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HR 6373 112th Congress House

Family Farm Relief Act of 2012

Official title: To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to simplify the petitioning procedure for H-2A workers, to expand the scope of the H-2A program, and for other purposes.

Introduced: September 11, 2012 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Sep 19, 2012
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration Policy and Enforcement.
Sep 11, 2012
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Sep 11, 2012
Introduced in House
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 Latest action September 19, 2012

Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration Policy and Enforcement.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Family Farm Relief Act of 2012 - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) to establish a process for receiving H-2A nonimmigrant visas (temporary agricultural workers) which shall ensure that that petitioners may file such petitions over the Internet or in paper form. (Transfers administration of the H-2A program from the Department of Labor to USDA.)

Includes dairy workers in the H-2A category with a maximum 12-month period of admissions which may be renewed three months after the end of each such period.

Revises H-2A certification provisions.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6373: Family Farm Relief Act of 2012. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-6373/
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"H.R. 6373: Family Farm Relief Act of 2012." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-6373/.
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H.R. 6373, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-6373/.
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