[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5379 Introduced in House (IH)]






108th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5379

  To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to limit the timing of 
              issuance of H-2B visas during a fiscal year.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           November 17, 2004

  Mr. Stupak introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                       Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
  To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to limit the timing of 
              issuance of H-2B visas during a fiscal year.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. LIMITATION ON TIMING OF ISSUANCE OF H-2B VISAS DURING A 
              FISCAL YEAR.

    (a) In General.--Section 214(g)(1)(B) of the Immigration and 
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1184(g)(1)(B)) is amended by inserting before 
the period at the end the following: ``, and may not exceed one-third 
of such number during the first 4 months of any fiscal year and two-
third of such number during the first 8 months of any fiscal year''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall 
apply beginning with fiscal year 2005.
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