3.0.0 2616 2023-01-14T22:48:24Z 2023-01-14T22:48:24Z Senate S S 2004-07-07 108 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2004-07-07T21:35:45Z 2004-07-07 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S7753-7754) IntroReferral 2004-07-07 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S7753) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2004-07-07 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress C001057 Sen. Coleman, Norm [R-MN] Norm Coleman R MN N Immigration Admission of nonimmigrants Agricultural labor Agriculture and Food Alien labor Aliens Boundaries Housing and Community Development Labor and Employment Seasonal labor Temporary employment Visas Immigration 00 2004-07-07 Introduced in Senate 2004-07-21T15:12:14Z Emergency Relief for Rural Borderlands Act - States that aliens issued H-2B (temporary nonagricultural worker) nonimmigrant visas may not be counted toward the numerical limitation applicable to such visas during FY 2004 if the alien is working: (1) at a work site in a rural area not more than 50 miles from an international border; and (2) for an employer who has hired H-2B workers during not less than two fiscal years between FYs 1999 and 2003. Requires expedited visa processing for aliens who meet such requirements.

Requires these provisions to take effect as if enacted on September 30, 2003.

]]> Emergency Relief for Rural Borderlands Act Display Title Emergency Relief for Rural Borderlands Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to increase the availability of H-2B nonimmigrant visas during fiscal year 2004 for rural border areas, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Emergency Relief for Rural Borderlands Act Introduced in Senate 2004-07-07T04:00:00Z 2004-07-07 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S7753-7754) 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.