US HB4835 | 2009-2010 | 111th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 3-1)
Status: Introduced on March 12 2010 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2010-04-26 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on March 12 2010 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2010-04-26 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to state that an employer who pays a U.S. worker the federal minimum wage or the prevailing wage shall not be required to pay an H-2A visa worker (temporary agricultural worker) similarly employed more than such wage.
Title
To allow an employer to pay an H-2A worker the Federal minimum wage or the prevailing wage in a case where the employer pays either wage to United States citizens similarly employed.
Sponsors
| Sen. Marsha Blackburn [R-TN] | Rep. Brett Guthrie [R-KY] | Rep. Heath Shuler [D-NC] | Rep. Ed Whitfield [R-KY] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2010-04-26 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law. | |
| 2010-03-12 | Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. |
Subjects
Foreign labor
Immigration
Migrant, seasonal, agricultural labor
Temporary and part-time employment
Visas and passports
Wages and earnings
Immigration
Migrant, seasonal, agricultural labor
Temporary and part-time employment
Visas and passports
Wages and earnings
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/house-bill/4835/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/111/bills/hr4835/BILLS-111hr4835ih.pdf |
