Relief for Seasonal Businesses Act of 2021
Summary
Relief for Seasonal Businesses Act of 2021 This bill raises the annual numerical limit on H-2B (temporary nonagricultural workers) nonimmigrant visas and provides an exemption to this cap for certain applicants. Specifically, the bill raises the annual cap on such visas from 66,000 to 350,000. Furthermore, if a worker seeking an H-2B visa had been counted toward the annual cap in one of the three preceding fiscal years, that worker shall not be counted against the cap again.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jul 2021
Committee Review
Floor Vote
President
Introduced Jul 20, 2021
Last action Nov 1, 2022
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Committee
2
Nov 1, 2022
Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
lower
Jul 20, 2021
Committee
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
lower
Jul 20, 2021
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Tom Rice
RRepublican
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