American Jobs in American Forests Act of 2013

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Introduced

17 April 2013

Last action

30 April 2013 · Referred

Status

Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.

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, 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.

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Timeline

17 April 2013
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Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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17 April 2013
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Introduced in House
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17 April 2013
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Introduced in House
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30 April 2013
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
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Related records

related to ← Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act
related to ← American Jobs in American Forests Act of 2013

Sources

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Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/1596
Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hr/1596
us · 113-hr-1596 · source updated 12 August 2025