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Research Report·CRS Report·Version 4
R46291

The Employment-Based Immigration Backlog

Published Mar 26, 2020·Updated Jun 21, 2025

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The Congressional Research Service is a nonpartisan policy and legal analysis arm of the Library of Congress. CRS reports are written for members of Congress and their staff, not the public — but they’re made available openly through Congress.gov.

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  • S 1040115th Congress

    State Sponsored Visa Pilot Program Act of 2017

    May 4, 2017 · Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

  • HR 1044116th Congress

    Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2020

    Dec 3, 2020 · Message on Senate action sent to the House.

  • HR 5174116th Congress

    State Sponsored Visa Pilot Program Act of 2019

    Dec 19, 2019 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.

  • S 1103116th Congress

    RAISE Act

    Apr 10, 2019 · Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

  • S 386116th Congress

    Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2019

    Feb 7, 2019 · Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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