3.0.0 359 2019-11-15T21:55:50Z 2022-02-08T17:27:15Z Senate S S 2005-02-10 109 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2005-02-10T21:47:42Z Agricultural Job Opportunities, Benefits, and Security Act of 2005 109 884 HR 2005-04-04 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security, and Claims. Identical bill CRS 2005-02-18 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1710-1712) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2005-02-10 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral 2005-02-10 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1288-1289) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2005-02-10 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress C000858 Sen. Craig, Larry E. [R-ID] LARRY CRAIG R ID EDWIN N K000105 Sen. Kennedy, Edward M. [D-MA] EDWARD KENNEDY D MA MOORE 2005-02-10 True H001028 Sen. Hagel, Chuck [R-NE] CHUCK HAGEL R NE 2005-02-10 True S000709 Sen. Specter, Arlen [R-PA] ARLEN SPECTER R PA 2005-02-10 True L000123 Sen. Lautenberg, Frank R. [D-NJ] FRANK LAUTENBERG D NJ R. 2005-02-10 True V000126 Sen. Voinovich, George V. [R-OH] GEORGE VOINOVICH R OH V. 2005-02-10 True S000148 Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY] Charles Schumer D NY E. 2005-02-10 True L000504 Sen. Lugar, Richard G. [R-IN] RICHARD LUGAR R IN GREEN 2005-02-10 True D000563 Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] Richard Durbin D IL J. 2005-02-10 True C001057 Sen. Coleman, Norm [R-MN] Norm Coleman R MN 2005-02-10 True K000148 Sen. Kerry, John F. [D-MA] JOHN KERRY D MA FORBES 2005-02-10 True M000303 Sen. McCain, John [R-AZ] JOHN MCCAIN R AZ SIDNEY 2005-02-10 True D000388 Sen. Dodd, Christopher J. [D-CT] CHRISTOPHER DODD D CT JOHN 2005-02-10 True C000567 Sen. Cochran, Thad [R-MS] Thad Cochran R MS 2005-02-10 True D000407 Sen. Domenici, Pete V. [R-NM] PETE DOMENICI R NM VICHI 2005-02-10 True C000127 Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA] Maria Cantwell D WA 2005-02-10 True D000294 Sen. DeWine, Mike [R-OH] MICHAEL DEWINE R OH 2005-02-10 True L000304 Sen. Lieberman, Joseph I. [D-CT] JOSEPH LIEBERMAN D CT I. 2005-02-10 True B001126 Sen. Burns, Conrad R. [R-MT] CONRAD BURNS R MT R. 2005-02-10 True B000711 Sen. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA] BARBARA BOXER D CA 2005-02-10 True R000307 Sen. Roberts, Pat [R-KS] PAT ROBERTS R KS 2005-02-10 True L000174 Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT] Patrick Leahy D VT 2005-02-10 True H000338 Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT] ORRIN HATCH R UT GRANT 2005-02-10 True 2005-03-17 A000069 Sen. Akaka, Daniel K. [D-HI] DANIEL AKAKA D HI KOHIKINA 2005-02-10 True L000447 Sen. Lott, Trent [R-MS] CHESTER LOTT R MS TRENT 2005-02-10 True N000180 Sen. Nelson, Ben [D-NE] E. Nelson D NE Benjamin 2005-02-10 True B000953 Sen. Brownback, Sam [R-KS] SAM BROWNBACK R KS 2005-02-10 True L000261 Sen. Levin, Carl [D-MI] CARL LEVIN D MI MILTON 2005-02-10 True S000888 Sen. Stevens, Ted [R-AK] THEODORE STEVENS R AK F. 2005-02-10 True W000779 Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] Ron Wyden D OR 2005-02-10 True M001162 Sen. Martinez, Mel [R-FL] Mel Martinez R FL 2005-02-10 True S001163 Sen. Salazar, Ken [D-CO] Ken Salazar D CO 2005-02-10 True C001040 Sen. Chafee, Lincoln [R-RI] LINCOLN CHAFEE R RI D. 2005-02-10 True M001111 Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA] Patty Murray D WA 2005-02-10 True N000032 Sen. Nelson, Bill [D-FL] CLARENCE NELSON D FL WILLIAM 2005-02-15 False S000064 Sen. Sarbanes, Paul S. [D-MD] PAUL SARBANES D MD SPYROS 2005-03-03 False B000444 Sen. Biden, Joseph R., Jr. [D-DE] JOSEPH BIDEN D DE ROBINETTE 2005-03-03 False D000596 Sen. Dayton, Mark [D-MN] MARK DAYTON D MN 2005-03-03 False B001233 Sen. Bayh, Evan [D-IN] EVAN BAYH D IN 2005-03-09 False C001041 Sen. Clinton, Hillary Rodham [D-NY] HILLARY CLINTON D NY R 2005-03-09 False H000206 Sen. Harkin, Tom [D-IA] THOMAS HARKIN D IA RICHARD 2005-03-09 False C001042 Sen. Corzine, Jon S. [D-NJ] JON CORZINE D NJ S. 2005-03-09 False P000590 Sen. Pryor, Mark L. [D-AR] Mark Pryor D AR Lunsford 2005-03-11 False B000468 Sen. Bingaman, Jeff [D-NM] JESSE BINGAMAN D NM FRANCIS 2005-03-17 False L000035 Sen. Lincoln, Blanche L. [D-AR] BLANCHE LINCOLN D AR LAMBERT 2005-03-17 False M000702 Sen. Mikulski, Barbara A. [D-MD] BARBARA MIKULSKI D MD ANN 2005-04-04 False F000061 Sen. Feingold, Russell D. [D-WI] RUSSELL FEINGOLD D WI D. 2005-04-05 False O000167 Sen. Obama, Barack [D-IL] Barack Obama D IL 2005-04-12 False S000663 Sen. Snowe, Olympia J. [R-ME] Olympia Snowe R ME J. 2005-04-14 False K000305 Sen. Kohl, Herb [D-WI] HERBERT KOHL D WI H. 2005-09-15 False L000550 Sen. Landrieu, Mary L. [D-LA] MARY LANDRIEU D LA 2006-09-29 False Immigration Administrative fees Administrative procedure Administrative remedies Admission of nonimmigrants Advertising Agricultural labor Agriculture and Food Alien labor Aliens Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Civil actions and liability Collective bargaining Commuting Confidential communications Congress Congressional reporting requirements Cost of living adjustments Crime and Law Enforcement Criminal aliens Criminal investigation Damages Data banks Death Department of Homeland Security Department of Labor Department of State Deportation Directories Disability insurance Disabled Disasters Discrimination in employment Dismissal of employees Driver licenses Economics and Public Finance Emergency Management Employee benefit plans Employee rights Employers' liability Employment agencies Evidence (Law) Ex-offenders Families Federal advisory bodies Federal preemption Fines (Penalties) Fraud Government Operations and Politics Government paperwork Government publicity Governmental investigations Grievance procedures Health Hours of labor Housing and Community Development Identification devices Illegal aliens Immigrants Industrial arbitration Injunctions Job hunting Judicial review Labor and Employment Labor contracts Labor disputes Labor unions Law Layoffs Legal fees Legal services Liability insurance Licenses Limitation of actions Lockouts Married people Mediation Medical records Migrant labor Minimum wages Motor vehicle safety Old age, survivors and disability insurance Passports Payroll deductions Personnel records Prosecution Public housing Public records Range management Recruiting of employees Relocation Residence requirements Right of privacy Right to travel Rural housing Science, Technology, Communications Seasonal labor Social Welfare State laws Surety and fidelity Temporary employment Transfer of employees Transportation and Public Works Travel costs User charges Visas Wage restitution Wages Workers' compensation Immigration 00 2005-02-10 Introduced in Senate 2005-03-12T16:06:59Z Agricultural Job Opportunities, Benefits, and Security Act of 2005 - Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security to grant qualifying alien agricultural workers (and their spouses and minor children) temporary resident status and subsequently lawful permanent resident status upon the fulfillment of specified agricultural work and residency requirements.

Sets forth provisions with respect to: (1) adjustment of status applications, including penalties for false statements; (2) the waiver of numerical limitations and certain grounds for inadmissibility; (3) the temporary stay of removal and work authorization; (4) administrative and judicial review; and (5) dissemination of program information.

Amends the Social Security Act to provide for the correction of such aliens' social security records.

Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to set forth application requirements for H-2A (temporary agricultural worker) employers and employer associations, including assurances: (1) that the job opportunity is temporary or seasonal and is not the result of a labor dispute; (2) that attempts have been made to hire U.S. workers; and (3) respecting required wages and benefits and compliance with labor laws.

Sets forth employment requirements with respect to H-2A worker wages, housing, and transportation reimbursement. Establishes the Commission on Agricultural Wage Standards under the H-2A program.

Revises provisions respecting the admission and extension of stay of H-2A workers. Provides special rules for alien sheepherders.

Sets forth worker protection and labor standards enforcement provisions for such aliens.

]]> Agricultural Job Opportunities, Benefits, and Security Act of 2005 Short Titles as Introduced Agricultural Job Opportunities, Benefits, and Security Act of 2005 Display Title Agricultural Job Opportunities, Benefits, and Security Act of 2005 Official Title as Introduced A bill to provide for the adjustment of status of certain foreign agricultural workers, to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to reform the H-2A worker program under that Act, to provide a stable, legal agricultural workforce, to extend basic legal protections and better working conditions to more workers, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate 2005-02-10T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-109s359is/xml/BILLS-109s359is.xml 2005-02-18 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1710-1712) 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.