Commercial Fishing and Seafood Business Act of 2023

12/15/2023, 3:54 PM

Commercial Fishing and Seafood Business Act of 2023

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.

Congress
118
Number
HR - 614
Introduced on
2023-01-27
# Amendments
0
Sponsors
+5
Cosponsors
+5

Variations and Revisions

1/27/2023
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Status of Legislation

Bill Introduced
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House to Vote
Introduced to Senate
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Purpose and Summary

Commercial Fishing and Seafood Business Act of 2023

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.

Alternative Names
Official Title as IntroducedTo amend the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2005 to provide for the inclusion of certain workers in the exemption from numerical limitations on H-2B workers, and for other purposes.
Policy Areas
Immigration
Potential Impact
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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Latest Summary3/7/2023

Commercial Fishing and Seafood Business Act of 2023

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 exempti...

Latest Action1/27/2023
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.