HR 281
115th Congress
House
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Family Farm Relief Act of 2017
Introduced: January 4, 2017
Introduced by:
Stefanik, Elise M.
Republican
· New York
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Everywhere this bill has been
4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 2, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Jan 31, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
Jan 4, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jan 4, 2017
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Family Farm Relief Act of 2017
This bill directs the Department 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. (Administration of the H-2A program is transferred from the Department of Labor to USDA.)
The bill: (1) 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; and (2) revises H-2A certification provisions.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.