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Proposed Federal House Legislation HB6078

Legislation Overview

Title: Immigrant Witness and Victim Protection Act of 2021

Subject: Immigration

Description: To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to eliminate the annual numerical limitation on visas for certain immigrants, to require the Secretary of Homeland Security to grant work authorization to certain immigrants with a pending application for nonimmigrant status under such Act, and for other purposes.

Session: 117th Congress

Last Action: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.

Last Action Date: November 1, 2022

Link: https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/6078/all-info

Sponsors

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2 sponsors: Jimmy Panetta (D); Frank Pallone (D)

History

Chamber	Date	Action
House	Nov 1 2022	Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
House	Nov 23 2021	Introduced in House
House	Nov 23 2021	Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Texts

Type	Date	Federal Link	Text
Introduced	Dec 15 2021	federal bill text	bill text

Amendments

Title	Description	Date	State Link	Text	Adopted
There are no amendments to this bill at this time

Committee

Chamber: H

Committee Name: Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship

Votes

There have not been any votes on this bill