US SB891 | 2013-2014 | 113th Congress
Status
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]
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]
Summary
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.
Title
American Jobs in American Forests Act of 2013
Sponsors
Sen. Jeff Merkley [D-OR] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2013-05-08 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. |
Same As/Similar To
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.
SB744 (Related) 2014-12-10 - Committee on the Judiciary. Hearings held.
Subjects
Employee hiring
Fires
Foreign labor
Forests, forestry, trees
Immigration
State and local government operations
Temporary and part-time employment
Visas and passports
Fires
Foreign labor
Forests, forestry, trees
Immigration
State and local government operations
Temporary and part-time employment
Visas and passports
US Congress State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/senate-bill/891/all-info |
Text | https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/s891/BILLS-113s891is.pdf |