3.0.0 6417 2023-01-11T13:42:00Z 2023-01-11T13:42:00Z House HR 2018-07-18 115 [Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 121 (Wednesday, July 18, 2018)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. GOODLATTE:H.R. 6417.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto clause 4 of section 8 of Article I of the Constitution ofthe United States which gives Congress the authority toestablish a uniform Rule of Naturalization.[Page H6558]]]> hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing hsju01 Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee Referred to 2018-09-19T18:58:07Z Referred to 2018-07-18T14:02:30Z hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing Referred to 2018-07-18T14:02:45Z hswm00 Ways and Means Committee House Standing Referred to 2018-07-18T14:02:40Z hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee House Standing Referred to 2018-07-18T14:02:35Z Legal Workforce Act 115 3711 HR 2017-10-25 Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 20 - 10. Related bill CRS 2018-09-19 hsju01 Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security. Committee 2018-07-18 Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Education and the Workforce, Ways and Means, and Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2018-07-18 Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Education and the Workforce, Ways and Means, and Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hswm00 Ways and Means Committee 2018-07-18 Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Education and the Workforce, Ways and Means, and Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee 2018-07-18 Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Education and the Workforce, Ways and Means, and Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. 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Babin, Brian [R-TX-36] Brian Babin R TX 36 2018-10-02 False Immigration Administrative law and regulatory procedures Administrative remedies Aquaculture Civil actions and liability Computer security and identity theft Congressional oversight Department of Agriculture Department of Homeland Security Employee benefits and pensions Employee hiring Executive agency funding and structure Foreign labor Forests, forestry, trees Fraud offenses and financial crimes Government information and archives Government studies and investigations Health care costs and insurance Horticulture and plants Immigration status and procedures Labor market Livestock Manufacturing Migrant, seasonal, agricultural labor Performance measurement Right of privacy State and local government operations Temporary and part-time employment User charges and fees Visas and passports Wages and earnings Immigration 00 2018-07-18 Introduced in House 2019-09-03T22:20:08Z AG and Legal Workforce Act

This bill establishes a new H-2C nonimmigrant visa for aliens coming temporarily to the United States to perform agricultural labor or services. In addition, the bill (1) directs the Department of Homeland Security to create an electronic employment-eligibility confirmation system modeled after the E-Verify system, and (2) mandates the use of such a system by employers.

]]> AG and Legal Workforce Act Display Title AG and Legal Workforce Act Official Title as Introduced To create a nonimmigrant H-2C work visa program for agricultural workers, to make mandatory and permanent requirements relating to use of an electronic employment eligibility verification system, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced AG and Legal Workforce Act Short Titles as Introduced for portions of this bill Legal Workforce Act Short Titles as Introduced for portions of this bill AG Act Short Titles as Introduced for portions of this bill Agricultural Guestworker Act Introduced in House 2018-07-18T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115hr6417ih/xml/BILLS-115hr6417ih.xml 2018-09-19 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.