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A bill to prioritize the allocation of H-2B visas for States with low unemployment rates.

USA115th CongressS-2972| Senate 
| Updated: 5/24/2018
John Thune

John Thune

Republican Senator

South Dakota

Judiciary Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Prioritizing Help to Businesses Act This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide states which have low unemployment rates of 3.5% or lower with up to 1,500 additional H-2B visas (temporary nonagricultural workers) per fiscal year. Such visas shall be exempt from the overall H-2B annual visa limit of 66,000. The bill sets forth a formula to distribute such visas throughout the fiscal year.
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May 24, 2018
Introduced in Senate
May 24, 2018
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  • May 24, 2018
    Introduced in Senate


  • May 24, 2018
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Immigration

Foreign laborTemporary and part-time employmentUnemploymentVisas and passports

A bill to prioritize the allocation of H-2B visas for States with low unemployment rates.

USA115th CongressS-2972| Senate 
| Updated: 5/24/2018
Prioritizing Help to Businesses Act This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide states which have low unemployment rates of 3.5% or lower with up to 1,500 additional H-2B visas (temporary nonagricultural workers) per fiscal year. Such visas shall be exempt from the overall H-2B annual visa limit of 66,000. The bill sets forth a formula to distribute such visas throughout the fiscal year.
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Timeline
May 24, 2018
Introduced in Senate
May 24, 2018
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  • May 24, 2018
    Introduced in Senate


  • May 24, 2018
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
John Thune

John Thune

Republican Senator

South Dakota

Judiciary Committee

Immigration

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Foreign laborTemporary and part-time employmentUnemploymentVisas and passports