S. 1292

108 S1292 IS: Save Our Seafood Act
 U.S. Senate
 2025-04-03
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 II  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  S. 1292  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.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Save Our Seafood Act  .
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.
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(b)
Repeal
Section 14006 of the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2005 ( Public Law 108–287 ) is repealed.