Commercial Fishing and Seafood Business Act of 2019
- Last Action
- 6/26/2019
Actions
- 2019-06-26Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
- 2019-05-09Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
- 2019-05-09Introduced in House
- 2019-05-09Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2019-05-09 (00)
Commercial Fishing and Seafood Business Act of 2019
This bill exempts certain H-2B visas from the annual cap of 66,000 on such visas. The exemption applies to H-2B visas issued to nonimmigrant aliens for employment (1) on a commercial fishing vessel or shrimp trawler; or (2) in the processing of fish, baitfish, or fishery products. (An H-2B visa is for an alien entering the United States to perform nonagricultural temporary labor, where the alien has no intention of abandoning the alien's residence in a foreign country.)
Cosponsors (2)
- Andy Harris (R-MD)
- Elaine Luria (D-VA)
Subjects
- Appropriations
- Food industry and services
- Foreign labor
- Immigration status and procedures
- Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
- Migrant, seasonal, agricultural labor
- Seafood
- Visas and passports
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