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S 852 112th Congress Senate Immigration Foreign labor Immigration status and procedures Labor standards Livestock Migrant, seasonal, agricultural labor Visas and passports

H-2A Improvement Act

Introduced: April 14, 2011 See on congress.gov
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Apr 14, 2011
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2530-2531)
Apr 14, 2011
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2530)
Apr 14, 2011
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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.

Authorizes such alien to petition to become a lawful permanent resident after having worked as a sheepherder, goat herder, or dairy worker in the United States for not fewer than 33 of the preceding 36 months.

What's happening now April 14, 2011

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2530-2531)

 Related & companion bills 3
  • HR 3232 Related bill H-2A Improvement Act
  • S 1697 Related bill DASH Act
  • HR 1720 Identical bill H-2A Improvement Act
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 2 Independent 1
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Gillibrand, Kirsten E.
New York · Apr 14, 2011
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Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Apr 14, 2011
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Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Apr 14, 2011
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 852: H-2A Improvement Act. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-852/
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"S. 852: H-2A Improvement Act." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-852/.
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S. 852, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-852/.
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