3.0.0 641 2023-01-11T13:34:18Z 2023-01-11T13:34:18Z House HR 2017-01-24 115 [Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 13 (Tuesday, January 24, 2017)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. ALLEN:H.R. 641.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Consistent with the original understanding of the commerceclause, the authority to enact this legislation is found inArticle 1, Section 8, Clause 3 of the U.S. Constitution.[Page H687]]]> hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing hsju01 Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee Referred to 2017-02-08T21:37:06Z Referred to 2017-01-24T15:08:40Z 2017-02-08 hsju01 Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security. Committee 2017-01-24 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2017-01-24 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2017-01-24 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress A000372 Rep. Allen, Rick W. [R-GA-12] Rick Allen R GA W. 12 N B001295 Rep. Bost, Mike [R-IL-12] Mike Bost R IL 12 2017-01-24 True C001103 Rep. Carter, Earl L. "Buddy" [R-GA-1] Earl Carter R GA L. "Buddy" 1 2017-01-24 True C001096 Rep. Cramer, Kevin [R-ND-At Large] Kevin Cramer R ND 0 2017-01-24 True M001189 Rep. Messer, Luke [R-IN-6] Luke Messer R IN 6 2017-01-24 True R000597 Rep. Rice, Tom [R-SC-7] Tom Rice R SC 7 2017-01-24 True M001194 Rep. Moolenaar, John R. [R-MI-4] John Moolenaar R MI R. 4 2017-02-16 False R000593 Rep. Ross, Dennis A. [R-FL-15] Dennis Ross R FL A. 15 2017-02-16 False H001058 Rep. Huizenga, Bill [R-MI-2] Bill Huizenga R MI 2 2017-02-16 False C001077 Rep. Coffman, Mike [R-CO-6] Mike Coffman R CO 6 2017-05-25 False T000470 Rep. Tipton, Scott R. [R-CO-3] Scott Tipton R CO R. 3 2017-07-13 False Immigration Administrative law and regulatory procedures Administrative remedies Department of Agriculture Department of Homeland Security Department of Labor Foreign labor Fraud offenses and financial crimes Housing finance and home ownership Immigration status and procedures Lawyers and legal services Livestock Migrant, seasonal, agricultural labor Temporary and part-time employment Visas and passports Wages and earnings Immigration 00 2017-01-24 Introduced in House 2017-02-13T17:50:23Z Better Agriculture Resources Now Act or the BARN Act

This bill revises the H-2A nonimmigrant agricultural worker visa program, including with respect to: (1) agricultural labor and services, (2) application requirements, (3) wages, (4) period of authorized nonimmigrant status, (5) housing, (6) legal assistance, and (7) violations.

]]> BARN Act Display Title BARN Act Official Title as Introduced To reform the H-2A program for nonimmigrant agricultural workers, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced BARN Act Short Titles as Introduced Better Agriculture Resources Now Act Introduced in House 2017-01-24T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115hr641ih/xml/BILLS-115hr641ih.xml 2017-02-08 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security. 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.