HR 1606
108th Congress
House
Immigration
Admission of nonimmigrants
Agricultural labor
Agriculture and Food
Alien labor
Employment agencies
Labor and Employment
Minimum wages
Seasonal labor
Visas
Wage Equity Act of 2003
Introduced: April 3, 2003
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 5, 2003
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security, and Claims.
Apr 3, 2003
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Apr 3, 2003
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Wage Equity Act of 2003 - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to include among the conditions of approval of an H-2A (visa) temporary agricultural worker petition the requirement that an employer may not be required to pay workers more than the greater of: (1) the prevailing wage for seasonal agricultural workers in the occupation in the area of intended employment; or (2) the greater of Federal or State minimum wage.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security, and Claims.
Committees of jurisdiction
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