Eliminating Backlogs Act of 2023
- Last Action
- 3/10/2023
Actions
- 2023-03-10Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
- 2023-03-10Introduced in House
- 2023-03-10Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2023-03-10 (00)
Eliminating Backlogs Act of 2023
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.)
Cosponsors (14)
- Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL)
- Don Bacon (R-NE)
- Shri Thanedar (D-MI)
- Earl Carter (R-GA)
- Eric Swalwell (D-CA)
- Maria Salazar (R-FL)
- Deborah Ross (D-NC)
- Donald Davis (D-NC)
- Juan Ciscomani (R-AZ)
- Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX)
- André Carson (D-IN)
- Kathy Manning (D-NC)
- Matt Cartwright (D-PA)
- Wiley Nickel (D-NC)
Subjects
- Foreign labor
- Immigration status and procedures
- Visas and passports
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