HR 3232
112th Congress
House
Immigration
Foreign labor
Immigration status and procedures
Livestock
Migrant, seasonal, agricultural labor
Visas and passports
H-2A Improvement Act
Introduced: October 14, 2011
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 24, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration Policy and Enforcement.
Oct 14, 2011
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Oct 14, 2011
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
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.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration Policy and Enforcement.
Committees of jurisdiction
2
Cosponsors
1