US HB641 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 86-0)
Status: Introduced on January 17 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-03-04 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Summary

Establishes a program for alien agricultural workers to obtain temporary resident status ("blue card status") and procedures to obtain permanent resident status. An alien shall qualify for the status if he or she performed the required amount of qualified agricultural work. The Department of Homeland Security may grant blue card status to qualified individuals who pass security checks and are not disqualified for various reasons, such as an aggravated felony conviction. DHS may waive certain disqualifications for humanitarian or public interest reasons. Blue card holders shall be authorized for employment in the United States and travel outside the United States. Such individuals shall be ineligible for various federal benefits, including the healthcare premium assistance tax credit. Individuals going through deportation or removal proceedings shall be given a chance to apply for blue card status if they qualify. Blue card holders may apply for permanent resident status, subject to various requirements, including work requirements over a specified time period and payment of federal taxes. Blue card status shall not last longer than eight years.

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Title

Agricultural Worker Program Act of 2019

Sponsors

Rep. Zoe Lofgren [D-CA]Rep. Jimmy Panetta [D-CA]Rep. Salud Carbajal [D-CA]Rep. TJ Cox [D-CA]
Rep. Pete Aguilar [D-CA]Rep. Earl Blumenauer [D-OR]Rep. Suzanne Bonamici [D-OR]Rep. Julia Brownley [D-CA]
Rep. Tony Cardenas [D-CA]Rep. Joaquin Castro [D-TX]Rep. Judy Chu [D-CA]Rep. David Cicilline [D-RI]
Rep. Steve Cohen [D-TN]Rep. Jim Costa [D-CA]Rep. Theodore Deutch [D-FL]Rep. Anna Eshoo [D-CA]
Rep. Adriano Espaillat [D-NY]Rep. Ruben Gallego [D-AZ]Rep. John Garamendi [D-CA]Rep. Sylvia Garcia [D-TX]
Rep. Jimmy Gomez [D-CA]Rep. Vicente Gonzalez [D-TX]Rep. Raul Grijalva [D-AZ]Rep. Josh Harder [D-CA]
Rep. Alcee Hastings [D-FL]Rep. Katie Hill [D-CA]Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee [D-TX]Rep. Pramila Jayapal [D-WA]
Rep. Henry Johnson [D-GA]Rep. Marcy Kaptur [D-OH]Rep. Ro Khanna [D-CA]Rep. Al Lawson [D-FL]
Rep. Ted Lieu [D-CA]Rep. Doris Matsui [D-CA]Rep. Donald McEachin [D-VA]Rep. James McGovern [D-MA]
Rep. Debbie Mucarsel-Powell [D-FL]Rep. Jerrold Nadler [D-NY]Rep. Grace Napolitano [D-CA]Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC]
Rep. Ilhan Omar [D-MN]Rep. Chellie Pingree [D-ME]Rep. David Price [D-NC]Rep. Jamie Raskin [D-MD]
Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard [D-CA]Rep. Bobby Rush [D-IL]Rep. Janice Schakowsky [D-IL]Rep. Darren Soto [D-FL]
Rep. Thomas Suozzi [D-NY]Rep. Eric Swalwell [D-CA]Rep. Mark Takano [D-CA]Rep. Mike Thompson [D-CA]
Rep. Norma Torres [D-CA]Rep. Juan Vargas [D-CA]Rep. Nydia Velazquez [D-NY]Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz [D-FL]
Sen. Peter Welch [D-VT]Rep. Frederica Wilson [D-FL]Rep. John Yarmuth [D-KY]Rep. Barbara Lee [D-CA]
Rep. Linda Sanchez [D-CA]Rep. Kurt Schrader [D-OR]Rep. Rosa DeLauro [D-CT]Rep. Jared Huffman [D-CA]
Rep. Mark DeSaulnier [D-CA]Rep. Mark Pocan [D-WI]Rep. Alan Lowenthal [D-CA]Rep. Debra Haaland [D-NM]
Rep. Jerry McNerney [D-CA]Rep. Gwen Moore [D-WI]Rep. Luis Correa [D-CA]Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon [D-PA]
Rep. Joseph Neguse [D-CO]Rep. Kathy Castor [D-FL]Rep. Veronica Escobar [D-TX]Rep. Filemon Vela [D-TX]
Rep. Suzan DelBene [D-WA]Rep. Gregory Meeks [D-NY]Rep. Gil Cisneros [D-CA]Rep. Nanette Barragan [D-CA]
Rep. Marc Veasey [D-TX]Rep. Mike Levin [D-CA]Rep. Jesus Garcia [D-IL]Rep. Raul Ruiz [D-CA]
Rep. Adam Schiff [D-CA]Rep. Jahana Hayes [D-CT]

History

DateChamberAction
2019-03-04HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
2019-01-17HouseReferred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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.
2019-01-17HouseReferred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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.
2019-01-17HouseIntroduced in House

Same As/Similar To

SB175 (Related) 2019-01-17 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S294)
HB4151 (Related) 2019-08-28 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.

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