H.R. 5882: To recapture employment-based immigrant visas lost to bureaucratic delays and to prevent losses of family- and employment-based immigrant visas in the future.

110th Congress · introduced 2008-04-23 · Immigration · Latest: Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 8 - 1 .

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Where it came from: introduced 2008-04-23 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-16] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

To recapture employment-based immigrant visas lost to bureaucratic delays and to prevent losses of family- and employment-based immigrant visas in the future.

Plain summary

Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to establish the fiscal year worldwide level of employment-based immigrants at 140,000 plus: (1) the previous year's unused visas; and (2) the number of unused visas from FY1992-FY2007. Establishes the fiscal year worldwide level of family-sponsored immigrants at 480,000 minus the number of certain aliens not subject to direct numerical limitations plus: (1) the previous year's unused visas; and (2) the number of unused visas from FY1992-FY2007. States that such annual level shall not be less than 226,000.

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Official text

To recapture employment-based immigrant visas lost to bureaucratic delays and to prevent losses of family- and employment-based immigrant visas in the future.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Sponsor: Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-16] · 31 cosponsors

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John R. Carter (R-TX), Henry Cuellar (D-TX), Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Linda T. Sánchez (D-CA), Doris O. Matsui (D-CA), Michael T. McCaul (R-TX), Pete Sessions (R-TX), Lloyd Doggett (D-TX)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-16] reported raising $2.0 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Fiscal year: The 12-month period a government uses for its budget. The federal fiscal year runs from October 1 to September 30 and is named for the calendar year in which it ends. Most states use July 1 to June 30.

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Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-110hr5882.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/110/hr>

Record fed-us-cong110-hr5882 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong110 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong110