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HR 1660 111th Congress House

Dairy and Sheep H-2A Visa Enhancement Act

Official title: To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide a special rule for the period of admission of H-2A nonimmigrants employed as dairy workers and sheepherders, and for other purposes.

Introduced: July 8, 2009 See on congress.gov
Immigration Administrative law and regulatory proceduresDepartment of LaborForeign laborHousing industry and standards
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Immigration status and proceduresLabor standardsLivestockMigrant, seasonal, agricultural laborVisas and passports
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 Everywhere this bill has been 6 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 27, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law.
Mar 30, 2009
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E804-805)
Mar 23, 2009
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Labor, 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 23, 2009
Referred to House Judiciary
Mar 23, 2009
Referred to House Education and Labor
Mar 23, 2009
Introduced in House
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 Latest action April 27, 2009

Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Dairy and Sheep H-2A Visa Enhancement Act - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to include within the H-2A nonimmigrant visa category (temporary agricultural workers) an alien coming temporarily to the United States to work as a sheepherder or dairy worker. Provides for a three-year initial period of admission with additional three-year extensions.

Directs the Secretary of Labor to issue housing regulations for workers engaged in the range production of livestock.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • S 3858 Related bill H-2A Improvement Act
  • HR 3744 Identical bill Dairy and Sheep H-2A Visa Enhancement Act
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Democratic 1 Republican 1
D
Courtney, Joe
Connecticut · Jul 8, 2009
Markey, Betsy
· May 19, 2009
 R
Carter, John R.
Texas · Apr 21, 2009
Lee, Christopher
· Mar 25, 2009
Massa, Eric
· Mar 25, 2009
Arcuri, Michael
· Mar 23, 2009
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1660: Dairy and Sheep H-2A Visa Enhancement Act. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-1660/
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"H.R. 1660: Dairy and Sheep H-2A Visa Enhancement Act." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-1660/.
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H.R. 1660, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-1660/.
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