3.0.0 2758 2024-07-24T15:22:36Z 2024-07-24T15:22:36Z House H HR 2023-04-20 118 [Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 66 (Thursday, April 20, 2023)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. HIGGINS of Louisiana:H.R. 2758.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Under Article 1, Section 8 of the Constitution, Congresshas the power ``to make all Laws which shall be necessary andproper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, andall other Powers vested by this Constitution in theGovernment of the United States, or any Department or Officerthereof''The single subject of this legislation is:The bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to makethe returning worker exception permanent for the H-2B visaprogram and introduces enhanced vetting measures usingbiometric data to ensure the security of the program.[Page H1910]]]> hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing Referred to 2023-04-20T13:01:20Z 2023-04-20 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2023-04-20 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2023-04-20 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress H001077 Rep. Higgins, Clay [R-LA-3] Clay Higgins R LA 3 N Immigration Immigration 2023-05-01T19:00:23Z 00 2023-04-20 Introduced in House 2024-01-04T14:17:56Z Returning Worker Accountability Act of 2023

This bill makes various changes to the H-2B visa program (temporary nonagricultural services), including by requiring the Department of Homeland Security to use biometric data to vet workers to identify any aliases and vet any discovered aliases for issues relating to national security, criminal history, and inadmissibility.

]]> Returning Worker Accountability Act of 2023 Display Title 45 Returning Worker Accountability Act of 2023 2024-07-24T15:22:36Z Short Title(s) as Introduced 101 Returning Worker Accountability Act of 2023 2024-05-24T13:40:45Z Introduced in House IH Official Title as Introduced 6 To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to make the exception for returning workers permanent, and for other purposes. 2024-03-18T20:38:48Z Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2023-04-20T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-118hr2758ih/xml/BILLS-118hr2758ih.xml 2023-04-20 Referred to the House 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.