3.0.0 852 2022-02-03T05:56:51Z 2022-02-03T05:56:51Z Senate S S 2011-04-14 112 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2011-04-14T22:30:50Z H-2A Improvement Act 112 3232 HR 2011-10-24 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration Policy and Enforcement. 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 H-2A Improvement Act 112 1720 HR 2011-06-01 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration Policy and Enforcement. Identical bill CRS 2011-04-14 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2530-2531) IntroReferral 2011-04-14 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2530) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2011-04-14 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress L000174 Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT] Patrick Leahy D VT N E000285 Sen. Enzi, Michael B. [R-WY] MICHAEL ENZI R WY B. 2011-04-14 True S000033 Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT] Bernard Sanders I VT 2011-04-14 True K000305 Sen. Kohl, Herb [D-WI] HERBERT KOHL D WI H. 2011-04-14 True S000148 Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY] Charles Schumer D NY E. 2011-04-14 True G000555 Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] Kirsten Gillibrand D NY E. 2011-04-14 True Immigration Foreign labor Immigration status and procedures Labor standards Livestock Migrant, seasonal, agricultural labor Visas and passports Immigration 00 2011-04-14 Introduced in Senate 2011-05-11T13:44:49Z 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.

Authorizes such alien to petition to become a lawful permanent resident after having worked as a sheepherder, goat herder, or dairy worker in the United States for not fewer than 33 of the preceding 36 months.

]]> H-2A Improvement Act Short Titles as Introduced H-2A Improvement Act Display Title H-2A Improvement Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to improve the H-2A agricultural worker program for use by dairy workers, sheepherders, and goat herders, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate 2011-04-14T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112s852is/xml/BILLS-112s852is.xml 2011-04-14 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2530-2531) 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.