legislation: 117-hr-9646

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117-hr-9646 117 hr 9646 Eliminating Backlogs Act of 2022 Immigration 2022-12-21 2022-12-21 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. House Rep. Bucshon, Larry [R-IN-8] IN R B001275 1 Eliminating Backlogs Act of 2022 This bill increases the number of employment-based immigration visas available. The total number of additional visas made available under this bill shall be based on a formula relating to certain types of visas issued from FY1992-FY2021. These visas shall be available in FY2023 and in subsequent fiscal years until they are used. Furthermore, the yearly cap on the number of employment-based immigration visas that are made available to a single country shall not apply to the visas made available under this bill. (Generally, individuals from a single country may only receive up to 7% of such visas made available in a fiscal year.) 2023-09-14T19:15:23Z  

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