United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 5882 (110th)
To recapture employment-based immigrant visas lost to bureaucratic delays and to prevent losses of family- and employment-based immigrant visas in the future.
Introduced
23 April 2008
Last action
31 July 2008 · Committee
Status
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 8 - 1 .
Sponsors
Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18], Rep. Sensenbrenner, F. James, Jr. [R-WI-5], Rep. Davis, Tom [R-VA-11], Rep. Carter, John R. [R-TX-31], Rep. Shadegg, John B. [R-AZ-3], Rep. Gilchrest, Wayne T. [R-MD-1], Rep. Abercrombie, Neil [D-HI-1], Rep. Capuano, Michael E. [D-MA-8], Rep. Honda, Michael M. [D-CA-15], Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18], Rep. Cuellar, Henry [D-TX-28], Rep. Speier, Jackie [D-CA-14], Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12], Rep. Roybal-Allard, Lucille [D-CA-40], Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7], Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-18], Rep. Moran, James P. [D-VA-8], Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-32], Rep. Sánchez, Linda T. [D-CA-38], Rep. Pastor, Ed [D-AZ-4], Rep. Matsui, Doris O. [D-CA-7], Rep. Giffords, Gabrielle [D-AZ-8], Rep. McCaul, Michael T. [R-TX-10], Rep. Watt, Melvin L. [D-NC-12], Rep. Sessions, Pete [R-TX-17], Rep. Myrick, Sue Wilkins [R-NC-9], Rep. Sanchez, Loretta [D-CA-46], Rep. Davis, Artur [D-AL-7], Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-37], Rep. Wu, David [D-OR-1], Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3], Rep. Stark, Fortney Pete [D-CA-13]
Subjects
Immigration, Taxation
Source updated
29 September 2021
Summary
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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Timeline
23 April 2008
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Source: IntroReferral
23 April 2008
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
23 April 2008
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
28 April 2008
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law.
Source: Committee
31 July 2008
Vote
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 8 - 1 .
Source: Committee
31 July 2008
Committee
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Source: Committee
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Introduced in House · 23 April 2008 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Sensenbrenner, F. James, Jr. [R-WI-5] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Davis, Tom [R-VA-11] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Carter, John R. [R-TX-31] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Shadegg, John B. [R-AZ-3] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Gilchrest, Wayne T. [R-MD-1] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Abercrombie, Neil [D-HI-1] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Capuano, Michael E. [D-MA-8] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Honda, Michael M. [D-CA-15] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Cuellar, Henry [D-TX-28] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Speier, Jackie [D-CA-14] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Roybal-Allard, Lucille [D-CA-40] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-18] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Moran, James P. [D-VA-8] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-32] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Sánchez, Linda T. [D-CA-38] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Pastor, Ed [D-AZ-4] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Matsui, Doris O. [D-CA-7] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Giffords, Gabrielle [D-AZ-8] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. McCaul, Michael T. [R-TX-10] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Watt, Melvin L. [D-NC-12] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Sessions, Pete [R-TX-17] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Myrick, Sue Wilkins [R-NC-9] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Sanchez, Loretta [D-CA-46] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Davis, Artur [D-AL-7] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-37] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Wu, David [D-OR-1] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Stark, Fortney Pete [D-CA-13] · D · Cosponsor
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/110th-congress/house-bill/5882
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/110/hr/5882
- us · 110-hr-5882 · source updated 29 September 2021