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S 3858 111th Congress Senate Immigration Foreign labor Immigration status and procedures Labor standards Livestock Migrant, seasonal, agricultural labor Visas and passports

H-2A Improvement Act

Introduced: September 28, 2010 See on congress.gov
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Sep 28, 2010
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S7633-7634)
Sep 28, 2010
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S7633)
Sep 28, 2010
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

H-2A Improvement 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, goat herder, or dairy worker. Exempts an employer filing a petition to employ such a worker from the requirement to show that the position is of a seasonal or temporary nature.

Provides for a three-year initial period of admission with additional three-year extensions.

Authorizes such alien to petition to become a lawful permanent resident after having worked as a sheepherder, goat herder, or dairy worker in the United States for not fewer than 33 of the preceding 36 months.

What's happening now September 28, 2010

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S7633-7634)

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 1660 Related bill Dairy and Sheep H-2A Visa Enhancement Act
  • HR 3744 Related bill Dairy and Sheep H-2A Visa Enhancement Act
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 2 Independent 1
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Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Sep 29, 2010
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Gillibrand, Kirsten E.
New York · Sep 28, 2010
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Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Sep 28, 2010
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 3858: H-2A Improvement Act. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-S-3858/
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"S. 3858: H-2A Improvement Act." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-S-3858/.
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S. 3858, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-S-3858/.
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