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Preserving Employment Visas Act

USA117th CongressHR-5498| House 
| Updated: 11/1/2022
Mariannette Miller-Meeks

Mariannette Miller-Meeks

Republican Representative

Iowa

Cosponsors (6)
Tom Cole (Republican)Carlos A. Gimenez (Republican)Glenn Thompson (Republican)Maria Elvira Salazar (Republican)Mark E. Amodei (Republican)Michael R. Turner (Republican)

Judiciary Committee, Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Preserving Employment Visas Act This bill reclaims unused employment-based immigrant visas from FY2020 and FY2021 and makes such unused visas available in FY2022, for the purposes of calculating the total number of employment-based immigrant visas available each fiscal year. If, at the end of FY2022, there are still unused FY2020 and FY2021 visas, these unused visas shall be available in subsequent fiscal years until they are all used.
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Timeline
Sep 23, 2021

Latest Companion Bill Action

S 117-2828
Introduced in Senate
Oct 5, 2021
Introduced in House
Oct 5, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Nov 1, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
  • September 23, 2021

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    S 117-2828
    Introduced in Senate


  • October 5, 2021
    Introduced in House


  • October 5, 2021
    Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.


  • November 1, 2022
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.

Immigration

Related Bills

  • S 117-2828: Preserving Employment Visas Act
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Preserving Employment Visas Act

USA117th CongressHR-5498| House 
| Updated: 11/1/2022
Preserving Employment Visas Act This bill reclaims unused employment-based immigrant visas from FY2020 and FY2021 and makes such unused visas available in FY2022, for the purposes of calculating the total number of employment-based immigrant visas available each fiscal year. If, at the end of FY2022, there are still unused FY2020 and FY2021 visas, these unused visas shall be available in subsequent fiscal years until they are all used.
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Timeline
Sep 23, 2021

Latest Companion Bill Action

S 117-2828
Introduced in Senate
Oct 5, 2021
Introduced in House
Oct 5, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Nov 1, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
  • September 23, 2021

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    S 117-2828
    Introduced in Senate


  • October 5, 2021
    Introduced in House


  • October 5, 2021
    Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.


  • November 1, 2022
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
Mariannette Miller-Meeks

Mariannette Miller-Meeks

Republican Representative

Iowa

Cosponsors (6)
Tom Cole (Republican)Carlos A. Gimenez (Republican)Glenn Thompson (Republican)Maria Elvira Salazar (Republican)Mark E. Amodei (Republican)Michael R. Turner (Republican)

Judiciary Committee, Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee

Immigration

Related Bills

  • S 117-2828: Preserving Employment Visas Act
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Foreign laborImmigration status and proceduresVisas and passports