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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: July 10, 2012 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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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
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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.

What's happening now October 24, 2011

Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration Policy and Enforcement.

 Related & companion bills 3
  • HR 1720 Related bill H-2A Improvement Act
  • S 852 Related bill H-2A Improvement Act
  • S 1697 Related bill DASH Act
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1
Polis, Jared
· Jul 10, 2012
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Welch, Peter
Vermont · Oct 14, 2011
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3232: H-2A Improvement Act. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-3232/
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"H.R. 3232: H-2A Improvement Act." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-3232/.
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H.R. 3232, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-3232/.
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