118th Congress Immigration
H.R. 1535: Eliminating Backlogs Act of 2023
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Summary
This bill increases the number of employment-based immigration visas available.
The total number of additional visas made available under this bill shall be based on a formula relating to certain types of visas issued from FY1992-FY2021. These visas shall be available in FY2024 and in subsequent fiscal years until they are used.
Furthermore, the yearly cap on the number of employment-based immigration visas that are made available to a single country shall not apply to the visas made available under this bill. (Generally, individuals from a single country may only receive up to 7% of such visas made available in a fiscal year.)
Written by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.
Roll calls
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Amendments
No amendments were offered to this bill.
Cosponsors
- Raja Krishnamoorthi D-ILOriginal
- Don Bacon R-NE
- Shri Thanedar D-MI
- Earl Carter R-GA
- Eric Swalwell D-CA
- Deborah Ross D-NC
- Maria Salazar R-FL
- Juan Ciscomani R-AZ
- Donald Davis D-NC
- André Carson D-IN
- Matthew Cartwright D-PA
- Sheila Jackson Lee D-TX
- Kathy Manning D-NC
- Wiley Nickel D-NC
Who scored on this bill
- 1Larry Bucshon SponsorDrew cross-party cosponsors, introduced2 events+6
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History
- Introduced in the House by Larry Bucshon.
Show the full action history (2 actions)
- Introduced in House
- Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.