[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4344 Introduced in House (IH)]







106th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4344

 To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to prohibit H-2A workers 
from bringing law suits against employers except in the State in which 
      the employer resides or has its principal place of business.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 13, 2000

Mr. Whitfield introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                       Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to prohibit H-2A workers 
from bringing law suits against employers except in the State in which 
      the employer resides or has its principal place of business.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. LIMITATION ON VENUE OF SUITS BROUGHT AGAINST FARMERS BY H-2A 
              WORKERS.

    (a) In General.--Section 218(h) of the Immigration and Nationality 
Act (8 U.S.C. 1188(h)) is amended by adding at the end the following 
new paragraph:
    ``(3) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, an H-2A worker 
may not bring an action under State or Federal law arising out of 
employment authorized under this section against the employer except in 
the State in which the employer resides or has its principal place of 
business.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) applies 
to actions commenced after the date of the enactment of this Act.
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