US HB798 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: Introduced on January 25 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-03-05 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on January 25 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-03-05 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Exempts from the annual cap on nonimmigrant H-2B visas (temporary nonagricultural services) all returning workers who were already counted toward such cap during any of the preceding three fiscal years.
Title
Returning Worker Accountability Act of 2019
Sponsors
| Rep. Clay Higgins [R-LA] | Rep. Morgan Griffith [R-VA] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2019-03-05 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship. |
| 2019-01-25 | House | Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. |
| 2019-01-25 | House | Introduced in House |
Subjects
Foreign labor
Immigration
Immigration status and procedures
Temporary and part-time employment
Visas and passports
Immigration
Immigration status and procedures
Temporary and part-time employment
Visas and passports
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/798/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr798/BILLS-116hr798ih.pdf |
