3.0.0 3516 2024-07-24T15:22:02Z 2024-07-24T15:22:02Z House H HR 2023-05-18 118 [Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 84 (Thursday, May 18, 2023)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. MACE:H.R. 3516.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:The Congress enacts this bill pursuant to Clause 1 ofSection 8 of Article I of the United States Constitution.The single subject of this legislation is:Waives the interview requirement for returning H-2A visaworkers who are going back to their former employer and whowere previously approved for a visa.[Page H2459]]]> hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing Referred to 2023-05-18T13:02:40Z 2023-05-18 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2023-05-18 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2023-05-18 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress M000194 Rep. Mace, Nancy [R-SC-1] Nancy Mace R SC 1 N H001085 Rep. Houlahan, Chrissy [D-PA-6] Chrissy Houlahan D PA 6 2023-05-18 True R000612 Rep. Rose, John W. [R-TN-6] John Rose R TN W. 6 2023-05-18 True Immigration Immigration 2023-06-07T17:00:52Z 00 2023-05-18 Introduced in House 2024-02-01T16:49:23Z Farmworker Access and Waiver Act or the FAWA

This bill requires the Department of Homeland Security to waive the interview requirement for certain returning H-2A (temporary agricultural workers) visa holders.

Specifically, this waiver shall apply to a visa holder who (1) previously had an H-2A visa and is returning to resume work with the same employer as the previous year, and (2) is not inadmissible. The waiver shall be valid for up to three years from issuance.

(Current law typically requires individuals applying for a nonimmigrant visa, such as an H-2A visa, to submit to an in-person interview, with waivers available in certain instances.)

]]> FAWA Display Title 45 FAWA 2024-07-24T15:22:02Z Short Title(s) as Introduced 101 FAWA 2024-05-24T13:39:43Z Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced 101 Farmworker Access and Waiver Act 2024-05-24T13:39:43Z Introduced in House IH Official Title as Introduced 6 To permit interview waivers for returning H-2A workers, and for other purposes. 2024-03-18T20:50:28Z Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2023-05-18T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-118hr3516ih/xml/BILLS-118hr3516ih.xml 2023-05-18 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.