Bill117th CongressFiled Sep 23, 2021Immigration
S. 2828
Preserving Employment Visas Act
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What it doesSummary introduced in senate (Sep 23, 2021)
Preserving Employment Visas Act
This bill reclaims unused employment-based immigrant visas from FY2020 and FY2021 and makes such unused visas available in FY2022, for the purposes of calculating the total number of employment-based immigrant visas available each fiscal year. If, at the end of FY2022, there are still unused FY2020 and FY2021 visas, these unused visas shall be available in subsequent fiscal years until they are all used.
What just happenedSep 23, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Who’s behind it
Sen. Tillis, Thomas [R-NC](R-NC)Sponsor
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- Introduced in SenateSep 23, 2021
- Sep 23, 2021IntroReferral
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
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Introduced in Senate