| US | HB7 | Intro | Addresses wage discrimination on the basis of sex, which is defined to include sex stereotypes, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, and sex characteristics. Specifically, it limits an employer's defense that a pay differential is based on...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2021-04-05
[Hearing: Apr 13 @ 1:00 pm]
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 2. |
| US | HB1603 | Engross | Contains provisions related to alien farmworkers, including provisions establishing a certified agricultural worker (CAW) status and changing the H-2A temporary worker program. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) may grant CAW status to an appl...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2021-03-22
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| US | HB1319 | Pass | Provides additional relief to address the continued impact of COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) on the economy, public health, state and local governments, individuals, and businesses. Specifically, the bill provides funding for agriculture a...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2021-03-11
Became Public Law No: 117-2. |
| US | HB401 | Intro | Establishes that nonimmigrant H-2B visas (temporary nonagricultural workers) issued for landscaping or grounds keeping workers shall not count against the annual cap on such visas. The bill also eliminates an existing statutory exemption to the H-2B ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2021-03-05
To House Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship |
| US | HB427 | Intro | Moves administration of the H-2A (temporary agricultural workers) program from the Department of Labor to the Department of Agriculture.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2021-03-05
To House Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship |
| US | HB1537 | Intro | Contains provisions related to alien farmworkers, including provisions establishing a certified agricultural worker (CAW) status and changing the H-2A temporary worker program. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) may grant CAW status to an appl...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2021-03-03
To House Judiciary Committee |
| US | SB495 | Intro | Authorizes additional H-2B visas for temporary nonagricultural workers in states with relatively low unemployment. Currently, such visas are capped nationally at 66,000 a year. For positions in states that had a seasonally adjusted unemployment rate ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2021-03-01
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| US | HR145 | Intro | Recognizing the duty of the Federal Government to create a Federal job guarantee.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2021-02-22
To House Education and Labor Committee |
| US | HB1108 | Intro | Adds child development and early learning to the list of community services in which undergraduate, graduate, and professional students may participate under a federal work-study program.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2021-02-18
To House Education and Labor Committee |
| US | HB1151 | Intro | Establishes the Consumer Protection Relief Fund for the purpose of repaying certain loans owed by vulnerable borrowers who are experiencing financial difficulty due to the impact of COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019). To qualify for repayment,...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2021-02-18
To House Financial Services Committee |
| US | HB1037 | Intro | To reform the H-2A program for nonimmigrant agricultural workers, and for other purposes.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2021-02-15
To House Judiciary Committee |
| US | HB805 | Intro | To provide for an extension of temporary financing of short-time compensation programs.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2021-02-04
To House Ways And Means Committee |
| US | SB242 | Intro | A bill to provide for an extension of temporary financing of short-time compensation programs.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2021-02-04
To Senate Finance Committee |
| US | SB205 | Intro | Addresses wage discrimination on the basis of sex. Specifically, it (1) limits an employer's defense that a pay differential is based on a factor other than sex to only bona fide job-related factors in wage discrimination claims, (2) enhances nonreta...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2021-02-03
To Senate Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions Committee |
