, agricultural labor 2023-03-08T18:30:18Z Seafood 2023-03-08T18:30:18Z Visas and passports 2023-03-08T18:30:18Z Immigration 2023-02-14T16:15:31Z 00 2023-01-27 Introduced in House 2023-03-07T17:32:34Z 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.

]]> Commercial Fishing and Seafood Business Act of 2023 Display Title 45 Commercial Fishing and Seafood Business Act of 2023 2024-07-24T15:23:58Z Short Title(s) as Introduced 101 Commercial Fishing and Seafood Business Act of 2023 2024-05-24T13:42:47Z Introduced in House IH Official Title as Introduced 6 To amend the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2005 to provide for the inclusion of certain workers in the exemption from numerical limitations on H-2B workers, and for other purposes. 2024-03-18T20:15:00Z Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2023-01-27T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-118hr614ih/xml/BILLS-118hr614ih.xml 2023-01-27 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.