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S. 891 113th Congress Senate

American Jobs in American Forests Act of 2013

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

Official title: A bill 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: May 8, 2013 Introduced by: Jeff Merkley Democratic · Oregon See on congress.gov
Immigration Employee hiringFiresForeign laborForests, forestry, trees
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State and local government operationsTemporary and part-time employmentVisas and passports
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This bill died when the 113th Congress ended
It never became law before the 113th Congress (2013–2014) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
May 8, 2013
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 Latest action May 8, 2013

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

 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 for employment in forestry, 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
  • HR 1596 American Jobs in American Forests Act of 2013
  • S 744 Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 891: American Jobs in American Forests Act of 2013. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-S-891/
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