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 purposes.

Introduced: October 12, 2011 See on congress.gov

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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

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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