Commercial Fishing and Seafood Business Act of 2023

United States118th CongressHR-614House of Representatives
Updated: Jan 27, 2023

Summary

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.

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  1. Introduced in House

  2. Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

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