HR 5882 · 110th Congress · Immigration
To recapture employment-based immigrant visas lost to bureaucratic delays and to prevent losses of family- and employment-based immigrant visas in the future.
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Introduced2
Committee3
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Senate5
EnactedLatest: Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 8 - 1 .(2008-07-31)
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Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to establish the fiscal year worldwide level of employment-based immigrants at 140,000 plus: (1) the previous year's unused visas; and (2) the number of unused visas from FY1992-FY2007. Establishes the fiscal year worldwide level of family-sponsored immigrants at 480,000 minus the number of certain aliens not subject to direct numerical limitations plus: (1) the previous year's unused visas; and (2) the number of unused visas from FY1992-FY2007. States that such annual level shall not be less than 226,000.…
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Cosponsors (20)
15 Democrats5 Republicans