On July 31, 2008, the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security and International Law approved H.R. 5882 at a markup session. This legislation would recapture employment-based and family-based immigrant visas that went unused between fiscal year 1992 and fiscal year 2007 due to bureaucratic delays. Going forward, the bill would also roll over unused visas into the following fiscal year.

H.R. 5882 was introduced on April 23, 2008 by Rep. Lofgren (D-CA).  The subcommittee approved the legislation on a vote along party lines, and the bill will now move to the House Judiciary Committee for consideration.