Per-Country Green Card Limits End in Bill Moving Through House

The House Judiciary Committee advanced legislation Wednesday to phase out per-country caps for employment-based green cards and lift annual caps for family-based green cards.

The green card bill (H.R. 3648), also would give backlogged applicants expanded travel rights and flexibility to switch employers.

A separate measure overhauling U.S. immigration courts (H.R. 6577 by moving them into a system independent of the Justice Department wasn’t taken up by the committee in a markup session that lasted until late Wednesday.

Democrats are attempting to advance many immigration-related bills through regular order—requiring bipartisan support—after failing to secure policy changes in ...