American Jobs in American Forests Act of 2012

Summary

American Jobs in American Forests Act of 2012 - 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

1. 7 March 2012

   Introduced

   Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 7 March 2012

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

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Versions

• Introduced in Senate · 7 March 2012 · Official file

Documents

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• Introduced in Senate (text)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 7 March 2012

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• Introduced in Senate (PDF)

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• Introduced in Senate

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Sponsors

• Jeff Merkley · D · Sponsor
• Ron Wyden · D · Cosponsor
• · ssju00 · Standing

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