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
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
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
Plain-English summary
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
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
Committees of jurisdiction
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