3.0.0 2010 2023-01-15T09:32:49Z 2023-01-15T09:32:49Z Senate S S 2004-01-21 108 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2004-01-21T16:52:38Z 2004-01-21 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S109-117) IntroReferral 2004-01-21 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress H001028 Sen. Hagel, Chuck [R-NE] CHUCK HAGEL R NE N D000064 Sen. Daschle, Thomas A. [D-SD] THOMAS DASCHLE D SD ANDREW 2004-01-21 True Immigration Administrative fees Administrative remedies Admission of nonimmigrants Alien labor Armed Forces and National Security Citizenship Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Congress Congressional reporting requirements Department of Homeland Security Discrimination in employment Economic impact statements Economics and Public Finance Employee rights Families Federal advisory bodies Fines (Penalties) Fraud Government Operations and Politics Government paperwork Governmental investigations Illegal aliens Immigrants Labor and Employment Labor disputes Labor unions Law Married people Recruiting of employees Temporary employment Visas Immigration 00 2004-01-21 Introduced in Senate 2004-03-29T17:41:11Z Immigration Reform Act of 2004 - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to exempt immediate relatives from the family-sponsored immigration cap. Expands the definition of immediate relatives to include spouses and children of lawful permanent residents.

Amends the definition of H-2B nonimmigrant worker. Adds a new H-2C nonimmigrant worker category.

Requires employers seeking to hire H-2B or H-2C workers to undertake specified recruitment efforts for U.S. workers, and to submit specified labor attestations. Provides worker protections. Addresses portability. Provides derivative status for spouses and children of H-2B and H-2C workers. Establishes annual numerical limitations on the number of aliens who may receive H-2B and H-2C status. Specifies authorized periods of admission for each category.

Provides for stays of removal for aliens involved in workplace claims.

Prohibits the disclosure by a Federal or State agency of information concerning the immigration status of any worker.

Creates an earned adjustment program for aliens who meet continuous physical presence, employment, and other specified requirements. Provides for derivative status for the spouses and children of such aliens. Excludes aliens granted earned adjustment from numerical visa limitations. Provides for administrative and judicial review of earned adjustment determinations. Establishes fines and fees for aliens applying for earned adjustment.

Creates transitional worker status for certain aliens who do not satisfy the continuous physical presence and employment requirements of the earned adjustment program.

Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act to allow aliens granted adjustment of status under this Act to correct social security records without criminal prosecution.

]]> Immigration Reform Act of 2004 Display Title Immigration Reform Act of 2004 Official Title as Introduced A bill to strengthen national security and United States borders, reunify families, provide willing workers, and establish earned adjustment under the immigration laws of the United States. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Immigration Reform Act of 2004 Short Titles as Introduced Immigration Reform Act of 2004: Strengthening America's National Security, Economy and Families Introduced in Senate 2004-01-21T05:00:00Z 2004-01-21 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S109-117) text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.