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2025-02-04T16:54:13Z
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HR
2023-05-25
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[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 89 (Thursday, May 25, 2023)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. SMUCKER:H.R. 3734.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Articel 1, Section 8 of the Constitution of the UnitedStates.The single subject of this legislation is:This legislation amends the Immigration and Nationality Actto establish a H-2C nonimmigrant visa program.[Page H2641]
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Oversight and Government Reform Committee
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Ways and Means Committee
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Standing
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2023-05-25T13:01:20Z
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Judiciary Committee
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Standing
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2023-05-25T13:01:15Z
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Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Oversight and Accountability, 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, and Oversight and Accountability, 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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Ways and Means Committee
- 2023-05-25
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Oversight and Accountability, 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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Rep. Smucker, Lloyd [R-PA-11]
Lloyd
Smucker
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PA
11
N
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Rep. Cuellar, Henry [D-TX-28]
Henry
Cuellar
D
TX
28
2023-05-25
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Rep. Salazar, Maria Elvira [R-FL-27]
Maria
Salazar
R
FL
Elvira
27
2023-09-26
False
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Rep. Gonzales, Tony [R-TX-23]
Tony
Gonzales
R
TX
23
2024-01-10
False
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Rep. Davis, Donald G. [D-NC-1]
Donald
Davis
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NC
G.
1
2024-03-05
False
Immigration
Immigration
2023-06-21T16:30:54Z
00
2023-05-25
Introduced in House
2024-01-10T22:53:38Z
Essential Workers for Economic Advancement Act
This bill establishes a new nonimmigrant visa for temporary nonagricultural workers (H-2C visa) to fill jobs that have remained open for a certain amount of time and are located in an area where the unemployment rate is 7.9% or less. This visa shall only be available for certain occupations, and those requiring a bachelor's degree or higher level of education shall not be eligible.
The bill imposes various requirements related to H-2C positions, such as requiring that the employer make certain efforts to recruit a U.S. worker beforehand. The employer must register the opening before filling it with an H-2C worker, and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) shall maintain a publicly available registry of registered positions.
For the first fiscal year after the bill's enactment, no more than 65,000 positions may be registered. For subsequent fiscal years, the number shall be increased or decreased depending on how many positions were registered the previous year and how quickly the allotment was filled. A certain number of allocations shall be reserved for small businesses.
An employer seeking to hire H-2C workers shall register with DHS and provide documentation establishing that the employer meets various qualifications. An employer may become ineligible for registration for certain actions, such as having been penalized for a pattern of willful violation of wage and hour laws.
H-2C workers shall not be entitled to certain federal public benefits.
The Bureau of the Census shall report to Congress on the impact of the H-2C program.

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Essential Workers for Economic Advancement Act
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Essential Workers for Economic Advancement Act
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To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for an H-2C nonimmigrant classification, and for other purposes.
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Introduced in House
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Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Oversight and Accountability, 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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