HR 6179 · 111th Congress 2009โ€“2011, ended

To exempt employment in the mobile amusement industry from the numerical limitation applicable to nonimmigrants provided status under section 101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(b) of the Immigration and Nationality Act.

Latest action · Dec 20, 2010 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law.

Progress

Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

  1. IntroducedSep 22, 2010
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Exempts an H-2B visa (temporary nonagricultural worker) alien coming to work in the United States in the mobile amusement industry from fiscal year numerical limitations under the Immigration and Nationality Act.

Cosponsors

Members who signed on, in the order they did.

No cosponsors are on file for this measure.

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseJudiciary Committee
Referred Sep 22, 2010
Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee
Referred Dec 20, 2010

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Dec 20, 2010Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law.
  2. Sep 22, 2010Introduced in House
  3. Sep 22, 2010Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Titles 1

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To exempt employment in the mobile amusement industry from the numerical limitation applicable to nonimmigrants provided status under section 101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(b) of the Immigration and Nationality Act.

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Immigration.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Sep 22, 2010Introduced in House

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