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HR 639 115th Congress House

Electronic Notification Improvement Act of 2017

Official title: To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for electronic notification of H-2A and H-2B visa petitioners upon receipt of the petitions, and for other purposes.

Introduced: February 16, 2017 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 8, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
Jan 24, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jan 24, 2017
Introduced in House
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 Latest action February 8, 2017

Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Electronic Notification Improvement Act of 2017

This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to direct the Department of Homeland Security to provide electronic notification to any petitioner who submits a petition or payment of any fee pertaining to the importation of an H-2A visa alien (temporary agricultural worker) or an H-2B visa alien (temporary nonagricultural worker) upon receipt of such petition or payment.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 10
All 10 Republican 5
Comstock, Barbara
· Apr 25, 2017
 R
Harris, Andy
Maryland · Mar 2, 2017
Rice, Tom
· Feb 16, 2017
Collins, Chris
· Feb 7, 2017
 R
Crawford, Eric A. "Rick"
Arkansas · Feb 3, 2017
Dent, Charles
· Feb 3, 2017
 R
Marshall, Roger
Kansas · Feb 3, 2017
 R
Newhouse, Dan
Washington · Feb 3, 2017
Noem, Kristi
· Feb 3, 2017
 R
Wagner, Ann
Missouri · Feb 3, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 639: Electronic Notification Improvement Act of 2017. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-639/
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"H.R. 639: Electronic Notification Improvement Act of 2017." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-639/.
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H.R. 639, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-639/.
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