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Text of Senate Amendment 5448

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On 2026-05-21, Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) delivered a floor speech titled "Text Of Senate Amendment 5448" in the Senate.

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Text of Senate Amendment 5448

Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 87 (Thursday, May 21, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 87 (Thursday, May 21, 2026)] [Senate] [Page S2448] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] SA 5448. Ms. MURKOWSKI submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by her to the bill S. 2, to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 33; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows: At the appropriate place, insert the following: SEC. ___. EXEMPTION OF ALIENS WORKING AS FISH PROCESSORS FROM THE NUMERICAL LIMITATION ON H-2B NONIMMIGRANT VISAS. (a) Short Title.--This section may be cited as the ``Save Our Seafood Act''. (b) 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.''. (c) Repeal.--Section 14006 of the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2005 (Public Law 108-287) is repealed. ______

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Text of Senate Amendment 5448 Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 87 (Thursday, May 21, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 87 (Thursday, May 21, 2026)] [Senate] [Page S2448] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] SA 5448. Ms. MURKOWSKI submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by her to the bill S. 2, to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 33; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows: At the appropriate place, insert the following: SEC. ___. EXEMPTION OF ALIENS WORKING AS FISH PROCESSORS FROM THE NUMERICAL LIMITATION ON H-2B NONIMMIGRANT VISAS. (a) Short Title.--This section may be cited as the ``Save Our Seafood Act''. (b) 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.''. (c) Repeal.--Section 14006 of the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2005 (Public Law 108-287) is repealed. ______