US Congress House Bill 4207 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 26-10)
Status: Introduced on November 1 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-11-21 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Immigration And Border Security Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Small and Seasonal Business Relief Act This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to exempt returning workers from the nonimmigrant H-2B visa (temporary nonagricultural services) annual numerical limitations: (1) through FY2018 for those individuals already counted toward such limitation in FY2016 or FY2017, and (2) during the next fiscal year for those individuals already counted toward such limitation in FY2018 or FY2019. Such amendment shall take effect as if enacted on October 1, 2017.

Small and Seasonal Business Relief Act

Rep. Jack Bergman [R-MI]	Rep. William Keating [D-MA]	Rep. Bruce Poliquin [R-ME]	Rep. Kevin Yoder [R-KS]
Rep. John Moolenaar [R-MI]	Rep. David Trott [R-MI]	Rep. Billy Long [R-MO]	Rep. Mike Coffman [R-CO]
Rep. Mike Bishop [R-MI]	Rep. Ed Perlmutter [D-CO]	Rep. Patrick Meehan [R-PA]	Rep. Seth Moulton [D-MA]
Rep. Paul Mitchell [R-MI]	Rep. Fred Upton [R-MI]	Rep. Carol Shea-Porter [D-NH]	Rep. Chellie Pingree [D-ME]
Rep. Jared Polis [D-CO]	Rep. Bob Gibbs [R-OH]	Rep. Diana DeGette [D-CO]	Rep. Scott Tipton [R-CO]
Rep. Ann Wagner [R-MO]	Rep. Ryan Costello [R-PA]	Rep. Richard Nolan [D-MN]	Rep. Robert Wittman [R-VA]
Rep. Mike Bost [R-IL]	Rep. Thomas MacArthur [R-NJ]	Rep. Leonard Lance [R-NJ]	Rep. Tim Ryan [D-OH]
Rep. John Faso [R-NY]	Rep. Doug Lamborn [R-CO]	Rep. Larry Bucshon [R-IN]	Rep. Garland Barr [R-KY]
Rep. Steve Stivers [R-OH]	Rep. Susan Brooks [R-IN]	Rep. Bill Johnson [R-OH]	Rep. Matthew Cartwright [D-PA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2017-11-21	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
2017-11-01	House	Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
2017-11-01	House	Introduced in House

HB1627 (Related) 2017-04-06 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/4207/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr4207/BILLS-115hr4207ih.pdf