A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to ensure the use of the H2A Agricultural Workers Program for all of agriculture, and for other purposes.

Summary

Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act with respect to nonimmigrant classification for temporary agricultural workers under the H-2A program. Defines the temporary or seasonal work addressed in the H-2A program to include work related to both the production of agricultural commodities and the breeding and preparation for market of poultry and livestock of all kinds, regardless of the time of year when the work is required. Permits a worker under the program to petition to the Secretary of Labor for certification if the work demands the worker's presence for a year or more.

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Timeline

1. 20 October 1987

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 20 October 1987

   Introduced

   Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 10 November 1987

   Referred

   Referred to Subcommittee on Immigration and Refugee Affairs.

   Source: Committee

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Documents

1 official file

• Introduced in Senate

  summary · EN · 20 October 1987

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Sponsors

• Sen. Gramm, Phil [R-TX] · R · Sponsor
• · ssju00 · Standing

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