3.0.0 2071 2023-01-11T13:39:24Z 2023-01-11T13:39:24Z Senate S 2017-11-02 115 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2017-11-02T20:17:14Z Sustainable Fishing Workforce Protection Act 115 4224 HR 2017-11-21 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security. Related bill CRS 2017-11-02 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral 2017-11-02 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress H001042 Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI] Mazie Hirono D HI K. N S001194 Sen. Schatz, Brian [D-HI] Brian Schatz D HI 2017-11-02 True Immigration Foreign labor Guam Hawaii Immigration status and procedures Labor-management relations Marine and coastal resources, fisheries Northern Mariana Islands Transportation employees Visas and passports Worker safety and health Immigration 00 2017-11-02 Introduced in Senate 2018-12-13T17:30:24Z Sustainable Fishing Workforce Protection Act

This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to establish a nonimmigrant renewable three-year visa (D-3 visa) for alien crewmembers employed on Hawaii-based longline fishing vessels.

The bill sets forth employer petition requirements and responsibilities, including requiring employers to enter into enforceable labor agreements with each approved D-3 alien prior to a fishing voyage.

The Coast Guard shall perform dockside examinations of ships employing D-3 aliens to ensure compliance with health and safety laws and regulations affecting seamen.

]]> Sustainable Fishing Workforce Protection Act Display Title Sustainable Fishing Workforce Protection Act Short Titles as Introduced Sustainable Fishing Workforce Protection Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to authorize the temporary entry into the United States of alien crewmen employed on longline fishing vessels originating in Hawaii, to ensure that such aliens receive reasonable wages and working conditions, and to provide for appropriate enforcement and oversight of fishing companies employing such aliens. Introduced in Senate 2017-11-02T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115s2071is/xml/BILLS-115s2071is.xml 2017-11-02 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.