[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5655 Introduced in House (IH)]








109th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5655

 To eliminate the annual numerical limitation on the number of aliens 
 who may be provided status under section 101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(b) of the 
                    Immigration and Nationality Act.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 21, 2006

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

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                                 A BILL


 
 To eliminate the annual numerical limitation on the number of aliens 
 who may be provided status under section 101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(b) of the 
                    Immigration and Nationality Act.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Legal Employment Act of 2006''.

SEC. 2. ELIMINATION OF H-2B CAP.

    Section 214(g)(1) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
1184(g)(1)) is amended to read as follows:
            ``(1) The total number of aliens who may be issued visas or 
        otherwise provided nonimmigrant status during any fiscal year 
        under section 101(a)(15)(H)(i)(b) may not exceed 65,000.''.
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