United States · Bill · S
S. 2972 (115th)
Prioritizing Help to Businesses Act
Introduced
24 May 2018
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Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
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10 August 2026
Summary
Prioritizing Help to Businesses Act This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide states which have low unemployment rates of 3.5% or lower with up to 1,500 additional H-2B visas (temporary nonagricultural workers) per fiscal year. Such visas shall be exempt from the overall H-2B annual visa limit of 66,000. The bill sets forth a formula to distribute such visas throughout the fiscal year.
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Introduced in Senate (text)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 24 May 2018
Introduced in Senate (PDF)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 24 May 2018
Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 24 May 2018
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/senate-bill/2972
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/s/2972