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[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 43 (Monday, March 8, 2021)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. LOFGREN:H.R. 1603.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, clause 4 provides Congress with thepower to establish a ``uniform rule of Naturalization.''[Page H1120]
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- Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1620) to reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act of 1994, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 6) to authorize the cancellation of removal and adjustment of status of certain aliens, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1603) to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for terms and conditions for nonimmigrant workers performing agricultural labor or services, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1868) to prevent across-the-board direct spending cuts, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 17) removing the deadline for the ratification of the equal rights amendment; and for other purposes.
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- To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for terms and conditions for nonimmigrant workers performing agricultural labor or services, and for other purposes.
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- Strategy and Investment in Rural Housing Preservation Act of 2021
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Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
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- VAWA Protections for Rural Women Act of 2021
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Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
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- Strategy and Investment in Rural Housing Preservation Act of 2022
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- Affordable and Secure Food Act of 2022
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Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
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Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
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On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 247 - 174 (Roll no. 93). (text: CR H1527-1549)
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On motion to recommit Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 204 - 218 (Roll no. 92).
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Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H1569-1570)
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Pursuant to clause 1(c) of Rule XIX, the House resumed consideration of H.R. 1603.
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Pursuant to clause 1(c) of Rule XIX, further consideration of H.R. 1603 is postponed.
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POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Fischbach motion to recommit, the Chair put the question on agreeing to the motion to recommit, and by voice vote announced that the noes had prevailed. Mrs. Fischbach demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced.
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The previous question on the motion to recommit was ordered pursuant to the rule.
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Mrs. Fischbach moved to recommit to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR H1560)
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The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
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DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 1603.
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Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 1620, H.R. 6, H.R. 1603, H.R. 1868 and H.J. Res. 17. The resolution provides for one hour of general debate on H.R. 1620, H.R. 6, H.R. 1603, H.R. 1868, and H.J.Res. 17. The resolution provides that H.Res. 232 is hereby adopted.
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Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 233. (consideration: CR H1527-1560)
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Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 233 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 1620, H.R. 6, H.R. 1603, H.R. 1868 and H.J. Res. 17. The resolution provides for one hour of general debate on H.R. 1620, H.R. 6, H.R. 1603, H.R. 1868, and H.J.Res. 17. The resolution provides that H.Res. 232 is hereby adopted.
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Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Education and Labor, and Financial Services, 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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Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Education and Labor, and Financial Services, 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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Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Education and Labor, and Financial Services, 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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Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Education and Labor, and Financial Services, 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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2021-03-09
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2021-03-09
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2021-03-09
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2021-03-09
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2021-03-09
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2021-03-09
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2021-03-09
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2021-03-09
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2021-03-16
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2021-03-18
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2021-03-18
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2021-03-18
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2021-03-18
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2021-03-18
False
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2021-03-18
False
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CA
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2021-03-18
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2021-03-18
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2021-03-18
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2021-03-18
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2021-03-18
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2021-03-18
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2021-03-18
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2021-03-18
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2021-03-18
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2021-03-18
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2021-03-18
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2021-03-18
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2021-03-18
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CA
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2021-03-18
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2021-03-18
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2021-03-18
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2021-03-18
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2021-03-18
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2021-03-18
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2021-03-18
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H.R. 1603, Farm Workforce Modernization Act of 2021
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/57182
As passed by the House of Representatives on March 18, 2021
Immigration
- Administrative law and regulatory procedures
- Administrative remedies
- Advisory bodies
- Alternative dispute resolution, mediation, arbitration
- Border security and unlawful immigration
- Cardiovascular and respiratory health
- Civil actions and liability
- Commuting
- Congressional oversight
- Contracts and agency
- Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
- Criminal justice information and records
- Department of Homeland Security
- Detention of persons
- Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
- Emergency medical services and trauma care
- Employee hiring
- Employee leave
- Employment discrimination and employee rights
- Foreign labor
- Fraud offenses and financial crimes
- Government information and archives
- Government lending and loan guarantees
- Government studies and investigations
- Health promotion and preventive care
- Housing and community development funding
- Housing industry and standards
- Housing supply and affordability
- Immigration status and procedures
- Infectious and parasitic diseases
- Intergovernmental relations
- Judicial review and appeals
- Labor market
- Labor standards
- Labor-management relations
- Licensing and registrations
- Livestock
- Low- and moderate-income housing
- Migrant, seasonal, agricultural labor
- Personnel records
- Right of privacy
- Rural conditions and development
- Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
- State and local government operations
- Temporary and part-time employment
- Transportation costs
- User charges and fees
- Visas and passports
- Wages and earnings
- Worker safety and health
- Youth employment and child labor
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Farm Workforce Modernization Act of 2021
This bill contains provisions related to alien farmworkers, including provisions establishing a certified agricultural worker (CAW) status and changing the H-2A temporary worker program.
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) may grant CAW status to an applying alien who (1) performed at least 1,035 hours of agricultural labor during the two-year period prior to March 8, 2021; (2) on that date was inadmissible, deportable, or under a grant of deferred enforced departure or temporary protected status; and (3) has been continuously present in the United States from that date until receiving CAW status. The bill imposes additional crime-related inadmissibility grounds on CAW applicants and makes some other grounds inapplicable.
CAW status shall be valid for 5.5 years and may be extended. DHS may grant dependent status to the spouse or children of a principal alien.
An alien with a pending application may not be detained or removed by DHS and shall be authorized for employment until DHS makes a final decision on the application.
A CAW alien (and dependents) may apply for lawful permanent resident status after meeting various requirements, including performing a certain amount of agricultural labor for a number of years.
DHS shall create an electronic platform for (1) filing H-2A petitions, (2) facilitating the processing of H-2A cases, and (3) providing agencies a single tool for obtaining H-2A-related case information.
The bill makes various changes to the H-2A program, such as (1) modifying the method for calculating and making adjustments to the H-2A worker minimum wage, (2) specifying how an employer may satisfy requirements that it attempted to recruit U.S. workers, (3) requiring H-2A employers to guarantee certain minimum work hours, (4) making the program available for agricultural work that is not temporary or seasonal, and (5) reserving a visa allocation for the dairy industry.
DHS shall establish a pilot program allowing certain H-2A workers to apply for portable status, which gives the worker 60 days after leaving a position to secure new employment with a registered H-2A employer.
DHS shall establish an electronic system patterned on the E-Verify Program for employers to verify an individual's identity and employment authorization. Employers hiring individuals for agricultural employment must use the system.
This bill permanently establishes the Housing Preservation and Revitalization Program, which provides financing assistance for rural rental housing and off-farm labor housing and rental assistance for qualified tenants of such housing. It also authorizes the Department of Agriculture to provide various assistance, including funding for insuring loans and grants for new farmworker housing.
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2021-03-23T18:27:17Z
Farm Workforce Modernization Act of 2021
This bill contains provisions related to alien farmworkers, including provisions establishing a certified agricultural worker (CAW) status and changing the H-2A temporary worker program.
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) may grant CAW status to an applying alien who (1) performed at least 1,035 hours of agricultural labor during the two-year period prior to March 8, 2021; (2) on that date was inadmissible, deportable, or under a grant of deferred enforced departure or temporary protected status; and (3) has been continuously present in the United States from that date until receiving CAW status. The bill imposes additional crime-related inadmissibility grounds on CAW applicants and makes some other grounds inapplicable.
CAW status shall be valid for 5.5 years and may be extended. DHS may grant dependent status to the spouse or children of a principal alien.
An alien with a pending application may not be detained or removed by DHS and shall be authorized for employment until DHS makes a final decision on the application.
A CAW alien (and dependents) may apply for lawful permanent resident status after meeting various requirements, including performing a certain amount of agricultural labor for a number of years.
DHS shall create an electronic platform for (1) filing H-2A petitions, (2) facilitating the processing of H-2A cases, and (3) providing agencies a single tool for obtaining H-2A-related case information.
The bill makes various changes to the H-2A program, such as (1) modifying the method for calculating and making adjustments to the H-2A worker minimum wage, (2) specifying how an employer may satisfy requirements that it attempted to recruit U.S. workers, (3) requiring H-2A employers to guarantee certain minimum work hours, (4) making the program available for agricultural work that is not temporary or seasonal, and (5) reserving a visa allocation for the dairy industry.
DHS shall establish a pilot program allowing certain H-2A workers to apply for portable status, which gives the worker 60 days after leaving a position to secure new employment with a registered H-2A employer.
DHS shall establish an electronic system patterned on the E-Verify Program for employers to verify an individual's identity and employment authorization. Employers hiring individuals for agricultural employment must use the system.
This bill permanently establishes the Housing Preservation and Revitalization Program, which provides financing assistance for rural rental housing and off-farm labor housing and rental assistance for qualified tenants of such housing. It also authorizes the Department of Agriculture to provide various assistance, including funding for insuring loans and grants for new farmworker housing.

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To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for terms and conditions for nonimmigrant workers performing agricultural labor or services, and for other purposes.
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- Referred in Senate
2021-03-22T04:00:00Z
  - https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-117hr1603rfs/xml/BILLS-117hr1603rfs.xml
- Engrossed in House
2021-03-18T04:00:00Z
  - https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-117hr1603eh/xml/BILLS-117hr1603eh.xml
- Introduced in House
2021-03-08T05:00:00Z
  - https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-117hr1603ih/xml/BILLS-117hr1603ih.xml
2021-03-22
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
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