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S 1563 105th Congress Senate

Temporary Agricultural Worker Act of 1997

Official title: A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to establish a 24-month pilot program permitting certain aliens to be admitted into the United States to pr… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to establish a 24-month pilot program permitting certain aliens to be admitted into the United States to provide temporary or seasonal agricultural services pursuant to a labor condition attestation.

Introduced: July 7, 1998 See on congress.gov
Immigration Administrative procedureAdministrative remediesAdmission of nonimmigrantsAgricultural labor
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This bill died when the 105th Congress ended
It never became law before the 105th Congress (1997–1998) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 13, 1998
Referred to Subcommittee on Immigration.
Nov 13, 1997
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Nov 13, 1997
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S12608-12609)
Nov 13, 1997
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action October 13, 1998

Referred to Subcommittee on Immigration.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Temporary Agricultural Worker Act of 1997 - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to establish: (1) an alternative temporary agricultural worker process pilot program based upon a labor condition attestation filed by an employer and accepted by the appropriate State agency; and (2) a nonimmigrant visa category for such aliens.

Sets forth program provisions.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1
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McConnell, Mitch
Kentucky · Jul 7, 1998
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1563: Temporary Agricultural Worker Act of 1997. 105th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/105-S-1563/
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"S. 1563: Temporary Agricultural Worker Act of 1997." 105th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/105-S-1563/.
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S. 1563, 105th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/105-S-1563/.
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