US HB1778 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on March 14 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-05-03 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on March 14 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-05-03 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
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.
Title
Dairy and Sheep H–2A Visa Enhancement Act
Sponsors
| Rep. Anthony Brindisi [D-NY] | Rep. John Joyce [R-PA] | Rep. John Moolenaar [R-MI] | Rep. Joe Courtney [D-CT] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2019-05-03 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship. |
| 2019-03-14 | House | 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. |
| 2019-03-14 | House | 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. |
| 2019-03-14 | House | Introduced in House |
Subjects
Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Department of Labor
Foreign labor
Immigration
Immigration status and procedures
Livestock
Migrant, seasonal, agricultural labor
Temporary and part-time employment
Visas and passports
Department of Labor
Foreign labor
Immigration
Immigration status and procedures
Livestock
Migrant, seasonal, agricultural labor
Temporary and part-time employment
Visas and passports
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/1778/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr1778/BILLS-116hr1778ih.pdf |
