HR 3443
112th Congress
House
Immigration
Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Administrative remedies
Department of Agriculture
Department of Homeland Security
Department of Labor
Foreign labor
Fraud offenses and financial crimes
Housing finance and home ownership
Immigration status and procedures
Lawyers and legal services
Livestock
Migrant, seasonal, agricultural labor
Temporary and part-time employment
Visas and passports
Wages and earnings
BARN Act
Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 2, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration Policy and Enforcement.
Nov 16, 2011
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Nov 16, 2011
Introduced in House
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Plain-English summary
Better Agriculture Resources Now Act or the BARN Act - Revises the H-2A nonimmigrant agricultural worker visa program, including provisions regarding: (1) agricultural labor and services, (2) application requirements, (3) wages, (4) period of authorized nonimmigrant status, (5) housing, (6) legal assistance, and (7) violations.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration Policy and Enforcement.
Bill text
1 version
- Introduced in House Formatted Text PDF Formatted XML
Committees of jurisdiction
2
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3443: BARN Act. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-3443/
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