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HR 4238 113th Congress House Immigration Administrative law and regulatory procedures Department of Homeland Security Employment discrimination and employee rights Foreign labor Immigration status and procedures Migrant, seasonal, agricultural labor Temporary and part-time employment Transportation costs Visas and passports Wages and earnings

To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for requirements for employers of H-2B nonimmigrants, and for other purposes.

Introduced: March 13, 2014 Introduced by: Harris, Andy Republican · Maryland See on congress.gov
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Apr 16, 2014
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
Mar 13, 2014
Introduced in House
Mar 13, 2014
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act with respect to a returning H-2B alien (temporary nonagricultural worker) who has already been counted toward the annual numerical limitation. Exempts such an alien from that limitation unless he or she leaves the United States for more than one year and has not been counted toward the limitation in any of the three years before his or her departure.

Sets forth H-2B employer requirements regarding: (1) petitions, (2) transportation costs, (3) displacement of U.S. workers, (4) wages, (5) housing, and (6) an incentive for an employer to report absconding H-2B workers.

What's happening now April 16, 2014

Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4238: To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for requirements for employers of H-2B nonimmigrants, and for other purposes.. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-4238/
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"H.R. 4238: To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for requirements for employers of H-2B nonimmigrants, and for other purposes.." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-4238/.
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H.R. 4238, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-4238/.
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