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HR 1778 116th Congress House Immigration Administrative law and regulatory procedures Department of Labor Foreign labor Immigration status and procedures Livestock Migrant, seasonal, agricultural labor Temporary and part-time employment Visas and passports

Dairy and Sheep H–2A Visa Enhancement Act

Introduced: March 14, 2019 See on congress.gov
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May 3, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
Mar 14, 2019
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Labor, 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.
Mar 14, 2019
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Dairy and Sheep H-2A Visa Enhancement Act

This bill expands the H-2A nonimmigrant visa category (temporary agricultural workers) to include dairy workers and sheepherders. The initial period of admission for such temporary workers shall be for three years, and may be extended for additional three-year periods. No period of absence from the United States shall be necessary for an extension.

What's happening now May 3, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 1 Republican 2
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Courtney, Joe
Connecticut · Sep 10, 2019
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Moolenaar, John R.
Michigan · May 20, 2019
 R
Joyce, John
Pennsylvania · Mar 14, 2019
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1778: Dairy and Sheep H–2A Visa Enhancement Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-1778/
MLA
"H.R. 1778: Dairy and Sheep H–2A Visa Enhancement Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-1778/.
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H.R. 1778, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-1778/.
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