3.0.0 1792 2023-01-11T19:49:48Z 2023-01-11T19:49:48Z House H HR 2007-03-29 110 hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing hsju01 Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee Referred to 2007-04-20T18:53:40Z Referred to 2007-03-29T14:14:10Z hsag00 Agriculture Committee House Standing Referred to 2007-03-29T14:14:15Z 2007-05-04 hsag00 Agriculture Committee 1 House committee actions Executive Comment Requested from Dept of Homeland Security. Committee 2007-04-20 hsju01 Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law. Committee 2007-03-29 Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsag00 Agriculture Committee 2007-03-29 Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100-A 9 Library of Congress 2007-03-29 Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2007-03-29 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2007-03-29 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress G000289 Rep. Goodlatte, Bob [R-VA-6] ROBERT GOODLATTE R VA W. 6 N B000490 Rep. Bishop, Sanford D., Jr. [D-GA-2] SANFORD BISHOP D GA D. 2 2007-03-29 True K000220 Rep. Kingston, Jack [R-GA-1] JACK KINGSTON R GA 1 2007-03-29 True D000597 Rep. Davis, Jo Ann [R-VA-1] JO ANN DAVIS R VA 1 2007-03-29 True F000450 Rep. Foxx, Virginia [R-NC-5] Virginia Foxx R NC 5 2007-03-29 True L000293 Rep. Lewis, Ron [R-KY-2] RON LEWIS R KY 2 2007-04-24 False S001172 Rep. Smith, Adrian [R-NE-3] Adrian Smith R NE 3 2007-06-22 False M001152 Rep. Musgrave, Marilyn N. [R-CO-4] Marilyn Musgrave R CO N. 4 2007-10-22 False P000588 Rep. Pearce, Stevan [R-NM-2] Stevan Pearce R NM 2 2007-11-09 False W000413 Rep. Whitfield, Ed [R-KY-1] EDWARD WHITFIELD R KY 1 2008-05-15 False Immigration Administrative procedure Admission of nonimmigrants Agricultural labor Agriculture and Food Alien labor Aliens Animals Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Civil actions and liability Commerce Dairy industry Damages Department of Agriculture Department of Homeland Security Disaster relief Electronic data interchange Electronic government information Emergency Management Employee benefit plans Employee rights Employers' liability Executive reorganization Fines (Penalties) Goats Government Operations and Politics Illegal aliens Labor and Employment Labor disputes Law Legal aid Livestock Mediation Ombudsman Recruiting of employees Right of property Science, Technology, Communications Sheep Temporary employment Transfer of employees Transportation and Public Works Travel costs Visas Wages Immigration 00 2007-03-29 Introduced in House 2007-04-11T16:30:43Z Temporary Agricultural Labor Reform Act of 2007 - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to revise employer and employee association application requirements for admission of H-2A temporary agricultural workers, including assurances: (1) that the job opportunity is temporary, and is not the result of a labor dispute; (2) that attempts have been made to hire U.S. workers; (3) respecting wages and benefits, and labor law compliance; (4) respecting nondisplacement of U.S. workers; and (5) respecting placement with other employers.

Requires the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish a mandatory employment verification program.

Revises related provisions respecting: (1) penalties; and (2) admissions and extensions of stay. Provides special provisions for alien sheepherders, goatherders, and dairy workers.

Amends the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to: (1) authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to make grants to H-2A employers for the transportation costs of workers whose employment is cut short by natural disaster; and (2) direct the Secretary to establish an H-2A Worker Program Ombudsman within the Office of the Chief Economist of the Department of Agriculture.

Amends the Immigrant Reform and Control Act of 1986 to limit the conditions under which the Legal Services Corporation may: (1) provide legal assistance for, or on behalf of, any alien; (2) bring a civil action for damages on behalf of an H-2A nonimmigrant (requires prior mediation); and (3) enter onto an employer's property.

]]> Temporary Agricultural Labor Reform Act of 2007 Official Title as Introduced To simplify the process for admitting temporary alien agricultural workers under section 101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, to increase access to such workers, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Display Title Temporary Agricultural Labor Reform Act of 2007 Short Titles as Introduced Temporary Agricultural Labor Reform Act of 2007 Introduced in House 2007-03-29T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110hr1792ih/xml/BILLS-110hr1792ih.xml 2007-05-04 Executive Comment Requested from Dept of Homeland Security. 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.