118th Congress Immigration
H.R. 614: Commercial Fishing and Seafood Business Act of 2023
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Summary
This bill expands a provision that exempts certain H-2B visas (temporary nonagricultural laborers) from the annual cap of 66,000 on such visas.
Under this bill, the exemption shall apply to H-2B visas issued for employment (1) on a commercial fishing vessel or shrimp trawler; or (2) in the processing of fish, baitfish, or fishery products.
Currently, this exemption only applies to H-2B visas issued for certain employment related to the processing of fish roe.
Written by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.
Roll calls
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Amendments
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Cosponsors
- Andy Harris R-MD
- Troy Carter D-LA
Who scored on this bill
- 1Robert Wittman SponsorIntroduced, drew cross-party cosponsors2 events+6
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History
- Introduced in the House by Robert Wittman.
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- Introduced in House
- Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.