US HB4238 | 2013-2014 | 113th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: Introduced on March 13 2014 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2014-04-16 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Immigration And Border Security Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on March 13 2014 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2014-04-16 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Immigration And Border Security Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act with respect to a returning H-2B alien (temporary nonagricultural worker) who has already been counted toward the annual numerical limitation. Exempts such an alien from that limitation unless he or she leaves the United States for more than one year and has not been counted toward the limitation in any of the three years before his or her departure. Sets forth H-2B employer requirements regarding: (1) petitions, (2) transportation costs, (3) displacement of U.S. workers, (4) wages, (5) housing, and (6) an incentive for an employer to report absconding H-2B workers.
Title
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for requirements for employers of H-2B nonimmigrants, and for other purposes.
Sponsors
Rep. Andy Harris [R-MD] | Rep. Charles Boustany [R-LA] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2014-04-16 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security. |
2014-03-13 | House | Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. |
Subjects
Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Department of Homeland Security
Employment discrimination and employee rights
Foreign labor
Immigration
Immigration status and procedures
Migrant, seasonal, agricultural labor
Temporary and part-time employment
Transportation costs
Visas and passports
Wages and earnings
Department of Homeland Security
Employment discrimination and employee rights
Foreign labor
Immigration
Immigration status and procedures
Migrant, seasonal, agricultural labor
Temporary and part-time employment
Transportation costs
Visas and passports
Wages and earnings
US Congress State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/4238/all-info |
Text | https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/hr4238/BILLS-113hr4238ih.pdf |