3.0.0 2094 2023-01-11T20:27:39Z 2023-01-11T20:27:39Z Senate S S 2007-09-26 110 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2007-09-26T21:51:07Z 2007-09-26 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral 2007-09-26 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S12143-12145) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2007-09-26 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress S000033 Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT] Bernard Sanders I VT N D000563 Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] Richard Durbin D IL J. 2007-09-27 False Immigration Administrative fees Administrative procedure Alien labor Civil actions and liability Crime and Law Enforcement Department of Labor Economics and Public Finance Employee rights Fines (Penalties) Fraud Government Operations and Politics Government trust funds Labor and Employment Law Recruiting of employees Temporary employment Wages Immigration 00 2007-09-26 Introduced in Senate 2007-10-29T16:44:04Z Increasing American Wages and Benefits Act of 2007 - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to authorize: (1) the Secretary of Labor to enforce federal labor laws with respect to employers of H-2B nonagricultural temporary workers; and (2) a private right of action against such employers.

Specifies employer actions to be taken to recruit U.S. workers prior to filing for admission of H-2B workers.

Prohibits H-2B worker entry until the Secretary certifies that prevailing wages will be paid to such workers or to U.S. workers.

Sets forth H-2B and U.S. worker protections.

Directs the Secretary to establish an H-2B (employer) labor certification application fee. Establishes in the Treasury the H-2B Employment Certification Application Fee Account.

Indentured Servitude Abolition Act of 2007 - Requires foreign labor contractors and employers to inform foreign workers of specified employment terms and conditions at the time of recruitment. Requires that such information be provided in written form in English or in the language of the worker being recruited.

Prohibits worker recruitment fees.

Sets forth protection and enforcement provisions.

]]> Increasing American Wages and Benefits Act of 2007 Official Title as Introduced A bill to increase the wages and benefits of blue collar workers by strengthening labor provisions in the H-2B program, to provide for labor recruiter accountability, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Display Title Increasing American Wages and Benefits Act of 2007 Short Titles as Introduced Increasing American Wages and Benefits Act of 2007 Short Titles as Introduced for portions of this bill Indentured Servitude Abolition Act of 2007 Introduced in Senate 2007-09-26T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110s2094is/xml/BILLS-110s2094is.xml 2007-09-26 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. 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.