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H.R. 1596 113th Congress House

American Jobs in American Forests Act of 2013

Official title: To increase the employment of Americans by requiring State workforce agencies to certify that employers are actively recruiting Americans and that Americans ar… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To increase the employment of Americans by requiring State workforce agencies to certify that employers are actively recruiting Americans and that Americans are not qualified or available to fill the positions that the employer wants to fill with H-2B nonimmigrants.

Introduced: April 17, 2013 See on congress.gov
Immigration Employee hiringForeign laborState and local government operationsTemporary and part-time employmentVisas and passports
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 30, 2013
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
Apr 17, 2013
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Apr 17, 2013
Introduced in House
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 Latest action April 30, 2013

Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

American Jobs in American Forests Act of 2013 - Directs the Secretary of Labor, as a component of the H-2B (temporary nonagricultural workers) labor certification process, to take specified actions to recruit U.S. workers before petitioning to hire H-2B workers.

Requires a prospective H-2B employer to submit a separate petition for each state in which the employer plans to employ H-2B non-immigrants for a period of at least seven days.

Prohibits the Secretary from granting a temporary labor certification to a prospective H-2B employer until the Director of the state workforce agency has determined that: (1) employer recruitment requirements have been met, and (2) U.S. nationals are not qualified or available to fill such employment opportunities.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • S 744 Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act
  • S 891 American Jobs in American Forests Act of 2013
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1596: American Jobs in American Forests Act of 2013. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-1596/
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