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H.R. 3319 (116th)

Paperwork Reduction for Farmers and H–2A Modernization Act

referredUnited States· United States Congress· EN

Introduced

18 June 2019

Last action

30 July 2019 · Referred

Status

Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.

Sponsors

Rep. Kelly, Trent [R-MS-1], Rep. Barr, Andy [R-KY-6], Rep. Guest, Michael [R-MS-3], Rep. Abraham, Ralph Lee [R-LA-5], Rep. Steube, W. Gregory [R-FL-17], Rep. Carter, Earl L. "Buddy" [R-GA-1], Rep. Baird, James R. [R-IN-4], Rep. Wagner, Ann [R-MO-2]

Subjects

Immigration, Agriculture, Taxation

Source updated

27 January 2026

Immigration · Agriculture · Taxation

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Summary

Paperwork Reduction for Farmers and H-2A Modernization Act This bill expands the H-2A (temporary agricultural worker) visa program to cover additional types of labor, makes various changes to the program, and provides a safe harbor for errors in nonimmigrant worker visa applications in certain instances. The bill makes H-2A visas available to an alien providing temporary labor that falls within the federal government classification categories for (1) grounds maintenance workers; (2) farming, fishing, and forestry occupations; or (3) forest, conservation, and logging workers. The bill authorizes joint employers to file a joint petition for an H-2A alien. The bill allows (1) employers seeking to rehire an H-2A worker to submit a simplified petition, and (2) employers seeking to hire H-2A workers for different time periods during a fiscal year to submit a single petition for such workers. The Department of Labor shall establish an electronic filing and appeals system for H-2A petitions. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) shall communicate electronically with an H-2A employer when USCIS requests evidence from the employer, if the employer asks to do so. An employer who uses a third-party service to apply for a nonimmigrant worker visa shall not be civilly or criminally liable for errors in the application if the employer reasonably believed that the application was accurate and complied with statutory requirements.

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Timeline

  1. 18 June 2019

    Introduced

    Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 18 June 2019

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 18 June 2019

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 30 July 2019

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.

    Source: Committee

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  • Introduced in House (text)

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