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Family Farm Relief Act of 2015

Introduced: September 18, 2015 See on congress.gov
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May 15, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
Apr 15, 2015
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Apr 15, 2015
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Family Farm Relief Act of 2015

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 year-round livestock workers, including dairy workers, in the H-2A category with a maximum three-year period of admissions which may be renewed three months after the end of each such period.

Revises H-2A certification provisions.

What's happening now May 15, 2015

Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Republican 3
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Newhouse, Dan
Washington · Nov 17, 2015
Love, Mia
· Sep 18, 2015
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Amodei, Mark E.
Nevada · May 19, 2015
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Stefanik, Elise M.
New York · Apr 15, 2015
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1805: Family Farm Relief Act of 2015. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-1805/
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"H.R. 1805: Family Farm Relief Act of 2015." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-1805/.
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H.R. 1805, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-1805/.
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