3.0.0 2801 2022-11-01T05:32:26Z 2022-11-01T05:32:26Z House HR 2019-05-16 116 [Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 82 (Thursday, May 16, 2019)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. COLLINS of New York:H.R. 2801.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8, Clause 1, of the U.S. Constitution[Page H3925]]]> hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing hsju01 Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee Referred to 2019-06-26T19:44:15Z Referred to 2019-05-16T14:00:15Z 2019-06-26 hsju01 Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship. Committee 2019-05-16 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2019-05-16 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2019-05-16 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress C001092 Rep. Collins, Chris [R-NY-27] Chris Collins R NY 27 N M001180 Rep. McKinley, David B. [R-WV-1] David McKinley R WV B. 1 2019-05-22 False U000031 Rep. Upton, Fred [R-MI-6] FRED UPTON R MI 6 2019-05-22 False K000386 Rep. Katko, John [R-NY-24] John Katko R NY 24 2019-05-22 False S001196 Rep. Stefanik, Elise M. [R-NY-21] Elise Stefanik R NY M. 21 2019-05-22 False Immigration Administrative law and regulatory procedures Foreign labor Government information and archives Immigration status and procedures Migrant, seasonal, agricultural labor Personnel records Temporary and part-time employment Visas and passports Immigration 00 2019-05-16 Introduced in House 2022-01-26T23:11:21Z Helping Labor Personnel on Farms Act or the HELP Farms Act

This bill provides nonrenewable temporary resident status for certain nonseasonal agricultural workers.

To apply for such status, a qualifying alien must be sponsored by a qualifying employer and provide certain required documentation within six months of this bill's enactment. A qualifying alien shall (1) be a U.S. resident for tax purposes for a certain period of time, (2) not qualify for a temporary agricultural worker (H-2A) visa, and (3) have been employed by the sponsoring employer for the two years preceding the date of the application. An alien shall be ineligible for temporary resident status for various safety-related reasons, such as a conviction in the United States for a particularly serious crime (e.g. murder or rape).

The spouse and unmarried children under 21 years of age of an alien who receives such status shall also be eligible for such status.

While an application is pending, a qualified alien shall not be considered unlawfully present in the United States or an unauthorized alien. If a qualified alien is detained or in removal proceedings during the application period, the alien shall be given a reasonable opportunity to apply for temporary resident status.

The Department of Labor shall modify regulations related to H-2A visas to ensure that aliens wishing to temporarily come to the United States to perform nonseasonal agricultural labor may do so on an annual basis.

]]> HELP Farms Act Display Title HELP Farms Act Official Title as Introduced To provide temporary resident status and employment authorization for certain non-seasonal agricultural workers, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced HELP Farms Act Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced Helping Labor Personnel on Farms Act Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2019-05-16T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr2801ih/xml/BILLS-116hr2801ih.xml 2019-06-26 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship. 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.