Commercial Fishing and Seafood Business Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-614
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Wittman, Robert J. [R-VA-1]
Introduced: 2023-01-27
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Appropriations

Food industry and services

Foreign labor

Immigration status and procedures

Marine and coastal resources, fisheries

Migrant, seasonal, agricultural labor

Seafood

Visas and passports
Latest action: action_date: 2023-01-27
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Summaries:
action_date: 2023-01-27
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Commercial Fishing and Seafood Business Act of 2023</b></p> <p>This bill expands a provision that exempts certain H-2B visas (temporary nonagricultural laborers) from the annual cap of 66,000 on such visas. </p> <p>Under this bill, the exemption shall apply to H-2B visas issued for employment (1) on a commercial fishing vessel or shrimp trawler; or (2) in the processing of fish, baitfish, or fishery products. </p> <p>Currently, this exemption only applies to H-2B visas issued for certain employment related to the processing of fish roe. </p>

tv_txt: I 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 614 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 27, 2023 Mr. Wittman introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To amend the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2005 to provide for the inclusion of certain workers in the exemption from numerical limitations on H–2B workers, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Commercial Fishing and Seafood Business Act of 2023 . 2. Inclusion of certain workers in exemption from numerical limitations on H–2B workers Section 14006 of the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2005 ( Public Law 108–287 ) is amended to read as follows: 14006. The numerical limitation contained in section 214(g)(1)(B) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1184(g)(1)(B) ) shall not apply to any nonimmigrant alien issued a visa or otherwise provided status under section 101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(b) of such Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(b) ) who is employed (or has received an offer of employment)— (1) on a commercial fishing vessel or shrimp trawler; or (2) in the processing of— (A) fish or fishery products; or (B) baitfish. Terms used in this section have the meanings given such terms in section 123.3 of title 21, Code of Federal Regulations. .