US Congress House Bill 2414 (Prior Session Legislation)

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June 12 2009 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Agricultural Job Opportunities, Benefits, and Security Act of 2009 or the AgJOBS Act of 2009 - Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) to confer "blue card status" upon an alien who: (1) has performed agricultural employment in the United States for at least 863 hours or 150 work days during the 24-month period ending on December 31, 2008, or earned at least $7,500 from U.S. agricultural employment; (2) applied for such status during the 18-month application period beginning on the first day of the seventh month that begins after the date of enactment of this Act; (3) is otherwise admissible to the United States; and (4) has not been convicted of any felony or a misdemeanor, an element of which involves bodily injury, threat of serious bodily injury, or harm to property in excess of $500. Limits the number of blue cards that may be issued during the five-year period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act. Directs the Secretary to adjust a blue card alien (and spouse and minor children) to permanent resident status if the alien has fulfilled specified periods of agricultural employment. Amends the Social Security Act to exempt blue card aliens from prosecution for social security-related identity or payment false statements if such conduct occurred prior to the granting of blue card status. Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to revise H-2A visa (agricultural labor or temporary or seasonal services) provisions. Replaces the existing labor certification requirement with a labor attestation requirement containing: (1) a description of the nature and location of the job; (2) the job's expected beginning and ending dates; (3) the number of jobs; and (4) specified labor assurances respecting job opportunities covered by collective bargaining agreements and non-covered job opportunities.

AgJOBS Act of 2009

Rep Sablan, Gregorio Kilili Camacho	Rep Ros-Lehtinen, Ileana	Rep Diaz-Balart, Mario	Rep Diaz-Balart, Lincoln
Rep Peterson, Collin C.	Rep Cardoza, Dennis A.	Rep Bishop, Sanford D., Jr.	Rep Wu, David
Rep Woolsey, Lynn C.	Rep Thompson, Mike	Rep Slaughter, Louise McIntosh	Rep Rothman, Steven R.
Rep Rodriguez, Ciro D.	Rep Richardson, Laura	Rep Reyes, Silvestre	Rep Price, David E.
Rep Sablan, Gregorio	Rep Putnam, Adam H.	Rep Owens, William L.	Rep Ryan, Paul
Rep Radanovich, George	Rep Nunes, Devin	Rep Flake, Jeff	Rep Costa, Jim
Rep Boyd, Allen	Rep Schrader, Kurt	Rep Rehberg, Denny	Rep Petri, Thomas E.
Rep Markey, Betsy	Rep Lee, Christopher J.	Rep LaTourette, Steven C.	Rep McHugh, John M.
Rep Chu, Judy	Rep Polis, Jared	Rep Perriello, Thomas S.P.	Rep Blumenauer, Earl
Rep Berman, Howard L.	Rep Arcuri, Michael A.	Rep Welch, Peter	Rep Wasserman Schultz, Debbie
Rep McNerney, Jerry	Rep Matsui, Doris O.	Rep Massa, Eric J. J.	Rep Maffei, Daniel B.
Rep Kagen, Steve	Rep DeGette, Diana	Rep Cuellar, Henry	Rep Capps, Lois
Rep Towns, Edolphus	Rep Rangel, Charles B.	Rep Conyers, John, Jr.	Rep Doggett, Lloyd
Rep Pastor, Ed	Rep Miller, Brad	Rep Lofgren, Zoe	Rep Levin, Sander M.
Rep Larsen, Rick	Rep Kind, Ron	Rep Kennedy, Patrick J.	Rep Hinchey, Maurice D.
Rep Higgins, Brian	Rep Hastings, Alcee L.	Rep Gutierrez, Luis V.	Rep Grijalva, Raul M.
Rep Grayson, Alan	Rep Filner, Bob	Rep Farr, Sam	Rep Miller, George

Date	Chamber	Action
2009-06-12		Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law.
2009-05-14		Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

SB1038 (Related) 2009-05-14 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S5506-5517)

Type	Source
Summary	http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d111:HN02414:@@@L&summ2=m&
Text	http://gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/BILLS-111hr2414ih/pdf/BILLS-111hr2414ih.pdf