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HR 3162 112th Congress House Labor and Employment Administrative law and regulatory procedures Department of Labor Foreign labor Temporary and part-time employment Wages and earnings

To prohibit the Secretary of Labor from implementing certain rules relating to employment of aliens described in section 101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(b) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, and for other…

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To prohibit the Secretary of Labor from implementing certain rules relating to employment of aliens described in section 101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(b) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, and for other purposes.

Introduced: October 25, 2011 See on congress.gov
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Passed Senate
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Became law
Oct 24, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration Policy and Enforcement.
Oct 12, 2011
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Oct 12, 2011
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Prohibits the Secretary of Labor from: (1) implementing, amending, or enforcing the rule "Wage Methodology for the Temporary Non-agricultural Employment H-2B Program" or any substantially similar rule; and (2) finalizing, implementing, amending, or enforcing the proposed rule "Temporary Non-agricultural Employment of H-2B Aliens in the United States" or any substantially similar rule.

Directs the Secretary, in computing the prevailing occupational wage level for employees of institutions of higher education or nonprofit research organizations for certain alien worker labor certifications, to: (1) use Occupational Employment Statistics program data, and (2) comply with specified provisions regarding the number of wage levels required to make such computation.

What's happening now October 24, 2011

Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration Policy and Enforcement.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 18
All 18 Republican 9
Palazzo, Steven
· Feb 28, 2012
 R
Foxx, Virginia
North Carolina · Nov 30, 2011
Bonner, Jo
· Nov 16, 2011
Reed, Tom
· Nov 16, 2011
Harper, Gregg
· Nov 15, 2011
Rokita, Todd
· Nov 3, 2011
 R
Scott, Tim
South Carolina · Nov 3, 2011
 R
Cassidy, Bill
Louisiana · Nov 2, 2011
MYRICK, SUE
· Oct 26, 2011
 R
Stutzman, Marlin A.
Indiana · Oct 26, 2011
Fleming, John
· Oct 25, 2011
 R
Lankford, James
Oklahoma · Oct 25, 2011
PENCE, MIKE
· Oct 25, 2011
Roby, Martha
· Oct 25, 2011
 R
Scalise, Steve
Louisiana · Oct 25, 2011
 R
Carter, John R.
Texas · Oct 14, 2011
 R
Harris, Andy
Maryland · Oct 12, 2011
 R
Wittman, Robert J.
Virginia · Oct 12, 2011
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3162: To prohibit the Secretary of Labor from implementing certain rules relating to employment of aliens described in section 101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(b) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, and for other purposes.. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-3162/
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"H.R. 3162: To prohibit the Secretary of Labor from implementing certain rules relating to employment of aliens described in section 101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(b) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, and for other purposes.." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-3162/.
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H.R. 3162, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-3162/.
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