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Preserving Employment Visas Act

USA117th CongressS-2828| Senate 
| Updated: 9/23/2021
Thomas Tillis

Thomas Tillis

Republican Senator

North Carolina

Cosponsors (4)
Christopher A. Coons (Democratic)Rand Paul (Republican)John Cornyn (Republican)Susan M. Collins (Republican)

Judiciary Committee

  • 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
Introduced in Senate
Sep 23, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Nov 1, 2022

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 117-5498
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
  • September 23, 2021
    Introduced in Senate


  • September 23, 2021
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.


  • November 1, 2022

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 117-5498
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.

Immigration

Related Bills

  • HR 117-5498: Preserving Employment Visas Act
Foreign laborImmigration status and proceduresVisas and passports

Preserving Employment Visas Act

USA117th CongressS-2828| Senate 
| Updated: 9/23/2021
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
Introduced in Senate
Sep 23, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Nov 1, 2022

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 117-5498
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
  • September 23, 2021
    Introduced in Senate


  • September 23, 2021
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.


  • November 1, 2022

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 117-5498
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
Thomas Tillis

Thomas Tillis

Republican Senator

North Carolina

Cosponsors (4)
Christopher A. Coons (Democratic)Rand Paul (Republican)John Cornyn (Republican)Susan M. Collins (Republican)

Judiciary Committee

Immigration

Related Bills

  • HR 117-5498: Preserving Employment Visas Act
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Foreign laborImmigration status and proceduresVisas and passports