legislation: 110-hr-5882

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110-hr-5882 110 hr 5882 To recapture employment-based immigrant visas lost to bureaucratic delays and to prevent losses of family- and employment-based immigrant visas in the future. Immigration 2008-04-23 2008-07-31 Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 8 - 1 . House Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-16] CA D L000397 31 Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to establish the fiscal year worldwide level of employment-based immigrants at 140,000 plus: (1) the previous year's unused visas; and (2) the number of unused visas from FY1992-FY2007.Establishes the fiscal year worldwide level of family-sponsored immigrants at 480,000 minus the number of certain aliens not subject to direct numerical limitations plus: (1) the previous year's unused visas; and (2) the number of unused visas from FY1992-FY2007. States that such annual level shall not be less than 226,000. 2021-09-29T17:11:45Z  

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