United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 3443 (112th)
BARN Act
Introduced
16 November 2011
Last action
2 December 2011 · Referred
Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration Policy and Enforcement.
Sponsors
Rep. Kingston, Jack [R-GA-1], Rep. Westmoreland, Lynn A. [R-GA-3], Sanford Bishop, Brett Guthrie, Rep. Gingrey, Phil [R-GA-11], Rep. Shimkus, John [R-IL-15], Rep. Buerkle, Ann Marie [R-NY-25], Rep. Coffman, Mike [R-CO-6]
Subjects
Housing, Immigration, Agriculture
Source updated
14 August 2025
Housing · Immigration · Agriculture
Summary
Better Agriculture Resources Now Act or the BARN Act - Revises the H-2A nonimmigrant agricultural worker visa program, including provisions regarding: (1) agricultural labor and services, (2) application requirements, (3) wages, (4) period of authorized nonimmigrant status, (5) housing, (6) legal assistance, and (7) violations.
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Timeline
16 November 2011
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Source: IntroReferral
16 November 2011
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
16 November 2011
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
2 December 2011
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration Policy and Enforcement.
Source: Committee
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in House · 16 November 2011 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Rep. Kingston, Jack [R-GA-1] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Westmoreland, Lynn A. [R-GA-3] · R · Sponsor
- Sanford Bishop · D · Cosponsor
- Brett Guthrie · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Gingrey, Phil [R-GA-11] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Shimkus, John [R-IL-15] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Buerkle, Ann Marie [R-NY-25] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Coffman, Mike [R-CO-6] · R · Cosponsor
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/house-bill/3443
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/3443
- us · 112-hr-3443 · source updated 14 August 2025