# 117-hr-4578: Relief for Seasonal Businesses Act of 2021

117-hr-4578, Relief for Seasonal Businesses Act of 2021, is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Rice, Tom [R-SC-7] (R-SC); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-hr-4578
- Congress: 117
- Title: Relief for Seasonal Businesses Act of 2021
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
- Introduced: 2021-07-20
- Sponsor: Rep. Rice, Tom [R-SC-7] (R-SC)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Immigration
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Relief for Seasonal Businesses Act of 2021 This bill raises the annual numerical limit on H-2B (temporary nonagricultural workers) nonimmigrant visas and provides an exemption to this cap for certain applicants. Specifically, the bill raises the annual cap on such visas from 66,000 to 350,000. Furthermore, if a worker seeking an H-2B visa had been counted toward the annual cap in one of the three preceding fiscal years, that worker shall not be counted against the cap again.

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- 117-hr-1448: PAWS for Veterans Therapy Act
- 117-hr-1917: Hazard Eligibility and Local Projects Act
- 117-hr-1193: Cardiovascular Advances in Research and Opportunities Legacy Act
- 117-hr-5142: To award posthumously a Congressional Gold Medal, in commemoration to the servicemembers who perished in Afghanistan on August 26, 2021, during the evacuation…
- 117-hr-8351: Formula Act
- 117-hr-7108: Suspending Normal Trade Relations with Russia and Belarus Act

## Sources
- [117-hr-4578 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/4578)

## Related
- [117-hr-1448: PAWS for Veterans Therapy Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-1448)
- [117-hr-1917: Hazard Eligibility and Local Projects Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-1917)
- [117-hr-1193: Cardiovascular Advances in Research and Opportunities Legacy Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-1193)
- [117-hr-5142: To award posthumously a Congressional Gold Medal, in commemoration to the servi…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-5142)
- [117-hr-8351: Formula Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-8351)
- [117-hr-7108: Suspending Normal Trade Relations with Russia and Belarus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-7108)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-4578 (as of 2025-11-18).