3.0.0 1697 2023-01-11T13:21:59Z 2023-01-11T13:21:59Z Senate S S 2011-10-12 112 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2011-10-12T21:15:06Z 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 3232 HR 2011-10-24 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 2011-10-12 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral 2011-10-12 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress L000577 Sen. Lee, Mike [R-UT] Mike Lee R UT N S000148 Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY] Charles Schumer D NY E. 2011-10-12 True Immigration Administrative law and regulatory procedures Department of Labor Foreign labor Housing industry and standards Immigration status and procedures Labor standards Migrant, seasonal, agricultural labor Visas and passports Immigration 00 2011-10-12 Introduced in Senate 2011-12-08T17:14:48Z Dairy and Sheep H-2A Act or the DASH 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.

Provides: (1) for a three-year initial period of admission with additional three-year extensions, and (2) that no period of U.S. absence may be required for approval of such extensions.

Directs the Secretary of Labor to issue housing regulations for such workers.

]]> Dairy and Sheep H-2A Act Display Title Dairy and Sheep H-2A Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide a special rule for the period of admission of H-2A nonimmigrants employed as sheepherders, goat herders, or dairy farmers, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Dairy and Sheep H-2A Act Short Titles as Introduced DASH Act Introduced in Senate 2011-10-12T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112s1697is/xml/BILLS-112s1697is.xml 2011-10-12 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.