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S 359 109th Congress Senate

Agricultural Job Opportunities, Benefits, and Security Act of 2005

Official title: A bill to provide for the adjustment of status of certain foreign agricultural workers, to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to reform the H-2A worker … Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to provide for the adjustment of status of certain foreign agricultural workers, to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to reform the H-2A worker program under that Act, to provide a stable, legal agricultural workforce, to extend basic legal protections and better working conditions to more workers, and for other purposes.

Introduced: February 10, 2005 See on congress.gov
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Feb 18, 2005
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1710-1712)
Feb 10, 2005
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Feb 10, 2005
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1288-1289)
Feb 10, 2005
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action February 18, 2005

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1710-1712)

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Agricultural Job Opportunities, Benefits, and Security Act of 2005 - Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security to grant qualifying alien agricultural workers (and their spouses and minor children) temporary resident status and subsequently lawful permanent resident status upon the fulfillment of specified agricultural work and residency requirements.

Sets forth provisions with respect to: (1) adjustment of status applications, including penalties for false statements; (2) the waiver of numerical limitations and certain grounds for inadmissibility; (3) the temporary stay of removal and work authorization; (4) administrative and judicial review; and (5) dissemination of program information.

Amends the Social Security Act to provide for the correction of such aliens' social security records.

Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to set forth application requirements for H-2A (temporary agricultural worker) employers and employer associations, including assurances: (1) that the job opportunity is temporary or seasonal and is not the result of a labor dispute; (2) that attempts have been made to hire U.S. workers; and (3) respecting required wages and benefits and compliance with labor laws.

Sets forth employment requirements with respect to H-2A worker wages, housing, and transportation reimbursement. Establishes the Commission on Agricultural Wage Standards under the H-2A program.

Revises provisions respecting the admission and extension of stay of H-2A workers. Provides special rules for alien sheepherders.

Sets forth worker protection and labor standards enforcement provisions for such aliens.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 359: Agricultural Job Opportunities, Benefits, and Security Act of 2005. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-S-359/
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