HR 3410
105th Congress
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Temporary Agricultural Worker Act of 1998
Introduced: March 10, 1998
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7 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 12, 1998
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote.
Mar 12, 1998
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Mar 11, 1998
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims.
Mar 10, 1998
Referred to House Education and the Workforce
Mar 10, 1998
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, 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.
Mar 10, 1998
Referred to House Judiciary
Mar 10, 1998
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Temporary Agricultural Worker Act of 1998 - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to establish a 24-month pilot program for the U.S. admission of temporary or seasonal agricultural workers based upon an employer labor condition attestation filed with the appropriate State agency. Sets forth program provisions. Offsets such admissions with temporary reductions in diversity and unskilled workers' immigrant visas.
Establishes a trust fund in the Treasury to assure the return of such workers to their home countries.
What's happening now
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote.
Committees of jurisdiction
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