3.0.0 237 2023-01-11T20:05:59Z 2023-01-11T20:05:59Z Senate S S 2007-01-10 110 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2007-01-10T18:13:24Z Agricultural Job Opportunities, Benefits, and Security Act of 2007 110 371 HR 2007-02-02 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law. Identical bill CRS AgJOBS Act of 2007 110 340 S 2007-01-18 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S767-778) Identical bill CRS 2007-01-10 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S363-373) IntroReferral 2007-01-10 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S361-363) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2007-01-10 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress F000062 Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] Dianne Feinstein D CA N C000858 Sen. Craig, Larry E. [R-ID] LARRY CRAIG R ID EDWIN 2007-01-10 True K000105 Sen. Kennedy, Edward M. [D-MA] EDWARD KENNEDY D MA MOORE 2007-01-10 True M001162 Sen. Martinez, Mel [R-FL] Mel Martinez R FL 2007-01-10 True B000711 Sen. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA] BARBARA BOXER D CA 2007-01-10 True V000126 Sen. Voinovich, George V. [R-OH] GEORGE VOINOVICH R OH V. 2007-01-10 True C001041 Sen. Clinton, Hillary Rodham [D-NY] HILLARY CLINTON D NY R 2007-01-11 False O000167 Sen. Obama, Barack [D-IL] Barack Obama D IL 2007-01-11 False S001163 Sen. Salazar, Ken [D-CO] Ken Salazar D CO 2007-01-11 False S000709 Sen. Specter, Arlen [R-PA] ARLEN SPECTER R PA 2007-01-18 False H001028 Sen. Hagel, Chuck [R-NE] CHUCK HAGEL R NE 2007-01-18 False Immigration Administrative fees Administrative procedure Administrative remedies Admission of nonimmigrants Agricultural labor Agriculture and Food Alien labor Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Collective bargaining Congress Congressional reporting requirements Crime and Law Enforcement Department of Homeland Security Department of State Deportation Dismissal of employees Economics and Public Finance Families Fines (Penalties) Fraud Government Operations and Politics Identification devices Judicial review Labor and Employment Law Married people Mediation Prosecution Recruiting of employees Right to travel Seasonal labor Social Welfare Social security numbers Temporary employment User charges Visas Immigration 00 2007-01-10 Introduced in Senate 2009-05-20T21:50:11Z Agricultural Job Opportunities, Benefits, and Security Act of 2007 or the AgJOBS Act of 2007 - Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security to confer "blue card status" upon an alien who: (1) has performed agricultural employment in the United States for at least 863 hours or 150 work days during the 24-month period ending on December 31, 2006; (2) applied for such status during the 18-month application period beginning on the first day of the seventh month that begins after the date of enactment of this Act; (3) is otherwise admissible to the United States; and (4) has not been convicted of any felony or a misdemeanor, an element of which involves bodily injury, threat of serious bodily injury, or harm to property in excess of $500.

Directs the Secretary to adjust a blue card alien (and spouse and minor children) to permanent resident status if the alien has fulfilled specified periods of agricultural employment.

Amends the Social Security Act to exempt blue card aliens from prosecution for social security-related identity or payment false statements if such conduct occurred prior to the granting of blue card status.

Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to revise H-2A visa (agricultural labor or temporary or seasonal services) provisions. Replaces the existing labor certification requirement with a labor attestation requirement containing: (1) a description of the nature and location of the job; (2) the job's expected beginning and ending dates; (3) the number of jobs; and (4) specified labor assurances respecting job opportunities covered by collective bargaining agreements and non-covered job opportunities.

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