Acute Labor Shortage Solutions Act of 2022

Bill: 117-hr-7441
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Bourdeaux, Carolyn [D-GA-7]
Introduced: 2022-04-07
Policy area: Immigration
Latest action: action_date: 2022-11-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.

Summaries:
action_date: 2022-04-07
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Acute Labor Shortage Solutions Act of 2022</strong></p> <p>This bill authorizes the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to exempt non-U.S. nationals (<em>aliens</em> under federal law) from certain annual caps on admission upon a determination that, due to an acute labor shortage, the needs of American businesses in certain sectors cannot be met with American workers. </p> <p>Such exemptions shall be available from FY2022 through FY2024 and may be available for an additional fiscal year if the Department of Labor determines such an extension is warranted due to U.S. labor shortages.</p>

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7441 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 7, 2022 Ms. Bourdeaux (for herself and Mr. Austin Scott of Georgia ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To provide for the exemption from numerical limitation of certain employment-based immigrants for purposes of filling a labor shortage, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Acute Labor Shortage Solutions Act of 2022 . 2. Labor shortage (a) In general Beginning not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security, after consultation with the Secretary of Labor, and upon the determination that the needs of American businesses in any sector referred to in subsection (b) is experiencing an acute labor shortage that cannot be satisfied in fiscal year 2022 with United States workers, may exempt aliens, in blocs of not more than 250 aliens, from the numerical limitations under sections 201(d), 202(a) (if such alien is classified under section 203(b)(3)), and 203(b)(3) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1151(d) , 1152(a), and 1153(b)(3)). Any petition subject to such exemption shall be approved not later than 180 days after the effective date of this Act. (b) Sectors identified An industrial sector identified in this section is a classified under any of the following North American Industrial Classification System codes: (1) 311811. (2) 311812. (3) 311813. (4) 311821. (5) 311824. (6) 311830. (7) 311911. (8) 311919. (9) 311920. (10) 311930. (11) 311941. (12) 311942. (13) 311991. (14) 311999. (15) 312111. (16) 312112. (17) 312113. (18) 321211. (19) 321212. (20) 321213. (21) 321214. (22) 321219. (23) 321911. (24) 321912. (25) 321918. (26) 321920. (27) 321991. (28) 321992. (29) 321999. (30) 484110. (31) 484121. (32) 484122. (33) 722310. (34) 722320. (35) 722330. (36) 722410. (37) 722511. (38) 722513. (39) 722514. (40) 722515. (41) 811111. (42) 811112. (43) 811113. (44) 811118. (45) 811121. (46) 811122. (47) 811191. (48) 811192. (49) 811198. (c) Effective date This Act shall remain in effect only for fiscal years 2022 through 2024, except that the Secretary of Homeland Security may extend such date by an additional 1 fiscal year is if the Secretary of Labor makes a determination that labor shortages in the U.S. warrant such an extension.