3.0.0 3232 2023-01-11T13:22:04Z 2023-01-11T13:22:04Z House H HR 2011-10-14 112 From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. OWENS:H.R. 3232.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:This bill is enacted pursuant to the power granted toCongress under Article I, Section 8, of the United StatesConstitution.[Page H6978]]]> hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing hsju01 Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee Referred to 2011-10-24T19:23:55Z Referred to 2011-10-14T13:02:05Z H-2A Improvement Act 112 1720 HR 2011-06-01 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration Policy and Enforcement. Related bill CRS H-2A Improvement Act 112 852 S 2011-04-14 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2530-2531) Related bill CRS Dairy and Sheep H-2A Act 112 1697 S 2011-10-12 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Related bill CRS 2011-10-24 hsju01 Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration Policy and Enforcement. Committee 2011-10-14 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2011-10-14 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2011-10-14 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress O000169 Rep. Owens, William L. [D-NY-23] William Owens D NY L. 23 N W000800 Rep. Welch, Peter [D-VT-At Large] Peter Welch D VT 0 2011-10-14 True H001062 Rep. Hochul, Kathleen C. [D-NY-26] Kathleen Hochul D NY C. 26 2011-10-14 True H001051 Rep. Hanna, Richard L. [R-NY-24] Richard Hanna R NY L. 24 2011-10-14 True P000598 Rep. Polis, Jared [D-CO-2] Jared Polis D CO 2 2012-07-10 False Immigration Foreign labor Immigration status and procedures Livestock Migrant, seasonal, agricultural labor Visas and passports Immigration 00 2011-10-14 Introduced in House 2011-12-12T17:12:53Z H-2A Improvement Act - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to include within the H-2A nonimmigrant visa category (temporary agricultural workers) an alien coming temporarily to the United States to work as a sheepherder, goat herder, or dairy worker. Exempts an employer filing a petition to employ such a worker from the requirement to show that the position is of a seasonal or temporary nature.

Provides for a three-year initial period of admission with additional three-year extensions.

]]> H-2A Improvement Act Display Title H-2A Improvement Act Official Title as Introduced To improve the H-2A agricultural worker program for use by dairy workers, sheepherders, and goat herders, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced H-2A Improvement Act Introduced in House 2011-10-14T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112hr3232ih/xml/BILLS-112hr3232ih.xml 2011-10-24 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration Policy and Enforcement. 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.