3.0.0 2207 2022-12-31T05:26:28Z 2022-12-31T05:26:28Z Senate S 2021-06-24 117 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2021-06-24T14:59:22Z 2021-06-24 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR S4778) IntroReferral 2021-06-24 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress T000250 Sen. Thune, John [R-SD] John Thune R SD R. N C001035 Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME] Susan Collins R ME M. 2021-10-07 False Immigration Fires Foreign labor Forests, forestry, trees Land use and conservation Migrant, seasonal, agricultural labor Temporary and part-time employment Visas and passports Immigration 00 2021-06-24 Introduced in Senate 2022-02-01T20:42:20Z This bill temporarily exempts certain workers involved with forest health or conservation from the annual limit on visas for temporary nonagricultural workers (H-2B visas).

Specifically, for five years starting from the bill's enactment, a visa for a temporary nonagricultural worker entering the United States to perform certain work (such as orchard work, tree planting, nursery care, or harvesting minor forest products) shall not count against the annual limit on H-2B visas. (Currently, only 66,000 H-2B visas may be issued each year, with exemptions for certain types of workers.)

]]> A bill to temporarily increase the availability of temporary nonimmigrant nonagricultural workers for the purposes of restoring American forests, and for other purposes. Official Title as Introduced A bill to temporarily increase the availability of temporary nonimmigrant nonagricultural workers for the purposes of restoring American forests, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Display Title A bill to temporarily increase the availability of temporary nonimmigrant nonagricultural workers for the purposes of restoring American forests, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate 2021-06-24T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-117s2207is/xml/BILLS-117s2207is.xml 2021-06-24 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR S4778) 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.