US Congress Senate Bill 891 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on May 8 2013 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2013-05-08 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Pending: Senate Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

American Jobs in American Forests Act of 2013 - Directs the Secretary of Labor, as a component of the H-2B (temporary nonagricultural workers) labor certification process for employment in forestry, to take specified actions to recruit U.S. workers before petitioning to hire H-2B workers. Requires a prospective H-2B employer to submit a separate petition for each state in which the employer plans to employ H-2B non-immigrants for a period of at least seven days. Prohibits the Secretary from granting a temporary labor certification to a prospective H-2B employer until the Director of the state workforce agency has determined that: (1) employer recruitment requirements have been met, and (2) U.S. nationals are not qualified or available to fill such employment opportunities.

American Jobs in American Forests Act of 2013

Sen. Jeff Merkley [D-OR]

Date	Chamber	Action
2013-05-08	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

HB1596 (Related) 2013-04-30 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
SB744 (Related) 2014-12-10 - Committee on the Judiciary. Hearings held.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/senate-bill/891/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/s891/BILLS-113s891is.pdf