3.0.0 3740 2022-11-01T13:50:39Z 2022-11-01T13:50:39Z House HR 2019-07-12 116 [Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 117 (Friday, July 12, 2019)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. CRAWFORD:H.R. 3740.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I of the U.S. Constitution[Page H5775]]]> hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing hsju01 Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee Referred to 2019-08-06T18:04:42Z Referred to 2019-07-12T13:01:45Z hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif17 Innovation, Data, and Commerce Subcommittee Referred to 2019-07-15T17:44:38Z Referred to 2019-07-12T13:01:50Z hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee House Standing Referred to 2019-07-12T13:02:00Z 2019-08-06 hsju01 Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship. Committee 2019-07-15 hsif17 Innovation, Data, and Commerce Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce. Committee 2019-07-12 Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Education and Labor, 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 2019-07-12 Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Education and Labor, 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 2019-07-12 Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Education and Labor, 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 hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2019-07-12 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2019-07-12 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress C001087 Rep. Crawford, Eric A. "Rick" [R-AR-1] Eric Crawford R AR A. "Rick" 1 N C001103 Rep. Carter, Earl L. "Buddy" [R-GA-1] Earl Carter R GA L. "Buddy" 1 2019-09-10 False S001189 Rep. Scott, Austin [R-GA-8] Austin Scott R GA 8 2019-09-17 False Immigration Administrative law and regulatory procedures Alternative dispute resolution, mediation, arbitration Civil actions and liability Congressional oversight Department of Agriculture Emergency medical services and trauma care Employee benefits and pensions Employee hiring Employment taxes Executive agency funding and structure Foreign labor Government information and archives Government trust funds Health care costs and insurance Housing finance and home ownership Immigration status and procedures Labor-management relations Lawyers and legal services Migrant, seasonal, agricultural labor Sales and excise taxes Visas and passports Wages and earnings Worker safety and health Immigration 00 2019-07-12 Introduced in House 2021-06-22T19:15:01Z Agricultural Guest Worker Reform Initiative Act of 2019 or the AGRI Act of 2019

This bill revises provisions related to H-2A (temporary agricultural worker) visas, including to eliminate certain requirements to hire U.S. workers, expand the program to include dairy and ranch workers, and shift administrative responsibilities from the Department of Labor to the Department of Agriculture (USDA).

The bill establishes a trust fund to be used to (1) administer and enforce the program, (2) collect a portion of guest worker wages to be paid upon a worker's return to the worker's country of origin, and (3) provide emergency medical services for guest workers.

The bill eliminates a requirement that, during the first half of the time period of a guest worker contract, certain employers must hire any qualified U.S. employee who applies to perform the job the guest worker was hired to perform.

Furthermore, an employer shall not be required to pay a guest worker a wage higher than the highest of federal, state, or local minimum wage rates.

The bill places limitations on when guest workers may receive civil legal assistance for low-income individuals.

Employer-provided housing shall be governed generally by USDA regulations, where currently such housing must meet applicable federal, state, or local standards. Employers shall not have to provide housing to workers who can reasonably return to their permanent residence within the same day.

An employer may file a civil action to recover transportation costs from a guest worker who absconds from a contract.

]]> AGRI Act of 2019 Display Title AGRI Act of 2019 Official Title as Introduced To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to simplify and rename the H-2C worker program, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced AGRI Act of 2019 Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced Agricultural Guest Worker Reform Initiative Act of 2019 Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2019-07-12T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr3740ih/xml/BILLS-116hr3740ih.xml 2019-08-06 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.