US Congress House Bill 1805 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 8-1)
Status: Introduced on April 15 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-05-15 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Immigration And Border Security Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Family Farm Relief Act of 2015 Directs the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) to establish a process for receiving H-2A nonimmigrant visas (temporary agricultural workers) which shall ensure that that petitioners may file such petitions over the Internet or in paper form. (Transfers administration of the H-2A program from the Department of Labor to USDA.) Includes year-round livestock workers, including dairy workers, in the H-2A category with a maximum three-year period of admissions which may be renewed three months after the end of each such period. Revises H-2A certification provisions.

Family Farm Relief Act of 2015

Rep. Christopher Gibson [R-NY]	Rep. Elise Stefanik [R-NY]	Rep. Sean Maloney [D-NY]	Rep. John Katko [R-NY]
Rep. Tom Reed [R-NY]	Rep. Chris Collins [R-NY]	Rep. Mark Amodei [R-NV]	Rep. Mia Love [R-UT]
Rep. Dan Newhouse [R-WA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-05-15	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
2015-04-15	House	Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
2015-04-15	House	Introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/1805/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr1805/BILLS-114hr1805ih.pdf