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H.R. 6417 115th Congress House

AG and Legal Workforce Act

Official title: To create a nonimmigrant H-2C work visa program for agricultural workers, to make mandatory and permanent requirements relating to use of an electronic employm… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To create a nonimmigrant H-2C work visa program for agricultural workers, to make mandatory and permanent requirements relating to use of an electronic employment eligibility verification system, and for other purposes.

Introduced: July 23, 2018 See on congress.gov
Immigration Administrative law and regulatory proceduresAdministrative remediesAquacultureCivil actions and liability
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Computer security and identity theftCongressional oversightDepartment of AgricultureDepartment of Homeland SecurityEmployee benefits and pensionsEmployee hiringExecutive agency funding and structureForeign laborForests, forestry, treesFraud offenses and financial crimesGovernment information and archivesGovernment studies and investigationsHealth care costs and insuranceHorticulture and plantsImmigration status and proceduresLabor marketLivestockManufacturingMigrant, seasonal, agricultural laborPerformance measurementRight of privacyState and local government operationsTemporary and part-time employmentUser charges and feesVisas and passportsWages and earnings
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Sep 19, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
Jul 18, 2018
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Education and the Workforce, Ways and Means, and Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Jul 18, 2018
Introduced in House
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 Latest action September 19, 2018

Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

AG and Legal Workforce Act

This bill establishes a new H-2C nonimmigrant visa for aliens coming temporarily to the United States to perform agricultural labor or services. In addition, the bill (1) directs the Department of Homeland Security to create an electronic employment-eligibility confirmation system modeled after the E-Verify system, and (2) mandates the use of such a system by employers.

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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 5
 Cosponsors 114
All 114 Democratic 3 Republican 49
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Babin, Brian
Texas · Oct 2, 2018
Flores, Bill
· Sep 27, 2018
Gianforte, Greg
· Sep 13, 2018
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Walberg, Tim
Michigan · Sep 13, 2018
Black, Diane
· Sep 12, 2018
Johnson, Bill
· Sep 12, 2018
Gaetz, Matt
· Sep 7, 2018
SENSENBRENNER, F.
· Sep 7, 2018
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Bergman, Jack
Michigan · Sep 6, 2018
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Blackburn, Marsha
Tennessee · Sep 6, 2018
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Kustoff, David
Tennessee · Sep 6, 2018
Messer, Luke
· Sep 6, 2018
Poe, Ted
· Sep 6, 2018
Russell, Steve
· Sep 6, 2018
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Wittman, Robert J.
Virginia · Sep 6, 2018
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Carter, John R.
Texas · Sep 4, 2018
Comstock, Barbara
· Sep 4, 2018
Harper, Gregg
· Sep 4, 2018
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Hill, J. French
Arkansas · Sep 4, 2018
WALDEN, GREG
· Sep 4, 2018
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Weber, Randy K. Sr.
Texas · Sep 4, 2018
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Williams, Roger
Texas · Sep 4, 2018
Duncan, Jeff
· Aug 31, 2018
Walorski, Jackie
· Aug 31, 2018
CULBERSON, JOHN
· Aug 24, 2018
Gowdy, Trey
· Aug 24, 2018
Rice, Tom
· Aug 24, 2018
Sanford, Mark
· Aug 24, 2018
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Westerman, Bruce
Arkansas · Aug 24, 2018
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Wilson, Joe
South Carolina · Aug 24, 2018
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Evans, Dwight
Pennsylvania · Aug 17, 2018
Holding, George
· Aug 17, 2018
Marchant, Kenny
· Aug 14, 2018
Palazzo, Steven
· Aug 14, 2018
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Griffith, H. Morgan
Virginia · Aug 7, 2018
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Allen, Rick W.
Georgia · Aug 3, 2018
Brooks, Susan
· Aug 3, 2018
Handel, Karen
· Aug 3, 2018
Mitchell, Paul
· Aug 3, 2018
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Johnson, Mike
Louisiana · Jul 26, 2018
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Kelly, Trent
Mississippi · Jul 26, 2018
Tipton, Scott
· Jul 26, 2018
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Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Jul 25, 2018
Cheney, Liz
· Jul 25, 2018
Graves, Garret
· Jul 25, 2018
Pittenger, Robert
· Jul 25, 2018
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Amodei, Mark E.
Nevada · Jul 24, 2018
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Norman, Ralph
South Carolina · Jul 24, 2018
Renacci, James
· Jul 24, 2018
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Rogers, Harold
Kentucky · Jul 24, 2018
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6417: AG and Legal Workforce Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-6417/
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