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H.R. 1535: Eliminating Backlogs Act of 2023

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H.R. 1535: Eliminating Backlogs Act of 2023

118th Congress · introduced 2023-03-10 · Immigration · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2023-03-10 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Bucshon, Larry [R-IN-8] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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What does this mean?

Official title

Eliminating Backlogs Act of 2023

Plain summary

Eliminating Backlogs Act of 2023 This bill increases the number of employment-based immigration visas available. The total number of additional visas made available under this bill shall be based on a formula relating to certain types of visas issued from FY1992-FY2021. These visas shall be available in FY2024 and in subsequent fiscal years until they are used. Furthermore, the yearly cap on the number of employment-based immigration visas that are made available to a single country shall not apply to the visas made available under this bill. (Generally, individuals from a single country may only receive up to 7% of such visas made available in a fiscal year.)

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What does this mean? (plain words)

Official text

Eliminating Backlogs Act of 2023

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Bucshon, Larry [R-IN-8] · 14 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL), Don Bacon (R-NE), Shri Thanedar (D-MI), Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (R-GA), Maria Elvira Salazar (R-FL), Deborah K. Ross (D-NC), Donald G. Davis (D-NC), Juan Ciscomani (R-AZ), André Carson (D-IN)

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Words on this page, explained (2)
Bill
A proposed law. It becomes law only if it passes the legislature and is signed by the president or governor (or a veto is overridden).
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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Sources

Record fed-us-cong118-hr1535 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong118 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong118