S1292Referred to Committee

Save Our Seafood Act

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Introduced
In Committee
3
Passed One Chamber
4
Passed Both
5
Signed into Law
119th
Congress
2025-04-03
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Lisa Murkowski
Lisa Murkowski
Republican · AK · Senator
Votes with party: 66.0% (853 recorded votes)

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

2025-04-03

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Plain-English Summary

Save Our Seafood Act This bill establishes that the annual numerical cap on temporary nonagricultural worker (H-2B) visas does not apply to fish processors. Under current law, up to 66,000 H-2B visas may be issued in a year, with additional visas available to certain classes of workers who are exempt from this cap, including fish roe processors.

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Immigration

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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [S. 1292 Introduced in Senate (IS)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1292 To permanently authorize the exemption of aliens working as fish processors from the numerical limitation on H-2B nonimmigrant visas. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES April 3, 2025 Ms. Murkowski (for herself, Mr. Kaine, Mr. Warner, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Cassidy, Mr. Tillis, and Ms. Alsobrooks) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To permanently authorize the exemption of aliens working as fish processors from the numerical limitation on H-2B nonimmigrant visas. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Save Our Seafood Act''. SEC. 2. EXEMPTION OF ALIENS WORKING AS FISH PROCESSORS FROM THE NUMERICAL LIMITATION ON H-2B NONIMMIGRANT VISAS. (a) In General.--Section 214(g)(10) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1184(g)(10)) is amended-- (1) by striking ``The numerical limitations of paragraph (1)(B)'' and inserting ``(A) The numerical limitation under paragraph (1)(B)''; and (2) by adding at the end the following: ``(B)(i) The numerical limitation under paragraph (1)(B) shall not apply to any nonimmigrant alien issued a visa or otherwise provided status under section 101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(b) who is employed (or has received an offer of employment)-- ``(I) as a fish roe processor, a fish roe technician, or a supervisor of fish roe processing; or ``(II) as a fish processor. ``(ii) As used in clause (i)-- ``(I) the term `fish' means fresh or saltwater finfish, mollusks, crustaceans, and all other forms of aquatic animal life, including the roe of such animals, other than marine mammals and birds; and ``(II) the term `processor'-- ``(aa) means any person engaged in the processing of fish, including handling, storing, preparing, heading, eviscerating, shucking, freezing, changing into different market forms, manufacturing, preserving, packing, labeling, dockside unloading, holding, and all other processing activities; and ``(bb) does not include any person engaged in-- ``(AA) harvesting or transporting fish or fishery products without otherwise engaging in processing; ``(BB) practices such as heading, eviscerating, or freezing intended solely to prepare a fish for holding on board a harvest vessel; or ``(CC) operating a retail establishment.''. (b) Repeal.--Section 14006 of the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2005 (Public Law 108-287) is repealed. <all>
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